Meghalaya Services (Revision of Pay) Rules, 1988
No: F(PR)-35/88/28 Dated: Nov, 30 1988
GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA
FINANCE (PAY REVISION) DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
No. F(PR)-35/88/28 :- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India the Governor of Meghalaya hereby makes the following rules, namely :-
1. Short title and commencement :- (1) These rules may be called the Meghalaya Services (Revision of Pay) Rules, 1988.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st day of January, 1987.
2. Application :- (1) Save as otherwise provided by or under these rules, these rules shall apply to persons appointed to civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the State of Meghalaya.
(2) These rules shall not apply to :-
(a) persons not in whole-time employment;
(b) persons paid out of contingencies.
(c) persons paid otherwise than on a monthly basis including those paid only on a piece-rate basis;
(d) persons employed on contract except where the contract provides otherwise;
(e) persons re-employed in Government service after retirement; and
(f) any other class or category of persons whom the Governor may, by order, specially exclude from the operation of all or any of the provisions contained in these rules.
Note :- These rules apply to members of the work-charged establishment holding posts carrying scales of pay identical to those admissible to members of corresponding categories of the regular establishment or where there is specific provision in these rules for such staff.
3. Definitions :- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.
(1) “basic pay” means pay as defined in Rule 7(17) (i) of the Meghalaya Fundamental Rules and Subsidiary Rules, 1984;
(2) “existing scale” in relation to a Government servant means the present scale of pay applicable to the post held by the Government servant (or, as the case may be, personal pay scale applicable to him) as on the 1st January, 1987 whether in a substantive or officiating capacity.
Explanation :- In the case of a Government servant who was on the 1st day of January, 1987 on deputation out of India or on leave or on foreign service, and who would have on that date officiated in one or more lower posts but for his officiating in a higher post, “existing scale” includes the scale of pay applicable to the post which he would have held but for his being on deputation out of India or on leave or on foreign service or, as the case may be, but for his officiating in a higher post;
(3) “present scale” in relation to any post specified in column 2 of the First Schedule means the scale of pay specified against that post in column 3 thereof;
(4) “Existing emoluments’ means the present emoluments of a Government servant in relation to the existing scale of pay on the date on which he becomes entitled, under these rules, to draw pay in the revised scale and includes :-
(i) basic pay;
(ii) dearness allowance appropriate to the basic pay admissible at the index average 661 (1960=100), vide Appendix 1;
(iii) special pay, if any, merged in the revised scale of pay;
(iv) personal pay, if any, granted for loss of substantive pay, but does not include any other allowance, special pay which is not merged in the revised scale of pay or other emoluments which may count as pay under the Meghalaya Fundamental Rules.
(5) “revised scale” in relation to any post specified in column 1 of the First Schedule means the scale of pay specified against that post in column 3 thereof unless a different revised scale is notified separately for that post;
(6) “schedule” means a schedule annexed to these rules;
(7) “State Government” means the Government of Meghalaya.
Note (i) - Words and expressions not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as in the Meghalaya Fundamental Rules and Subsidiary Rules, 1984.
(ii) - Where a female Government servant is concerned the words “he”, “his” and “him” used in these rules shall be taken to mean “she”, “her” and “her’, respectively.