Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017

Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017

GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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No.F.7(2)-FIN(PC)/2017

Dated, Agartala, 11th July, 2017

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor is pleased to make the following Rules; namely:-

RULES

1. Short title and commencement:

(1) These Rules may be called the “Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017”

(2) Save as otherwise provided hereinafter, they shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2017.

2. Application:

(1) Save as otherwise provided by or under these Rules, these Rules shall apply to persons appointed in / against regular scales of pay/ pay structure to services and posts in connection with the affairs of the State of Tripura.

(2) Unless specially extended under express order of the Government, these Rules shall not apply to:-

(a) Members of All India Services, Members of Tripura Judicial Service, Members of the Services to whom University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE) pay structure apply.

(b) Employees and staff of High Court of Tripura unless adopted by the High Court of Tripura / Workers of Autonomous Bodies / PSUs / Cooperatives Banks/ Agencies / Societies and similar Organisations except specifically relaxed by the Government for particular case(s) for adoption.

(c) Persons not in whole time employment.

(d) Persons paid out of contingencies.

(e) Persons paid otherwise than on a monthly fixed pay basis including those paid only on piece rate basis.

(f) Persons employed on contract basis except where the contract provides otherwise.

(g) Persons in re-employment in Government service after retirement.

(h) Persons in employment/ re-employment/ contract under different schemes being funded fully or partly by the Government of Tripura.

(i) Any other class or category of persons whom the Governor may, by order, specifically exclude from the application of all or any of the provisions contained in these rules.

3. Definitions:

(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(i) “existing basic pay” means the pay drawn in the prescribed existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or Pay in the existing scale.

(ii) “existing Pay Band and Grade Pay” in relation to a Government employee means the Pay Band and the Grade pay applicable to the post held by the Government employee as on the date immediately before the notification of these rules whether in a substantive capacity or in officiating capacity.

(iii) “existing scale” in relation to a Government employee means the pay scale applicable to the post held by the Government employee as on the date immediately before the notification of these rules whether in substantive capacity in officiating capacity.

(iv) “existing pay structure” in relation to a Government employee the present system of Pay Band and Grade Pay or the Pay Scale applicable to the post held by the Government employee as on the date immediately before the coming into force of these rules whether in a substantive or in officiating capacity.

(v) “existing emoluments” means the sum of (i) existing basic pay and (ii) existing dearness allowance appropriate to the basic pay as on 31st day of March, 2017;

(vi) “Pay Matrix” means Matrix specified in the Schedule-I with Levels of pay arranged in vertical cells as assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and existing Grade pay or scale;

(vii) “Level” in the Pay Matrix shall mean the Level corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale specified in the Schedule-I.

(viii) “Pay in the level” means pay drawn in the appropriate Cell of the Level as specified in the Schedule.

(ix) “Revised pay structure” in relation to a post means the Pay Matrix and the Levels specified therein corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale of the post, unless a different revised level is notified separately for that post.

(x) “basic pay” in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed  Level in the Pay Matrix;

Note: Special Pay, Personal Pay, Non Practicing Allowance (NPA), honorarium and any other addition to pay shall not be included in the basic pay for the purpose of computation of fixation of pay.

(xi) “Revised emoluments” means the pay in the Level of a Government employee in the revised pay structure;
and

(xii) “Schedule” means a Schedule appended to these rules.

Note: Where a female Government employee is concerned, the word “he”, “his” and “him” used in the rules shall be taken to mean “she”, “her” and “her” respectively in these rules.

4. Level of posts:

The level of posts shall be determined in accordance with the various Levels as assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale as specified in the Pay Matrix.

5. Drawal of pay in the revised pay structure:

Save as otherwise provided in these rules, a Government employee who is in service on 31st day of March, 2017 or who may have been appointed on or after 1st day of April, 2017 shall draw pay in the Level in the revised pay structure applicable to the post/service which he has been holding or as the case may be, to which he may have been appointed;

Provided that a Government employee who is in service on 31st day of March, 2017 or who enters service on or after 1st day of April, 2017 but before the publication of these rules, may, at his option, continue to draw pay in the existing pay structure, until the date on which he earns his next or any subsequent increment(s) in the existing pay structure or until he vacates his post or ceases to draw pay in the existing pay structure.

Provided further that in cases where a Government employee has been placed in a higher grade pay or scale between 1st day of April, 2017 and the date of notification of these rules on account of promotion or upgradation, the Government employee may elect to switch over to the revised pay structure from the date of such promotion or upgradation, as the case may be.

Explanation 1:

The option to retain the existing pay structure under the proviso to this rule shall be admissible only in respect of one existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale.

Explanation 2:

The aforesaid option shall not be admissible to any person appointed to a post for the first time in Government service or by transfer from another post on or after the 1st day of April, 2017 and he shall be allowed pay only in the revised pay structure. Re-appointment after break in service to a post/ service on or after the 1st day of April, 2017 shall in all cases be treated as first appointment for the purpose of these rules.

Explanation 3:

Where a Government employee exercises the option under the proviso to this rule to retain the existing pay structure of a post held by him in an officiating capacity on a regular basis for the purpose of regulation of pay in that pay structure under Fundamental Rule 22, or under any other rule or order applicable to that post, his substantive pay shall be substantive pay which he would have drawn had he retained the existing pay structure in respect of the permanent post on which he holds a lien or would have held a lien had his lien not been suspended or the pay of the officiating post which has acquired the character of substantive pay in accordance with any order for the time being in force, whichever is higher.

Note:- A Government employee exercising option to retain the existing pay structure under this rule shall continue to draw the Dearness Allowance as was appropriate to the pay of existing pay structure at the rates in force on 1st day of April, 2017.

6. Exercise of option:
(1) The option under the proviso to Rule 5 shall be exercised in writing in the Form  appended to Schedule II to these Rules so as to reach the authority mentioned in  sub-rule (2) within three months of the date of notification of these rules or where any revision in the existing pay structure is made by any order subsequent to the date of notification of these rules, within three months of the date of such order.

Provided that –

(a) a Government employee who on the date of publication of these Rules in the Official Gazette is on leave or deputation or foreign service, the said option shall be exercised in writing so as to reach the said authority within three months of the date of his taking charge of his post after return from such leave or deputation or foreign service; and

(b) where Government employee is under suspension on the date of publication of these rules in the Official Gazette, shall exercise the option in writing so as to reach the said authority within the three months of the date of his return to his duties or within 3 (three) months of the date of publication of these rules in Official Gazette, if that date is latter than the date prescribed in this sub-rule.

(2) The option shall be intimated by all concerned Government employees to their respective Heads of Office along-with an undertaking, in the Form appended to these rules. But Officers borne under TCS, TPS, TFS, Gazetted portion of Tripura Secretariat Service, Gazetted portion of Tripura Stenographer Service, Head of Departments shall submit their respective options to the Finance Department (Establishment Branch).

(3) If the option under sub-rule (1) has not been received by the Head of Office within the period mentioned in sub-rule (1), the Government employee shall be deemed to have elected to be governed by the revised pay structure with effect from the 1st day of April, 2017 or the date of appointment, if it happens to be later than 1st day of April, 2017, as the case may be.

(4) The option, once exercised shall be final and cannot be modified on any subsequent date.

Note 1: A Government employee, whose service is terminated on or after 1st day of April, 2017 and who is unable to exercise the option within the prescribed time limit, on account of discharge on the expiry of the sanctioned posts, resignation, dismissal or discharge on disciplinary grounds, shall be entitled to exercise option under sub-rule(1).

Note 2: A Government employee, who died on or after the 1st day of April, 2017 and could not exercise the option within prescribed time limit is deemed to have opted for the revised pay structure on and from the 1st day of April, 2017 or such later date as is most beneficial to their dependents if the revised pay structure is more favourable and in such cases, necessary action shall be taken by the Head of Office.

Note 3: A Government employee, who was on earned leave or any other kind of leave on the 1st day of April, 2017 and is entitled to leave salary shall be allowed the benefits of exercising option under this rule.

7. Fixation of pay of an existing employee in the revised pay structure:

(1) The initial pay of a Government employee who is in service on 31st day of March,
2017 and elected or is deemed to have elected under Rule 6 to be governed by the revised pay structure incorporated in these Rules on and from 1st day of April, 2017, shall, unless in any case the Governor of Tripura by special order otherwise directs, be fixed in the following manner:-

(i) The pay in the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix shall be the pay obtained by multiplying the existing basic pay by a factor of 2.25, rounded off to the nearest rupee and the figure so arrived at will be located in that Level of the Pay Matrix and if such identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable Level of the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the pay, and if no such Cell is available in the applicable Level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix. Refer to Illustration No.1 given at Annexure.

(ii) If the minimum pay or the first Cell in the applicable Level is more than the amount arrived at as per sub-clause (i) above, the pay shall be fixed at minimum pay or the first Cell of that applicable Level.

(2) A Government employee who is on leave on the 1st day of April, 2017 and is entitled to leave salary, shall become entitled to pay in the revised pay structure from 1st day of April, 2017 or the date of option for the revised pay structure.

(3) A Government employee who is on study leave on the 1st day of April, 2017, shall be entitled to the pay in the revised pay structure from the 1st day of April, 2017 or the date of option.

(4) A Government employee under suspension shall continue to draw subsistence allowance based on existing pay structure and his pay in the revised pay structure shall be subject to the final order on the pending disciplinary proceedings.

(5) Where the amount of existing emoluments exceed the revised emoluments in respect of any employee, the difference amount shall be allowed as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay.

(6) Where in the fixation of pay under sub-rule (1), the pay of a Government employee, who, in the existing pay structure, was drawing immediately before the 1st day of April, 2017 more pay than another Government employee junior to him in the same cadre and same post, gets fixed in the revised pay structure in a Cell lower than that of such junior, his pay shall be stepped up to the same Cell in the revised pay structure as that of his junior.

(7) Subject to the provisions of Rule 5, if the pay as fixed in the officiating post under sub-rule (1) is lower than the pay fixed in the substantive post, the former shall be fixed at the same stage as the substantive pay.

(8) The Head of Office shall prepare statement of fixation of pay under the Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 as per format appended to the Annexure.

8. Fixation of pay in revised pay structure of employees appointed as direct recruits on or after 1st day of April, 2017:

The pay of employees appointed by direct recruitment on or after 1st day of April, 2017 shall be fixed at the minimum pay or the first Cell in the Level, applicable to the post to which such employees are appointed.

Provided that where the existing pay of such employee appointed on or after 1St day of April, 2017 and before the date of publication of these rules in Official Gazette has already been fixed in the existing pay structure and if his existing emoluments happen to exceed the minimum pay or the first Cell in the Level, as applicable to the post to which he is appointed on or after 1st day of April, 2017, such difference shall be paid as personal pay to be absorbed in future increments in pay.

For example, a person entering Government service as a direct recruit at Level 7 on or after 1st day of April, 2017 shall get his pay fixed at Rs.18,770/-, at Level 10 of Rs. 30,380/-, at Level 11 of Rs. 32,920/- and so on.

9. Fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1st day of April, 2017:

The fixation of pay in case of promotion from one Level to another in the revised pay structure shall be made in the following manner:-

One increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted and he shall be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which promoted and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which promoted, he shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that Level. Refer to Illustration No.2 given at Annexure.

10. Increments in Pay Matrix:

(1) The rate of increment shall be @ 3% per annum.

(2) The increment shall be as specified in the vertical Cells of the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix. Refer to Illustration No. 3 given at Annexure.

11. Date of next increment in the revised pay structure:

(1) There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year.

Provided that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either on 1st January or on 1st July depending on the date of his appointment, promotion or grant of financial up-gradation.

(2) The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation including MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January of the following year and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation including up-gradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July of the following year. Refer to Illustration No. 4 given at Annexure.

Note :

(a) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the hierarchy or under MACP during the period between the 2nd day of July 2017 and the 1st day of January, 2018, the first increment shall accrue on the 1st day of July, 2018 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis.

(b) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the hierarchy or under MACP during the period between the 2nd day of January, 2017 and the 1st day of July, 2017, who did not draw any increment on 1″ day of July, 2017 the next increment shall accrue on 1st day of January, 2018 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis.

Provided further that an employee who opts to fix his pay in the revised pay structure as on 1st day of April, 2017 shall be allowed to avail his normal increment on 1st day of July, 2017.

12. Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) with effect from 1st day of April, 2017:

(1) A new scheme titled “Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS)”,  effective from 1st day of April, 2017, shall replace the existing “Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS)” introduced under Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009.

(2) Under the MACPS, all regular State Government employees whose pay has been fixed in the Level 1 to 13 of the Pay Matrix shall be entitled to get a maximum of 3(three) financial up-gradations, the first up-gradation shall be after 10 years of continuous and satisfactory service against regular scale, second after another 7 years of continuous and satisfactory service (total 17 years) and third after further 8 years of continuous and satisfactory service (total 25 years) in their service career provided the concerned employee had not got up to three financial up-gradations including promotions. All Government employees who are directly recruited to posts in the Level 14, 15 and 16 ( or their existing pay structure) shall be entitled to 3,2 and 1 financial up-gradations respectively under this scheme provided the concerned employee had not got scale up-gradation including promotion upto 3, 2 and 1 respectively as per concerned Service Rules.

Explanation:-

“Financial Upgradations” for the purpose of these rules shall mean — any kind of following benefit(s) granted to a Government employee:

(i) Grant of 1st, 2nd or 3rd CAS/ACP or any upgradation under TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules 1988, TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules 1999 and TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2009 read with their respective amendments.

(ii) Promotion from one post to another in same or higher pay scale with the benefit of next stage or one increment or more in the pay scale / pay structure of promotional post.

(iii) Promotion while drawing pay in ACP Pay structure at a stage less than minimum of the pay scale or pay band of promotional post where pay is fixed at minimum of pay scale or pay structure of the promotional post with the benefit of equal to or more than one increment.

(iv) Modification of Pay Level from date on or after 1st day of April, 2017.

(v) Benefit of stepping up due to CAS/ ACP/ MACP for whatsoever reason, before or on or after 1st day of April, 2017.

(vi) If Government employee is ordered to officiate in a higher post of higher pay structure on a regular basis, the employee will be treated to have availed one advancement from the date of officiating the higher post on higher pay structure.

(3) While determining eligibility of the Government employees under this scheme, it should be considered how many times the concerned employee got the benefit of financial upgradation including promotion after his direct entry into the service in the State Government or as the case may be, after his direct entry into the cadre service of the State Government in which he is presently serving. Each case of promotion or scale upgradation availed by him after his direct entry into cadre where he is presently serving or, as the case may be, in the post/service or a Department will be treated as consumption of one MACP. This will mean that for those employees who entered the cadre service through promotion, the benefit of this promotion along with promotion/scale upgradation availed by him before entry into the cadre service will also be counted as consumption of MACP.

(4) For, providing benefit under MACP (other than benefit already provided under Gradation/ACP/CAS), every Head of Office shall initiate proposal as per prescribed formats as appended to Schedule III to the Head of Department for the employee(s) whose MACP becomes due. On receipt of these proposals from the Heads of Office, the Head of Department will arrange scrutiny at his end and issue formal communication sanctioning the MACP in favour of eligible cases. On receipt of the communication of sanction, the Head of Office shall make fixation under MACP and record the same in the Service Book of the concerned employee.

(5) Those Government employees who had completed 10 years of service before 1st day of April, 2017 but had not got or consumed any benefit of promotion/scale upgradation under revised pay rules framed in the past by the State Government from time to time, they will now be provided the benefit of 1st MACP from the date of his coming over to the revised pay structure under these rules. Similarly, those Government employees who had completed 17 years of service before 1st day of April, 2017 but had not got/consumed any benefit or got/consumed one benefit of promotion or upgradation under Revised Pay Rules framed in the past by the State Government from time to time, they will now be provided the benefit of 2nd MACP directly from the date of his coming over to the revised pay structure under these Rules. In respect of Government employees who had completed 25 years of service before 1St day of April, 2017 but had not got/consumed any benefit of promotion or scale upgradation/financial upgradation or got/consumed two benefits of promotion or financial upgradation under Revised Pay Rules framed in the past by the State Government from time to time, they will now be provided the benefit of 3rd MACP directly from the date of his coming over to the revised pay structure under these rules. The benefit under this provision should be allowed subject to fulfilment of all conditions stipulated in this rule.

(6) The financial up-gradation under the scheme will involve grant of one increment at existing rate in the existing Level of the Pay Matrix in which the pay of the employee is fixed without any further fixation of pay in the immediate next higher Level of the Pay Matrix.

(7) The financial up-gradation under this scheme will be purely personal to the employee concerned and it will have no relevance to his seniority position. There will be no change in his designation or functional/reporting responsibilities. Moreover, other benefits/facilities available for the promotion posts would also not be available to him/her until and unless the Government employee has been duly promoted to the higher post.

(8) Under the MACP, in case an employee whose pay after addition of one increment at existing rate exceeds the highest amount of the Level in the Pay Matrix, to which his pay has been revised an equal pay or the next higher amount shall be located in the immediate next higher Level of the Pay Matrix and the pay would be granted in accordance with the formula mentioned under Rule 13.

(9) The financial benefit of the scheme shall be given with effect from 1st day of April, 2017 only, although the services rendered by the employee before 1st day of April, 2017 and promotions/ACPs benefit availed before 1st day of April, 2017 shall be taken into account for deciding and determining the extent of benefit under MACP. If the post of an employee has been upgraded at any stage of the service career, the same shall be considered as a promotion for the purpose of deciding the benefit of MACPS.

(10) If financial up-gradation takes place by way of promotion or CAS or ACP, as the case may be, prior to the period mentioned in the scheme, no further advancement will be admissible at the end of the period mentioned at that stage.

(11) The past service rendered in Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Organisations/ Agencies/Corporations/Statutory bodies etc. shall not be counted for the purpose of MACPS.

(12) If within a year after the date of grant of financial benefit under MACPS the employee becomes eligible and is granted a promotion as per the service rules, the pay fixation for the said promotion will be on the basis of the pay drawn by the employee before receipt of the MACPS benefit. By way of MACP, the pay of the Government employee shall not exceed the highest amount of the Level of the Pay Matrix assigned to his promotion post. However, amount due to MACPS can be same as promotion post. Similarly, if an employee decides to decline a promotion for any reason what-so-ever his case will not be considered for the benefit under MACPS.

(13) Grant of higher pay scale under the Scheme shall be conditional to the fact that an employee, while accepting the said benefit shall deemed to have given his unqualified acceptance for regular promotion on occurrence of vacancy subsequently.

(14) If a Government employee, after availing the financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme subsequently refuses to accept the regular promotion, the financial up gradation already granted will not be withdrawn. However, the subsequent financial up-gradations will get postponed suitably by the Administrative Department.

(15) The employees who are on deputation and become due for consideration for benefit under MACP their cases shall be considered as follows:-

(a) If the post of deputation carries the same pay scale as that of the post held by that employee before the deputation, his case will be considered for MACPS benefit.

(b) If the pay drawn on deputation is more than the pay drawn by the employee before deputation, his case will not be considered for MACPS benefit.

(c) In any case the employee will be given an option to accept either the MACPS or the pay scale of the deputation post and such option will be final.

(16) If any employee is ordered by the Government for any reason what-so-ever to join at a lower post either in the same Department or in any other Department, he shall be entitled to the benefit of MACP provided that such order is not issued as a consequence of a Departmental proceedings resulting into the reversion.

(17) If there is a Disciplinary Proceeding or Criminal Proceeding against an employee, the benefits will be granted provisionally from the same date as in normal case and subject to the condition as follows:-

(a) If there is any amount to be recovered as penalty, the recovery will be made as usual under existing rules of the Government.

(b) If stoppage of increment is ordered as penalty, the date of effect of MACP benefit will be delayed by the number equal to the number of stopped increments and recovery for the excess drawn will be made as usual.

13. Stagnation increment:

(1) A Government employee whose pay has been fixed in any of the Level below Level 19 of the Pay Matrix the revised pay structure and whose pay exceeds the highest amount of the Level in the Pay Matrix, after addition of one increment, shall get his pay fixed by locating an equal pay or next higher amount in the immediate next Level of the Pay Matrix. Such Government employee shall continue to move vertically down in that immediate next higher Level and so on till his pay in the Pay Matrix reaches the maximum of Level 18. Thereafter his/her pay should be fixed in appropriate Cell of the Level 19.

(2) A Government employee whose pay has been fixed in any of the Level between Level 19 to 21 (both inclusive) and his pay exceeds the highest pay in that Level in Pay Matrix after addition of one increment, his pay shall draw stagnation increment at the same rate after every 2(two) years of stagnation in the revised pay structure, without the opportunity to get his pay fixed at the immediate next higher Level or beyond Level 21, as the case may be, but shall not exceed the highest amount in Level 21.

(3) No fixation of pay will take place and no increment will be allowed when the substantive promotion is earned subsequently.

14. Stepping up of pay:

(1) Where a senior Government employee got promoted to a higher post before the 1st day of April, 2017 draws less pay in the revised pay structure than his junior who is promoted to the higher post on or after the 1st day April, 2017, the pay of such senior Government employee in the revised pay structure shall be stepped up to an amount equal to the pay as fixed for his junior in that higher post and such stepping up shall be done with effect from the date of promotion of the junior Government employee subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions, namely:-

a. both the junior and the senior Government employees belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted are identical in the same cadre;

b. the existing pay structure and the revised pay structure of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw pay are identical;

c. the senior Government employees at the time of promotion are drawing equal or more pay than the junior;

d. the anomaly is directly as a result of the application of the provisions of Fundamental Rule 22 or any other rule or order regulating pay fixation on such promotion in the revised pay structure.
Provided that if the junior officer was drawing more pay in the existing pay structure than the senior by virtue of any advance increments granted to him, the provisions of this sub-rule shall not be invoked to step up the pay of the senior officer.

(2) The order relating to re-fixation of the pay of the senior officer in accordance with clause (i) shall be issued under Fundamental Rule 27 and the senior officer shall be entitled to the next increment on completion of his required qualifying service with effect from the date of re-fixation of pay.

15. Payment of arrears:

Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these Rules, or in any other Rules for the time being in force, the benefit of revision of pay for the month of April, 2017 payable in May, 2017 and onwards shall be provided in cash.

The Government employees, who had died/retired/superannuated on or after the 1st day of April, 2017 and before publication of these Rules in the Official Gazette, shall be paid arrear pay and allowances for the period from the 1st day of April, 2017 upto the date of his death /retirement/superannuation in cash.

16. Group wise Classification of employees:

From the date of commencement of these rules, the employees shall be classified as Group-A, Group-B, Group-C and Group-D in the following manner:-

(i) Group -A Government employees holding all posts in the Level 14 to 21 of the Tripura States Pay Matrix.
(ii) Group -B Government employees holding all posts in the Level 11 to 13 of the Tripura States Pay Matrix.
(iii) Group –C Government employees holding all posts in the Level 5 to 10 of the Tripura States Pay Matrix.
(iv) Group -D Government employees holding all posts in the Level 1 to 4 of the Tripura States Pay Matrix.

17. Training Incentive:

The existing system of providing lump sum training incentive as mentioned at TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009 read with its amendments issued from time to time shall continue

18. Overriding effect of rules:

The provisions of the Fundamental Rules, the TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 1975, TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 1982, TSCS (Revised Pay)Rules, 1988, TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 1999, TSCS (Revised Pay), Rules, 2009 shall not, save as otherwise provided in these rules, apply to cases where pay is regulated under these rules, to the extent they are inconsistent with these rules.

19. Power to relax:

Where the Governor is satisfied that the operation of all or any of the provisions of these Rules causes undue hardship in any particular case, he may, by order, dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule to such an extent and subject to such conditions as he may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner.

20. Interpretation:

If any question arises relating to the interpretation of any of the provisions of these rules, it shall be referred to the Finance Department of the Government of Tripura for decision.

S/d,

(M. Nagaraci, IAS)
Principal Secretary to the
Government of Tripura

SCHEDULE II

Form of option (See Rules 5 and 6)

*1 I, ________________________________hereby elect the revised pay structure  with effect from 1st day of April, 2017.

*2 I,___________________________ hereby elect to continue on pay structure of my substantive/officiating post mentioned below until:

* the date of my next increment/the date of my subsequent increment raising my pay to Rs._________ / I vacate or cease to draw pay in the existing pay structure / the date of my promotion/up-gradation to the post of _____________________

Existing Pay Band and Grade Pay _______________

Signature ___________
Name _____________
Designation _________
Office in which employed ______________

To be scored out, if not applicable.

N.B. Option once exercised is final.

UNDERTAKING

I hereby undertake that in the event of my pay having been fixed in a manner contrary to the provisions contained in these Rules, as detected subsequently, any excess payment so made shall be refunded by me to the Government either by adjustment against future payments due to me or otherwise.

Signature _________
Name _________
Designation _________

Date:
Place:

SCHEDULE – III

Format-1

Format for initiating proposal for providing benefit under MACP as per TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 for persons entered into the Cadre service as direct recruit ____________________________________

1] Name of Govt. Servant

2] Name of the Cadre to which the Officer/employee now belongs

3] Name of Office where now posted

4] Name of Cadre Controlling Department

5] Grade in which he / she at present serving

6] Pre-revised pay scale and grade under TSCS (RP) Rules, 2009 held at the time of coming over to the TSCS (RP) Rules, 2017 wherever applicable

7] Date of entry into cadre indicating grade & pay scale as direct recruit

8] Promotion(s)/grade movement, upper pay scale movement availed or benefit consumed as CAS, ACP as interpreted from Finance Department in reference to TSCS (RP) Rules, 2017 after direct entry in the cadre

Date of movement Pay Scale/Pay Strucutre Grade
From To From To

9] Number of CAS/ACP/MACP benefit already provided
as per information given in item No.8  :

10] MACP benefit proposed to be provided under ROP, 2017
(MACP-1, MACP-2 & MACP-3) along with date :

11] Level of Pay in Pay Matrix in which benefit
of MACP is proposed to be provided        :

12] Pay in the Pay Matrix proposed to be
fixed along with DNI under MACP :

13] Justification for entitlement of proposed
MACP benefit covering points viz. :

(i) Total period of service rendered in the entire service career  :

(ii) Date when last promotion/ upgradation, CAS/ACP/MACP consumed :

(iii) No. of years completed on receipt/ consumption
of benefit mentioned in (ii) above.  :

Signature of Head of Office
(with name & designation)

Decision of the Head of Department in respect of sanction of MACP.

Signature of Head of Department Name :
Designation :

Format-II

Format for initiating proposal for providing benefit under MACP as per TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 for persons entered into the cadre service on promotion.____________________________________________________

1] Name of Govt. Servant

2] Name of the Cadre to which the Officer/employee now belongs

3] Name of Office where now posted

4] Name of Cadre Controlling Department:

5] Grade in which he / she at present Serving

6] Pre-revised pay scale and grade under
TSCS (RP) Rules, 2009 held at the time
of coming over to the TSCS (RP) Rules,
2017 wherever applicable

7] Name of feeder post(s) from where the
incumbent got promotion to the existing
cadre with date of entry

8] Benefit of promotion(s)/upgradation(s)
under CAS/ACP/MACP received while
serving in the channel of feeder post

9] Date of entry in the present cadre
indicating Level of Pay in the Pay
Matrix as direct recruit

10] Promotion(s)/grade movement, upper pay scale movement availed or benefit consumed as CAS/ACP/MACP as interpreted from Finance Department in reference to TSCS (RP) rules,1999/ TSCS (RP) Rules,2009/ TSCS (RP) Rules,2017 after 1st entry in the channel of feeder post and in the cadre where he is at present serving;

Date of movement Pay Scale/Pay Strucutre Grade
From To From To

 

11] Number of CAS/ACP/MACP benefit already
provided as per information given in item No.10  :

12] Level of Pay in Pay Matrix in which benefit
MACP is proposed to be provided   :

13] Pay in the Pay Matrix proposed to be
fixed along with DM under MACP :

14] Justification for entitlement of proposed MACP benefit covering points viz.

(i) Total period of service rendered in the
entire service career including feeder post :

(ii) Date when last promotion/ upgradation
CAS/ACP/MACP consumed  :

(iii) No. of years completed on receipt/ consumption
of benefit mentioned in (ii) above.   :

Signature of Head of Office
(with name & designation) .

Decision of the Head of Department in respect of sanction of MACP.

Signature of Head of Department Name :
Designation :

Format-III

Format for initiating proposal for providing benefit under MACP as per TSCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 for Government employees other than Cadre Service_______________________________________________________

1] Name of Govt. Servant

2] Name of the Department in which the
employee has been serving

3] Name of Office where now posted

4] Post in which he / she at present Serving

5] Pre-revised pay scale and grade under TSCS (RP)
Rules, 2009 held at the time of coming over to
the TSCS (RP) Rules, 2017 wherever applicable

6] Date of direct entry into Government Service
under the State of Tripura along with name of post and pay scale

7] Promotion(s)/grade movement, upper pay scale movement availed or benefit consumed as CAS/ACP/MACP as interpreted from Finance Department in reference to TSCS (RP) Rules, 1999/ TSCS (RP) Rules, 2009/ TSCS (RP) Rules, 2017 after direct entry in the cadre

Date of movement Pay Scale/Pay Strucutre Grade
From To From To

8] Number of CAS/ACP/MACP benefit already
provided as per materials given in item No.7 :

9] MACP benefit proposed to be
provided under TSCS (RP) Rules, 2017 (MACP-1,
MACP-2 &MACP-3) along with date

10] Level of Pay in Pay Matrix in which benefit
of MACP is proposed to be provided

11] Pay in the pay structure Pay Matrix
proposed to be fixed along with DNI under proposed MACP

12] Justification for entitlement of proposed MACP benefit covering points viz.

(i) Total period of service
rendered in the entire service career

(ii) Date when last promotion/
upgradation CAS/ACP/MACP consumed

(iii) No. of years completed on receipt/ consumption
of benefit mentioned in (ii) above.

Signature of Head of Office
(with name & designation)

Decision of the Head of Department in respect of sanction of MACP.

Signature of Head of Department Name :
Designation :

 

ANNEXURE

Statement of fixation of pay under Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay)
Rules. 2017.

1. Name of the Employee

2. Designation of the post in which pay is to be fixed as on 01.04.2017

3. Status (substantive / officiating)

4. Pre-revised Pay Band and Grade Pay or Scale :

5. Existing Emoluments

a. Basic Pay (Pay in the applicable Pay Band
plus applicable Grade Pay or basic pay in the
applicable scale) in the pre-revised structure as on 01.04.2017.

b. Dearness Allowance entitled as on 31.03.2017:

c. Existing emoluments (a + b)

6. Basic Pay (Pay in the applicable Pay Band
plus applicable Grade Pay or basic pay
in the applicable scale) in the pre-revised
structure as on 01.04.2017.

7. Applicable Level in Pay Matrix corresponding
to Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale shown at SI. No.4

8. Amount arrived at by multiplying SI. No. 6 by 2.25:

9. Applicable Cell in the Level either
equal to or just: above the amount at SI. No.8

10. Revised Basic Pay (as to SI. No. 9)

11. Stepped up pay with reference to the revised
pay of Junior, if applicable [Rule 14 of
TSCS (RP) Rules, 2017]. Name and pay of the junior
also to be indicated distinctly.

12. Revised pay with reference to the
Substantive Pay: in cases where the pay
fixed in the officiating post is lower than the
pay fixed in the substantive post, if applicable.

13. Personal Pay, if any

14. Date of next increment (Rule 11) and
pay after : grant of increment

Date of Increment Pay after increment in applicable Level of Pay Matrix

15. Any other relevant information

Date :

Signature & Designation of Head of Office

Illustration No. 1: Fixation of Pay of an existing employee under Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 [See Rule 7]

Suppose an employee Mr, Q is presently drawing Basic Pay of Rs. 11160/- (Pay in the Pay Band – Rs.8960/- + Grade Pay¬Rs.2200/- = Rs.11160/-).

 

After multiplying Rs.11160/- with 2.25, a figure of Rs.25110/- is arrived at.

The level corresponding to GP — Rs. 2200/-is level 7, as may be seen from Pay matrix.

 

In the column for level 7, the figure closest to Rs. 25110/- is Rs. 25290.

 

Hence the pay of employee Mr.Q will be fixed at Rs. 25290/- in level 7 in the new pay matrix.

Pay Band (Rs.) 5700-24000
Grade Pay
(Rs)
2100 2200 2400
Entry Pay
(EP) (Rs)
8060 8340 9840
Level 6   8
1 18140 18770 22140
2 18690 19340 22810
3 19260 19930 23500
4 19840 20530 24210
5 20440 21150 24940
6 21060 21790 25690
7 21700 22450 26470
8 22360 23130 27270
9 23040 23830 28090
10 23740 24550 28940
11 24460 25290 29810
12 25200 26050 30710

 

Illustration No .2 : Fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1st day of Apri1,2017 under Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017. [See Rule 9].

Suppose an employee Ms. S, who after having been fixed in the pay matrix is drawing a basic pay of Rs. 27650/- in Level 7.

 

She gets promotion to the Level 8.

 

Her      pay      will      be        fixed in the            following manner:-

 

She will first be given one increment in her present level (i.e. Level 7) and the amount shall be fixed at Rs. 28480/-.

 

Then she will be placed in Level 8 by locating an amount equal to or next higher compared to Rs.28480/-. Here it comes to Rs. 28940/-.

 

Hence the pay of Ms. S in the promotion post will be fixed at Rs. 28940/- in Level 8 in the pay matrix.

Pay Band (Rs.) 5700-24000
Grade Pay
(Rs)
2200 2400 2800
Entry Pay
(EP) (Rs)
8340 9840 10620
Level 7 8 9
1 18770 22140 23900
2 19340 22810 24620
3 19930 23500 25360
4 20530 24210 26130
5 21150 24940 26920
6 21790 25690 27730
7 22450 26470 28570
8 23130 27270 29430
9 23830 28090 30320
10 24550 28940 31230
11 25290 29810 32170
12 26050 30710 33140
13 26840 31640 34140
14 27650 32590 35170
 
15 28480 33570 36230
16 29340 34580 37320
17 30230 35620 38440

Illustration No 3: Determination of increment under Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017. [See Rule 10]

Suppose          an        employee  Mrs.            R,        who     is drawing          pay      in         the       pay            matrix w.e.f 01.08.2017 at Rs. 22450/- in Level 7.

 

Suppose she is allowed next increment on 01.07.2018.

 

Her pay due to increment shall be fixed to Rs. 23130/-.

 

Her next increment shall be granted on 01.07,2019.

Pay Band (Rs.) 5700-24000
Grade Pay
(Rs)
2200 2400 2800
Entry Pay
(EP) (Rs)
8340 9840 10620
Level 7 8 9
1 18770 22140 23900
2 19340 22810 24620
3 19930 23500 25360
4 20530 24210 26130
5 21150 24940 26920
6 21790 25690 27730
7 22450 26470 28570
 
8 23130 27270 29430
9 23830 28090 30320
10 24550 28940 31230

 

Illustration No. 4: Determination of date of increment under Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017. [See Rule 11]

Suppose an employee Mrs. Y, who after having been fixed in the pay matrix w.e.f 01.04.2017 is drawing a basic pay of Rs. 22450/- in Level 7.

 

Suppose          she       is granted a financial upgradation on 10.12.2017 fixing her pay to Rs. 23130/-.

She      will      be        allowed next increment       on 01.07.2018 fixing her pay to Rs. 23830/-.

 

Her next increment shall       be granted on 01.07.2019 and her pay fixed at Rs. 24550/-, in case she has not got any further promotion/ financial upgradation including MACP within the intervening period.

Pay Band (Rs.) 5700-24000
Grade Pay
(Rs)
2200 2400 2800
Entry Pay
(EP) (Rs)
8340 9840 10620
Level 7 8 9
1 18770 22140 23900
2 19340 22810 24620
3 19930 23500 25360
4 20530 24210 26130
5 21150 24940 26920
6 21790 25690 27730
7 22450 26470 28570
8 23130 27270 29430
   
9 23830 28090 30320
10 24550 28940 31230

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