Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017- regarding admissibility of Special Pay under Schedule-III appended to these rules
GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
Finance (Rules) Division
No. F.15(1)FD/Rules/2017
Jaipur, dated : 05 JUN 2018
CLARIFICATION
Sub:- Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017- regarding admissibility of Special Pay under Schedule-III appended to these rules.
The Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 were made effective from 01.01.2016. Under revised rules, Special Pay which was earlier admissible with reference to Grade Pay Numbers, has been substituted by Levels of the posts.
2. The provisions of Special Pay as contained in Schedule-III appended to these rules, are applicable to the employees posted in Government Secretariat, Governor’s Secretariat, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Lokayukt Sachivalaya, Rajasthan High Court and State Election Commission.
3. It has been noticed that even some of the departments have allowed Special Pay based on misinterpretation of these revised rules.
4. Hence, it is being clarified that Special Pay admissible prior to 01.01.2016 is to be continued under the revised RCS (RP) Rules, 2017 as well. The Special Pay is not admissible to the employees posted in the departments other than as specified in para 2 above.
5. Therefore, any Special Pay order made in contravention of the above provisions needs to be rectified immediately, fixing responsibility for this misinterpretation of the rules. Also, any erroneous payment made to employees on such account shall be recovered.
(Manju Rajpal)
Secretary Finance (Budget)
