Dearness Allowance (DA) Rates — RPS-2010, RPS-2015 and RPS-2022 rates with Government Orders and arrear/GPF details.

Pay & Allowances

Pay, RPS-2022 & Allowances

Pay fixation decides an employee's monthly earnings for years to come, so small errors have long-lasting effects. This section explains the structure of pay, the rules used for fixation and how allowances are computed on the fixed pay.

Always verify the latest Government Order / official notification before taking action.

Pay structure

RPS-2022
Pay Scales
Pay Fixation
Initial Pay
Pay on Appointment

Fixation rules

Fixation on promotion or on appointment to a higher post is governed by the Fundamental Rules; the option available to the employee often affects the eventual pay.

Pay on Promotion
FR-22
FR-22-B
DNI (Date of Next Increment)
Increment fixation
Promotion fixation
Personal Pay
Special Pay

Allowances

Dearness Allowance (DA)
House Rent Allowance (HRA)
City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) where applicable
Other admissible allowances

Arrears and revision

Arrears computation
Pay revision statements
Pay revision examples

Practical examples

Worked through in the order an office would actually handle the case.

Annual increment — how it is worked out

1Identify the employee's present basic pay and the pay scale attached to the post.
2Confirm the Date of Next Increment recorded in the Service Register.
3Confirm that the employee has completed the qualifying service required for the increment.
4Move the basic pay to the next stage of the same pay scale on the DNI.
5Recompute DA, HRA and other pay-linked allowances on the revised basic pay.
6Record the increment certificate and update the Service Register.

Pay fixation on promotion (option-based)

1Note the pre-promotion basic pay and the promoted post's pay scale.
2Compute fixation with immediate effect from the date of promotion.
3Compute the alternative fixation from the date of next increment in the lower post.
4Compare both results over the following twelve months.
5The employee exercises the available option in writing within the prescribed period.
6Fixation statement is prepared, checked and forwarded for audit/authorisation.

Explanation / Practical interpretation

The explanations on this page are a practical reading of the subject to help employees and offices act correctly. They are not a substitute for the official rule or Government Order, which alone is authoritative.