Commercial Inspectors - 6th ( VI ) Central Pay Commission Report

7.36.19 Duties of Commercial Inspectors does not include direct supervision of the commercial clerks, ERCs etc. but are more inspectorial than supervisory. Therefore, the demand based on the rationale that they, being a Supervisory category, should be placed in the top two scales, is not justified. It is also seen that the Fifth CPC had upgraded the entry scale of Commercial Inspectors to Rs.5000-8000 and had also placed the apex post of this cadre in the scale of Rs.7450-11500. The cadre of Commercial Inspector, therefore, already has an edge, both in the initial and the apex pay scales, vis-ŕ-vis other clerical cadres like Commercial Clerks and ECRCs whose cadre structure ranges from the scales of Rs.3050-4590 (Rs.4500-7000 in case of ECRCs) to Rs.6500-10500. As such, no further upgradation is necessary. However, Commission has recommended merger of the scales of Rs.5000-8000, Rs.5500-9000 and Rs.6500-10500. Due to this, Commercial Inspectors Grade II, III & IV shall come to lie in an identical pay band and grade pay. It is, accordingly, recommended that the posts of Commercial Inspector Grade IV and Grade III should be merged in the 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. The posts of Commercial Inspector Grade II and Grade I will consequently be also merged in Pay Band PB-2 of Rs .8700-34800 along with a grade pay of Rs.4600 corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.7450-11500.