Increments in Pay Matrix, Date of Next Increment – 7th CPC – Revised Pay Rules, 2016

Increments in Pay Matrix, Date of Next Increment – 7th CPC – Revised Pay Rules, 2016

Increments in Pay Matrix, Date of Next Increment – 7th CPC – Revised Pay Rules, 2016

MINISTRY OF FINANCE 

(Department of Expenditure) 

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 25th July, 2016

Increments in Pay Matrix & Date of next increment in revised pay structure

Increments in Pay Matrix.—The increment shall be as specified in the vertical Cells of the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix

Illustration:

An employee in the Basic Pay of 32300 in Level 4 will move vertically down the same Level in the cells and on grant of increment, his basic pay will be 33300.		Pay Band	5200-20200
		GradePay	1800	1900	2000	2400	2800
		Levels	1	2	3	4	5
		1	18000	19900	21700	25500	29200
		2	18500	20500	22400	26300	30100
		3	19100	21100	23100	27100	31000
		4	19700	21700	23800	27900	31900
		5	20300	22400	24500	28700	32900
		6	20900	23100	25200	29600	33900
		7	21500	23800	26000	30500	34900
		8	22100	24500	26800	31400	35900
		9	22800	25200	27600	32300	37000
						↓
		10	23500	26000	28400	33300	38100
		11	24200	26800	29300	34300	39200

10. Date of next increment in revised pay structure.-

(1) There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year, instead of existing date of 1st July:

Provided that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of his appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgradation.

(2) The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.

Illustration:

(a) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July, 2016 and the 1st day of January, 2017, the first increment shall accrue on the 1st day of July, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis.

(b) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or under MACPS during the period between 2nd day of January, 2016 and 1st day of July, 2016, who did not draw any increment on 1st day of July, 2016, the next increment shall accrue on 1st day of January, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis:

Provided that in the case of employees whose pay in the revised pay structure has been fixed as on 1st day of January, the next increment in the Level in which the pay was so fixed as on 1st day of January, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2016:

Provided further that the next increment after drawal of increment on 1st day of July, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2017.

(3) Where two existing Grades in hierarchy are merged and the junior Government servant in the lower Grade happens to draw more pay in the corresponding Level in the revised pay structure than the pay of the senior Government servant, the pay of the senior government servant shall be stepped up to that of his junior from the same date and he shall draw next increment in accordance with this rule.