F.No. 4-21/2017-IC/E.III(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi Dated 31st July, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Date of next increment- Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016- regarding .
The undersigned is directed to invite attention to Rule 10 of CCS (RP)
Rules 2016 which prov ides, inter alia, that there shall be two dates f
or increment namely 1st January and 1st July of every year ,
instead of the provision of one date of increment on the 1st July
during the 6th Pay Commission pay structure. The Rule further provides
that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either
on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of appointment ,
promotion or grant of financial upgradation. The Sub-Rule (2) thereof
provides that increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted
or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under MACP
during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July
(both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the
increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted
financial upgradation including upgradation under MACP during the period
between 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall
be granted on 1st day of July.
2. The proviso to Sub-Rule 2 of Rule 10 of CCS (PR) Rules, 2016 provides
that the next increment after drawal of increment on 1st day of July
2016 shall accrue as on 1st day of July 2017.
3. A number of references has been received in the Ministry of Finance
seeking clarification whether in case of an employee promoted on 1st
July 2016, whose pay was fixed on 01/07/2016 in terms of the rules
governing fixation of pay on promotion , the next increment may be
allowed on 1st January 2017 or on 1st July 2017.
4. The matter has been considered. During the regime of pay structure
obtaining immediately prior to 01/01/2016, when the annual increment was
admissible uniformly on 1st July every year, the increment was
admissible on 1st July, provided the condition of 6 months' service was
fulfilled. Thereafter, the next increment used to be given after a
period of 12 months.
5. Accordingly, keeping in view the principle followed during the period
before 1.1.2016 immediately prior to coming into force of the CCS(RP)
Rules, 2016, which has been modified in the revised pay structure in
terms of Rule 10 thereof by way of 2 dates of increment on 1st January
and 1st July, it is clarified that in case an employee is promoted or
granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP
scheme on 1st January or 1st July, where the pay is fixed in the Level
applicable to the post on which promotion is made in accordance with the
Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 , the first increment in the Level
applicable to the post on which promotion is made shall accrue on the
following 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, provided a period
of 6 months' qualifying service is strictly fulfilled. The next
increment thereafter shall, however , accrue only after completion of
one year .
6. This order is issued in consultation with off ice of C&AG in its
application to employees working in Indian Audit and Accounts
Department.
7. Hindi version of this order is also attached.
Sd/-
(Ram Gopal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
