Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 – Clarification: MOD OM dated 18.08.2023
Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 – Opportunity to exercise/re-exercise option for Defence Personnel: MOD OM dated 18.08.2023
No. 1(20)/2017-D (Pay Services)-Part I
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs
D(Pay/Services)
New Delhi. the 18 August, 2023
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Statf
Sub: Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016-Clarification – regarding.
I am directed to invite attention to MoD fetter No. 1(20)/2017/ D(Pav/Services)-Part-1 dated 2.112020 and 1(4)/2021/D(Pay/ Services) dated 04.06.2021 on the above subject.
2. Enclosed herewith is the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure (E.III.A Branch) OM No 04-21/2017-IC/E.III.A dated o4 July 2023 and to say that the provisions therein, will be applicable mutatis-mutandis to the Defence Services Officers and JCO/OR and equivalent provided all the conditions and stipulations laid down therein are strictly fulfilled.
3. The employees to exercise; re-exercise option for pay fixation as allowed under MoF OM dated 28.11.2019 within three months from date of issue of this letter.
4. All other conditions of MoD Letter No. (20) / 2017/ D(Pay Services) Part-1 dated 2.11.2020 remain unchanged.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their Dy. No. 1(8)/2017/AG/125-PA dated 16.08.2023.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: As above.
(T Johnson)
Gp Capt
Director(Pay Services)

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