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Master Circular No. 46 - Drawal of Increments of Non-gazetted Staff - Consolidation of Instructions - Issue of
Master Circular No. 46
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 46 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
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Drawal of Increments of Non-gazetted Staff - Consolidation of Instructions - Issue of. Master Circular compilation sourced from the PBTVC Personnel website; check subsequent Railway Board amendments before use.
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MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 46 Drawal of Increments of Non-gazetted Staff - Consolidation of Instructions - Issue of Master Circular At present, the orders relating to drawal of increments of non-gazetted staff are contained in a number of office circulars/orders issued from time to time. The question of consolidation of these existing orders/circulars info one Master Circular has been under consideration of the Ministry of Railways. They have now decided to issue a consolidated order on the subject as below, for the information and guidance of all concerned. 2. NORMAL INCREMENT IN THE TIME SCALE OF PAY 2.1 An annual increment, other than the increment next above the Efficiency Bar, shall ordinarily be drawn as a matter of courses, unless it is withheld [Rules 1313 (FR 24-RII)] 2.2 From 01.11.1973, the annual increment is admitted from the first of the month in which it would fall due under the operation of the normal rules and the date of next increment shall be reckoned on this basis viz first of the month in which initially the increment was drawn on or after 01.11.1973. In such cases the pay of Railway servants on promotion/ appointments to higher grade posts shall be fixed in the higher scale after taking into account the increment to be drawn from the first of the month notwithstanding that the date on which that increment actually falls due is after the date of promotion. [Rule 1318 (FR-24) R-II read with PC-III/74/INC/1 dated 17.1.1974 and 03.06.1975] 2.3 The drawing of increment on the first of the month in which it falls due, will not apply to - i. Advance/enhanced increments; ii. Increments withheld as punishment; and iii. In the case of employees on deputation to Railways from Stats Govts. or other Bodies, who under the terms of their deputation opt to draw pay in the scale of pay applicable to them in their parent Deptt/Body. [PC-III/74/INC/1 dated 7.1.1975 and 03.06.1975] 2.4 An increment may be withheld from a Railway servant by a competent authority if the Railway servant's conduct has not been good or his work has not been satisfactory. In ordering the withholding of an increment, the withholding authority should state the period for which it is withheld and whether the postponement shall have the effect of postponing future increments. [Rule 1318 (FR-24) R -II] 2.5 When the increment is withheld as a measure of penalty as referred to in para 2.4 above, the same should be drawn from the date from which the penalty imposed ceases to operate. The subsequent increments should be admitted/drawn from the first of the month in which they fall due under normal rules, the period of dies-non like break in service etc being treated in the same way as leave without pay. [Rule 1313(FR-24) R-II and PC-III/74/INC/1 dated 7.1.1975 & PC-III/75/INC/2 dated 10.11.1975] 2.6 All duty in a post on a Time Scale counts for increment in that Time Scale provided that, for the purpose of arriving at the exact date of increment in that Time Scale, the total of all such periods, as do not count for increment in that Time Scale is added to the normal date of increment. (Rule 1320 (a) (FR-26) R-II) 2.7 In cases where the periods not counting for increments exceed 29 days, the periods as well as the total of the periods not counting for increments should be converted in terms of months and days and added to the normal date of increment for arriving at the next date of increment. If the postponed increment falls on any date of a month it will be granted from the first of that month as per illustration below: - Illustration. (a) Data of increment 01.01.1981 (b) Date of next increment 01.01.1982 (c) Periods not counting for increment 2 months & 13 days i) Extraordinary leave not counting for increment from 02.06.1981 to 08.08.1981 7days ii) Suspension from 08.09.1981 to 07.11.1981 2 months iii) Extraordinary leave not counting for increment from 01.12.1981 6 days Total 2 months & 13 days (d) Date of next
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