VIJAY KUMAR, (SAS)

New appointment Transfer from one post to another Re-appointment/re-employment after break in service due to leave or service in another post which does not count for increment in that officiating post. On grant of MACP Scheme benefits.

FR 9(21)(a) Pay means the amount drawn monthly by a Government Servant as:(i) The pay including Grade Pay, other than special pay or pay granted in view of his personal qualifications, which has been sanctioned for a post held by him substantively or in an officiating capacity, or to which he is entitled by reasons of his position in a cadre; (ii) Overseas pay, special pay and personal pay; and (iii) Any other emoluments which may be specially classed as pay by the President.

BASIC PAY MEANS THE PAY DRAWN IN THE PRESCRIBED PAY BAND PLUS THE APPLICABLE GRADE PAY BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER TYPE OF PAY LIKE SPECIAL PAY ETC. (Rule 3(8) of CCS(Revised Pay) Rules, 2008

PAY BAND PB-1 Rs.5200-20200/-

GRADE PAY Rs.1800/Rs.1900/Rs.2000/Rs.2400/Rs.2800/Rs.4200/Rs.4600/Rs.4800/Rs.5400/-

PB-2

Rs.9300-34800/-

PB-3

Rs.15600-39100/- Rs.5400/-(ENTRY GRADE) Rs.6600/Rs.7600/Rs.37400-67000/- Rs.8700/Rs.8900/Rs.10000/Rs.67000-79000 Rs.80000/-(fixed)

PB-4

HAG Scale APPEX Scale

PAY FIXATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITS CCS(Revised Pay) Rules 2008

Pay Band Grade Pay PB-1 Rs.1800/Rs.1900/Rs.2000/Rs.2400/Rs.2800/Rs.4200/Rs.4600/Rs.4800/Rs.5400/Rs.6600/Rs.7600/Rs.8700/Rs.8900/Rs.10000/Minimum Pay 5200+1800=7000 5830+1900=7730 6460+2000=8460 7510+2400=9910 8560+2800=11360 9300+4200=13500 12540+4600=17140 13350+4800=18150 15600+5400=21000 18750+6600=25350 21900+7600=29500 37400+8700=46100 40200+8900=49100 43000+10000=53000

PB-2

pB-3

PB-4

INCREMENT
Increment is a sum added on 1st July of every year in the pay being drawn by a government servant to increase his pay.
-Presently

a sum equivalent to 3% of Pay in Pay Band plus Grade pay is being given as Increment. -the 3% is subject to rounded off to the next multiple of Rs.10/- and it is further conditional that 3% should be multiple of Re.1, paise should be ignored.

OPTION FOR FIXATION OF PAY

Every Government servant shall have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion or appointment, as the case may be, to have the pay fixed under Rule 22 of Fundamental Rules. The option can be exercised in the following cases: a) Promotion. b) Appointment to an ex-cadre post. c) Grant of benefits under the MACP Scheme. d) Change of rules or change in scale of pay.

Relevant Fundamental Rules (FRs) for fixation of pay:

This rule regulates the increment of a government servant in a time scale of pay. This rule vests competent authorities with the power to fix the pay of a government servant at a stage higher than that admissible under the provisions of FR-22 by granting premature increments. This rule vests government with the power to fix the pay of an officiating government servant at an amount less than that admissible under FR-22.

PAY ON PROMOTION /APPOINTMENT

FR 22(I)(a)(1):Deals with fixation of pay of a Government servant holding a non-tenure posts in a substantive or temporary or officiating capacity on promotion/appointment in a substantive or temporary or officiating capacity to a higher post. FR 22(I)(a)(2):Deals with fixation of pay of a Government servant holding a non-tenure post in a substantive or temporary or officiating capacity on transfer/appointment in a substantive or temporary or officiating capacity to another post which is not higher than the post which he was holding. FR 22(I)(a)(3):Deals with fixation of pay of a Government servant holding a post in a substantive or temporary or officiating capacity on transfer at his own request to a post with the maximum pay in the time scale of that post held by him on regular basis.

FR22(I)(b) deals with fixation of ay of a government servant on his first appointment in Government Service and other cases not fulfilling the conditions in Clause (a). FR22(II) deals with grant of pro forma officiating promotion under Next Below Rule to a Government servant who is working on deputation under the Government outside his regular line of service or on foreign service. FR22(III) stipulates that appointment or promotion of a Government servant to a post in the same or identical time-scale of pay should not be deemed to involve the assumption of duties and responsibilities of greater importance for the purpose of initial fixation of his pay. FR22(IV) prescribes that when a government servant, while holding an ex-cadre post, is promoted or appointed regularly to a post in his cadre, his pay in the new cadre post should be fixed with refence to his presumptive pay in the old cadre post.

Illustrations:

A government servant drawing the pay of Rs.13,840/- (pay in Pay Band) plus (GP)Rs.4200/- in the pay band Rs.9300-34800/- from 01/07/2011 is promoted to a higher post in the same pay band but with a Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- from 01/03/2012. Fix his pay in the new post and indicate DNI, if he opts:(a)For pay fixation in the new post with effect from the date of his promotion. (b)For pay fixation in the new post with effect from the date of next increment in the old post.

Ans.

Pay fixation in the new post with effect from the date of his promotion: i) Pay in the Pay Band as on date of promotion i.e.01/03/2012 Rs.13840/ii) Add 3% on 18040/*- as notional increment Rs. 550/*{3% of (13840+4200)} rounded off to the next multiple of Rs.10/Total Rs.14390/iii) Add Grade Pay of new post Rs. 4600/iv) Pay fixed in the new post Rs.14390+4600 Rs.18990/v) Date of Next Increment 01/07/2013

Pay fixation in the new post with effect from the date of next increment in the old post:i)Pay as on 01/03/2012 PB Rs.13840+ GP Rs.4200/- Rs.18040/ii) on promotion he will draw Rs.13840+4600/-* Rs.18440/*from 01/03/2012 (date of promotion)to 30/06/2012 (till date of next increment) Pay refixed on 01/07/2012 in the following manner: Pay in PB as on 01/07/2012 plus GP of old Post Rs.18040/Add annual increment @3% of Basic Pay Rs. 550/Total Rs.18590/Add notional increment @3% Rs. 560/Pay fixed on 01/07/2012 Rs.14950+Rs.4600/Rs.19550/Date of next increment 01/07/2013

FIXATION OF PAY ON TRANSFER TO A LOWER POST AT OWN REQUEST:

Illustration: A Government servant drawing the pay of Rs.21620/- (Rs.16820+4800) in the pay band plus grade pay of Rs.9300-34800+4800 from 01/07/2010 is appointed at his own request to another post but with Grade pay of Rs.4200/-on 01/02/2011.
Ans. On 01/02/2011 his pay in the new post will be fixed at Rs.16820+4200=Rs.21020/-.

Pay fixation on re-employment Illustration: A Commissioned Officer drawing band pay of Rs.39,600/- with grade pay of Rs.8700/- (PB-4) from 01/07/2010 retired from defence service on 30/11/2010 before attaining the age of 55 years. He was granted Military pension of Rs.24,195/-p.m. He was reemployed in government service (civil) in the grade pay of Rs.7600 (PB-3) on 01/06/2012. Fix the pay of officer on his re-employment.

1. Last Pay drawn before retirement (PB+GP) Rs.48,390/2. Scale of post of re-employment Rs.15600-39100/Grade Pay Rs.7600/3. Stage at pay in the PB will be fixed Rs.39100/-* plus GP Rs. 7600/*Maximum of PB-3 as the last pay drawn was more than maximum of Pay Band 3. 4. Pension granted by Defence service Rs.24195/5. Amount to be ignored as the officer retired before attaining the age of 55years Rs.4000/6. Residue Pension to be considered for pay fixation Rs.20195/7. Actual pay to be allowed initially (3-6) Rs.18905/plus GP Rs. 7600/8. Date of next increment 01/07/2013

CONDONATION OF RESIGNATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXATION OF PAY

In the cases where government servants apply for posts in the same or other departments through proper channel and on selection, they are asked to resign the previous posts for administrative reasons, the benefit of past service may, if otherwise admissible under rules, be given for purposes of fixation of pay in new post treating the resignation as a technical formality.

A Government servant drawing pay of Rs.12090+4200 with effect from 01/07/2009 was punished with stoppage of NEXT increment for two years without cumulative effect . The order of punishment was dated 01/10/2009. Regulate the pay.

Period 01/07/2009 30/06/2010 01/07/2010 30/06/2011

Normal pay (due) 12090+4200 12580+4200

Pay allowed (to be drawn) 12090+4200 12090+4200 (Punishment started

01/07/2011 30/06/2012
01/07/2012

13090+4200
13600+4200

12090+4200
13600+4200 (end of punishment)

STOPPING OF ONE INCREMENT

The competent authority has ordered to withhold one increment of a government servant who was drawing pay Rs.8650+2400 from 01/07/2009 for a period of two years . Period 01/07/2009 30/06/2010 Normal Pay (Due) 8650+2400 Pay allowed (to be drawn) 8650+2400

01/07/2010 30/06/2011
01/07/2011 30/06/2012 01/07/2012

8990+2400
9340+2400 9700+2400

8650+2400 (start of punishment)

8990+2400 (punishment continued) 9700+2400(end of punishment)