7th Pay Commission latest news: Big Independence Day gift for central government employees announced!

7th Pay Commission Latest News: Just a few days ahead of the Independence Day, the central government has given a big gift to the central government employees. The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has issued protection of pay order for all central government employees who are appointed through direct employment where either higher duties and responsibilities are involved or not, as the case may be, under FR 22-B(1), in the 7th Pay Commission (CPC) Scenario. 

According to the official note, "Consequent upon the implementation of 7th CPC Report and CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the President is pleased to allow protection of pay in the light of the provisions laid down under FR 22-B(1) to Central Government employee who is appointed as probationer in another service or cadre either carrying higher responsibilities or not, as the case may be and subsequently confirmed in that service or cadre." This order will become effective from 1st January 2016.

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The note went on to add that central government employees during the probation period shall draw pay at the minimum of the time scale or at the probationary stages of the time scale of the service or post and said, "on confirmation in the sen/ice or post after the expiry of the period of probation, the pay of the Government servant shall be fixed in the time-scale of the sen/ice or post in accordance with the provisions of Rule22 or Rule 22-C, as the case may be."

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The notification also said that Central Government Employees on appointment to a post in lower Level in different service or cadre in Central Government which does not carry duties and responsibilities of greater importance than those attached to the post held earlier by him on regular basis before such appointment and having a provision of probation period in new post, may during probation draw the presumptive pay of the post held earlier on regular basis, if it is higher than the minimum of the Time Scale of the new post. He would also draw annual increments on such presumptive pay.