1547-F(P1): WB Order Clarifies Pay Fixation on Promotion for Stagnation Increment Drawers
Summary
This Finance Department memorandum clarifies that an employee drawing stagnation increment(s) who is promoted to a higher post or Level will have pay fixed at the next higher Cell, with the increment date unchanged. Excess over the last Cell counts as stagnation increment, capped at six, effective notionally from 2016, actually from 2020.
Key Takeaways & Points
- Clarifies pay fixation for employees drawing stagnation increment(s) when promoted to a higher post or Level.
- Pay in the higher post/Cell is fixed at the next higher Cell relative to the lower post/Level pay.
- The date of increment remains unchanged after such pay fixation.
- Applies to promotions under the 1981 promotion policy circular or MCAS-2001.
- Excess pay beyond the last Cell in the higher Level is treated as stagnation increment, capped at 6 increments total.
- The order is notionally effective from 01.01.2016 and actually effective from 01.01.2020.
GOVERNMENT ORDER
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
AUDIT BRANCH
NABANNA, HOWRAH-711102
E-mail ID : [email protected]
No. 1547-F(P,)/FA/N/2M/02/22 (N.B.) Dated, Howrah, the 13th April, 2022.
MEMORANDUM
In terms of Memo. No.760-F(P,), dated 17.02.2020, a government employee reaching the last Cell of any particular Level in the Pay Matrix under W.B.S. (R.O.P.A.) Rules, 2019, shall draw annual increment for stagnation beyond the last Cell of that particular Level at the same amount at which it was last drawn subject to a maximum of 6 (six) such increments.
2. A question has now been raised as to how the pay of an employee drawing stagnation increment shall be fixed on promotion to higher post or to higher Level (Functional or non-functional).
3. After careful consideration of the matter, the Governor is pleased to order that when an employee while drawing stagnation increment(s) in the Lower post/Level is appointed on promotion to higher post or is appointed to higher Level under promotion policy circular 1981 or M.C.A.S.-2001 as notified vide Memo. No.3015-F, dated 13.03.2001 read with Memo. No.6042-F(P,), dated 07.11.2019, his pay in the higher post/Cell shall, in relation to the pay of the lower post/Level, be fixed at the next higher Cell keeping the date of increment unchanged.
4. The benefit of para 3 above will also be admissible when such 'next higher Cell' is beyond the last Cell of the Level of the higher post/higher Level. The excess over the last cell being deemed to be stagnation increment(s) in the Level of the higher post/higher Level, which together with future stagnation increment(s) shall not exceed 6(six).
5. The provision of this Memo. shall be notionally effective from 01.01.2016 with actual effect from 01.01.2020.
Sd/- D. K. Ray
Joint Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal.
Orders Referred to in This Order
- Memo. No.760-F(P,) Not published on this site 17 February 2020
- promotion policy circular 1981 Not published on this site
- Memo. No.3015-F Not published on this site 13 March 2001
- Memo. No.6042-F(P,) Not published on this site 7 November 2019
- 1547-F(P Not published on this site
- 760-F(P Not published on this site 17 February 2020
- 3015-F 3015-F: Modification of Career Advancement Scheme for WB Govt Employees (2001) 13 March 2001
- 6042-F(P Not published on this site 7 November 2019