CBDT Cadre Review - Chief Commissioners Get big salary hike
THE cadre restructuring in CBDT is going at a fast pace at least for the senior officers. All the Chief Commissioners of Income Tax are upgraded from the scale of Rs. 67,000-79,000 to Rs.75,500-80,000 with effect from 23.05.2013 as per a memorandum issued by CBDT issued yesterday. Now, a Chief Commissioner with two years of service will get the pay of Rs. 80,000 which will remain same even if he becomes a Member of the Board or even its Chairman.
116 existing Chief Commissioners will get the new scale and out of them 26 will be promoted to the cadre of Principal Chief Commissioner on a pay of Rs. 80,000. 184 Commissioners of Income Tax will soon get promotion as Principal Commissioners in the scale of Rs. 67,000-79,000.
In the new scenario, you will have Principal Chief Commissioners on a pay of Rs. 80,000 reporting to the CBDT Members who are also on the same pay. These CBDT Members report to the CBDT Chairperson who is also in the same pay. The CBDT Chairperson will report to the Revenue Secretary who also is in the same pay of Rs. 80,000. And there will be some Chief Commissioners also in the pay band of Rs.80,000.
It is rather a little too crowded at the top.