Mr.Bala is partly correct .There is no pay protection but there is a rule for fixing pay on first appointment to a post ie regulation 81 of FCI Staff regulation . Relevant part quoted 'Provided that where any person appointed to a post to which time is applicable has been in continuous service for a period of not less than 2years in any Department of the Central or any State Government or any Public Sector Undertaking immediately preceding such appointment may in its discretion fix the pay at the stage in the time scale applicable to the pay of the post next higher than the pay last drawn by him in such department or undertaking and may in addition ,in his discretion ,one more advance increment .
Provided further that the managing director may grant a higher start to direct recruit up to a maximum five increment in consultation with the Executive Director (Finance ) and Executive committee may grant advance increment in excess of the above limit
Provided also that in no case shall the pay be fixed at stage higher than the maximum of the time scale ''
I had preferred application for granting benefit under regulation because I had been in continues service of public undertaking before accepting offer of appointment as DGM -(5years & 4months in Oriental Bank Of Commerce as Law Officer and 8year &5months in FCI -minimum 10 year expedience as Law officer or 7 year experience as practising lawyer was the qualification for applying for post .I had applied for post of DGM on the basis of my experience as Law officer .Minimum experience for applying for Law officer in a Nationalised Bank is 2(two ) years as practising lawyer ).As I fulfil the minimum criteria fixed under regulation 81 I submitted an application for grant of benitfit under regulation 81 in June 2009 which was forwarded by Z.O (N) on 22-10-2009..In response to my application a letter had been issued by FCI head quarter on 7-4-2010 which says 'it is informed that the pay of the employee on fresh appointment to a post under DR quota in the service of Corporation shall be fixed at the initial of the scale applicable to he post to which she is appointed .This issues with the approval of the competent authority ."
Later I also came to learn that an order had been issued in the month of June 2010 giving pay protection to all direct recruits .
In the end a friendly advice to Mr Bala please do use politically correct language whenever expressing resentment against percived injustice .