No.10/02/2011.E.III/A
Government of
India
Ministry of
Finance
Department of
Expenditure
New Delhi, the
7th January, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Fixation of pay on promotion to a
post carrying higher duties and responsibilities but carrying
the same grade pay.
The undersigned is directed to invite an attention to
the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which
provides for the method of fixation of pay on promotion on or after
1.1.2006 in case. inter-alia, of promotion from one grade pay to another.
The Rule provides for fixation of pay by way of addition of one increment
equal to 3% of the sum of the pay in the pay band and the existing grade
pay (rounded off to the next multiple of 10)to the existing pay in the pay
band and then fixing the pay in the promotional post as per
the procedure prescribed therein.
2. In terms of this Ministry’s OM No. 169/2/2000-IC
dated 24.11.2000, dealing with the situation whereby both the
feeder and the promotional grades were placed in the
identical revised pay scales based on the recommendations of the
5th Central Pay Commission, it was provided, inter-alia, that only in
cases where it was not found feasible to appropriately restructure cadres
in question on functional, operational and administrative considerations,
extension of the benefit of fixation of pay under FR 22(I)(a)(1) could be
considered on the merits of each case, provided all the conditions
precedent for the grant of this benefit were fully satisfied and promotion
to the post in question actually involved assumption of
higher responsibilities.
3. In view of the provisions which existed prior to
1.12006., the matter has been considered and the President is pleased to
decide that in cases of promotion from one post to another where the
promotional post carries the same Grade Pay as the feeder post, the
fixation of pay in such cases will be done in the manner as prescribed in
Rule 13(i) of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, provided fixation of pay in such
cases was done prior to 1.1.2006 in terms of this Ministry’s aforesaid OM
No.169/2/2000-IC dated 24 11.2000.
4. In so far as the persons serving the Indian Audit
and Account Department are concerned, these orders are issued in
consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
5. The Hindi version of this OM will follow.
sd/-
(Amar Nath
Singh)
Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India
