[G.O.Ms.No. 182, Fin. & Plg. (Fin. Wing, FR-II), Dt. 7-5-1984]
Order : —In the G.O.Ms.No. 239, Finance and Planning (Fin. Wing, FR-II), Dt. 23-8-1983, instructions were issued reading the method of pay fixation of Government servants on their promotion to a higher post. To give effect to this decision, the Fundamental Rules and the Hyderabad Civil Service Rules were amended, inserting therein the new Rules 22-B and 35-A respectively.
In the G.O.Ms.No. 332, Finance and Planning (Fin. Wing, FR-II) Department, Dt. 13-12-1983, the provisions of the new Rule were given effect to, from 25-12-1982, with monetary benefit from 23-8-1983.
Through the representation, Dt. 20-2-1983, the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Association has brought to the notice of Government among other things, that the seniors promoted to a higher post before 25-12-1982 (date of introduction of the new rule), would draw less pay than those promoted after that date, and who get the benefit of fixation of pay under the new rule.
Government have examined the matter carefully in the light of the orders issued by Government of India to safeguard the interests of a senior promoted before the introduction of the new rule in relation to a junior promoted after the new rule came into existence. After careful consideration, Government have decided that in such cases, the pay of senior person promoted to the higher post before the 25th December, 1982 should be stepped upto a figure equal to the pay as fixed for the junior in that higher post, as a result of application of the new rule. This will, however, be subject to the following conditions, viz.— (i) The stepping up should be done, with effect from the date of promotion, or fixation of pay of the junior official under the new Rule 22-B of Fundamental Rules/Rule 35-A of Hyderabad Civil Service Rules;
(ii) Both the Junior and Senior Officer should belong to the same cadre and the posts to which they are promoted should be identical and in the same cadre;
(iii) The scale of pay of the lower and the higher post in which they are entitled to draw pay should be identical;
(iv) The anomaly should be directly a result of fixation of pay of the junior person under the new rule consequent on his promotion after the 25th December, 1982. For example, if even in the former post, the junior person draws from time to time a higher rate of pay under normal rules, or any advance increments are granted to him, the pay of the senior person promoted before the 25th December, 1982 should not be stepped up;
(v) The orders re-fixing the pay of the senior person, shall be issued under F.R. 27/Rule 41 of Hyderabad Civil Service Rules;
[(vi) The next increment of the senior person will accrue only after completion of one year from the date of stepping up of his pay under this order];
[G.O.Ms.No. 31, Fin. & Plg., Dt. 25-1-1993]
(vii) In respect of pay fixation under this order, falling after 25th December, 1982 but before 23rd August, 1983, the monetary benefit shall be allowed from 23rd August, 1983.
Action may be taken accordingly.