7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Why is Annual Increment denied to employees retiring in June? Until 01.01.2006, the date of implementing employee’s annual increment was fixed on the basis of his/her date of appointment or promotion option. After the 6th CPC, it was decided that 1st July of each year would be the uniform date of implementation of annual increment for all Central Government employees. Employees who are appointed after January 1st are not eligible for that year’s annual increment on July 1. They qualify for annual increment only the next year.

6th CPC INTRODUCED NEW METHOD OF CALCULATION FOR INCREMENTS 6th CPC has the honour of introducing a number of new changes. Some of the most important changes introduced by the 6th CPC are GRADE PAY STRUCTURE, 3% INCREMENT, CHILDREN’S EDUCATION ALLOWANCE, and announcing July 1 as INCREMENT DAY FOR ALL. In addition, it also created new regulations to avoid smaller calculations – the method of “ROUNDED OFF TO THE NEXT MULTIPLE OF TEN.” Even as the 7th CPC is fast approaching, doubts about the Increment Calculation on the basis of the 6th CPC persists, especially about the “ROUNDED OFF TO THE NEXT MULTIPLE OF TEN” method. It is obvious that doubts persist.

Leave on Increment Day : Postponing of future increments As per the FR-26, an increment falling due during leave shall not be drawn till the employee returns to duty. This is because during leave, the employee is entitled to draw only leave salary which is based on the pay drawn by him before proceeding on leave. This will not however, have the effect of postponing of future increments, provided that the portion of the leave period falling after the due date of increments also count for increments.