Lok Sabha Question No. 3210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Next Increment after Stepping Up of Pay
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3210 (ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026)

## NEXT INCREMENT AFTER STEPPING UP OF PAY

## 3210. SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the OM of Department of Personnel and Training dated 13.09.2022 regarding next increment after stepping up of pay, the senior officer shall be entitled to the next increment on completion of the required qualifying service w.e.f. the date of re-fixation of the pay;
- (b) if so, the details of required qualifying period for next increment  from the date of stepping up under 7th Central Pay Commission in cases where stepping up has been allowed under Rule 7, Note 10 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016;
- (c) whether Hon'ble Delhi High Court in W.P(C) 12452/2023 has ruled that stepping of pay is personal to senior employee  only to remove the anomaly due to junior drawing higher pay than the senior and stepping up of pay does not affect the date of next increment of senior employee; and

(d) if so, the details of orders issued in response to said order?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a):  Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) has issued information document on pay  fixation  of  Government  Servant  on  13.09.2022  for  the  facility  of  reference  and guidance.  As per para 2(ii) of  DoP&T OM No. 4/3/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 26.10.2018 as also contained in abovesaid document dated 13.09.2022, the senior officer shall be entitled to  the  next  increment  after  stepping  up  of  pay  on  completion  of  the  required  qualifying service w.e.f. the date of re-fixation of the pay.
- (b):  The  date  of  next  increment  in  7 th Central  Pay  Commission  pay  structure  is  governed under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, the extract of which has been annexed herewith.
- (c):  The  Judgement  of  the  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Delhi  dated  05.10.2023  in  W.P.(C) No.12452/2023 is a matter of public record and is available on the official website of Hon'ble Delhi High Court (https://www.delhihighcourt.nic.in/web/>Case Status).
- (d):  The Judgement  of the Hon'ble High Court  of  Delhi dated  05.10.2023 in W.P.(C) No. 12452/2023 has been implemented in respect of applicant of the case.

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## Rule 10 of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 referred to in inputs of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3210 for 11.03.2026

## 10. Date of next increment in revised pay structure:-

- "(1) There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year, instead of existing date of 1st July:

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

- (2) The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (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 and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation 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.

## Illustration:

- (a) In  case  of  an  employee  appointed  or  promoted  in  the  normal  hierarchy  or  under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July, 2016 and the 1st day of January, 2017,  the  first  increment  shall  accrue  on  the  1st  day  of  July,  2017  and  thereafter  it  shall accrue after one year on annual basis.
- (b) In  case  of  an  employee  appointed  or  promoted  in  the  normal  hierarchy  or  under MACPS during the period between 2nd day of January, 2016 and 1st day of July, 2016, who did not draw any increment on 1st day of July, 2016, the next increment shall accrue on 1st day of January, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis:

Provided that in the case of employees whose pay in the revised pay structure has been fixed as on 1st day of January, the next increment in the Level in which the pay was so fixed as on 1st day of January, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2016:

Provided further that the next increment after drawal of increment on 1st day of July, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2017.

- (3) Where two existing Grades in hierarchy are merged and the junior Government servant in the lower Grade happens to draw more pay in the corresponding Level in the revised pay structure than the pay of the senior Government servant, the pay of the senior government servant shall be stepped up to that of his junior from the same date and he shall draw next increment in accordance with this rule.'