Annual Increment

Описание: Counting of specific periods for Increment
1. In cases where a person has been selected for regular appointment and before
formally taking over charge of the post for which selected the person is required to
undergo training, training period undergone by such a Govt. servant whether on
remuneration of stipend or otherwise may be treated as duty for the purpose of drawing
increments.
[Para 3 of OM No. 16/16/89-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 22.10.1990]
2. The provisions of FR 26 which provide for counting of broken spells in officiation
in the higher post for increment, continue to apply for increment under Rule 10 of CCS
(RP) Rules, 2008.
[OM No. 19/2/2013-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 12.12.2013]
3. Consequent upon the implementation of CCS (RP) Rules 2008, increments in the
revised pay structure are to be regulated in terms of Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules
2008. This rule states that “there will be a uniform date of annual increment viz. 1st of
July every year. Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure
as on 1st July will be eligible to be granted the increment.”
4. Except as provided under the conditions laid down in this Department's OM No.
13017/20/85-Estt.(L) dated 18.02.1986, qualifying service of less than six months on
account of EOL (without medical certificate) between 1st July of the previous year till 30th
June of the year under consideration shall have the effect of postponing the increment
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to 1st July of the next year. The same stipulation will also be applicable to those cases
where the increment became due on 01.07.2006. In terms of this Department's OM No.
13017/20/85-Estt.(L) dated 18.02.1986, EOL granted for the following purposes
automatically counts as qualifying service for pension and for increments without any
further sanctions:
(i) EOL granted due to inability of a Government servant to join or rejoin duty on
account of civil commotion; and
(ii) EOL granted to a Government servant for prosecuting higher technical and
scientific studies.
[OM No. 16/2/2009-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 02.07.2010]
Increment while on Leave
5. According to Rule 40 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, a Government servant
who proceeds on Earned Leave or Commuted Leave is entitled to leave salary equal to
the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on Earned Leave or Commuted Leave.
Consequently, if the normal date of increment of a Government servant falls during a
period when he remains on Earned Leave/Commuted Leave/Half Pay Leave/Leave not
due, the benefit of such increment is actually paid to him only from the date he joins
duty on expiry of leave though the actual date of next increment remains unaffected.
[Para 1 of OM No. 16/13/88-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 16.02.1989]
Increment, if Govt. servant dies while on Leave
6. In the case of a servant who dies while on any kind of leave for which leave
salary is payable, a lump-sum ex-gratia payment, in addition to the normal entitlements
under leave, may be allowed to the member of family as specified in Rule-39-C of CCS
(Leave) Rules,1972. The ex-gratia payment shall be equivalent to the difference
between the amount of leave salary as well as cash equivalent of leave salary
admissible as per rules and 39A of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 thereof and the amount of
leave salary as well as cash equivalent of leave salary which would have been
admissible if the benefit of the increment falling due during currency of leave period until
date of death was allowed from its due date without waiting for re-joining duty by the
Govt. servant. The Head of the Department may issue necessary order sanctioning the
amount of ex-gratia in each individual case.