7th Pay Commission Rajasthan – Amendment in the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951
GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)
NOTIFICATION
No.F.1(4)FD(Rules)/2017-I
Jaipur,dated :30th October, 2017
Subject : Amendment in the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the Governor hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951, namely:-
1. These rules may be called the Rajasthan Service (Amendment) Rules, 2017.
2. They shall come into force with effect from 01.10.2017.
3. In the said rules —
(i) Amendment of Rule 24.- The existing Rule 24 excluding ‘Exception’ and ‘Clarifications’ thereunder shall be substituted by the following, namely:-
“24, Pay not to exceed Level in the Pay Matrix- A person appointed in Government service to a post in Level in the Pay Matrix shall draw pay of the post as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time or as approved by the Government provided it shall not exceed Pay sanctioned by the competent authority for the post held by him. No special or personal pay shall be granted to a Government servant without the sanction of Government.
Provided further that a probationer-trainee will receive a fixed remuneration as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time and on successful completion of the period of probationer-trainee, pay of the first Cell of the Level in the Pay Matrix shall be allowed.
Provided further also that a Government servant, who is already in regular service of State Government, if appointed as probationer-trainee on a post carrying Level in the Pay Matrix either equal or higher than the previous Level in the Pay Matrix shall be allowed pay in his/ her Level in the Pay Matrix of the previous post or fixed remuneration at such rates as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time, whichever may be beneficial to him/ her and after successful completion of period of probationer-trainee, his / her pay shall be fixed in Level in the Pay Matrix of the new post as per provisions of Rule 26.
Provided further also that a Government servant who is already in regular service of State Government, if appointed as probationer-trainee on a post carrying lower Level than the Level of the previous post shall be allowed pay which he would have been entitled to as if the period of service rendered on the previous post would have been counted as service rendered against the new post or fixed remuneration prescribed for the new post whichever may be beneficial and after successful completion of the period of probationer-trainee, his / her pay shall be fixed in Level in the Pay Matrix of the new post as per provisions of Rule 26.
(ii) Amendment of Rule 26.- The existing Rule 26 shall be substituted by the following, namely:-
“26.(1). Fixation of pay of a probationer-trainee completing probation period successfully in the Pay Matrix in the relevant Level — A probationer-trainee on successful completion of probation period shall be allowed minimum pay in the Level (first Cell) in the Pay Matrix of the post.
Provided that a Government servant who is already in regular service of the State Government, if appointed on another equal or higher post as a probationer-trainee and has opted to draw pay in the Level of the previous post, on successful completion of probation period his pay including annual increments due on previous post during the period of probationer-trainee will be fixed in the Pay Matrix of the Level of the new post at the equal Cell and if there is no equal Cell than at the next Cell.
Provided further that a Government servant who is already in regular service of the State Government, if appointed on lower post as a probationer-trainee and has opted to draw pay in the pay scale of the previous post, on successful completion of probation period his pay will be fixed in the Level in the Pay Matrix of the new post which he would have been entitled to as if the period of service rendered on the previous post would have been counted as rendered against the new post, subject to the condition that the pay fixed shall be restricted to the pay last drawn in the old post.
Provided further also that a person who is directly recruited on a post higher than the initial post of the State Service as defined in the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 for which besides academic / professional qualifications some experience has been prescribed, shall be on probation of one year and allowed the minimum pay in the Level (first Cell) in the Pay Matrix of the post.
Provided further also that a Government servant who is already in regular service of the State Government, if appointed by direct recruitment on a post higher than the initial post of the State service on “probation’ of one year and the pay last drawn by him is higher than the entry pay prescribed for the new post, his pay will be fixed in the Level in the Pay Matrix of the new post at the equal Cell with reference to the pay of the previous post and if there is no equal Cell than at next higher Cell.
Provided further also that a person who is already in regular service of the Government of India and other State Governments including institutions of Government of India and other State Governments, if appointed by direct recruitment under the State Government on a post higher than the post last held under the previous employer and on a post higher than the initial post of the State Service on ‘probation’ and the pay last drawn by him is higher than the entry pay prescribed for the new post his pay will be fixed in the Level in the Pay Matrix of the new post at the equal Cell with reference to the pay of the previous post and if there is no equal Cell than at next higher Cell.
(2) Fixation of pay of a Government servant appointed on urgent temporary basis and whose services are regularized on selection through RPSC or by selection committee prescribed in the relevant service rules. -The Government servants working on urgent temporary basis, on selection through RPSC or by the selection committee under the relevant service rules are appointed afresh as probationer-trainee, during the period of probationer-trainee is allowed fixed remuneration and on completion of period of probationer-trainee shall be entitled to entry pay of the post.
(3) When appointment to the new post is made at the request of the Government servant under Rule 20(a) of Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 or Rule 38(1)(b) of Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996 the pay shall be fixed in the Level in the Pay Matrix of the post at the equal Cell and if there is no equal Cell than at lower Cell.
Exception.- If a Government servant in service as probationer/on probation is appointed to new post before completion of the prescribed period of probation satisfactorily, the period of service rendered on old post shall not be counted for this purpose on the new post. “
(iii) Amendment of Rule 26A.- The existing Rule 26A shall be substituted by the following, namely:-
“26A. Fixation of pay on promotion on or after 18′ October, 2017.—The fixation of pay in case of promotion from. one Level to another in the revised pay structure shall be made in the following manner, namely:-
(1) One increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted and he shall be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which promoted and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which promoted, he shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that Level.
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(2) Fixation of pay of Government servant on promotion in the current year of DPC-
(i) Where DPC of current year is convened and Government servant is promoted on the higher post, the pay fixation may be made on notional basis on the higher post from 1st April of the DPC year in respect of post carried forward from the previous year or from the date of vacancy against which the selection is -made, as the case may be. The entitlement of actual benefit will be payable from the date charge taken over on the promotion post by the serving employee.
(ii) Where DPC of current year is convened but before issuance of the promotion order the promoted employee retires, in that case his notional fixation of pay may be made from 1st April of the DPC year in respect of post carried forward from the previous year or from the date of vacancy against which the selection is made or if it is not possible to identify the actual date of vacancy of the post, on the date of retirement of Government servant, as the case may be.
(iii) If DPC is held in the current year and promotion order is issued in the next year, fixation of pay on promoted post shall be made on notional basis from 1st April of the DPC year in respect of post carried forward from the previous year or from the date of vacancy against which the selection is made or if it is not possible to identify the actual date of vacancy of the post, the notional fixation of pay shall be made on 31st March of the DPC year, as the case may be and actual payment be made from the date charge taken over of the promotion post.
(3) If promotion is made on the date of annual increment, in that case first annual increment shall be allowed on the lower post and thereafter fixation of pay on promotion on higher post shall be made.
(4) If a Government servant is promoted on higher post after grant of ACP in the same Level, no further fixation of pay shall be made on the higher post.
(5) The next date of increment after fixation of pay on promotion shall be 1st July of the year.”
(iv) Amendment of Rule 28:- The existing Rule 28 excluding Rule 28 excluding ‘Note’, ‘Audit Instructions’ and ‘Government of Rajasthan Decision’ there under shall be substituted by the following , namely:-
“28. Regulation of Pay in the further revised Level in the Pay Matrix:- The holder of a post, the Level of which is changed, shall be treated as if he was transferred to a new Level provided that he may at his option retain his old Level in the Pay Matrix until the date on which he earns his next or any subsequent increment or until he vacates his post or ceases to draw pay in that Level. the option once exercised shall be final.”
By order of the Governor,
(Manju Rajpal)
Secretary to the Government
Finance (Budjet)