Special orders for DRDO
Incentives for Scientific and Technical Personnel – Grant of variable increments on promotion based meritorious performance
Salient features of the scheme are as under :-
| In respect of Defence Research Technical Cadre (DRTC) in DRDO |
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| Scheme is effective from 1st January,2009 |
| Variable increments upto a maximum of three to be granted at the time of promotion to DRTC personnel |
| Variable increments are to be granted at the time of promotion only. Therefore, at entry level ie.Tech-‘A’ and STA-‘B’, variable increments are not to be granted |
| Value of one increment is prescribed as per promotion grade |
| These increments will not count for any other purpose such as DA, HRA, transport allowance, pay fixation on promotion, pension, etc |
| These increments are specific to the grade of promotion and will be determined again at the next promotion, while earlier increment granted shall stand withdrawn |
| Tapering off of the increments in case of non-promotion : |
| (i) for the first unsuccessful attempt, no increment will be withdrawn |
| (ii) for second unsuccessful attempt, one increment will be withdrawn |
| (iii) for third unsuccessful attempt, one increment will continue to remain withdrawn |
| (iv) for fourth and fifth unsuccessful attempts, the second (if awarded) increment will be withdrawn |
| (v) for sixth unsuccessful attempt, all variable increments awarded will be withdrawn |
| Authority : DHRD/16342/6th CPC/DRTC/ C/M/01 dated 31.08.2009 |
| In respect of Defence Research and Development Service (DRDS) in DRDO |
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| Scheme is effective from 1st January,2009 |
| Variable increments upto a maximum of six to be granted to deserving Scientist at the time of promotion |
| Value of one increment is prescribed as per promotion grade. Monetary ceiling is Rs.10,000 |
| These increments will not count for any other purpose such as DA, HRA, transport allowance, pay fixation on promotion, pension, etc |
| These increments are in addition to existing incentive of two increments in the grade of Sc-‘C’ to Sc-‘F’ and special pay of Rs.4000 to Sc-‘G’ |
| Promotion from Sc-‘G’ to Sc-‘H’/Outstanding Scientist, a fixed amount of Rs.10,000 per month to be awarded irrespective of the number of years of residency period |
| Promotion from Sc-‘G’/ Sc-‘H’ to Distinguished Scientist, a fixed amount of Rs.10,000 per month to be awarded to Distinguished Scientist |
| Assessment Board/Peer Committee will decide the number of variable increments to be granted at the time of promotion. The number of increments so granted will not exceed six |
| Tapering off of the increments in case of non-promotion : |
| In case, a Scientist fails to qualify for promotion to the next higher grade, the variable increments granted based on past performance in the previous position will be withdrawn in a tapered manner for every unsuccessful assessment and the incentive increment will be brought down by one increment from the current level in accordance with residency period. The starting date/year for tapering of advance increments granted to a Scientist will be the completion of the residency period taken into account by the DRDS Assessment Board for promotion to the present grade. |
| Authority : DHRD/16342/VI CPC/I/C/M/01 dated 20.04.2009 |
