ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Office the Managing Director,

Mushirabad, Hyderabad - 20.

No.P5/369(1)/97-PO-IV

CIRCULAR NO.PD-09/1997, DATE 06.03.1997

 

Sub:- INCREMENTS - Drawl of annual increments to employees appointed / promoted with probationary rights - Clarification - Issued.

            Ref :- 1) Circular No.RI/429(9)/67-PD, Dt. 30.1.1968

                     2) Circular No.PD1/1990, DT 04.01.1990.

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        1.    Instructions were issued through the Circular 1st cited that the increments of employees appointed / promoted with  probationary rights, shall not be granted unless the probation is declared as completed and that the employees shall  be eligible for grant of increment only from the date of declaring the probation.

 

        2.    It was clarified through the Circular 2nd cited that the employees appointed / promoted under Regulation 17-30 of Recruitment Regulations, are eligible to draw annual increment (s) on completion of one year's duty.  It was also ordered there in that the increments so granted to employees during such temporary officiation shall  be protected on regularisation of services with probationary rights.  However, the next annual increment of such employees, whose services are regulariesed shall have to be postponed till they complete their period of probation satisfactorily.

 

        3.    One of the Units has raised doubts on sanction of increments in respect of employees who were initially appointed/promoted under Regulation 17/30 of Recruitment Regulations and subsequently regularised w.e.f. a date other than the date of appointment / promotion under Regulation 17/30.

   

        4.    The matter has been examined in detail.

 

        5.    Every employee is eligible for annual increment under Regulation 11 and 13 (i) of APSRTC Pay and Allowances Regulations and all duty in a time scale counts for increment in that time scale.

 

        6.        The increment of an employee appointed / promoted with probationary rights shall not be drawn unless the probation is declared as satisfactorily completed.  In case the increment of an employee promoted which fell due during  the probation period is drawn on the due date, and if his probation is not declared in time for some reason or other his next increment  shall be postponed until his probation is declared as completed satisfactorily.  It was also stipulated at Regulation 24 (3) of Recruitment Regulations that the stoppage or postponement of increment during probation period due to non-declaration of probation shall not have the effect of postponing future increments. Therefore, declaration of probation of an employee who is appointed / promoted with probationary rights is a condition for drawl of the annual increment which is kept pending for want of declaration of probation.

 

        7.    Under the milieu it is clarified that -----

 

        A)    An employee who is  appointed / promoted with probationary rights  is eligible for drawl of annual increment from the date of declaration of probation.  Stoppage of increment on account of non-declaration of probation in time for whatever the reason shall not have any effect on postponing future increments as per Regulation 24 (3) of Recruitment Regulations.  Illustrations are shown at Annexure-A.

 

        B)    In case an employee is appointed / promoted  under Regulation 17 / 30 of Recruitment Regulations and subsequently regularized w.e.f a date other than the date of his first appointment / promotion under Regulation 17/30, the annual increments during the period of temporary officiation shall be drawn regularly every year as per the eligibility. On regularization with probationary right, the increment falling due during the course of period of probation shall  be drawn only from the date of declaration of probation as having completed satisfactorily.  However, the subsequent annual increment shall have to be allowed from the original date on which the normal increment falls due.  An illustration is shown at Annexure -B.

 

        8.    All pending cases shall be disposed accordingly and excess payment made if any  be recovered duly reviewing the individual cases.

 

        9.    This has the concurrence of Chief Accounts Officer.

 

    Encl. : As stated

Sd/- D.P. SASTRY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMN)

 To

 All Officer of the Corporation. 

 

// ATTESTED / /

SD/- B.S.R. MURTHY

DY. CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER (IR & W)

 

 

                                                                          ANNEXURE : A

 

 Example -I

   
1 Date of appointment / promotion 16.12.1994
probation rights.  
2 Period of Probation (One year) 15.12.1995
3 Loss of Pay during probation period 17 days
4 Completion of "One year's duty" 01.01.1996
5 EL/HPL availed during probation period 45 days
6 Date of declaration of probation as  16.02.1996
having completed satisfactorily  
7 Date of drawal of increment after 01.02.1996 (*)
completion of probation.  
8 Date of subsequent annual increment  01.01.1997
subject to eligibility  
(*) The increment due on 01.01.1996 is allowed w.e.f 01.02.1996 on declaration
of probation.  

     Example -II

1 Date of Appointment / Promotion with 16.12.1994
probation rights.  
2 Period of Probation (One Year) 15.12.1995
3 Loss Pay during probation period Nil
4 Probation extended by an order (with 3 months
a specific condition attached to the   
order of extension that the increment  
of the Probationer shall be stopped  
until completion of probation   
satisfactorily.)  
5 Completion of extended period of  15.03.1996
probation.  
6 EL/HPL availed during probation period Nil
7 Date of declarion of Probation 15.03.1996
8 Date of drawal of increment after  
Completion of probation.  01.03.1996 (*)
9 Date of subsequent annual increment 01.12.1996
subject to eligibility.  
(*) The increment due on 01.12.1995 is allowed w.e.f 01.03.1996 on declaration
of probation.  
 

                                                                                 ANNEXURE : B

       
1 Date of Appointment / promotion 25.11.1994    
 under Regulation 17/30.      
2 Annual increment be allowed in  01.11.1992 LWP Nil
terms of Cir. No.PD-1/90, dated 01.11.1993 LWP Nil
04.01.1990  subject to eligibility.      
3 Date of regulation with  21.04.1994    
 probation rights.      
4 Availment of Leave/Loss of Pay Nil    
during the period of probation      
5 Date of Declaration of Probation 20.04.1995    
6 Date of drawal of annual increment 01.04.1995    
after completion of probation.      
7 Date of subsequent Annual increment  01.11.1995    
subject to eligibility.      
(*) The increment due on 01.11.1994 is allowed w.e.f 01.04.1995 on declaration
of probation.