New JBT & PGT Increment Rule

10. Date of next increment in the revised pay structure.―

(1) There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year, instead of existing date of 1st July:

Provided that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of his appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgradation.

Provided further that a Government employee who does not complete six months qualifying service before the date of normal increment due on 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, his date of next increment shall be changed to 1st January or 1st July and shall be granted subject to admissibility.

(2) The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.

 (a) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy during the period between the 2nd day of July, 2016 and the 1st day of January, 2017, the first increment shall accrue on the 1st day of July, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis.

(b) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy during the period between 2nd day of January, 2016 and 1st day of July, 2016, who did not draw any increment on 1st day of July, 2016, the next increment shall accrue on 1st day of January, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis:

Provided that in the case of employees whose pay in the revised pay structure has been fixed as on 1st day of January, the next increment in the Level in which the pay was so fixed as on 1st day of January, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2016:

Provided further that the next increment after drawal of increment on 1st day of July, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2017

    JBT : 36500, TGT:46200, PGT: 49000

More Detail : HCSR 2016, Page No. 9-10