Staff Rulings - 4 Increment, Pay fixation on promotion suffix to leave, Increment to those died while on leave etc,

PAY & ALLIED ISSUES

 16. If a Postal Assistant is ordered to officiate as steno, whether he is entitled to higher pay?

Ø  Postal Assistants with a qualification in the exam of Technical Educations are entitled to cadre pay of Steno.

(DG P&T No. 7-59/73-PE I dated 20.08.1973)

17. If a Government servant dies while on leave, Whether the due increment becomes due during the leave period shall be drawn and paid to the family or not?

Ø  Leave salary may be allowed to members of his family giving the benefit of such increment from the due date without waiting for rejoining.

(DOPT No. 16/13/88-Estt (Pay I) dated 06.02.1989)

18. Whether an official on transit is entitled to draw increment if it becomes due during transit period?

Ø  During joining time, a Government servant will draw pay equal to pay drawn on the date of relinquishing charge of the old post.  Hence, increment falling due during the period of Joining Time will be drawn only on joining duty.

 (Rule 7, CCS (JT) Rules) (DG P& T No.4/100/81-SPB-II dated 14.10.1982)

 19. Whether the holidays suffixed to leave would be termed as duty on promotion and pay fixation shall be drawn from the date of such suffix days?

Ø  It will not be termed as duty on promotion. As per FR 17(1) of FR & SR- Part I-General Rules”, an officer shall begin to draw the pay and allowances attached to the post only from the date he assumes the duties of that post.

20. If the first of the month happens to be a holiday as well as the prefix to the leave to be availed by an official in which month his increment is due, whether the increment will be drawn from the first of the month or after the official rejoins the duty?

Ø  The increment falling due on first of the month, a closed holiday allowed to be prefixed to leave, the due increment should be drawn from first of that month itself and the leave salary also should be based on the increased salary.

(Rule 22 (3) of CCS (Leave) Rules)