EXAMPLE FOR FIXATION OF PAY ON OPTION
NOTIFICATION The 16th May 1977
No. FD.PC-2-1/77–In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 23 of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make the following rules namely:
THE PUNJAB CIVIL SERVANTS PAY REVISION RULES, 1977
*(3) If a civil servant before reaching the maximum of a Revised
National Pay Scale is promoted to a higher pay scale between the
2nd June and the 30th November of a calendar year and his initial pay in the latter scale is fixed with reference to his pay in the former scale, he may, at his option get his pay re-fixed in the higher scale with effect from the 1st day of December of the year of his promotion with reference to his presumptive pay on that date in his pre-promotion scale.
- 11. Admissibility of increments on promotion to post in Revised National Pay Scale 18 and above–(1) If a civil servant is appointed by promotion to a post in Revised National Pay Scale 18 or above, before he completes the length of service prescribed for the higher post in Annexure ‘C’ he shall be entitled to draw the pay:
(i) at the minimum of the Revised National Pay Scale of the higher post till such time as he completes the prescribed length of service, and the next increment shall accrue to him on the first day of December following the completion of prescribed length of service; or
(ii) admissible to him from time to time in the lower post held by him immediately before his promotion to the higher post, if that be more beneficial to him, till such time as he completes the prescribed length of service when his pay shall be fixed in the manner prescribed in rule 10 and the next increment shall accrue to him in the manner prescribed in Rule 7.
Note: In computing the length of service prescribed in Annexure ‘C’–
(a) to the length of service in Revised National Pay Scale No. 17 and above, or in National Pay Scale No. 17 and above or in former Class I, shall be added half of the service in Revised National Pay
*Substituted vide notification No.FD.PC-19-5/77 Pt-I, dated 10.01.1983, it is for increment on award of Selection Grade.
Scale No. 16 or in National Pay Scale No. 16 or in former Class-II and ¼ of the service in Revised National Pay Scale below No. 16 or former non-gazetted service. If any, and
(b) the Service rendered in the Federal Government or another Provincial Government shall also be taken into account in the manner indicated at (a) above.
- Special Pay–Except as otherwise specified in the Schedule, if a special Pay was attached to a post in the existing pay scale such special pay shall be admissible at the existing rates with the Revised National Pay Scales.
- All existing rules or orders shall be deemed to have been modified to the extent indicated in these rules.
- Additions to or modifications of the Schedule –The Government may from time to time, add to or modify the schedule with such additions or modifications as it may deem fit,
- Relaxation–In cases where the operation of these rules cause undue hardship to a civil servant, the Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing relax any of these rules in his favour.
I hereby opt that my pay may be fixed in BS-10 after granting of Annual Increment in BS-8
Signatures
ATTESTED BY OFFICER INCHARGE
OPTION FOR RE-FIXATION OF PAY
If a civil servant before reaching the maximum of a Revised National Pay Scale is promoted to a higher pay scale between the 2nd June and the 30th November of a calendar year and his initial pay in the latter scale is fixed with reference to his pay in the former scale, he may, at his option get his pay re-fixed in the higher scale with effect from the 1st day of December of the year of his promotion with reference to his presumptive pay on that date in his pre-promotion scale.
PROMOTION TO A HIGHER POST / SELECTION GRADE
The Government of the Punjab, Finance Department notified an amendment in Rule 4.4 of CSR for Note 11 below clause „b‟ vide No. FD.SR.II-8-27/81 Dated: the 10th February, 1987 as under: “It is permissible to post date the promotion of a Government servant to a higher post / award of selection grade up to the date when it will be to his benefit to get promotion / selection grade. This date may be selected at the option of a government servant concerned, which must be exercised within six months from the date of order making promotion / selection grade and when once exercised must be final. No compensation will be given for any consequence which may follow from the exercise of this option. When the option has been exercised, an entry should be made in this effect in the service book of the Government servant concerned and attested by the Head of the office. These orders will apply to promotion / selection grade in the same class of appointments and not cases where there is a complete change in the nature of appointment and they should be confined to Departments or establishment divided into grades.”