Increment entitlement accrues annually and is payable from the first of the month, subject to disciplinary withholding.

Increment entitlement accrues annually and is payable from the first of the month in which it accrues. Officiating service in a higher grade counts for increments in both substantive and higher grades, and intermediate grades where applicable. Leave without pay does not count for increments unless authorised by the competent authority in writing. Sanction to draw increments lies with the competent authority. Increments may be withheld only as a disciplinary measure with specified period and effect on future increments. An efficiency bar prevents drawing higher increments until certified fit, with no retrospective effect on removal. The Chairman may grant stagnation increments at the last stage.

---

---

---