(Memo. No. 49643-A/2111/FR.II/74.1, F & P., Dept., Dt. 6-10-1974)
Ref. :— 1. G.O.Ms.No.133. F & P (Fr.II) Dept. Dated 13-5-74.
G.O.Ms.No.192, Fin & Plg. FR.II. Dept. Dated 1-8-74.
Order :—In the G.Os. cited, orders were issued regarding regularisation of Grade increments on the first of the month in which they fall due under the operation of the normal rules. In the implementation of those orders, certain doubts are likely to arise and hence the following clarifications are issued:
| Points of Doubt | Clarification |
|---|---|
| 1. How the increment will be regulated if the employee is on leave on the first of the month. | An employee during leave draws leave salary and not duty pay. An increment accruing during leave cannot therefore be drawn during leave. The increment in such cases will be drawn from the date of resumption of duty on return from leave. |
| 2. How the increment will be regulated in cases in which there is postponement due to employees proceeding on leave without pay which is not counted for increment. | The postponement of normal increment will be worked out as per the existing rules and orders. If the postponed increment falls on any date of a month it will be granted from the first of that month. |
| 3. When the date of appointment of an employee is say 19-12-73, can he be given increment on 1-12-74 before completing 12 months service? Similarly, when he is promoted on 19-12-1973 can he get increment before completing 12 months in the higher post? | In the case of initial appointment or promotion accruing after 1-6-74, it is inherent in the orders that the first increment will be drawn earlier, before completing the normal incremental period of 12 months. |
Periods of service at the same stage count for increment. If by counting those broken periods, the date of next increment falls on a date later than first of the month, whether the increment is to be allowed on the specific date when the employee completes one year's service at the same stage or on the first of the month of the broken periods together becomes less than complete year.
How to regulate the grant of increment when the normal increment is withheld for specified period and the period of such penalty expires after the first of the month.
Advance/enhanced increments are allowed on the date of passing of certain examinations. Will these increments be allowed from the first of the month in which these become due ?
Increment will be payable from the first of the month in which the next increment falls due after counting the broken periods equal to one year, provided the Government servant has also been holding the post from the first of that month to the date it falls due. In case he is not holding the post on the first of the month, the increment will be granted from the date it falls due.
The orders will not apply to cases where increments are with-held as a measure of penalty. Increments in such cases will be granted/restored from the date the penalty ceases. However the subsequent normal increments will be regulated according to the orders cited i.e. from the first of the month.
These orders relate to drawal of normal increments in the prescribed scales and are not applicable to advance/enhanced increments due to passing of certain examinations. Such increments, if permissible, will be governed by the rules and orders. However, the subsequent normal increments will be regulated according to the orders cited i.e. from the first of the month.