Stagnation Increment Exercise of option to continue in the scales of Pay of lower post – Extension of time limit
PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Sub: Stagnation Increment Exercise of option to continue in the scales of Pay of lower post – Extension of time limit – Reg
Read: 1. G.O.No.FD I SRP 96 Dated 08.05. 1997
2. G.O.No.FD 33 SRP 99 Dated 30.08.1999
3. G.O.No.FD 16 SRP 2012 Dated 07.05.2012
PREAMBLE :
According to the order issued in G.O dated 8.05.97 read at (1) above, a Government servant who has reached the maximum of time scale of pay or Selection Time Scale of pay under the Karnataka Civil Services (Time Bound Advancement) Rules; 1983 or Senior Scale of pay under the Karnataka Civil Services (Automatic Grant of Special Promotion to Senior Scale of pay) Rules, l991 and who is granted Selection Time scale/Senior Scale of pay or is promoted to higher post oh or after l-4-96 before accrual of stagnation increment, if he so desires shall give an option in writing to continue in the scale of pay of the lower post or in the Selection Time Scale or Senior scale of pay:as the case may be until he gets the benefit of stagnation increment, to the authorities specified there in ‘within three months from the date of grant of Selection Time scale.of pay or Senior Scale of pay or promotion as the case may be or from the date of issue of the said orders, whichever is later.
In the Government orders read at (2) & (3) above, the time limit specified for exercise of option for Stagnation Increment was extended upto 31-12-99 & 31-07-2012 respectively.
Several cases have been brought to the notice of the Government wherein requests have been made by Government servants to further extend the time limit for exercise of option for stagnation increment as there is anomaly in the pay the Senior Government Servants who have failed to exercise timely option for stagnation increment in term of Government orders dated 08-05-1997 30-08-1999 and 07-05-2012 read at (1), (2) and (3) above.
GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. FD 29 SRP 2017,
BENGALURU. DATED 05th JULY 2017
Government are pleased to extend the time limit for giving option by the Government Servants who have reached the maximum of the time scale of pay / Selection Grade Pay Scale or Selection Time Scale of Pay under the KCS (TBA) Rules, 1983 or Senior Scale of Pay under the KCS (Automatic Grant of Special Promotion to Senior scale of pay) Rules 1991 and who are granted Selection Time Scale of pay, Senior Scale of pay or are promoted to higher post on or after 1-4-1996 before accrual of stagnation increment to continue in the scale of pay of the lower post or Selection Time Scale or Senior Scale or Selection Grade Pay Scale, as the case may be, until they get stagnation increment for a further period upto 04-10-2017 or until further orders whichever is earlier.
The Heads of the Departments should bring the contents of this order to the notice of all concerned immediately for necessary action.
BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE
GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA
(G.B.HEMANNA)
Deputy Secretary to Government
Finance Department (Services-2)
