Improvement of compensation of contractual IT staff

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Finance Department  

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No. 1086-F(P2) dated the 1st March, 2024, Howrah

  Memorandum

The government has been debating on increasing professional fees and compensation for contractual IT personnel (CITPs) for some time now. These persons were appointed as per the memo. No. 5859-F(Y) dated 22.07.2013 , Memo. No. 1084-F(Y) dated 15.02.2014, and memo. No. 249-F(Y) dated 15.01.2016, but covered vide P&AR Department Notification No. 192-IT dated 16.10.2020.

2. The undersigned is instructed that, after a thorough review of the situation, the Governor has decided to revise their professional fees/remuneration as under:

a) Subject to the two criteria laid down in Memo No. 4878-F(P2) dated 05.12.2022 or Memo No. 1875-F(P2) dated 17.04.2023 — covering employees engaged as Contractual IT Personnel (CITP) under various Govt. Organization—All Contractual IT Personnel (CITP) will be classified into six broad categories. “Type of work assigned on the date of initial appointment” will be the primary criterion and “minimum qualification and experience on the date of initial appointment” will be the secondary criterion.

b) Professional fees and integrated remuneration shall be paid to all such CITPs as per the attached table and classification to be completed.

c) The professional fee or integrated remuneration of the aforesaid CITP, as shown in the attached table, shall not be added to the existing designation, nor shall the existing designation be changed.

d) It is recommended that each department designate a department within the above mentioned structure for each CITP covered vide Notification No. 192-IT dated 16.10.2020, on the date of his initial engagement by type of work, subject to the following requirements:

(i) no change of designation shall take place, and the amount of Professional Fee/Consolidated Remuneration shall not be dependent on a designation;

(ii) on the date of first engagement, he has met the minimum training and experience requirements for such a category;

(iii) He has not broken off his engagement. If there is a break in service or a change in assigned duties since first appointment, the most recent date of assignment or appointment shall be considered for determining the period of service;

(iv) the date of initial engagement is April 1, 2013, or the actual date of initial engagement in the current assigned job without a break, whichever is later; However, in cases where the Government has directly entered into the initial engagement on 1st April, 2013 without going through any agency with the approval of the Cabinet or the Finance Department, the actual date of initial engagement falling before 1st April, 2013 shall be considered. consideration;

(v) a CITP shall be eligible for the applicable category based on “the nature of the work engaged on the date of initial appointment” rather than his personal qualification, even if he possesses more than the minimum qualification required for the category;

(vi) a CITP shall be placed in a lower category for which he meets the minimum requirements of experience and qualification if, at the date of initial engagement, he “does not possess the minimum qualifications and experience required for the category corresponding to the nature of work prescribed at the date of initial engagement”;

(vii) A CITP shall be placed in Category I, if, at the commencement of engagement, he lacks the minimum training and experience required for placement in any category;

(Viii) )If a CITP receives more professional fees or integrated remuneration than would be admissible to him under the aforesaid framework, he must accept the higher amount. However, no annual increment for such higher professional fee or consolidated remuneration shall be allowed unless the professional fee or consolidated remuneration allowed under the aforesaid framework is equal to or exceeds the amount drawn by him on actual basis.

e) The department must immediately issue an order indicating the provisional category assigned to each CITP and the provisional professional fee/consolidated remuneration from the effective date of the proposed adjustment after determining all such CITPs working under any category.

(i) Professional charges/combination subject to the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (d) above, the compensation for such CITPs shall be determined using the framework set out in the Annexure and shall be based on the number of years completed since the original appointment. Without a break in the current assignment.

(ii) if at least six months of satisfactory service have elapsed since the date of engagement, or if a slab is changed in recognition of completion of five, ten, fifteen or twenty years, as the case may be, on the 1st July of each year the professional fee or such CITP Annual increments of consolidated remuneration may be allowed.

(iii) After adjustment to all such CITPs, annual increments shall be allowed on July 1, 2024, except for those hired after January 1, 2024 or who have completed five, ten, fifteen, or twenty . Engagement years after January 1, 2024.

f) Each department shall then submit a proposal to the P&AR Department for approval of the order in a format to be prescribed by the P&AR Department within three months. The proposal must include the “nature of the work employed as of the date of initial engagement,” the minimum qualifications sought by the department at the time of engagement, and any documentation required to certify that there are none. Break or change of role in respect of such CITP from date of claimed initial engagement. The order issued by the Department must clearly state that it is a provisional order subject to approval by the P&AR Department.

g) After careful examination, the P&AR Agency shall approve the order issued by the concerned agency, with or without any adjustments as may be necessary. The P&AR agency will suggest any changes that need to be made, and the appropriate agency will then issue an order announcing such approval.

3. This professional fee/consolidated remuneration structure will be applicable only to CITPs who have been covered vide Notification No. 192-IT dated 16.10.2020 with the express consent of P&AR Department. No other group of contractually employed employees shall be eligible for such payment.

4. It may come into force from 1st April, 2024

SD/-Dr. hand pants,

Additional Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal

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