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| Date | 2016-07-25 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
Regulation of pay on imposition of a penatty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1 965 The penalty of reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay by one
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No: 1 1 01211512016-Estt A-lll
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-lll Desk
North Block, New Delhi - 110001
Dated June 18,2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Regulation of pay on imposition of a penatty under CCS (CCA) Rules,
1 965.
The Undersigned is directed to say that the following penalties prescribed in
the Rule 11 of ccs (ccA) Rules, 1965, have a bearing on the pay of the officer:
11. Penalties
Minor Penalties -
(iii)(a) reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay by one stage for a
period not exceeding three years, without cumulative effect and not
adversely affecting his pension.
(iv) withholding of increments of pay;
Major Penalties -
(v)
save as provided for in clause (iii) (a), reduction to a lower stage in the
time-scale of pay for a specified period, with further directions as to
whether or not the Government servant will earn increments of pay
during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such
period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the
future increments of his pay
(vi)
reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service for a
period to be specified in the order of penalty, which shall be a bar to
the promotion of the Government servant during such specified period
to the time-scale of pay, grade, post or service from which he was
reduced, with direction as to whether or not, on promotion on the
expiry of the said specified period -
(a) the period of reduction to time-scale of pay, grade, post or
service shall operate to postpone future increments of his pay,
and if so, to what extent; and
(b) the Government servant shall regain his original seniority in the
higher time scale of pay , grade, post or service;
2.
Vide Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules,2016 notified vide notificdtion
No. GSR 721(E) dated 25.07.2016, the present system of Pay Bands and Grade
Pays have been dispensed with 4nd a new system of pay matrix as specified under
Part A of Schedule of Central Civil Service (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 have been
introduced. The status of the employee so far determined by Grade pay, will now be
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determined by Level in the Pay Matrix. Further, as per Rule 10 (1) of the CCS
(Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, there are two dates for grant of increment namely, 1't
January and 1't July of every year, instead of the existing date of 1't July.
3.
As per clause 3 of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016'Level'
is defined as under:
'Level' in the Pay Matrix shall mean the Level corresponding to the existing Pay
Band and Grade pay or Sca/e specified in Part A of the Schedule."
4.
ln the light of lmplementation of the Revised (Pay) Rules, 2016, the regulation
of pay on imposition of these penalties, is discussed in the subsequent paras:
A. Reduction to a lower staqe of pav bv one staqe {Rure 11( iii a)}
On imposition of a penalty under this Rule, the pay would be fixed at the
next upper vertical cell in the same level in the pay matrix. ln other words, in case
of reduction by one stage, the revised pay would be the pay drawn in the same
level at the stage before the last increment.
Note: The above mentioned penalty cannot be imposed on a Government
Servant drawing pay at the minimum of the Level.
B. Withholdino of inc
{Rule 11(iv)}
As already noted in para 2 above, increment is granted either on 1tt
January or 1't July of every year, as per the eligibility. TherJfore, on imposition of
penalty of withholding of increment, the next increment(s) due after the date of
imposition of the penalty would be withheld. ln case where penalty of withholding
of multiple increments is imposed, increments due on 1ttJanuary or 1ttJuly, as
the case may be, in the subsequent years would similarly be withheld. The
increment would be restored at the end of the period for which the penalty is
imposed. The increments will be given on notional basis without arrears
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