Increment(R. 31 to 33 & 37 B)

Increment(R. 31 to 33 & 37 B) 

1. An annual increment is a rise at prescribed rate to basic pay, granted once in 12 months.
2. From 01-04-1974 increment is granted from the first day of a month in which it falls due. R 31. 
3 .Increment accruing consequent on declaration of probation shall be drawn only with effect from the date of completion of probation; but, subsequent increments shall be drawn on the first day of month in which they fall due. (GD 2 to R 31 & R 37B). 
4. When an efficiency bar is prescribed in a time scale of pay, the increment next above the bar shall not be given without the specific sanction of the competent authority. R.32. 
5. An officer shall not be eligible to draw his first increment until he subscribes to the State Life Insurance Scheme within a period of one year from the date of his entry in service. (R22A r/w note 3 R.31 incorporated as per GO (P) No.511/2004/Fin dated 2/11/2004 and G.O.(P) No.229/2006/Fin dated 24/03/2006) 
6. Following are reckoned as qualifying services for the grant of an increment. R.33. 
         a) All duty periods in a post at the same stage of pay on a time scale. 
         b) Services in another post with the same pay on the same/identical time scale 
         c) Period of deputation
         d) Period of leave including LWA on MC and LWA up to 60 days without MC in
              continuation of maternity leave or Child Adoption Leave.  
         e) Period of in-service training 
         f) Period of joining time. 
         g) Period of suspension treated as duty or eligible leave other than LWA. 
         h) Period of dies-non 
         i) Previous service when reappointed after thrown out for want of vacancy in the same
             post or another post carrying the same/identical time scale of pay. 
7. Periods not counted for granting increment. 
         a) LWA taken by teachers for completion of training courses such as B.Ed, Hindi 
             Teacher’s Training, Language Teacher’s Training and TTC [G.O. (p) 217/05/Fin 
              dated 11-05-05]. 
         b) Provisional service regularized on or after 1-10-1994. 
         c) Period of suspension not treated as duty, or that treated as LWA. 
         d) LWA without MC. beyond 60 days in continuation of maternity leave or Child Adoption Leave.
         e) Previous service if re-employed after resignation, removal or dismissal and period of permanent withholding of increment.
         f) Service in a lower post. 
         g) Officiating service in a higher post, if not certified, “would have continued in the lower post,but for promotion.” 
         h) Period of training, if pay of the officiating Post is not drawn during the training. 
8. If there are series of increment bar, the first order will be given effect to first, and making the position right, the next order.