Premature Increments. (IREC- 1321). (F.R. 27)--
-Subject to any general or special orders that may be made by the President in this behalf, an authority may grant a premature increment to a railway servant on a time-scale of pay if it has power to create a post in the same cadre on the same scale of pay.
Government of India’s Orders
(1) Intention as regards future increments.-In the case of increments granted in advance, it is usually the intention that the officer should be entitled to increments in the same manner as if he had reached his position in the scale in the ordinary course and in the absence of special orders to the contrary he should be placed on exactly the same footing, as regards future increments as an officer, who has so risen.
(G.I., F.D., No. 752-C.S.R., dated 6th July, 1919.)
(2) No obligation to state reasons for action taken under Fundamental Rules.--The President has decided that the Government are not prepared to state the reasons for their action under any of the Fundamental Rules when the said rules themselves contain no such condition or stipulation.
(G.I., F.D., letter No. F-69-RI/28, dated 22nd May, 1928.)
PRESIDENTS’S DECISION
The powers under Rule 1321 (F.R. 27) should not be exercised by the competent authorities to grant premature increments:
(i) as reward for meritorious work;
(ii) in disregard of the advices given by the associate finance in any individual case of fixation of pay;
(iii) in disregard of the normal rules governing fixation of pay except in cases of hardship or where the circumstances are unusual; or
(iv) to take into account the monetary equivalent of certain perquisites allowed, special pay drawn, or deputation allowance granted in a previous post, for the purpose of fixing the initial pay on appointment to another post where such monetary benefits are not permissible.
(Railway Board’s letter No. F(E)II-68F.R.1/1 dated 20th March, 1968) (No. 365 dated 1st January, 1972.)
