Please check whether a provision on increment exists in the Model Standing Orders prescribed under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of your state. If there is a provision, then action can be initiated against the company in the Industrial Tribunal for violation of service conditions. I am presuming that the Act applies to your establishment. Please check that.
No, there is no government rule. It is only for minimum wages. However, you need to check the terms of the contract.
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