CCS (Revised Pay Rules) 2008 – Finance
Ministry calls for Re-Exercise of option for fixation of revised
pay in case of employees covered under the OM dated 19.3.2012
Ministry of Finance has issued Office Memorandum No.
10/2/2011-E-III(A) dated 03.01.2013 for permitting Central Government Employees
under CCS (Revised Pay Rules) 2008 who are covered under Office
Memorandum No.10/02/2011-E.III/A dated 19.03.2012, i.e., employees for
whom increment of pay in pre-revised scale had fallen due from February
2006 to June 2006 and eligible for one time increment as on
01.01.2006 in the pre-revised pay scale.
It is observed by Ministry of Finance that the provisions
of the aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012 bring about a material change in the
basis for exercise of option to come over to
the revised pay structure in terms of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 in
respect of employees who are covered under the said OM dated 19.3.2012.
Hence, it has been decided by the Finance Ministry that all
those employees who are covered under the provisions of the aforesaid OM
dated 19.3.2012 may once again be permitted to
re-exercise their option to come over to the Revised pay
structure.
The full text of this Office
Memorandum dated 03.01.2013 is as follows.
No.
10/2/2011-E-III(A)
Government
of India
Ministry
of Finance
Department
of Expenditure
North
Block, New Delhi
Dated
the 3rd January, 2013
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Central
Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – the re-exercise of option
under Rule 6 of the Central Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 in
case of employees covered under the OM dated 19.3.2012.
The
undersigned is directed to invite a reference to Rules 5 & 6 of
the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, as per which a Central Government employee had
an option to elect to come over to the revised pay structure
either from 1.1.2006 or from the date of his next increment or from the
date ofpromotion, upgradation of pay scales. Such an option was to be
exercised within 3 months from the date of publication of CCS (RP) Rules,
2008. The rule also provides that the option once exercised shall be
final.
2.
This Ministry issued instructions vide this Departments OM No.10/2/2011-E-IIIA
dated 19.3.2012, providing that those Central Government employees who
were due to get their annual increment between February, 2006 to June,
2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the
pie-revised pay scale as a one time measure and,
thereafter, they will get the next increment in theRevised Pay
structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules 2008.
3. In view
of the benefit extended to Central Government employees as per the
aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012, the issue relating to according of a
fresh opportunity to Central Government employees to
re-exercise their option to come over to the revised pay
scale as per CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 was raised by the Staff side of the
Joint Consultative Machinery in the meeting of the
National Anomaly Committee held on 17.7.2012.
4 The
matter has been considered by the Government and having regard to the fact
that the provisions of the aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012 bring about
a material change in the basis for exercise of option to come
over to the revised pay structure in terms of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008
in respect of employees who are covered under the said OM dated 19.3.2012,
the President is pleased to decide that all those employees who are
covered under the provisions of the aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012 may once
again be permitted to re-exercise their option to come over to
the Revised pay structure.
5. The
benefit under these orders for re-exercise of option shall be
available for a period up to 31.3.2013. The revised option shall
be intimated to the head of the office by the concerned Government
employees in accordance with the provision of Rule 6 (2) of the CCS (RP)
rules, 2008.
6. All
the Ministries and Departments are requested to bring the content of this
OM to the notice of their employees so that such employees can
avail themselves of the same within the stipulated time period.
7. In
so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are
concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller
and Auditor General of India.
sd/-
(Amar
Nath Singh)
Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India
