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5. The 5th Central Pay Commission ('CPC'), while considering the case of revision of the pay scales of the Engineering Services, recommended that the Non-Functional Selection Grade of Rs. 4500- 5700 should be converted into a single Functional Scale of Superintending Engineers, and the Scale of Rs. 3700-5000 should instead be made the NFJAG for Executive Engineers. The promotion to the said scale of Rs. 4500-5700 was on the completion of 13 years of service in Group 'A'. It was also clarified that although these recommendations were made in the context of the Central Public Works Department ('CPWD'), its dispensation would be available to all Engineering cadres in the Government. These recommendations were implemented and extended to all Organized Group 'A' Engineering Services vide O.Ms. dated 06.06.2000 and 20.12.2000, issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T).

"50.45 We would, however, like to make an exception only in the case of Superintending Engineers. It is a fact that the Second CPC had already established a parity between Superintending engineers and Conservators of Forests by granting them both the scale of Rs. 1300-1800. This parity was cemented further by the Third CPC, which observed that "For the post of Conservators of forests we recommend the scale which we have recommended for the Superintending Engineer grade of the Central Class I Engineering Service VIZ. Rs.1800-2000." For the selection grade of Conservators of Forest, the same Commission stated that "a selection grade of Rs.2000-2250 should be introduced for the Conservator of Forests, on the same principles as recommended for the Selection Grade in the Central Class I Engineering Service." Between the Third and Fourth CPCs, there was an up- gradation of the first grade for CFs to Rs.l800- 2000. Subsequently, the Fourth CPC merged the scales of Rs. 1800-2000 and the Selection Grade of Rs.2000-2250 and gave CFs the single functional scale of Rs.4500-5700. The same treatment in spirit was unfortunately not accorded to the SEs who were given a JAG of Rs.3700- 5000 and an NFSG of Rs.4500-5700. Taking into account the significant role of engineering services in the nation-building process and the fact that the promotion prospects in engineering cadres are rather bleak, we recommend that the NFSG of Rs.4500-5700 should be converted into a single functional scale for Superintending Engineers and the scale of Rs.3700-5000 should instead be the non-functional JAG for Exe. Engineers. However, in order to avoid too fast a rate of promotion in certain cadres to this grade, it is further recommended that promotions to the scale of Rs.4500-5700 would be permitted only on completion of 13 years of service in Group 'A'. Although the above recommendation is being made in the context of CPWD engineers, it is clarified that this dispenstion will be available to all Engineering cadres in the Government."