Jammu and Kashmir G.O – Date of next increment-Rule 10 of J and K Civil Service (Revised) Pay Rules, 2018- Clarification
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Finance Department,
Civil Secretariat, Srinagar/Jammu
O.M No.A/PS/DGC/Gen/2018-1268
Dated: 16 -01-2019
Subject: Date of next increment-Rule 10 of J and K Civil Service (Revised) Pay Rules, 2018- Clarification thereof.
Consequent upon implementation of 7th Pay Committee recommendations to State Govt. employees vide SRO- 193 of 2018 dated 24-04-2018; various doubts have been expressed by certain quarters as to what shall be the date of next increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation (In-situ promotion) on 15t January or 1st July.
The issue has been examined in Finance Department in light of clarification issued by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India vide Office Memorandum F.No. 4-21/2017-IC/E-III(A) dated 31st July, 2018. Accordingly, it is clarified as under:
In case an employee is granted promotion whether functional or non-functional (viz In-situ/time bound promotion) on 1st January or 1st July, where the pay is fixed in the level applicable to the post on which promotion is made in accordance with the Rule 12 of the J&K Civil Service (Revised) Pay Rules, 2018, the first increment in the level applicable to the post on which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, subject to the condition that the completion of six months’ qualifying service is strictly fulfilled. The next increment shall, however, accrue only after completion of one year of incremental service.
Sd/- (M.R.Andrabi),
Director General (Codes),
Finance Department.