Opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure within 3 months: Fin Min OM 12.12.2018
No. 4-13/17-IC/E-IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 12th, December, 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: Central Civil Services Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 - opportunity
for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure
The undersigned is directed to invite attention to Rules 5 & 6 of
the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 regarding exercise of option to come over to
the revised pay structure effective from 1.1.2016 as notified by the
CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 and to say that the said option was to be exercised
within 3 months of the date of notification, i.e. 25.7.2016 of the said
Rules. The Rule 6(4) thereof provides that the option once exercised
shall be final.
2. The Staff Side of the National Council (JCM) has requested that
employees may be given another opportunity to re-exercise their option
in view of certain hardships caused to certain employees. A number of
references have also been received in this Ministry, proposing that the
affected employees may be given an opportunity to re-exercise their
option.
3. The matter has been considered and the President is pleased to decide
that in relaxation of the stipulation contained in Rule 6(4) of CCS(RP)
Rules, 2016, the Central Government employees, who have already
exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure as
notified by the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, shall be permitted another
opportunity to revise their initial option in terms of Rules 5 & 6
thereof. The revised Option shall be exercised within a period of 3
months from the date of issue of these orders. The option once
exercised in terms of these orders shall be final and shall not be
liable to any further change under any circumstances. All other terms
and conditions as laid down in the said Rules 5 and 6 shall continue to
be applicable.
4. It is obvious that in respect of those employees who have already
exercised option to come over to the revised pay structure from
01.01.2016 itself or in whose case the revised pay structure took effect
from 01.01.2016 and who ire-exercise their option under these orders to
come over to the revised pay structure from a date subsequent to
01.01.2016 as per Rule 5 of 008 (RP) Rules, 2016, the arrears on account
of revised pay already drawn by them from 01.01.2016 up to the date
from which they now Opt to come over to the revised pay structure shall
be recovered.
5. In their application to the employees serving in IA&AD, these
orders were issued after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India.
(Amar Nath Singh)
Director
To,
1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (As per standard distribution list)
2. Guard File
3. NIC with the request that the same be posted on the website of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.