Withholding of increment for six months – Regulation of Pay in 7th CPC Pay Matrix: Illustrations

[Annexure to DoPT OM No.11012/15/2016-Estt A-III dated 18-06-2019 Subject: Regulation of pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965]

Case History No. 4

(iv) Case 4: Withholding of increment [Penalty under 11(iv)]

The penalty of Withholding of one increment for a period of six months is
imposed on a Government servant on 13.08.2017. The Government servant is
drawing Rs.50500 in Level 7 of Pay Matrix. Pay would be fixed on following
manner:

	When the date of Increment is 1st January	When the date of Increment is 1st July
Pay when Penalty imposed	Rs. 50500 [5th Cell of Level 7]	Rs. 50500 [5th Cell of Level 7]
Pay during the currency period	The increment due on 01.01.2018 will be withheld  i.e. upto 30.06.2018. As such, the pay w.e.f. 13.08.2017 to 30.06.2018 = Rs. 50500 [5th Cell of Level 7]	The increment due on  01.07.2018 will be withheld  i.e. upto 31.12.2018. As such, the pay w.e.f.  13.08.2017 to 31.12.2018 = Rs. 50500 [5th Cell of Level 7]
Increment (notional)	On 1st January, 2018 Rs. 52000 [6th Cell of Level 7]	On 1st July, 2018 Rs. 52000 [6th Cell of Level 7]
Pay after the currency period	w.e.f 1.07.2018 =  Rs. 52000 [6th Cell of Level 7] [w.e.f. 01.01.2019 i.e. date of  next increment, the pay will be Rs. 53600 (7th Cell of Level 7).	w.e.f 1.1.2019 =  Rs. 52000 [6th Cell of Level 7] [w.e.f. 01.07.2019 i.e. date of  next increment, the pay will be  Rs. 53600 (7th Cell of Level 7).
Currency Period	13.08.2017 to 30.06.2018	13.08.2017 to 31.12.2018