GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

FINANCE (HRM.IV) DEPARTMENT

Circular Memo. No.68/1/HRM.IV/2014Dated:04-04-2015.

Sub: PUBLIC SERVICES – Revision of Pay Scales, 2015 – Procedural Instructions

for fixation of pay of employees in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 and Audit
of Claims – Instructions – Issued.

Ref: 1. G.O.Ms.No.25, Finance (HRM.IV) Department dated: 18-03-2015.

2. G.O.Ms.No.26, Finance (HRM.IV) Department dated: 18.03.2015.
3.G.O.Ms.No.27, Finance (HRM.IV)Department dated: 18.03.2015.
4. G.O.Ms.No.28, Finance (HRM.IV)Department dated: 18.03.2015.
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In the Government Order first cited, orders were issued revising the pay scales of the
employees as recommended by the Tenth Pay Revision Commission with the following
modifications:
(i) A fitment benefit of 43% would be given for fixing the pay in the Revised
Pay Scales, 2015 as against the fitment benefit of 29% recommended by
the Tenth Pay Revision Commission.
(ii) The Revised Pay Scales will be implemented notionally from 01.07.2013
with monetary benefit from 02-06-2014.
(iii) The salary in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 will be paid in cash
fromthemonth of March, 2015, payable in April, 2015.
(iv) As regards the arrears of salary in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 from 02-
06-2014 to 28-02-2015, orders will be issued separately.
The Telangana Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2015 containingthe principles of fixation of
pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 are also notified in the Government Order first cited.

2. In the Government Order second cited, orders were issued regulating the rates of
Dearness Allowance from 01.01.2014 and 01.07.2014 in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in
pursuance of the recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission. In the
Government Order third cited, orders were issued implementing the recommendations of
the Tenth Pay Revision Commission on House Rent Allowance. In the Government Order
fourth cited, orders wereissued revising the rates of City Compensatory Allowance
asrecommendedby the Tenth Pay Revision Commission.

3. Government, now issue the following instructions for the effective implementation
of the above orders to the

(a) Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Department for communication of

orders of Revised Pay Scales along with these instructions and issue of
suitable directions to the subordinate officers under their control;
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(b) Heads of Offices/ Officers looking after establishment for fixation of
pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in accordance with the rules
stipulated in the G.O first cited.
(c) Drawing and Disbursing Officers for preferring claims of arrears of
salaries in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in accordance with the G.Os.
first to fourth cited.
(d) Audit Officers for audit of claims of fixation of pay in the Revised Pay
Scales, 2015 in accordance with the orders issued in G.Os., cited.
(a) Instructions to the Departments of Secretariat and Heads of Department:
(i) All the Departments of the Secretariat and the Heads of the Department
are requested to communicate the orders issued in the reference first
cited along with the Option Form annexed to the G.O. first cited through
their Subordinate Officers, to all the employees who were in service
under their control as on 01-07-2013 including those who are on leave,
under suspension, deputation, Foreign Service and the employees retired
on or after 01.07.2013. In respect of the employees who died while in
service on or after 01.07.2013, these orders have to be communicated to
their legal heirs.
(ii) They are also requested to communicate the Proforma of Statement of
thePay Fixation appended to this Circular (Appendix-I) to the
Subordinate Officers under their control and issue instructions to fix the
Pay of the Employees in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015.
(b). Instructions to the Heads of Offices/Officers looking after establishment:
(i) The Head of the Office or the officer looking after establishment shall
obtain option in the proforma appended to the G.O first cited, in
quadruplicate, from the employees to whom the Telangana Revised
Scales of Pay Rules, 2015 apply.
(ii) The employee shall submit his option to the Head of the Office / Officer
looking after establishment. In case of Head of Office, the option shall
be submitted to the immediate superior officer and in case of the Heads
of Departments, the option shall be submitted to the Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad.
(iii) The officers referred in para b (i) and (ii) above, shall on receipt of
option form from the employee, shallprepare the pay fixation
statements, in quadruplicate in the form appended (Appendix-I).
(iv) The officers concerned shall record the entries of fixation of pay in the
Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in the Service Registers of the employees
concerned before preparation of claims. A copy of the pay fixation
Statement shall also be attached to the Service Register of the employee.
(c) Instructions to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers:

(i) (a) The salaries in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 will be paid in cash
fromthemonth of March, 2015, payable in April, 2015.
(b) As regards the arrears of salary for the period from 02-06-2014 to 28-
02-2015 in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015, orders will be issued
separately and on receipt of the orders action shall be initiated topay
the arrears in the manner specified therein.
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(c) In the event of death of any employee before the issue of these orders,
the legal heirs shall be entitled to get the benefit of Revised Pay
Scales, 2015as stipulated in (a) and (b) above.
(ii) The claims on account of fixation of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 shall
be preferred in duplicate in the establishment pay bills form and presented to
the Treasury Officer / Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad and the Pay and
Accounts Officers of Projects / District Audit Officer, State Audit Department
concerned along with pay fixation statements in triplicate together with the
Service Register of the individual concerned with upto date entries. The bill
should be superscripted in “RED INK” as “Claim for Pay Fixation arrears
in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015” to make it distinct from other bills.
(iii) The pay fixation claims shall be prepared in three parts:
Part-I: From 01-07-2013 to 01-06-2014 for which the fixation is
notional.
Part-II: From 02-06-2014 to 28-02-2015, for which arrears of pay
fixation in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015, are to be paid as
per the orders that will be issuedseparately.
Part-III: From 01-03-2015 onwards to the date of fixation of pay in
the revised Pay Scales, 2015 for which the arrears shall be
paid in cash.
The DDO concerned shall prepare the claim in three parts as above
and prefer the bill only in respect of Part-III amount at the Treasury
Officer / Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad/ the Pay and Accounts
Officers of Projects/ District Audit Officer, State Audit Department
concerned.
(iv) The Drawing Officer shall ensure that the bills are supported by all supporting
documents in duplicate indicating the details of the employees, before
submitting the claims to the District Treasury Officer/ Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad/Assistant Pay and Accounts Officer/ Pay and Accounts
Officer of Projects/ District Audit Officer of the State Audit Department as
the case may be.
(v) All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers are requested to intimate the
employees working under their control as to how much ofthe amounts
workedout due to fixation in the Revised Pay Scales,2015 are adjusted
notionally,amounts calculated from 02-06-2014 to 28-02-2015 and
amountpaid in cash from March, 2015 in the proforma appended (Appendix-
II) to these instructions.
(vi) All the Drawing Officers are directed to ensure that the bills are drawn as per
the above orders and to see that the amounts payable in cash are credited to
the respective Bank Accounts of the employees.
(vii) If the audit authorities report any erroneous pay fixation, the Drawing
Officer should check again, with reference to the pay fixation already
approved. If pay fixation was approved by a higher authority, the fact should
be reported by the Drawing Officer to the concerned audit authority. Suitable
action should be taken to rectify the erroneous fixation, if any, immediately.
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(viii) The Drawing Officers should invariably indicate the particulars of pay and
allowances in the fixation statements correctly.
(ix) The Drawing Officers should not alter any column of the pay fixation
statement. They should not include any new item. They should not omit to
mention any information against the column.

(d)Instructions to the Audit Officers (Treasury Officers / the Pay and

AccountsOfficer, Hyderabad and the Pay and Accounts Officer, Projects /
District AuditOfficers of State Audit Department):
(i) The District Treasury Officer / Sub-Treasury Officer / Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad and the Pay and Accounts Officers, Projects / the
District Audit Officers, State Audit Department shall obtain from all the
Drawing Officers, a list indicating the names and designations of all the
members of staff according to the monthly pay bill in quadruplicate in the
Proforma in Annexure-I. It should be ensured that no member of the staff,
whether on duty or on leave or under suspension or under training or under
deputation / Foreign Service/ un-authorised absence, escapes inclusion from
the list.
(ii) After obtaining the list in Annexure-I, the respective Audit Authorities
mentioned above shall chalk out a programme to verify and check whether
the pay fixations are in terms of the G.O first cited.
(iii) The District Treasury Officer / Sub-Treasury Officer / Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad and the Pay and Accounts Officer, Projects / the
District Audit Officer shall check the pay fixation claims from 01.07.2013
in Revised Pay Scales, 2015 with reference to the Service Registers etc.,
and admit the bill.
(iv) After such verification the respective officers should record in column (5)
of Annexure-I, the result of such verification and attest the entries and a
report may be sent to Director of Treasuries and Accounts/Director of
Works & Accounts and in the case of Local Bodies, the District Audit
Officers, State Audit shall send a report to the Director of State Audit as to
the number of pay fixations completed and balance pending at the end of
each month by 10th of succeeding month. The above Heads of Department
shall in turn consolidate and forward the particulars to the Finance
(HRM.IV) Department by 20th of that month. The Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad will also follow the above instructions in respect of
claims pertaining to the employees of the offices in Twin Cities of
Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
(v) In case any erroneous pay fixations are detected, the audit authorities shall
note the details of erroneous pay fixations in the proforma indicated in
Annexure-IIto this memo.
(vi) The Audit Authorities shall report the number of cases, where erroneous
fixation was noticed and the total amount ordered to be recovered from the
individuals to the Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Director of State
Audit, Director of Works and Accounts and Pay and Accounts Officer,
Hyderabad who in turn will consolidate and furnish the information to the
Finance (HRM.IV) Department.
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4. In case of Provincialized staff of Panchayat Raj Institutions and the employees of
Urban Local Bodies, the Director of Treasuries and Accounts and in case of Non
Provincialized staff of Panchayat Raj Institutions and the employees of Aided Institutions,
the Director of State Audit shall make necessary arrangements, to check the pay fixation
statements and check whether the pay fixation approved by the Drawing Officers has been
done correctly in accordance with the Government Orders. The District Audit Officers of
State Audit Department and the Treasury Officers of Treasuries and Accounts Department
shall on receipt of pay fixation statements from the Drawing Officers, scrutinize the
correctness of pay fixation and relevant data, with reference to the entries in Service
Registers and authorize the payment of salary. The Audit Officer of respective Local Bodies
and Treasury Officers of Treasuries and Accounts Department shall furnish the particulars
to the Director of State Audit / Director of Treasuries and Accounts who in turn will
consolidate and submit to the Government in Finance (HRM.IV) Department.

5. The Audit Officers shall maintain a separate register soon after the receipt of claim
and watch the final disposal until it is passed. In case, the claims are admitted, the audit
officers should send the paid vouchers to the next authorities, along with detailed sheet. The
monthly accounts shall be prepared and sent with the vouchers including arrears of pay
fixation in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in the normal course to the concerned
officers/Accountant General as per the existing schedule of dates.
6. In the case of the employees working in Projects, the Director of Works and
Accounts shall issue necessary instructions to his subordinates to follow the above
procedure with regard to preparation of pay fixations, checking of pay fixations and the
updating system. The Director of Works and Accounts of the Projects shall consolidate the
above information received from all the Works Departments whose salaries are paid
through Works PAOs, who in turn shall forward the consolidated information to the Finance
(HRM.IV) Department.

7. All the Heads of Departments are requested to issue necessary instructions to the
Departmental Officers under their control to follow the above instructions scrupulously and
co-operate with the Audit Authorities.
8. Any further clarification in this regard may be sought from the Finance (HRM.IV)
Department.

9. This memo can be accessed at the addresshttp://www.finance.telangana.gov.in.

V. NAGI REDDY
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Accountant General, Telangana, Hyderabad (20 copies).
The Accountant General, Telangana, Hyderabad (by name).
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Special Chief Secretary to Governor, Telangana, Hyderabad.
All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries tothe Government.
The Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all the Ministers.
All the Departments of Secretariat (10 copies each).
All the Heads of Departments (including Collectors and District Judges).
The Registrar General, the Judicature of High Court, at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana
and State of AP, Hyderabad (with covering letter).
All the District Treasury Officers (with copies to Sub-Treasury Officers).
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The Managing Director, Telangana State GENCO/TRANSCO.
The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, TSRTC, Hyderabad (with covering letter).
All District Educational Officers / All Principals of Junior Colleges.
All the Chief Executive Officers, ZillaPrajaParishads.
All District Panchayat Officers.
All Secretaries of ZillaGrandhalayaSamsthas through Director of Public Libraries,
Hyderabad.
All Secretaries of Agricultural Market Committees through the Commissioner and Director
of Agricultural Marketing, Telangana, Hyderabad.
All Commissioners / Special Officers of Municipalities.
All Recognized Service Associations.
Copy to the General Administration (Cabinet) Department.
Copy to the General Administration (SW) Department.
Copy to SF/SCs.

//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
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ENCLOSURE

(Circular Memo No. 68/1/HRM.IV/2014, dated: 04-04-2015.)

Illustration of fixation of Pay
Fixation of Pay under Rule 6 of Telangana Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2015
A. The date of entry into the Revised Pay Scales is 1.7.2013 and date of
incrementis 1.10.2013:
Rs.
Pay in the existing pay scales, 2010 : 14860.00
DA as on 1.7.2013 (63.344%) : 9412.92
Fitment benefit (43%) : 6389.80
Total emoluments : 30662.72
Pay fixed at Next Stage : 31460.
Pay after next Increment in the RPS, 2015 on 01.10.2013 : Rs.32340.

B. Thedateof entry into the Revised Pay Scales is from the date of increment, i.e.,
1.10.2013:
Rs.
Pay in the existing pay scales, 2010on 01-10-2013 : 15280.00
DA as on 1.7.2013 (63.344%) : 9678.96
Fitment benefit (43%) : 6570.40
Total emoluments : 31529.36
Pay fixed at Next Stage in RPS,2015 on 01-10-2013 : Rs.32340.
Date of Next Increment in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 : 01.10.2014
Pay on the next date of increment, i.e.on01-10-2014 : Rs.33220.

C. Where the date of increments is 1.7.2013

(i) without taking into account increment in the existing scales:
Rs.
Pay in the existing pay scales, 2010 : 24300.00
DA as on 1.7.2013 (63.344%) : 15392.59
Fitment benefit(43%) : 10449.00
Total emoluments : 50141.59
Pay fixed at Next Stage : 51230.
Next Increment in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 : 01.07.2013
Pay after getting increment : Rs.52590.

(ii) After taking into account increment in the existing scales:

Rs.
Pay in the existing pay scales, 2010 : 24950.00
DA as on 1.7.2013 (63.344%) : 15804.33
Fitment benefit (43%) : 10728.50
Total emoluments : 51482.83
Pay fixed at Next Stage : 52590.
Date of Next Increment in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 : 01.07.2014
Pay after getting next increment (on 01-07-2014) : Rs.53950.

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APPENDIX – I

Statement of fixation of Pay under Telangana Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2015
(Circular Memo No. 68/1/HRM.IV/2014, dated: 04-04-2015)
Note: 1. Separate statement should be prepared for fixation of pay in
respect of substantive and officiating post.
2. In respect of employees holding Special Grade / Special Promotion
Post Special Ad-hoc Promotion Post, fixation shall be in the
corresponding relevant Revised Scales assigned to the post
(Amounts in Rupees)
1 Name of the employee :
2 Designation of the post in which pay is to be fixed (the actual
nomenclature of the post i.e., Ordinary / Special Grade / SPP-I A& IB/ :
SAPP-IA & IB/SPP-II/SAPP-II held by the employees is to be only
mentioned)
3 Whether substantive or officiating :
4 a) Whether the employee has opted to the Revised Pay Scales, 2015. :
b) Date on which option was exercised :
c) Date from which option was exercised to come over to the Revised :
Pay Scales, 2015 from 01.07.2013, the date of next increment.
5 (a) Existing Scale of Pay of the post on the date of entry into the
Revised Pay Scales, 2015. :
b) Pay in the existing Scale (i.e. in RPS, 2010) :
c) Special Pay, if any in the existing Scale (i.e. in RPS, 2010) :
6 Existing emoluments on the date of entry into RPS, 2015.
a) „Basic Pay‟ i.e., pay as defined in Fundamental Rule9(21)(a)(i) :
including stagnation increments / Pay as per 5 (b) above
b) Personal Pay under Rule 9 (23) (a) of the Fundamental Rules or
Rules or Rule 7 (40) (a) of the Hyderabad Civil Service :
Regulations
c) Dearness Allowance admissible at the rate which existed on 1st
July, 2013 appropriate to „Basic Pay‟ referred to at sub-item (a) :
above
Total 6 (a to c) :
7 Fitment benefit 43% of Basic Pay referred to in item 6 (a) :
8 Total of items 6 and 7 :
9 Revised Scale of Pay, 2015 for the post in which the Pay is fixed now. :
10 Revised Pay as fixed in the Revised Scale at the stage next above the
amount referred to in item 8 above irrespective whether, the amount is :
a stage or not, in the Revised Scale.
In the existing Pay In the Revised
11 Increase in emoluments Scales, 2010 PayScales, 2015
‘X’ ‘Y’
i) Basic Pay :
ii) Special Pay* :
iii) Personal Pay* (under FR/RSPR, 2015) :
iv) Family Planning Increment* :
v) Advance increment* :
vi) Dearness Allowance :
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vii) House Rent Allowance :
viii) City Compensatory Allowance :
ix) Other Compensatory Allowance :
x) Telangana Increment (Telangana Special Pay)# :
(Same as in the
Column „X‟)
xi) Interim Relief : -Nil-
Total (Rs.) :
Net Increase Y – X :
12 (a) The amount of pay fixed in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in the
lower / substantive post :
(b) The amount of pay fixed in Revised Pay Scales, 2015 (vide item
10 above) :
(c) The pay fixed in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 in officiating post
as per Rule 6 (g) (i) of the Telangana Revised Scales of Pay
Rules, 2015 in case where the Pay in item 12(b) is equal or less :
than Pay in item 12 (a) above (i.e., next stage to the amount of
the substantive pay as per item 12 (a) above)
13 Date of next increment :
14 Any other relevant information :
Station :
Date :
Signature of the Head of the
Office/Drawing and
Disbursing Officer
*Shall not be reckoned as pay for purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance
and City Compensatory Allowance.
#Telangana Increment (Telangana Special Pay) as per para 9 of G.O.Ms.No.23, Finance (HRM.III) Dept.,
dt.13-08-2014, is a fixed amount and it shall not be revised.

APPENDIX – II
[As per para 3 (c) (iv) of Circular Memo No. 68/1/HRM.IV/2014, dated: 04-04-2015.]
1. Name of the Office :
2. Designation of Drawing and :
Disbursing Officer
3. Name and Designation of the employee :
4. Amount of claim of fixation of pay in the Revised :
Pay Scales, 2015.
i) From 01-07-2013 to 01-06-2014 (Notional) : Rs.

ii) From 02-06-2014 to 28-02-2015. : Rs.

(Orders will be issued separately)
iii) From 1st March, 2015 till the date of fixation of pay : Rs.
in the RevisedPay Scales, 2015 (paid in cash)

Station: Signature of the Drawing and Disbursing Officer

Date :
Official Seal :
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ANNEXURE – I
(Circular Memo No. 68/1/HRM.IV/2014, dated: 04-04-2015)

List of Staff Members working in the office of ___________________________

Sl. Designation / Whether on Duty/ Results of

No Name Category Suspension/Leave / Training / verification
Deputation/ Foreign Service/
Un-authorised absence
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Signature of Drawing and

Disbursing Officer
Signature of Sub-Treasury Officer/
District Treasury Officer/
Pay and Accounts Officer/
Pay and Accounts Officer of the Projects/
District Audit Officer, State Audit

ANNEXURE – II
(Circular Memo No. 68/1/HRM.IV/2014, dated: 04-04-2015)

Office of _________________________________________________

Sl. Name and Defects noticed in Reference No. in Final Result (i.e.,)
No Designation verification of pay which the matter is whether the Revised
fixation reported to the Pay Fixation is
statement Drawing andadmitted or not.
Disbursing Officer

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Signature of the Checking Authority

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