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Withholding of increment under RS[D&A] Rules, 1968

· 2016-05-10
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Withholding of increment under RS[D&A] Rules, 1968 withholding of increment, would become due only after the earlier increment is

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SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY
Headquarters Office
Personnel Branch
Secunderabad.
No. P[R]227/XVII Date: »%.06.2018

ALL CONCERNED
PERSONNEL BRANCH SERIAL CIRCULAR No. !!]_/2018

Sub: Withholding of increment under RS[D&A] Rules, 1968

केसे ले के

Copy of this Railway’s letter dated 10.05.2016 on the above subject together
with Board’s reply thereto given under their letter No. E[D&A]/2016/RG6-10 dated
06.11.2017 addressed to GS/AIRF and copied to this Railway, is forwarded for

information, guidance and necessary action. Ws

Vesta a

दे
Vi KUMAR]
Secy. to PCPO
For Principal Chief Personnel Officer

Copy of this office letter No. P[R] /227/XVII dated :10.05.2016

Sub: Withholding of increment under RS[D&A] Rules, 1968
Rule 1318 of IREC stipulates that when the increment is withheld for a
specified period as a measure of penalty, the increment should be drawn from the
date from which the penalty imposed ceases to operate. The subsequent
increment shall however 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.

Attention is also invited to Master Circular No. 66 circulated under Board’s
letter dated 19.10.2001 on Penalties and Disciplinary Authorities. According to the
illustrations below para 16 of the above M.C., where the penalty of withholding of
increment for two or more years is imposed, the pay remains static at that stage
without further increments till the penalty ceases to operate. In the case of
withholding of increments [non-recurring] all the increments withheld are released
along with the increment which becomes due after the expiry of the penalty
whereas in the case of withholding of increment with recurring effect, increments
withheld are not released, only the increment which becomes due on expiry of the
penalty is granted.

The organized labour [SCRMU] have pointed out in the PNM meeting held at
the zonal level that an employee who is imposed punishment of withholding of one
increment for a period of 3 years is not granted increments for the entire period of 3
years of punishment. The intention of the DA is that only the first year increment
for three years is to be withheld with reference to the gravity of the offence. But in
effect, the second and third subsequent years’ increments for two years and one
year respectively, are also withheld, resulting in the employee suffering double the
punishment than intended by the DA, which is also in contravention to the provision

contained in Rule 1318 of IREC, supra.
wal

S.

It was explained that where withholding of increment for two or more years is
imposed under RS[D&A] Rules, the employee is not eligible to draw subsequent
increments as clearly enumerated in the illustration given in M.C.66.

Since Rule 1318 envisages that the subsequent increment shall however 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 and since there is a point in their argument, it was agreed
to refer the matter to Board for clarification. -

In view of the foregoing, Board are requested to kindly examine and advise in
the matter early.

दे... कक

Copy of Board’s letter No.E[D&A]/2016/RG6-10 dated 06.11.2017
Sub: Item No.25/2016 of PNM/AIRF meeting held on 16.06.2017

The undersigned is directed to refer to the minutes of the PNM/AIRF
meeting held on 16.06.2017, with reference to item 25/2016 and to state that the
demand made by the Federation cannot be accepted as it is not in conformity with
the statutory provision of Rule 6[iv] of Railway Servants [Discipline & Appeal] Rules,
1968. Also, the next increment of a railway servant undergoing the penalty of
withholding of increment, would become due only after the earlier increment is
availed. Since, in such case, the railway servant does not draw the earlier increment
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