Understanding Salary Increments During Penalty Periods: How Does It Affect You?

Details of Basic Salary in Scale II:

Reaching the maximum in November 2011, the 1st stage increment was granted in November 2004. A penalty was imposed effective from April 4, 2007, with one increment reduced for one year. The reduced increment was reinstated on April 4, 2008. My normal increment date is in November.

As per the latest wage revision for officers, three-stage increments are available for Scale II. According to the penalty language, during the penalty period, no increment will be granted. When the 2nd and 3rd stage increments will be due, and whether the stage increment is different from the normal increment is a question that arises.

I hope this helps clarify the details regarding the basic salary in Scale II.

What I understand is that you have reached the maximum of Scale-II in November 2011 after forgoing one increment for one year and thereafter receiving your normal increments on the anniversary date of your increment, which is in November. I would like to clarify that a stagnation increment is different from a normal increment. A normal increment is granted to an officer every year on the anniversary date of his increment, and in your case, it is November. After receiving such normal increments annually and also after serving the penalty, you reached the maximum of the scale in November 2011 (after receiving your last increment in November 2011). Upon reaching the maximum of the scale, an officer employee is no longer eligible for normal increments, which were previously received annually. Instead, they become eligible for only stagnation increments.

As per the details provided by you, you must have received your first stagnation increment in November 2014 (not November 2004 as stated in your post) after a lapse of three years. Therefore, the second and third stagnation increments are due on the following dates:

1. 1st stagnation increment: November 2017
2. 2nd stagnation increment: November 2020

I trust that I have sufficiently clarified the issue.

Regards,
B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Advisor
Mumbai

I have wrongly stated the first and second stagnation increments. It should be read as the IInd Stagnation increment and IIIrd Stagnation increments as follows:

1) IInd stagnation increment due on: November 2017
2) IIIrd stagnation increment due on: November 2020

Regards,
B. Saikumar
HR & Labor Law Advisor
Mumbai