Class-I officers to get grade 9 entry level salary

The first class cadre and non-cadre officials will start their job at the ninth grade of the 8th National Pay Scale. To this effect, the government has downgraded the salary scale in the national pay scale. The starting of the non-cadre officials was fixed at Grade-9 and the cadre officials at Grade-8 in the eighth national pay scale. Both cadre and first class non-cadreofficials used to get the same Grade-8 in the seventh pay scale.
However, the salary of the cadre officials and first class non-cadre officials will be fixed by giving an increment.
The government also decided to provide promotion to 50 per cent teachers of BCS general education to Grade-3, instead of time scale and selection grade.
The decision came at the cabinet sub-committee on salary discrimination chaired by finance minister AMA Muhith in the secretariat yesterday.
“We had a problem with Grade-8 and Grade-9. We have made some changes in it. There was a discrepancy in the fixing of salary. We have addressed that,” Muhith said after the meeting.
Senior secretary of the finance division, Mahbub Ahmed, said: “The cadre officers and those who have been recruited directly in the first class job will get salary under the same scale. All have been brought under Grade-9.”
The secretary also said that an increment will be given to cadre officers and other officers appointed directly in first class in different organisations to fix the salary.
The committee also decided to promote 50 per cent teachers of government colleges, who were earlier in Grade-4, as there is no time-scale and selection grade.
“Earlier, in the Seventh Pay Scale, 50 per cent teachers of Grade-4 of BCS general education used to get Grade-3 by getting the time-scale and selection grade. Now, 50 per  cent will get permanent promotion,” the secretary said.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the government’s decision, Prof. IK Selim Ullah Khondaker, general secretary of the BCS General Education Association, told The Independent: “Such decisions taken by the government isn't acceptable. Our deprivation has not been removed. We'll hold a meeting on Friday with our members to decide our next course of action.”
Regarding the discrimination of public university teachers, Muhith said: “We've reached a decision about them, but we've a different opinion. We'll call some of them to join the next meeting. The problem will be settled through discussion.”
Teachers of the 37 public universities went on work abstention for several days and later postponed their programme after getting an assurance from the government that the cause of their grievances would be settled.

 

Class-I officers to get grade 9 entry level salary

The first class cadre and non-cadre officials will start their job at the ninth grade of the 8th National Pay Scale. To this effect, the government has downgraded the salary scale in the national pay scale. The starting of the non-cadre officials was fixed at Grade-9 and the cadre officials at Grade-8 in the eighth national pay scale. Both cadre and first class non-cadreofficials used to get the same Grade-8 in the seventh pay scale. However, the salary of the cadre officials and first class non-cadre officials will be fixed by giving an increment. The government also decided to provide promotion to 50 per cent teachers of BCS general education to Grade-3, instead of time scale and selection grade. The decision came at the cabinet sub-committee on salary discrimination chaired by finance minister AMA Muhith in the secretariat yesterday. We had a problem with Grade-8 and Grade-9. We have made some changes in it. There was a discrepancy in the fixing of salary. We have addressed that, Muhith said after the meeting. Senior secretary of the finance division, Mahbub Ahmed, said: The cadre officers and those who have been recruited directly in the first class job will get salary under the same scale. All have been brought under Grade-9. The secretary also said that an increment will be given to cadre officers and other officers appointed directly in first class in different organisations to fix the salary. The committee also decided to promote 50 per cent teachers of government colleges, who were earlier in Grade-4, as there is no time-scale and selection grade. Earlier, in the Seventh Pay Scale, 50 per cent teachers of Grade-4 of BCS general education used to get Grade-3 by getting the time-scale and selection grade. Now, 50 per cent will get permanent promotion, the secretary said. Expressing dissatisfaction with the governments decision, Prof. IK Selim Ullah Khondaker, general secretary of the BCS General Education Association, told The Independent: Such decisions taken by the government isnt acceptable. Our deprivation has not been removed. Well hold a meeting on Friday with our members to decide our next course of action. Regarding the discrimination of public university teachers, Muhith said: Weve reached a decision about them, but weve a different opinion. Well call some of them to join the next meeting. The problem will be settled through discussion. Teachers of the 37 public universities went on work abstention for several days and later postponed their programme after getting an assurance from the government that the cause of their grievances would be settled.