A highly respectable position, well-paid salary, allowances and assured future through a pension. In this article, details of the RBI Grade B In hand Salary, Perks, Increments and Promotion have been provided along with allowances and benefits. Reserve Bank of India(RBI) releases a number of vacancies for various posts every year. This year’s exam for Grade B post consists of three phases for selection of candidates. Candidates who get selected after Phase-I & Phase-II of the exam are called for the final interview process.
This is a wonderful opportunity to get associated with the public sector and make use of the perks offered. Candidates looking for an opportunity in the banking field can apply for this post as soon as possible. Read further to find out more on RBI Officers Salary.
RBI Grade B Salary Structure 2019
The starting salary of RBI Grade B Salary in hand will be around Rs 35,150/-.
The RBI Grade B Salary is tabulated below:
| RBI Grade B Basic Pay | Rs 35,150/- |
| RBI Grade B Pay Scale | 35150 – 1750(9)– 50900-EB-1750(2)-54400-2000(4)-624000 |
| RBI Grade B Grade Pay | Not applicable |
| RBI Grade B Salary :NET Salary Including All Allowances | Rs 67,933/- |
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RBI Grade B Salary Allowances
Apart from the Basic Pay, multiple emoluments such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance, Telephone Allowance, Conveyance Allowance etc. will also be provided.
- Dearness Allowance(DA): DA of 113% of the basic salary.
- HRA Allowance: 2BHK/3BHK flat is given to the RBI Grade B employees. If the employees are not allocated with flats, then they can claim up to Rs 70,000 as rent allowance.
- Medical Allowance: Medical allowances up to 4000 Rupees can be claimed. These allowances are also valid for the dependents of the employees.
- Education Allowance: RBI Grade B officer can avail Rs. 4000/- under education allowance every month.
- Fuel Allowance: 150 litres of fuel per month can be claimed.
- Maid Allowance: Rs 3000/- is offered under the maid allowance is received by RBI Grade B officers.
- Mobile Allowance: A claim up to Rs 1500/- as mobile allowance.
- Sodexo Coupons: RBI provides the employees with Sodexo coupons worth Rs 2000/- which can be spent on food/groceries.
- Leave Fare Concession Travel (LFC): The RBI will offer around Rs100000 for the employees under LFC allowance. This can be availed once in two years, by the employee and his dependents.
- Briefcase allowance: The officers can avail Rs.7000 under briefcase allowance. This amount can be reimbursed once in every three years.
- Spectacles allowances: Spectacles allowance of Rs 7000/- can be claimed for either the RBI Grade B officer or the spouse.
At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments are approximately Rs. 75,831/-(approx.). For such allowances, in hand salary, a candidate must prepare for the exam with proper knowledge of concepts as per RBI Grade B Syllabus.
RBI Grade B Salary Increments
All the Officers selected through RBI Grade B 2019 Exam will receive an annual salary range of 12-14 Lac. Along with the CTC, various emoluments & allowances are given.
The Pay Scale for the RBI grade B Officer is Rs. 35150-1750(9)-50900-EB-1750(2)-54400-2000(4)-62400.
This can further explained as follows:
- Initial Basic Pay – Rs 35150 with a yearly increment of Rs 1750 for 9 years
- Rs 50900 and yearly increment of Rs 1750 for the next two years in the executive band
- Rs 54400 and yearly increment of Rs 2000 for the next four years
- Rs 62400 (Maximum Basic Pay)
Thus, the RBI Grade B Salary is Rs. 62,400/- (Maximum) and this is when an employee does not take any promotion.
RBI Grade B Promotion
With a constant increase in the salary of RBI Grade B Officers, the promotion designations also attract the candidates. The candidates employed as RBI Grade B Officers get promoted in the following series:
- Assistant Manager
- Manager
- Assistant General Manager
- Deputy General Manager
- General Manager
- Chief General Manager
- Principal Chief General Manager
- Executive Director
- Deputy Governor
- Governor
RBI Grade B Job Profile
Not just a good salary of RBI Grade B officer, the job profile is also interesting. After the selection of the candidate as RBI Grade B officer, a probation period of two years along with 15 weeks of training is kept. This venue of this training is the Reserve Bank Staff College. The job profile of the RBI Grade B officer varies from one post to the other based on the locations they have posted.the departments include Financial Markets, Banking Supervision, Banking Regulation, Currency Issuing, Public Debt Office, Foreign Exchange, HRD. One could be transferred to different departments.
RBI Grade B Officer job profile is listed below:
- Ensuring Nation’s Financial Stability- The RBI Grade B Officers work towards keeping the inflation under check and ensure adequate supply of liquidity of the production sector is taken care or is under control. It is important to maintain the financial stability of the country and the officers are responsible for the smooth functioning. The officers are entitled with enhancing the confidence of the public in the financial system of the country and make them use the cost effective and new technology services provided by the bank to its customers.
- Currency Issue and circulation- As RBI issues coins and currency, RBI Grade B Officers are responsible for its circulation to the various nationalized banks covered under the boundaries of RBI. Also, smooth functioning of the currency till the subordinate units of RBI is also an important duty of the RBI Grade B officer.
- Management of Government accounts- Management of the state and central government accounts by performing various merchant banking functions for them.
Note: Probation period is 2 years and extends till 4 years
The RBI is the entry-level position in any bank and after appointment, as candidates get the experience of working or their daily schedules, they will get huge opportunities to prove their work qualities that can provide promotion to them and can also help them to reach the senior post.