GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
LOK
SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2590
TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026/PHALGUNA 18, 1947 (SAKA)
OPTION FOR PAY FIXATION UNDER STATUTORY RULES
2590. SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:
a) whether pay fixation on promotion/financial upgradation of Central Government employees is governed by Statutory Rules namely the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 and Fundamental Rule FR 22(i)(a)(1);
b) if so, whether employees who were promoted or granted financial upgradation under the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme between 01.01.2016 and 01.07.2016, who opted under Rule 5 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, are eligible to exercise the option under the statutory proviso to FR 22(i)(a)(1) for regulation of their pay and to switch over to the $7^{th}$ CPC Pay Matrix from the date of their next increment, i.e., 01.07.2016;
c) and; if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)
(a): Pay fixation on promotion/financial upgradation of Central Government employees on or after 1st day of January, 2016 is governed by Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 and Fundamental Rules (FRs).
(b) & (c): Such cases are examined under the provisions of Rule 5 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 and Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. dated 27.07.2017.
