Memo.No:216-A, Dt:23-03-2007

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

FINANCE (PC-II) DEPARTMENT

Cir.Memo.No.216-A/2/ A2/PC-II/2007-l,                                                                    Dated: 23-3-2007

 

Sub: Automatic Advancement Scheme - Sanction of Special Grade Scale / Special Promotion Post scale - I & II – Further Instructions - Clarifications - Issued.

 

Ref: 1. G.O.Ms.No.117, F&P (PW.PRC.I) Dept., dt. 25.5.1981.

2. Memo.No.41086-B/202/PRC-I/81-1, Finance & Planning (PW.PRC.I) Dept., dt. 31.12.1981.

3. G.O.Ms.No.2, F&P (FW.PRC-I) Dept., dt. 4.1.1988.

4. Memo.No.007/375/PRC-I, Dept., dt. 26.10.1988.

5. G.O.(P) No.290, F&P (FW.PC-II) Dept., dt. 22.7.1993.

6. G.O.(P) No.150, F&P (PW.PC-II) Dept., dt. 1.9.1999.

7.G.O.(P) No.241, Fin. (PC-II) Dept., dt. 28.9.2005.

8. Letter No.Cl/11044/2006, from the Director of Treasuries and Accounts, dt. 13.11.2006.

9. W.D., C.W.&D.W. (Estt.Al) Dept., U.O.No.4532/Estt.Al/06-l, dt. 30.12.2006.

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        Government in the order 1^st read above, issued orders introducing Automatic Advancement Scheme from 1.4.1981. In the reference 2nd cited, issued clarification on certain points in the course of implementation of the above order were issued. Among others for eligibility for appointment to the Special Grade Post or Special Temporary Promotion Post where an employee is reverted to a lower post at his request, it was clarified that "in case of reversion at request to a lower post, it is not correct to deprive the employee of his claim to be appointed to the Special Temporary Promotion Post if he is qualified for these posts". In the reference 4^th cited in modification of the above clarification it was further clarified that "in cases where a person relinquishes his right permanently to promotion under General Rules 45 of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules be should not be made eligible for the benefit of the Automatic Advancement Scheme. Similarly, where person is reverted to a lower post at his request, he should not be eligible for the Automatic Advancement Scheme. Both these situations are synonymous".

 

2. In the Government orders 3rd and 5th to 7th read above, orders were issued on Automatic Advancement Scheme as recommended by 1986, 1993, 1999, 2005 Pay Revision Commissions.

 

3. Certain departments have been raising certain doubts in the course of implementation of Automatic Advancement Scheme, particularly with reference to the following: -

 

a) An employee was promoted to a higher category without availing Automatic Advancement Scheme and he worked in the promotion category for three years but due to domestic problems be requested for reversion. Later he requested for Special Grade Post Scale in the lower cadre after reversion stating that the service rendered in the higher category can be counted for purpose of increments in the lower cadre on reversion, as per F.R. 26(c).

 

b) An employee availed Special Grade Post Scale on completion of 8 years of incremental service. Subsequently, it was noticed that the name of the individual was not considered for regular promotion in the D.P.C., conducted, before giving him Special Grade Scale and promotion was not given because of the disciplinary case pending against him. The Head of Department took the stand that the very purpose of Automatic Advancement Scheme is to relieve stagnation and therefore, since he was given an opportunity for promotion and he could not avail it, therefore, he should not be eligible for Automatic Advancement Scheme. Therefore, the Special Grade Post Scale given to him was cancelled.

 

4. Government have examined the matter. The rationale, purpose and intention of the Automatic Advancement Scheme is to provide the next higher scale of pay when stagnation occurs and the employee is not able to get a promotion due to lack of vacancies, seniority, etc., But, if the Government provides the opportunity for promotion and the employee misses his / her Promotion due to disciplinary case pending against him / her which is due to his / her mis-conduct or relinquishes his / her promotion, then Automatic Advancement Scheme cannot be made applicable.

 

5. Government in view of the above position, issue the following clarifications on the applicability of Automatic Advancement Scheme, in the situations that are indicated below:

Sl.	Point		Clarification
1.	Special Grade Scale Post:  (A) If an Employee is promoted to the higher post on regular line from the Ordinary Grade Scale Post but he relinquishes his promotion under General Rules 45 of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules or seeks reversion at his own request and when his pay has been fixed under F.R.26(c) in the lower category, is the employee eligible for Special Grade Post scale / Special Promotion Post Scale-I / Special Promotion Post Scale-II in the lower category?   (B) If an Employee is promoted to the higher post from the Spl. Grade Scale Post but he relinquishes his promotion under Genl. Rule 45 of AP State and Subordinate Service Rules or Seeks reversion at his own request and his pay is fixed under FR 26(c) in the lower category, is the employee eligible for continuation of Spl. Grade Post Scale and for sanction of SPP-I / SPP-II scale in the lower category?		NO. The employee is not eligible for any kind of benefits under Automatic Advancement Scheme, because the main aim of the Scheme is to relieve the stagnation in Service. The employee has been given an opportunity for promotion, but he relinquished it. Hence such of the employees are not eligible for Special Grade Post Scale / S.P.P-I / S.P.P-II under Automatic Advancement Scheme.   The employee is eligible to continue to hold the special Grade Scale post in the lower category, but he is not eligible for S.P.P.-I & S.P.P.-II scales under Automatic Advancement
2.	Special Promotion Post Scale-I
	If an Employee is promoted to the higher post from the Spl. Promotion Post Scale-I but he relinquishes his promotion on regular line i.e., 1st Level Promotion Post on regular line, under Genl. Rules 45 of AP State and Subordinate Service Rules or seeks reversion at his own request and his pay is fixed under FR 26(c) in the lower category, is the employee eligible for continuing to hold Special Promotion Post Scale-I in the lower category?		The employee is eligible for continuing to hold the Special Promotion Post Scale-I in the lower category, because his relinquishment to the promotion post has prospective effect. The individual is not eligible for further S.P.P.-II Scale under Automatic Advancement Scheme.
3.	Spl. Promotion Post Scale-II   If an employee is promoted from the Spl. Promotion Post Scale-II to regular line of promotion, whether the employee is eligible for further A.A. Scheme benefits in the promotion post or not?		NO. The employee is not eligible for further A.A. Scheme benefits in the Promotion Post, because he has already availed Spl. Grade Post Scale, S.P.P.-I & S.P.P.-II benefits under Automatic Advancement Scheme in the lower category.
4.	Disciplinary Case Pending:   If an employee is otherwise eligible for promotion to the higher post on regular line from the Ordinary Grade Scale Post but his name is not approved in DPC, due to disciplinary case pending against him and his juniors are promoted in the same DPC, whether the individual is eligible for sanction of Special Grade Scale or not?		The individual is not eligible for Special Grade Post Scale as he has not stagnated in service but could not be considered for promotion due to his mis-conduct and there by not promoted along with his juniors.

Ranjeev R. Acharya

Principal Secretary to Government (FP)

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