Pay fixation on transfer to lower post under FR 15(a)

 Kayveeyes’ Daily Rules Recap 

23. Pay fixation on transfer to lower post under FR 15(a) :

• Pay Protection: The employee's pay in the new lower post is fixed to match their pay in the previous higher post to the extent possible. 

• Pay Fixation in Lower Level: 

• If an exact match exists in the lower level's pay matrix, the pay is fixed at that stage.

• If no exact match exists, the pay is fixed at the next lower stage, and the difference is granted as personal pay. This personal pay is absorbed in future increments.

•  Pay Limit: If the maximum pay in the lower level's pay range is lower than the employee's previous pay, their pay is capped at that maximum as per FR 22(I)(a)(3).

The method of pay fixation in respect of a Government Servant transferred to a lower post under FR 15(a) on his/her own request with effect from 01.01.2016 is as under:

‘In case of transfer to a lower Level of post in the Pay Matrix under FR 15(a) on his/her own request with effect from 01.01.2016, the pay of the Government Servant holding a post on regular basis will be fixed in the revised pay structure at the stage equal to the pay drawn by him/her in the higher Level of post held regularly. If no such stage is available, the pay will be fixed at the stage next below in the lower Level with respect to the pay drawn by him/her in the higher Level of  post held regularly and the difference in the pay may be granted as personal pay to be absorbed in future Increment(s). If maximum of the vertical range of pay progression at the lower Level in which he/she is appointed, happens to be less than the pay drawn by him/her in the higher Level, his/her pay may be restricted to that maximum under FR 22(I)(a)(3).’

[Para 2 of OM No. 12/1/2016-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 31.03.2017]