No.
4-21/2017-IC/E.IIIA
Government
of India
Ministry
of Finance
Department
of Expenditure
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North
Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated
the 28th November, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay)
Rules, 2016- Clarifications-regarding.
The undersigned is directed to invite the
attention to Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 which provides for the
entitlement of employees for drawal of annual increment either on 1st January
or 1st July depending on the date of appointment, promotion or grant of
financial upgrdation. The Sub-Rule (2) thereof provides that increment in
respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation
including up-gradation under Modified Assured Carrier Progression Scheme
(MACPS) during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1stday 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 up-gradation
under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of
January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.
2. A number of references were received in the
Ministry of Finance seeking clarifications regarding drawal of next increment
by the employees promoted on 1st July, 2016. On consideration of the matter,
Department of Expenditure vide it’s Office Memorandum of even number dated
31.07.2018 has clarified that in case an employee is promoted or granted
financial up-gradation including up-gradation 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.
3.
Consequent upon issue of Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2018 different
Ministries/ Departments have sought clarification on applicability of DOE’s O.M
dated 31.07.2018 keeping in view the provisions of Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules
2016 , Rule 22(I)(a)(1) of Fundamental Rules & provisions of Stepping up of
pay. The issues on which various Ministries/Departments have sought
clarifications and decisions thereon are brought in the succeeding paragraphs.
Issue No. 1: Whether after promotion on 1st July and fixation of
pay with two increments the date of next increment will be 1st January or 1st
July
4. During the regime of 6th CPC, when the
annual increment was admissible uniformly on 1st July every year, employees
completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st July were
eligible for grant of increment. In the 7th. CPC regime there are two dates of
increments pt January and 1st July. Keeping in view the spirit of 6th CPC, 0.M
dated 31.07.2018 was issued providing for accrual of next increment on 1st
July/1st January in respect of employees getting promotion on , 1st January/1st
July provided 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled.
5. The
instructions contained in the O.M. dated 31.07.2018 are self-explanatory in
respect of the cases of promotion/financial up-gradation falling on 1st July or
1st January. These instructions provide that in case of promotion/financial up
gradation on 1st July and 1st January and getting fixation of pay in the Level
applicable to the post in which promotion is made in accordance with Rule 13 of
the CCS (RP) Rules 2016, the first increment in the level in which promotion is
made shall accrue on the following 1st January or 1st July, as the case may be,
provided a period of 6 months’ qualifying service is fulfilled.
Issue No.2 : Accrual of next increment in case of regular
promotion/financial up gradation of an employee on any date other than the
date of annual increment and option for pay fixation is exercised under FR
22(I)(a)(1). •
6. The opportunity to exercise of option for
pay fixation under FR 22(I)(a)(1) is available to employees in case of
promotion/financial up-gradation. Therefore, the Central Government Employee
promoted on regular basis/granted financial up gradation on any date other
than the date of his/her annual increment in lower grade and exercises the
option under FR 22(I)(a)(1) read with Department of Personnel & Training’s
OM No.13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 for fixation of pay from the
date of accrual of next increment in the scale of pay in lower grade, he may be
allowed the 1st increment in promotional grade on 1st January/ 1st July as the
case may be after completion of 6 months’ qualifying service after such
fixation on 1st July/1st January (i.e., the date of increment in lower grade)
on the analogy of Department of Expenditure’s OM dated 31.07.2018. The next
increment, thereafter, shall however, accrue only after completion of one year.
7. Since there is material change, it has also
been approved that the employees who have been regularly promoted or granted
financial up-gradation on or after 01.01.2016 and desire to
exercise/re-exercise option for pay fixation under FR22(I)(a)(l) shall be given
an opportunity to exercise or re-exercise of the option there under. Such an
option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this O.M.
8. These instructions will be applicable with
effect from 01.01.2016.
9. In so far as persons serving in the Indian
Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after
consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
10.
Hindi version of these orders is attached.
(B.K.Manthan)
Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India
To
1. All
Ministries/Departments as per standard list.
2.
C&AG, UPSC etc. as per standard endorsement list
2. NIC,
D/o Expenditure-with a request to upload the OM on website of the Department.
