**Revision of Annual Increment Dates for Karnataka State Government Employees – Detailed Summary & Examples**

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 Here is a detailed summary of the Official Memorandum No. FD 1 SRS 2019 dated 04-05-2019, issued by the Government of Karnataka regarding the Revision of Annual Incremental Dates for State Government Employees, along with 10 examples for better understanding.

Karnataka Government Employee Increment Clarification, 2019   -"Please listen to the voice recorder 🎙️🔊"☝☝

  1. Common Increment Dates:

    • The Government fixed two common dates for annual increments: 1st January and 1st July every year, effective from 01-01-2019.
    • Employees who already receive their increments on these dates will see no change.

  2. Clarifications for Different Situations:

    • Various authorities sought clarification on the implementation of this rule in cases like leave, promotion, retirement, extraordinary leave, penalties, and additional increments.

  3. Key Regulations Explained:

    • Leave & Increment: Employees on leave (except compulsory waiting period) will get the monetary benefits of the increment only after resuming duty.
    • Postponement Due to Extraordinary Leave (EOL): If an employee takes EOL without pay, the increment will be postponed to the next common increment date (1st Jan/1st July).
    • First Increment for New Employees: Employees must complete a minimum of 6 months of service to be eligible for an increment on the next 1st January or 1st July.
    • Withholding of Increment (Penalty Cases): If an increment is withheld due to disciplinary action, it will be restored only after the penalty period ends.
    • Service Register Entry: Once an increment date is adjusted to 1st Jan/1st July, it remains fixed for future increments.

  4. Promotions & Pay Fixation:

    • For promotions, pay will be fixed immediately, but the annual increment will continue on the usual date (either 1st Jan or 1st July).
    • If the promotion doesn’t come under Rule 42-B(1) & (2) of KCSRs, a minimum 6 months service in the promoted post is required for the next increment.

  5. Stagnation & Additional Increments:

    • Stagnation increments will be adjusted to the next common date.
    • Additional increments (for completing 20/25/30 years of service) will be given on their actual due date and not adjusted to 1st Jan/1st July.

  6. Retirement Cases & Increment Eligibility:

    • Employees retiring before their actual increment date will still be eligible for an advance increment on 1st Jan/1st July.
    • No need to complete 12 months of service before getting the increment.

  7. Applicability to Different Services:

    • The order applies to all government employees covered under KCSRs, including those on deputation, foreign service, ICAR, NJPC, UGC scales, and AICTE scales.

  8. HRMS Implementation:

    • Pay processing for Gazetted officers will follow existing HRMS instructions.
    • Any errors in future adjustments may require recovery of excess payments.

10 Practical Examples:

  1. An employee on leave during the increment month:

    • Example: If an employee’s increment falls on 1st July 2024, but they are on leave, the monetary benefit will be paid only after resuming duty.

  2. Postponement due to Extraordinary Leave (EOL):

    • Example: An employee’s original increment was 10th March, but they took 4 months of EOL without pay. Their new increment date is postponed to 1st July.

  3. First Increment for a newly appointed employee:

    • Example: An employee joined service on 15th October 2023. Their first increment will be on 1st July 2024, after completing 6 months of service.

  4. Increment withheld as a penalty:

    • Example: An employee’s increment due on 1st July 2024 was withheld for 3 months as a penalty. Their increment will be restored on 1st October 2024.

  5. Promotion pay fixation:

    • Example: An employee is promoted on 10th May 2024. Their pay will be fixed immediately, but their next increment will remain on 1st January 2025.

  6. Stagnation Increment:

    • Example: An employee reaching the last pay scale level gets a stagnation increment on 5th March 2024. It will be advanced to 1st July 2024 and then follow normal annual increments.

  7. Additional Increment for 25 years of service:

    • Example: An employee completes 25 years of service on 15th April 2024. They receive an additional increment on 15th April itself, not postponed to 1st July.

  8. Retiring before an increment date but still eligible:

    • Example: An employee due to retire on 30th April 2024 but with an increment on 15th June 2024 will be granted the increment on 1st January 2024 in advance.

  9. New increment date for employees joining between 2nd Jan - 30th June:

    • Example: An employee who joined on 15th March 2023 will get their first increment on 1st July 2024, not 15th March.

  10. HRMS system & correction of errors:

  • Example: If an employee was wrongly given an increment on 1st March 2024, HRMS will correct it to 1st July 2024, and excess payments will be recovered.

Conclusion:

This order simplifies the increment process by ensuring all Karnataka government employees receive their annual increments only on 1st January or 1st July, reducing administrative workload and ensuring uniformity in salary payments. https://finance.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/FD01SRS2019-04_05_2019.pdf

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