Qualification Pay 2017: Clarification on Three Classes and Concurrent Eligibility

Finance Division Office Memorandum F.No. 1(6)Imp/2003-Vol-IV-15 dated 20 January 2017 clarified the treatment of Qualification Pay across three classes of qualifications. It explains when an employee may draw more than one Qualification Pay and distinguishes multiple qualifications within the same class from qualifications belonging to different classes.

Key Details of the Notification

• The memorandum identifies three classes: professional qualifications; qualifications for senior officers; and qualifications for SAS Accountants/PFA.
• Professional qualifications listed include ICMA, ICWA/CIMA, ACCA and Chartered Accountant.
• Senior-officer qualifications listed include PASC, Staff College, NMC, NDC/SMC, NIPA Advanced Course and MCMC.
• The SAS Accountant/PFA class is identified separately.
• More than one Qualification Pay is not admissible at the same time from the same class.
• Qualification Pays from different classes may be drawn simultaneously where the employee holds qualifying qualifications from each class.
• The 20 January 2017 memorandum clarifies how the earlier one-at-a-time condition is to be read; it does not set out a new consolidated monthly rate table.

Who Is Covered and How the Rule Applies

The scope of each instruction is the employee group and allowance class identified in the original memorandum. Readers should consult the source document and their department’s accounts office for individual admissibility and any underlying conditions not restated in this summary.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the three Qualification Pay classes?

Professional qualifications; senior-officer qualifications; and SAS Accountants/PFA.

Can an employee draw two Qualification Pays from the same class?

No. More than one Qualification Pay at a time is not admissible within the same class.

Can Qualification Pay from different classes be drawn together?

Yes. The memorandum says different classes can be drawn simultaneously if the employee holds qualifying qualifications from each class.

Does the 2017 memorandum provide new rupee rates?

No. It clarifies the classes and concurrent eligibility rule; the rates arise from the underlying orders and are not restated as a new rate schedule in this memorandum.

Related EmployeesDesk Resources

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Official Finance Division Memorandum

Consult the original notification for the full wording: Download the Finance Division memorandum (PDF).