GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH FINANACE DEPARTMENT MANTRALAYA, MAHANADI BHAVAN, NAYA RAIPUR NOTIFICATION Naya Raipur, Dated 19 May, 2017 No. F 2016-04-03303/Finance/Rule/IV: In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Chhattisgarh, hereby, makes the following rules, namely:- RULES 1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Chhattisgarh Revision of Pay Rules, 2017. (2) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1" day of January, 2016. 2. Categories of Government servants to whom the rules apply— Save as otherwise provided by or under these rules, these rules shall apply to all Government servants under the rule making control of the State Government: Provided that these rules shall not be applicable to the Government servants of following categories,- (i) persons appointed on contract; (ii) _ part time and daily rated employees; (ii) _re-employed pensioners; (iv) _ persons paid from contingencies and work-charged employees; (v) _ persons paid on pay scales of the University Grant Commission and All India Council for Technical Education; (vi) _ persons drawing pay in the All India Service scales; (vii) judicial service personnel paid on pay scales recommended by the Shetty Commission; and (viii) any other class or category of persons as the Governor may, by order, specially specify in this behalf.Explanation.- For the purpose of clause (iii), the term re-employed pensioners shall not include the re-employed pensioners who were in receipt of compensation or invalid pension and the military pensioners, who were in receipt of compensation or invalid pension and re-employed under the rule making control of the State Government and drawing pay in the existing scale. 3. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “basic pay” in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc.; (b) “existing basic pay” means pay drawn in the prescribed existing Pay Band and Grade Pay, but does not include any other type of pay like ‘special pay’, etc.; (©) “existing Pay Band and Grade Pay” in relation to a Government Servant means the Pay Band and the Grade Pay applicable to the post held by the Government Servant (or, as the case may be, personal scale applicable to him) as on the date immediately before the notification of these rules, whether in a substantive capacity or in officiating capacity; dd) “exis means the present system of Pay Band and Grade Pay applicable to the ing pay structure” in relation to a Government servant post held by the Government servant as on the date immediately before coming into force of these rules, whether in a substantive or officiating capacity; Explanation.- In the case of a Government servant, who was on the 1“ day of January, 2016 on leave or on deputation out of India or on foreign service, or who would have on that date officiated in one or more lower posts but for his officiating on a higher post, “existing basic pay” and “existing Pay Band and Grade Pay” includes the “existing basic pay” and “existing Pay Band and Grade Pay” applicable to the posts which he would have held but4 for his being on leave or on deputation out of India or on foreign service or, as the case may be, but for his officiating on a higher post. (e) “existing emoluments” mean the sum of (i) existing basic pay and (ii) existing dearness allowance at index average as on 1 day of January 2016; (f) “level” in the Pay Matrix shall mean the Level corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay specified in the Schedule-1; (g) “pay matrix” means Matrix specified in the Schedule-I, with levels of pay arranged in vertical cells as assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay; (h) “pay in the Level” means the pay drawn in appropriate Cell of the Level as specified in the Schedule-I; (i) “revised emoluments” means the pay in the Level of a Government servant in the revised pay structure; (j) “revised pay structure” in relation to a post means the Pay Matrix and the Level specified therein corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay of the post unless a different Level is notified separately for the post; and (k) “schedule” means a schedule annexed to these rules. Level of posts.- The Level of posts shall be determined in accordance with the various Levels as assigned to the corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay as specified in the Pay Matrix. 5. Drawal of pay in the revised pay structure. A Government servant shall draw pay in the Level in the revised pay structure applicable to the post to which he is appointed: Provided that a Government servant may elect to continue to draw pay in the existing pay structure until the date on which he earns his next or any subsequent increment in the existing pay structure or until he vacates his post or ceases to draw pay in the existing pay structure:Provided further that in cases where a Government servant has been placed in a higher grade pay between 1" day of January, 2016 and the date of notification of these rules, on account of promotion or upgradation, the Government servant may elect to switch over to the revised pay structure from the date of such promotion or upgradation, as the case may be. Explanation.- 6. (1) _ The option to retain the existing pay structure under the provisos to this rule shall be admissible only in respect of one existing Pay Band and Grade Pay, (2) The aforesaid option shall not be admissible to any person appointed to a post on or after the 1" day of January, 2016, whether for the first time in Government service or by transfer from another post, he shall be allowed pay only in the revised pay structure. (3) Where a Government servant exercises the option under the provisos to this rule to retain the existing pay structure in respect of a post held by him in an officiating capacity on a regular basis for the purpose of regulation of pay in that pay structure under Fundamental Rule 22 or under any other rule or order applicable to that post, his substantive pay shall be substantive pay which he would have drawn had he retained the existing pay structure in respect of the permanent post on which he holds a lien or would have held a lien had his lien not been suspended or the pay of the officiating post which has acquired the character of substantive pay in accordance with any order for the time being in force, whichever is higher. Exercise of Option.- (1) The option under the provisos to rule 5 shall be exercised in writing in the form appended to in the Schedule-II so as to reach the authority mentioned in sub-rule (2) within three months of date of publication of these rules or where any revision in the existing pay structure is made by any order subsequent to that date, within three months of the date of such order: Provided that,-(i) in the case of a Government servant, who is on the date of such publication, or as the case may be, on the date of such order on leave or deputation out of state, the said option shall be exercised in writing so as to reach the said authority within three months of his taking charge of his post under the State Government; (ii) where a Government servant is under suspension on the 1" day of January,2016, the option may be exercised within three months of the date of his return to his duty if that date is later than the date prescribed in this sub-rule; and (iii) those Government servants who have retired after 1° January, 2016, and before publication of these rules, shall be entitled to exercise their options under this rule. (2) The option shall be intimated by the Government servant to the head of his office. The head of office shall submit his own option to his controlling officer. (3) If the intimation regarding option is not received within the time mentioned in sub-rule (1), the Government servant shall be deemed to have elected to be governed by the revised pay structure with effect from the 1 day of January, 2016. (4) The option once exercised shall be final. Cutting or overwriting in the option shall not be accepted. Note 1- Persons whose services were terminated on or after the 1" day of January, 2016 and who could not exercise the option within the prescribed time limit, on account of discharge on the expiry of the sanctioned posts, resignation, dismissal or discharge on disciplinary grounds, are entitled to the benefits of this rule. Note 2- Persons who have died on or after the 1 day of January, 2016 and could not exercise the option within prescribed time limit are deemed to have opted for the revised pay structure on and from the 1* day of January, 2016 or such later date as is found most beneficial bythe concerning authority, if the revised pay structure is more favorable and his pay may be fixed accordingly. 7. Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure. — (1) The initial pay of a Government servant who elects, or is deemed to have elected under sub-rule (3) of rule 6 to be governed by the revised pay structure on and from the 1“ day of January, 2016, shall, unless in any case the State Government by special order otherwise directs, be fixed separately in respect of his substantive pay in the permanent post on which he holds a lien or would have held a lien if it had not been suspended, and in respect of his pay in the officiating post held by him, in the following manner, namely:- (i) _ the pay in the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix shall be the pay obtained by multiplying the existing basic pay by a factor of 2.57, rounded off to the nearest rupee and the figure so arrived at will be located in that Level in the Pay Matrix and if such an identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the pay, and if no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the pay Matrix. Illustration: T_] Existing Pay Band : PB-1 Pay 3260-20200 Band 2 | Existing Grade Pay : 2400 Grade | 1800 | 1900 ] 2200 | 2400 | 2800 Pay 3, | Existing Pay in Pay Band: | Levels [3 4 3 6 7 10190 T_[ 18000 [19500 | 22400 | 25300 [28700 4 | Existing Basic Bay : 12590 2 18500 20100 23100 26100 | 29600 (10190 + 2400) 3__| 19100 | 20700 | 23800 | 26900 | 30500 5. | Pay after multiplication by a 4 19700 21300 (24500 27700 | 31400 fitment factor of 2.57 5 20300 21900 25200 28500 | 32300 | 12590 x 2.57 = 32356.30 6 20900 22600 26000 29400 | 33300 (rounded off to 32356) 7__| 21300 [ 23300 | 26800 | 30300 | 34300 6 | Level corresponding to GP 8 22100 24000 27600 31200 | 35300 2400 : Level 6 9 | 22800 [24700 | 28400 | 32100 | 36400 7_ | Revised Pay in Pay Matrix 10 23500 25400 29300 | 33100 | 37500(Either equal to or nexthigher | 11 | 24200 | 26200 | 30200 | 34100 | 38600 032356 in Level 6) : 33100, I (ii) if the minimum pay or the first Cell in the applicable Level is more than the amount arrived at as per sub clause (i) above, the pay shall be fixed at minimum pay or the first Cell of that applicable Level. (2) A Government servant who is on leave on the 1° day of January, 2016 and is entitled to leave salary shall become entitled to pay in the revised pay structure from 1.1.2016 or the date of option for the revised pay structure. Similarly when a Government servant is on study leave on the 1° day of January, 2016 he will be entitled to the benefits under these rules from 1.1,2016 or the date of option. (3) A Government servant under suspension shall continue to draw subsistence allowance based on the existing scale of pay or pay structure and his pay in the revised pay structure shall be subject to the final order on the pending disciplinary proceedings. (4) Where the existing emoluments exceed the revised emoluments in the case of any Government servant, the difference shall be allowed as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay. (5) Where in the fixation of pay under sub-rule (1), the pay of a Government servant, who, in the existing pay structure, was drawing immediately before the 1* day of January, 2016 more pay than another Government servant junior to him in the same cadre, gets fixed in the revised pay structure in a Cell lower than that of such junior, his pay shall be stepped up to the same Cell in the revised pay structure as that of the junior. (6) Where a Government servant is in receipt of personal pay immediately before the date of notification of these rules, which together with his existing emoluments exceeds the revised cmoluments, then, difference representing such excess shall be allowed to such Government servant as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay. (7) In cases where a senior Government servant promoted to a higher post before the 1° day of January, 2016 draws less pay in the revised pay structurece than his junior who is promoted to the higher post on or after the 1“ day of January, 2016, the pay of senior Government servant in the revised pay structure shall be stepped up to an amount equal to the pay as fixed for his junior in that higher post. The stepping up shall be done with effect from the date of promotion of the junior Government servant subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions, namely:- (a) _ both the junior and the senior Government servants belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted are identical in the same cadre. (b) _ the existing pay structure and revised pay structure of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw pay are identical. (c) the senior Government servant at the time of promotion was drawing equal or more pay than the junior. (d) the anomaly is directly as a result of the application of the provisions of the Fundamental Rule 22 or any other rule or order regulating pay fixation on such promotion in the revised pay structure: Provided that if the junior officer was drawing more pay in the existing pay structure than the senior by virtue of any advance increments granted to him, the provision of this note shall not be invoked to step up the pay of the senior officer. (8) Subject to the provisions of rule 5, if the pay as fixed in the officiating post under sub-rule (1) is lower than the pay fixed in the substantive post, the former shall be fixed at the same stage as the substantive pay. 8. Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure of employees appointed as fresh recruits on or after 1 day of January, 2016.- The pay of employees appointed by direct recruitment on or after 1* day of January, 2016 shall be fixed at the minimum pay or the first Cell in the Level, applicable to the post to which such employees are appointed: Provided that where the existing pay of such employee appointed on or after 1% day of January, 2016 and before the date of notification of these rules, has already been fixed in existing pay structure and if his existingemoluments happen to exceed the minimum pay or the first Cell in the Level, as applicable to the post to which he is appointed on or after 1“ day of January, 2016, such difference shall be paid as personal pay to be absorbed in future increments in pay. 9. Increment in Pay Matrix.- The increment shall be as specified in the vertical Cells of the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix. Illustration: [ All employee in the Basic Pay | | P®” sane sate: | of 33100 in Level 6 will move | | Ban ioe Grade | 1800 | 1900 | 2200 | 2400 | 2800 | vertically down the same cr ay Level in the cells and on grant | yee] — 3 i ; z : of increment, his basic pay T__| 18000 | 19500 | 22400 | 25300 | 28700 will be 34100. 2__| 18500 | 20100 | 23100 | 26100 | 29600 3 [19100 [20700 | 23800 | 26900 | 30500 4 19700 21300, 24500 27700 31400 3 | 20300 | 21900 | 25200 | 28500 | 32300 I 6 20900 | 22600 | 26000 | 29400 | 33300 7_[ 21500 | 23300 | 26800 | 30300 | 34300 | 8 22100 24000 27600 31200 35300 9 [22800 | 24700 | 28400 | 32100 | 36400 10 23500 25400, 29300 33100, 37500 Lv ul 24200 26200, 30200 34100, 38600 7 10. Date of next increment in revised pay structure.- (1) There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1* January and 1“ July of every year, instead of existing date of 1* July: Provided that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either on 1° January or 1° July depending on the date of his appointment, promotion or upgradation. (2) The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation during the period between 2 day of January and 1" day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1" day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financialupgradation during the period between 2™ day of July and 1“ day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1" day of July. Illustration: ll. (a) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or granted financial upgradation during the period between the 2 day of July, 2016 and the 1 day of January, 2017, the first increment shall accrue on the 1° day of July, 2017and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis. (b) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or granted financial upgradation during the period between the 2" day of January, 2016 and the 1“ day of July, 2016, who did not draw any increment on 1" day of July, 2016 the next increment shall accrue on the 1° day of January, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis: Provided that in case of employees whose pay in the revised pay structure has been fixed as on 1" day of January, the next increment in the level in which the pay was so fixed as on 1% day of January, 2016 shall accrue on 1* day of July, 2016: Provided further that the next increment after drawal of increment on 1* day of July, 2016 shall accrue on 1* day of July, 2017. Fixation of pay in the revised pay structure subsequent to the 1" day of January 2016.- Where a Government servant continues to draw his pay in the existing pay structure and is brought over to the revised pay structure from a date later than the 1“ day of January, 2016 his pay from the later date in the revised pay structure shall be fixed in the manner prescribed in clause (i) of sub-rule (1) of rule 7 of these rules. 12. Fixation of pay on re-appointment after the 1 day of January, 2016 to a post held prior to that date A Government servant who had officiated in a post prior to the 1" day of January, 2016 but was not holding that post on that date and who on subsequent appointment to that post draws pay in therevised pay structure shall be allowed the benefit of the proviso to the Fundamental Rule 22, to the extent it would have been admissible had he been holding that post on the 1 day of January, 2016, and had elected the revised pay structure on and from that date. 13. Fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1.2016.— For the fixation of pay in case of promotion from one Level to another in the revised pay structure one increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted and he shall be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which promoted and if no such Cell is available in the level to which promoted, he shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that Level. Illustrati 1 | Level in the revised pay Pay 5200-20200 structure : Level 6 Band 2 | Basic Pay in the revised pay | Grade | 1800 1900 2200 | 2400 | 2800 structure 31200 Pay 3. | Granted Promotion in Level | Levels 3 4 5 6 7 7 1 | 18000 |~19500 [22400 | 25300 | 28700 4 | Pay after giving one 2_| 18500 | ~20100_| 23100 | 26100 | 29600 increment in Level 6:32100 | 3 | 19100 | 20700 | 23800 | 26900 | 30500 3. | Pay in the upgraded Level 4 19700 | 21300 | 24500 | 27700 | 31400 7: 32300 (either equal to or 5 20300 _ 7 21900 25200 28500 | 32300 next higher to 32100 in 6 _| 20900 | 32600 | 26000 | 29400 | 33300 Level 6) 7 21500 | 23300 | 26800 | 30300 | 34300 8 | 22100 | 24000 | 27600 | 31200 | 35300 9 22800 24700 28400 | 32100 | 36400 10 | 23500 | 25400 | 29300 | 33100 | 37500 a 24200 26200 30200 34100 | 38600 14, Mode of payment of arrears of pay- The arrears shall be paid after the on in this regard and orders will be issued separately. Government de: Explanation.- For the purpose of this rule, “arrears of pay” in rel Government servant, means the difference between: un(i) the aggregate of the pay and deamess allowance to which he is entitled on account of revision of his pay under these rules, for the period effective from the Ist day of January, 2016; and (ii) the aggregate of the pay and dearness allowances to which he would have been entitled (whether such pay and dearness allowances have been received or not) for that period had his pay and allowances not been so revised. 15. Overriding effect of rules- In cases where the pay is regulated by these rules, the provisions of Fundamental Rules and any other rule shall not apply to the extent they are inconsistent with these rules. 16. Power to relax- The State Government may relax or suspend the operation of any of the provisions of these rules in the case of Government servant or category of Government servants in such a manner and to such extent as may appear to it, to be just and equitable or necessary or expedient in public interest. 17. Interpretation- If any question arises relating to interpretation of these rules, it shall be referred to Government in Finance Department, whose decision thereon shall be final. By order and in the name of the Governor of Chhattisgarh, (SK. ) 4] ate Joint SecretarySchedule-I Pay Matrix Pay Band_[ 4750-7440 3200-20200 930034800 200 | 2800 [4200 | 4300 | 4400 | 4800 as Sema 25300 49100 zs100 | 29600 | 36500 | 38200 | 44500 | 506c0 76800 | 30560 | 37600 | 40400] 48800 | S200 z7700 | s1400 | 38700 | 41600 | 47200 | 53700 500 | 37300 | 39900 | 42800 | 48600 | —553C0 zan00_{ 33300 | eiioo | aan00 | 50100__| $7000 30300 | 34300 | 42300 | 45400 | 1600 |” 58700 ‘31200 | 25800 7800 | 58100 | 60500 32100 | 36800 “e200_|54700_|~ 62500 33100 | 37500 | 45200 | 49600 | 56300 | 64200 “34100 | 38600 | 47600 | sai00 | 8000” | 66100 31100 | 35100 | 39800 | 49000 | 52600 | 9700 | 68100 2000 [36200 | #000 | $0500 | ~s4200° T6100 | _7o100 ‘37300 | «2200 | S200 | ~ss800 | 63300 | 72200 “séa0g | «3500 | 53600 | 57500 | 65200 | 74400 39600 | aaB00 | $5200 | 38200 | 67200 | 76600 a0s00 | #6100 | 56800 | 1000 | 62200 | 78900 a2000_| 47500 | 58600 | 62800__| 71300 | #1300 ‘43300_| 48900 | 60400 | 64700_|~73a00_| 83700 ‘aaso0 | s0a00 | 62200 | 68600 | 73600 | #6200 “as500 | $1800 | eaioo | «8600 | 77800 | 88800 “7300 | 53500 | 66000" [7070080200 | 91500 “aa700 | 55100 | 68000 | 77800 | ~B2600 | 94200 soz0 | 36800 | 70000 |” 75000 | 85100 [97000 1700_| sas00 | 72100 | 77300_|~ 87700 | 99900 53300 | 60300 | 74300_| 79600 | 90300 | 102300 54900 | 62300 | 76500 | 82000 | 53000 | 106000 ‘56500 | 64000 | 78800 _| 84500 | 95800__| 109200 ‘58200 | 65800 | 81200 | 7000 | 98700 | 112500 59900_| 67900_|_83600 | #9600 | 101700 | 115900 ‘61700_| 69900 |~86100__| 92300__|” 304g00_|” 119400 ‘63600 | 72000 | 88700 | 98100 | 107900 | 123000 ‘e5500_| 74200 | 91000 | 98000 | “i1s100 [176700 7500 | 76400 | 94100 | 100900 | 114400 | 130500 35. | 42600 | #3800 | 49000 | 3400 #5500 | 76700 | 96900 | 103900 | 117800 | 334400 36. | #3900 | 45200 | $0500 | $5000 71600 | #1100 | —s9800 | 107000 | 191300 | 338400 7 ‘45200 | 46600 | 52000 | 56700 "73700 | 83500 | 102800 [ 110200 | 124900 | 142600 36 | as600 | ‘e000 | $3600 | $8400 75900_| weo00 | 105800 | 113600"| 128600 | 146900 33} 4ao00 | «9400 $5200 | 60200 774200 | #8600 | 103100 | 116900 | 122500 | 151300 o-| 43400 | 50800 | $6800 | 62000 20500 | 91300 | tize00 | 20800 | 136500 | 155800 rsPay Matrix ay Band 15600-39100 37400467000 rade ray | 00 00 1600 10 00 10000 Level a3 14 ty ae oar 4 ssi00 ero | 70000 | ssnsco | azoreo | ena a3 7200 ssioo| ato x10 [12250 | _aeo10 3 52500 $00. sas0o_| 125800 [ areca | s0s00 ca 1200 7aso0 | s7300| 120600] __sesyoo | _as5000 5 e100 75709 | go0o_| 133500 | s4sooo | 355700 € 00 00 | sas 139500 | ——sson00 | 260500 7 7000 soso sao0| —_sersoo | seco | _s6500 : 00 700 | 96900.|_sassco | —1s9500 | 27500 o 7109 5x00 | i200 250200 | __seusco | _ars7a0 0 7200 37300 | 104200 | ssa700 | 365200 | 85100 — soioo | ors00| _sssnco | __svaaco | ss0700 7170 ssi | —_110so0! —_sennco | s0 | aston 2 00 sooo usss00 | seaoeo | sstao | __202300 uo: 2400 sesoo | uxra00 | r7aseo | ss0s09| 206000 ra E50 yous izare0 | 179300-| 0100. | 21700, 16 7400 oagoo | 20300 __1sa700 [202000 2 a 30000 306000 | 128000 | 180000 | 208100 2 ut 5270 ss1z00 | saw | 195900 [214800 2 ied 95500, 134500 335800 201800 o o 2s ‘98400 117900 139900 207300 2 2°. aed sown | szisoo | —seaioo | __asexco 2 ° 2 104800 12so00 | taco ° ° 101500 emo | 15230 ° ° ° 1207 samo | 57800 ° ° ° 14000 136700 | 16220 2 ° o 117200 aog00 [17100 3 a 8 120300 sesooo | _17300 ° ° ° i300 9000 [177309 8 3 6 8 i200 [2500 3 2 ° 1309 ‘ses00 | sete 3 3 n 136009 65800 [199700 8 3 . 140100 sss200 | 199500, ° a A 148300 ia | 2ost00 3 3 | 860 e900 3 3 oy 153100 13000 ° 2 0 2 15700 ise 3 3 3 a 162400 135005 3. 8 3 2 6730 25000 2 3 8 3 2 17300 20600 2 2 ° ° Pa a7rsco 200 | ° ° 2 ° 1“Schedule-II Form of Option (See Rule-6) -------- hereby elect to draw my pay in the Revised pay structure with effect from Ist January, 2016. or I existing pay band and grade pay of — ---- hereby elect to continue on the -- of my substantive/officiating Post of --- *@ The date of my next increment or *(b) The date of subsequent increment raising my band pay to Rs or*(c) I vacate the post or cease to draw pay in the existing pay band and grade pay of =--------~ - Designation Office in which employed * (strike off if inapplicable) FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Certified that the option submitted by Shri/Smt./Ku. -- -- (name) is received in the office on ----