No. 1/1/2010-Estt (Pay-I)
Department of Personnel & Training
Estt (Pay I ) Section
Delhi, the 6th December, 2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Advance
Increments granted to Stenographers of Subordinate Offices on
qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m. regarding.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s 0M No.18/44/88-Pay-I
dated 07.12.2009 on the above subject which provides that the Advance
Increments granted to Stenographers of Subordinate Offices on
qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m. are treated
as pay for all purposes.
2.
Consequent upon implementation of CCS (RP) Rules 2008, the concept of Pay
Band& Grade Pay has been introduced. Since there are no fixed
rates of increments now, the manner in which advance increment(s) are to
be computed has been considered in consultation with the Department
of Expenditure. The grant of advance increments to Stenographers of Subordinate
Offices on qualifying the speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m.
after 1.1.2006 may be regulated as under:-
a) In terms
of the instructions contained in this Department’s 0M No.18/44/89-Estt (Pay I)
dated 07.12.2009, the advance increments granted to Stenographers of
Subordinate Offices on qualifying Speed Test in Shorthand at
100/120 w.p.m. in terms of Department of Expenditure OM dated 04.10.1975 are to
be treated as pay for all purposes and the past cases are also to be regulated
accordingly. These advance increments were therefore to be taken into account
for fixation ¡n the Revised Pay for those officials who were in
receipt of such increments in the pre revised pay. In such cases, the
advance increments will no longer continue as a separate element.
b) In
respect of persons who become eligible for grant of advance increments consequent
upon implementation of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, the advance increment may be
calculated by granting increment @ 3% of the Basic Pay on the date of passing
of the test. Two advance increments may be calculated by granting two
increments @ 3% of the Basic Pay on the date of passing the test. The amount of
this increment may be treated as a separate element in addition to the Basic
Pay (Pay in the Pay Band + Grade Pay), till such advance increments are taken
into account as per (c).
c) Once the
advance increments are taken into account for the purpose of pay fixation on
promotion or being placed in a higher scale on grant of ACP/MACP or fixation of
pay due to revision of pay scale etc., the advance increments will no longer be
continued as a separate element as it will be merged with the basic pay.
3.
In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department
are concerned, these orders will be issued after consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
4. Hindi
Version wilt follow.
sd/-
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
