GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Sub: Grade increments - Regulation of increments on
the 1st of the month - Certain clarification - Issued.
Read: 1. G.O.Ms. No. 133, Fin. & Plg.
(Fr.II) Department, dt. 3-5-1974.
In
the G.O.s cited orders were issued regarding regulation grade increments on the
first of the month in which they fall due under the operation of the normal
rules. In the implementation of these orders certain doubts are likely to arise
and hence the following clarifications are Issued.
1. How the increments will be regulated
if the employees happen to be on leave on the first of the month?
C. An employee during leave gets
leave salary and not duty pay, an increment accorded during leave cannot
therefore be drawn during leave. The increment in such cases will be drawn from
the date of resumption of duty on return form leave.
2. How the increment will be
regulated in cases in which there is postponement due to employees’ proceedings
on leave without pay which is not counted for increment?
C. The postponement of normal
increment will be worked out as per the existing rules and orders. If the
postponed increment falls on any date of a month, it will be granted from the
first of that month.
3. When the date of appointment of
employee is say 19.12.73 can he be given increment on 1.12.74 before completing
twelve months in the higher post?
C. In the case of initial
appointment or promotion occurring after 1.6.74, it is inherent in the orders
that the first increment will be drawn earlier before completing the normal incremental
period of 12 months.
4. Periods of service at the same
stage count for increment. If by counting broken periods the date of next
increments falls on a date later than be allowed on the specific date, when the
employee completes one year service at the same stage or on the first of the
month if the broken periods together become less than one complete year?
C. Increment will be payable from
the first of the month which the next increment falls due after counting the
broken periods equal to one year provided the Government servant has also been
holding the post from the first of the month, to the date it falls due. In case
he is not folding the post on the first of the month the increment will be
granted from the date it falls due.
5. How to regulate the grant of
increment when the normal increment is withheld for specified period and the
period of such penalty expires after the first of the month?
C. The orders will not apply to
cases where increments are withheld as a measure of penalty. Increment in such
cases will be granted / restored from the date of penalty ceases. However, the
subsequent normal increments will be regulated according to the orders cited
i.e. from the first of the month.
6. Advance enhanced increments are
allowed on the date of passing of certain examinations. Will these increments
be allowed from the first of the month in which these become due?
C. These orders relate to only drawl of normal increments in the prescribed scales and are not applicable to advance by entranced increments due to passing of certain examinations. Such increments, if permissible will be governed by the rules and orders. However, the subsequent normal increments will be regulated according to orders cited i.e., from the first of the month.
Action may be taken
accordingly.
