Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008- Revision of option exercised under Rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008

F.No.7/14/2010-E.III (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 5th July, 2010.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008-  Revision of option exercised under Rule 6 of the Central Civil  Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008

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   In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 11 of the  Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, where a  Government servant opts to continue to draw his pay in the  existing scale from the 1st day of January 2006 and switch over  to the revised scale from a date later than the 1st day of  January, 2006, his pay from the later date in the revised scale  is required to be fixed under Rule 11(i) of the Central Civil
Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. As per Rule 5 of these  Rules, this option to switch over to the revised pay structure  from a date later than 1.1.2006 is available to a Government  Servant:

(i) Who elects to continue to draw pay in the existing scale  until the date on which he earns his next or any subsequent  increment in the existing scale or until he vacates his post or  ceases to draw pay in that scale.

(ii) who has been placed in a higher pay scale between  1.1.2006 and the date of notification of these Rules on account  of promotion, upgradation of pay scale etc. the Government  servant may elect to switch over to the revised pay structure  from the date of such promotion, up-gradation etc.

3. As per Rule 6 (1) of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay)  Rules, 2008 the option in the format appended to the Second  Schedule was required to be exercised within three months from  the date of issue of these Rules.

4.Further Rule 6 (4) provided that the option once exercised  shall be final. The Staff Side has represented on this issue and  have requested that the first option exercised may not be  treated as final keeping in view the new system of pay band and  grade pays and that employees may be allowed to revise their  option if the option is more beneficial to them.

5. On further consideration and in exercise of the powers  available under Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules,  2008, the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of  stipulation under Rule 6 (4) of these Rules employees may be  permitted to revise their initial option upto 31.12.2010 if the  option is more beneficial to them. The revised option shall be  intimated to the Head of his Office by the Government servant in  accordance with the provision of Rule 6 (2) of the Revised Pay  Rules, 2008.

6. In so far as persons serving in Indian Audit and Accounts  Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation  with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Renu Jain)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India