Admissibility of Annual Increment after Maximum Stage 16.01.2007

Admissibility of Annual Increment after Maximum Stage 16.01.2007

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Admissibility of Annual Increment

I am directed to refer to the above-mentioned subject and to say that cases of some anomalies relating to revision of Pay-Scales in- 2005, referred to this Department have been examined in consultation with. the Federal Government. In supersession of this Department’s letter No. FD(PC)2-1/2005(700/05), dated 01-07-2006, the following decisions/clarifications have been made: –

A.Benefit of Annual Increment on Notional Basis:

All government servants who have exhausted or may exhaust the relevant existing pay scales shall be allowed the benefit of annual increment beyond the existing scope of the pay scales with effect from 01-12-2005 subject to the following conditions: –

1. There will be no presumptive benefit, on account of the aforesaid increment prior to 01-12-2005, therefore, no arrears shall be allowed prior to this date.
2. The increment may be treated as personal pay, subject to the condition that the employee concerned has put in six months or more service which counts for an annual increment, unless withheld under the rules.
3. The amount of the personal pay may not be reduced, and shall be treated as part of the pay scale of the concerned government servant for the purpose of fixation of pay, computation of pension, and recovery of House Rent etc.

B. Admissibility of Special Additional Allowance, Special Relief Allowance & Ad-hoc Relief to Government Servant on their Repatriation from Foreign Posting

1. The Special Additional Allowance, Special Relief Allowance and Ad-hoc Relief Allowance sanctioned vide Nos. FD(PC)2-2/89, dated 27-07-1999; FD(PC)2-1/2003 dated 11-07-2003 and FD(PC)2-1/2004 dated 21-07-2004. respectively, frozen in terms of paras-5 & 6 of the Revision of Pay-Scales, 2005, shall be respectively admissible to government servants on their repatriation from foreign posting at the frozen levels, which would have otherwise been admissible to them had they not been posted abroad.