The Indian Hospital Pharmacists’ Association (Registered under Societies act of XXI of 1860)

Karnataka Branch, Dept. of Pharmacy, Railway Hospital, KRS Road, Mysore-570 020

Address for correspondence: B-20, CFTRI Quarters, Mysore – 20

Presentation For Meeting With 7th Central Pay

Commission in Bangalore

At

Kumarakrupa Guest House

On

24th August 2014 at 11.00am

Presented by:

Mr. Y. Goverrdhan (Gen Secretary – IHPA) &

Mr. Vittal Rao (Vice President – IHPA)

Karnataka

Qualification : “TECHNICAL”

Pharm. D – 6 years

Bachelors – 4 years

Diploma – 2 years (after 10+2 in Science)

in Pharmaceutical Science with 500 hours of

internship and certification as “Registered

Pharmacist” by State/Central Pharmacy Council.

“The Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science

qualified Pharmacists were recommended pay

scale of Rs.1400-2300 vide 52.85 to 52.92

which is above than the non Diploma

Pharmacists in existing scale of Rs.1350-

2200/4500-7000, but Diploma Pharmacists were

never extended the revised upgraded pay scale of

Rs.5000-8000, inspite of clarified guidelines vide

43.10 & 43.15 of the 5th Cpc for the same”.

General recommendations 52.85:

“The usual minimum essential qualification

for direct recruitment against the post of

Pharmacists in the scale of Rs. 1350-2200 is

10+2, +2years Diploma and 3-months

training in Pharmacy along with registration

with the Central or State Pharmacy council.”

52.90:

“the post of Pharmacists is also “Technical”. We

recommend that Pharmacists in view of the

prescribed entry qualification should be placed in the

scale of Rs. 1400-2300 at entry…………….. All those

incumbents to possess a Diploma in Pharmacy and

are in lower scales at present may also be brought

into the scale of Rs. 1400-2300. Incumbents not

possessing Diploma in Pharmacy may continue in the

replacement payscale corresponding to their existing

scales with ACP only”.

43.10 and 43.15 suggested that all diploma in

different disciplines would be upgraded from

Rs.1400 – 2300 to 1600 – 2660 in present terms. (i.e.

Rs. 5000-8000)

Refer 50.23 (AICTE Diploma holders)

Existing Proposed (in present terms)

Rs.1400 – 2300 Rs.1600 – 2660

Rs.1600 – 2660 Rs.1640 – 2900.

Rs.2000 – 3200 Rs.2000 – 3500

As mentioned in Part „B‟ of resolution dated 30th September 1997

of Min. of Finance at Sl.No.XXII , Other technicians under

Para-medical were proposed as follows vide Para 52.111

As per above all categories entering service with Diploma, Degree

and PG were extended payscale of Rs. 5500-175-9000, but the

Pharmacists with Diploma, Degree and PG were not extended

the same

a Post requiring matriculation with

some experience as minimum

qualification for direct

recruitment

Rs. 4000-100-6000

b Technicians with either degree in

Science or Diploma in Engg.

Rs. 5000-150-8000

53.277

“Our general recommendations on

grant of one lump sum incentive for

acquiring higher qualification will be

applicable to Pharmacists as well”.

But, till date this benefit of two increments

is not extended to the Pharmacists…

Reference to 4.2.81

“Split duty allowance and washing allowance will be doubled from the

existing rates”, are payable to Pharmacists in CHS & CGHS.

The above allowances till date are not extended to the Pharmacists in

Railways, Ministries, Boards, Councils, etc,. Inspite of 6th CPC

recommondations.

Uniform Allowance: Cloth material is issued to Pharmacists in Railways,

but we request for grant of one time uniform allowance on par to

Nursing category.

3.4.7 “Fifth CPC had recommended that all posts carrying minimum qualifications of diploma in

engineering should be placed in the pay scale of Rs.5000-8000. While this recommendation was

accepted, however, its implementation has not been uniform because the recommendation was

interpreted differently in different departments and organizations. To ensure that the

recommendation made by Fifth CPC and accepted by the Government is uniformly implemented

in the revised structure of pay bands, the Commission recommends that all posts carrying

minimum qualification of diploma in engineering for direct recruits and having an element of

direct recruitment should be placed in the running Pay Band PB-2 of Rs.8700-34800 along with a

grade pay of Rs.4200 corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.6500-10500”.

PHARMACIS T IS THE ONLY CATEGORY IN MEDICAL dept. UNDER AICTE QUALIFICATION

The above recommendations were not implemented to the Pharmacists category inspite of their

qualifications coming under the AICTE Technical qualification of Engineering as per AICTE Act

No. 52 of1987 inspite of observations by the 6th CPC.

Sl. No Departments Ministries

Pay Band & GP

1 Central Institute of Psychiatry Ministry of Health & Family

Welfare, GoI

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs. 4200

GP

2 Department of Atomic Energy (BARC) Government of India Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs. 4200

GP

3 DRDO Ministry of Defence

Government of India

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs. 4200

GP

4 Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-

CLRI)

Ministry of Science &

Technology, GoI

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs. 4200

GP

5 State Government Hospitals, Tamilnadu Government of Tamilnadu Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs. 4200

GP

Sl. No Departments Ministries

Pay Band & GP

6 State Government Hospitals,

Uttar Pradesh

Government of Uttar

Pradesh

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs.

4200 GP

7 State Government Hospitals,

Uttarakhand

Government of

Uttarakhand

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs.

4200 GP

8 Central Ceramic & Glass

Research Institute, (CSIR-CGCRI)

Ministry of Science &

Technology, GoI

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs.

4200 GP

9 State Government Hospitals,

Chattisgarh

Government of

Chattisgarh

Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs.

4200 GP

10 Ministry of Railways

for new recruits w.e.f 01.11.2013

Vide RBE letter No. 102/2013

Government of India Rs. 9300-34800 + Rs.

4200 GP

But, the above parity in payscales are not implemented to similarly placed Pharmacists under

various Ministries

The promotional avenues are extended on

time bound upto the Grade Pay of Rs.

8900 in the existing pay bands and

Grade Pays of the 6th CPC

recommendations.

The same promotional avenues may be

extended on parity to all Pharmacists

under various Ministries, Departments,

Organizations, Councils, Boards, etc,.

As on date above 50% of

incumbents of Pharmacists are with

qualifications of 4 years degree/6 years post

graduation for which Entry pay scale on par

to other technical holders in GP 4600 in

present terms are to be extended uniformly

to all Pharmacists irrespective of their

qualifications.

This IHPA requests the 7th CPC to extend

justice to the category of Pharmacists by

extension of entry level pay scale in Grade

Pay Rs. 4600 in PB-2 in present terms as

requested and parity in time bound

promotions duly considering our submissions

as also submitted in our memorandum to the

7th CPC dated 21st May 2014

Indian Hospital Pharmacists’ Association

Karnataka Branch, HQ-Mysore