Advanced increments to staff in IT dept. on passing the departmental examination. - Income Tax - 1804/1989

INSTRUCTION NO. 1804/1989 Dated: January 5, 1989 In accordance with this Ministry's letters F.No.2(29)/Ad.VII/53 dated the 24th July, 12955, F.No. 6/83/57-Ad.IX dated the 8th December, 1960 and F.No.A--26017/2/76-Ad.IX dated 16.2.1976, two advance increments are allowed to LDCs, UDCs, Inspectors, Stenographers, etc. in the Incometax Department on their passing the Departmental Examination of the next higher grade. It has been brought to the notice of this Ministry that the officials who passed the departmental examination of the next higher grade before 1.1.86 and thereby got the benefit of the advance increments at a lower rate in the pre-revised scales, are drawing less, pay than their juniors who passed the examination on or after 1.1.86 and thereby drew the advance increments at a higher rate in revised scale of pay. 2. It has been decided to remove anomaly in such cases by stepping up the pay of the senior official with reference to the pay of his junior, from the date of the grant of advance increments to the latter. The orders refixing the pay of the senior be issued in accordance with aforesaid decision under F.R.27. He will draw his next increment from the date of drawal of increment by the junior with reference to whom the stepping up of pay has been allowed. The arrears of pay will be drawn accordingly. 3. This sanction issues with the concurrence of the Department of Personnel Training, A.R. Estt (Pay) and the Department of Expenditure vide Dy. Nos. 327/88/Pay 1 dated 7.4.88 and 2117/EIII/888 dated 9.5.88 respectively. 4. They may be brought to the notice of all officers working in your region.