Revised clarification of ACPS #by sankhyan

Rule 7(III) of revised pay rule 2022 Protection of benefits under the existing Assured Career Progression Scheme: (i) Where a Government employee was drawing the benefit of increment(s) and /or higher pay scale under the un-revised pay scale before the date of publication of the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2022, on account of progression under the Assured Career Progression Scheme of the Government of Himachal Pradesh, he shall be entitled to draw such benefit under the revised pay structure. His pay on the date of grant of such progression shall be fixed by grant of increments at the rate specified in rule 10. (ii) In case of those Government employees who are entitled to the benefits of increments and/or next higher pay scale on account of progression under the existing Assured Career Progression Scheme of the Government of Himachal Pradesh but their cases have not been finalized before the date of publication of Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revised Pay) 13 Rules, 2022, such cases will be dealt in accordance with the provisions of existing Assured Career Progression Scheme as modified from time to time. (iii) The benefit of existing Assured Career Progression Scheme would not be admissible after the notification of these rules, until separate notification or instructions in this regard is issued by the Government. (IV) Fixation of pay of employees appointed by direct recruitment on or after issuance of these rules: - The pay of Government employees shall be fixed at 'First Cell' in the Level of Pay Matrix, applicable to the post to which such employees are appointed. The fixation of pay in case of promotion from one Level to another in the revised pay structure shall be made in the following manner, namely: - (1) the Government employee shall progress ahead on the horizontal range in Pay Matrix on Promotion/ non-functional financial upgrade; (II) on promotion from one Level to another, the Government employee shall have an option to get his pay fixed in the higher post either from the date of his promotion or from the date of his next increment. The option may be exercised within a period of one month from the date of his promotion; (III) in case, the Government employee opts to get his pay fixed on the higher post from the date of