Pay and Pay Fixation on Promotion (Synoptic note)

Pay:-

Pay means the amount drawn monthly by a Govt. employee as Pay in PB + GP, Special Pay, Personal pay, Deputation Allowance, Non-Practicing Pay. Special pay u/r 5(28) includes special pay attached to the Post, Deputation allowance and Nonpracticing Pay.

Special Pay:-

Special Pay U/r 5(33) means an addition granted in consideration of arduous nature of duties, specific addition to work, work performed in unhealthy atmosphere.

Personal Pay:-

Personal Pay is granted to save a Govt. employee from loss of substantive Pay on personal consideration.

Presumptive Pay:-

Presumptive Pay means pay to which a Govt. employee would be entitled had he held the post substantively.

Fixation of Pay:

Fixation of Pay is required for

1. On direct appointment,
2. On Promotion / appointment to higher post,
3. On appointment due to MCAs benefit
4. On appointment to ex-cadre post ,
5. On reversion from ex-cadre post due to expiry of term of deputation,
6. On pro-forma promotion
7. On Stepping up of Pay i.e. pay protection ,
8. On earning stagnation increment,
9. On re-employment after retirement.

For Sl. No I — Entry point minimum pay in P.B. + G.P.

For Sl. No.2 – As per rule 11(1) of WBS (RoPA) 2009.

For Sl. No.3 – As per rule Il (3) of WBS (RoPA) 2009.

For Sl. No.4 — Pay of the ex-cadre post due to deputation depends upon exercising of option for pay scale of the foreign employer or pay scale of parent body plus deputation allowance as admissible.

For Sl. No. 5 — Pay on the basis of presumptive Pay had he not been appointed to the ex-cadre post.

For St. No. 6 – ‘Next below rule’ i.e. Note below rule 54 of the WBSR, Part I need be followed which means by allowing proforma promotion.

For Sl. No.7 – As per note 5 below rule 7 of ROPA, 2009 read with rule 55 (4) of the WBSR, Pt. I in case of employees belonging to the same posts. Rule 42

(A) (5) for appointment to Stace Govt. from Central / Other State Govt. / psus

For Sl. No.8 – As per provisos under rule 9(2) of RoPA, 2009.

For Sl.No.9 – As per rules 55 B of the WBSR, Pt-I

As per rule 54 of the WBSR, Pt. I, officiating promotion shall not be deemed to involve assumption of duties and responsibilities of greater importance if it is not in the higher grade pay.

As per note below rule 54 of the WBSR, Pt-l, the interest of Govt. employee who is working out of his regular line is protected by issuing special order for proforma officiating promotion as “one for one” principle.

Pay Fixation on Promotion.

Rule 42A (1): Where a Government employee promoted/appointed to another post carrying duties and responsibilities of greater importance, his initial pay in the higher scale shall be fixed at the stage next above the fictionally arrived at by increasing his pay of the lower post by one increment.

Rule 42: Where the employee exercises option to come under the higher scale after drawing the next increment, his pay on promotion may be fixed initially in the stage next above his pay in the old post under Rule 42(1) (i) which may then be refixed on the date of accrual of the next increment in the lower post under Rule 42A ( l ), pay on substantive appointment in a reduced scale is regulated by Rule 43 read with Rule 42.

For Group A employees pay on promotion or appointment to a higher scale was fixed till 31.12.85 at the stage next above the pay drawn in the lower scale under Rule 42(A) (2), the date of increment remaining the same. This provision had since been modified in terms of Memo No. 12504 F dt. 12.12.95 under which pay in such cases shall be fixed in the same manner as said drawn in Rule 42(A)(l) as applicable to employees holding non-Group a post. This order takes effect from 1^St January 1986 notionally and no arrear adjustment prior to 1^st December shall be admissible.

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