SELECTION GRADE

PART – II

First, Second and Third Selection Grade on

completion of regular service of 9, 18 and 27
years respectively to the employees in Class-IV,
Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those
holding isolated posts and fixation of pay in
Selection Grades

(From 25.01.1992 & onwards)

(Amended upto 30.04.2008)

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 GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
Finance (Gr. 2) Department

ORDER

No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 Jaipur, Dated : 25.01.1992

Sub.: - Prescription of Selection Grades for employees in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts and fixation of pay in Selection Grades.

With a view to providing relief to the employees in Class-IV, Ministerial

and Subordinate Services and those holding isolated posts, Selection Grades
were prescribed for the lowest posts in these services and isolated posts vide
this Department Order No. F.17(5)FD(Gr.2)/84 dated 23.01.1985. This order was
amended from time to time to ensure availability of the intended relief.
Prescription of Selection Grades as above resolved the problem of stagnation at
the maximum of the lowest scale in the cadre and allowed increase in pay of the
employees who were covered by the order. The aforesaid order, however, does
not provide any relief to the employees who are recruited directly to a post, which
is not the lowest in the cadre and also does not deal with problem of stagnation
in many cadres due to absence or limited opportunity of promotion. This has
been engaging the attention of the Government for some time past. The matter
has been considered and in supersession of all orders issued in this regard in the
past, the Governor has been pleased to order that the Government servants of
the categories mentioned hereunder and who are drawing pay in the pay scales
prescribed under the Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay Scales) Rules, 1989
may be granted Selection Grades as indicated below: -

1. This order shall be applicable to all Government servants in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding isolated posts and
drawing pay in Revised Pay Scales, 1989, the maximum of which does
not exceeds Rs.3200/-. This order shall not apply to Government servants
in the State Services as defined in the Rajasthan Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 and to those who have
got Selection Grade of Rs.2200-4000 in terms of this order.

2. (i) The first Selection Grade shall be granted from the day following
the day on which one completes service of nine years, provided
that the employee has not got one promotion earlier as is available
in his existing cadre.
(ii) The second Selection Grade shall be granted from the day
following the day on which one completes service of eighteen
years, provided that the employee has not got two promotions
earlier as might be available in his existing cadre and the first

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 Selection Grade granted to him was lower than the pay scale of
Rs.2200-4000.
(iii) The third Selection Grade shall be granted from the day following
the day on which one completes service of twenty seven years,
provided that the employee has not got three promotions earlier as
might be available in his existing cadre and the first or the second
Selection Grade granted to him, as the case may be, was lower
than the pay scale of Rs.2200-4000.

3. The service of nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be,
shall be counted from the date of first appointment in the existing cadre /
service in accordance with the provisions contained in the Recruitment
Rules;

Provided that if an employee subsequent to his first appointment to

a post in a cadre / service, as a result of direct recruitment, is appointed to
some other post in the same cadre or any other cadre, service from the
date of later appointment shall be taken into consideration for the purpose
of grant of Selection grades;

Provided further that if an employee subsequent to his first

appointment to a post in a cadre / service, in accordance with provisions
contained in the relevant service rules, is promoted to a post in some
other cadre, service from the date of such promotion shall be taken into
consideration for the purpose of grant of the Selection grades;
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[Provided further that in the case of an employee who has been/ is
declared surplus and absorbed against a new post either in the same or
another department excluding absorption on higher post, the service of
nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be, shall be
counted for the purpose of grant of selection grade from the date of initial
appointment in the Government service in accordance with the provisions
contained in the relevant recruitment rules. As a result of counting of
service rendered prior to absorption for grant of selection grade, if the pay
of a junior Government servant happens to be more than the pay of his
senior, no stepping up of pay of senior Government servant shall be
permissible.]
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1. Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92-Pt.IX dated 03.05.1997 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.
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[Provided further that in the case of an employee who is declared surplus and absorbed against a
new post, the service of nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have
been completed on the date on which his immediately senior employee completes that period of service or on
completion of service from the date of appointment to the post held before absorption, whichever is later.]

2. Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92-Pt.V dated 07.10.1995 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

“Provided further that in the case of an employee who is declared surplus and absorbed against a
new post, the service of nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have
been completed on the date on which his immediately junior employee completes that period of service or on
completion of service from the date of appointment to the post held before absorption, whichever is later.”

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[Provided further that in the case of an employee who has been
transferred from one department to another department or from one appointing
authority to another appointing authority within the same department in public
interest or at his own request or while serving in one department of the State
Government is recruited directly in other department on the same post, the
service of nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be, shall be
counted for the purpose of grant of selection grade from the date of initial
appointment on the same post in accordance with the provisions contained in the
relevant recruitment rules. As a result of counting of service rendered in previous
department/ under previous appointing authority for grant of selection grade, if
the pay of a junior Government servant becomes more than the pay of his senior,
no stepping up of pay of senior Government servant shall be permissible.]
$
[Exception - The admissibility of Selection Grade to Junior Engineer
would be on completion of nine, eighteen or twenty seven
years of continuous service on the post of Junior Engineer.]
4. (i) The first Selection Grade, wherever admissible in terms of this
order shall be the pay scale of the next promotion post in the same
service / cadre i.e. Class – IV/ Ministerial / Subordinate Service;
provided that in case there is no next promotion post in the same
service/ cadre or the employee does not possess academic
qualifications prescribed for promotion and in respect of the isolated
posts, the first Selection Grade shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay scale as specified in paragraph 5.
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[(ii)
The second Selection Grade, wherever admissible, in terms of this
order, shall be the pay scale of the second promotion post available
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% Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92-Pt.IX dated 03.05.1997 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.
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[Provided further that in the case of an employee who has been transferred from one department to
another department on the same post whether is public interest or on his own request, the service of nine,
eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been completed on the date on
which his immediately senior employee completes that period of service or on completion of service from the
date of first appointment in the existing cadre / service in accordance with the provisions contained in the
recruitment rules before transfer, whichever is later.]

3. Inserted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92-Pt.V dated 07.10.1995 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

$ Added vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)92 dated 21.10.1993 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

# Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)92 dated 14.02.1992 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

(ii) The second Selection Grade, wherever admissible in terms of this order, shall be the pay scale of the second
promotion post available to that employee in the same service / cadre; provided that in case there is no second
promotion post in the same service/ cadre or the employee does not possess academic qualifications
prescribed for promotion and in respect of the isolated posts, the second Selection Grade shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay scale (pay scale of the post held or the selection grade) as specified in
paragraph 5.
(iii) The third Selection Grade, wherever admissible in terms of this order, shall be the pay scale of the third
promotion post available to that employee in the same service / cadre; provided that in case there is no third
promotion post in the same service/ cadre or the employee does not possess academic qualifications
prescribed for promotion and in respect of the isolated posts, the third Selection Grade shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existi ng pay scale (pay scale of the post held or the selection grade) as specified in
paragraph 5.

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 to that employee in the same service / cadre; provided that in case
the second promotion post available in the same service/ cadre
carries a pay scale higher than the pay scale of Rs.2200-4000 (16)
or there is no second promotion post in the same service/ cadre or
the employee does not possess academic qualifications prescribed
for promotion and in respect of the isolated posts, the second
Selection Grade shall be the pay scale corresponding to his
existing pay scale (pay scale of the post held or the selection
grade), as specified in paragraph 5.
(iii) The third Selection Grade, wherever admissible in terms of this
order, shall be the pay scale of the third promotion post available to
that employee in the same service / cadre; provided that in case the
third promotion post available in the same service/ cadre carries a
pay scale higher than the pay scale of Rs.2200-4000 (16) or there
is no third promotion post in the same service/ cadre or the
employee does not possess academic qualifications prescribed for
promotion and in respect of the isolated posts, the third Selection
Grade shall be the pay scale corresponding to his existing pay
scale (pay scale of the post held or the selection grade), as
specified in paragraph 5.]

5. In case there is no post for first, second or third promotion, as the case
may be, in the same service/ cadre or the employee does not possess
academic qualifications prescribed for promotion and in respect of the
isolated posts, the Selection Grades shall be as specified below: -
S. No. Existing Pay Selection Grade
Scale
1. 750-940 (1) 775-1025 (2)
2. 775-1025 (2) 800-1250 (3)
3. 800-1250 (3) 825-1350 (4)
4. 825-1350 (4) 950-1680 (6)
5. 910-1520 (5) 975-1720 (7)
6. 950-1680 (6) 1200-2050 (9)
7. 975-1720 (7) 1200-2050 (9)
8. 1025-1800 (8) 1400-2300 (10)
9. 1200-2050 (9) 1400-2600 (12)
10. 1400-2300 (10) (i) in those cases where next promotion post
11. 1400-2360 (11) is in a State service – 2000-3200 (14)
12. 1400-2600 (12) (ii) in other cases – 1640-2900 (13)
13. 1640-2900 (13) 2000-3200 (14)
14. 2000-3200 (14) 2000-3500 (15)
15. 2000-3500 (15) 2200-4000 (16)
Note - If an incumbent of the isolated post or a person not possessing
academic qualifications prescribed for promotion has been granted
Selection grade before issue of this order and such selection grade
is higher than that indicated in this paragraph, he will continue to

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 draw pay in such selection grade as personal to him but the second
or third selection grades shall be determined with reference to the
first or second selection grade which would have been admissible
in term of this paragraph.
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[Exception - The second Selection Grade of the post of Junior Engineer
of all departments shall be 2200-4000(16).]

6. The appointing authority for the post held by the employee shall be
competent to grant Selection Grade. In respect of categories of posts
where seniority is maintained by an authority senior to the appointing
authority, such senior authority shall be competent to grant Selection
Grade.

7. Selection Grades in term of this order shall be granted only to those

employees whose record of service is satisfactory. The record of service
which makes one eligible for promotion on the basis of seniority shall be
considered to be satisfactory for the purpose of grant of the Selection
Grade.
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8. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing paragraphs, if an
employee forgoes promotion on issue of order to this effect, he shall not
be granted second or third selection grade under this order.
9. Grant of Selection Grade shall not affect the seniority in the cadre nor the
sanctioned strength of each category of posts in the cadre.

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$ Added vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)92 dated 11.11.1992 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.
% Inserted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)92 dated 23.04.1994

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[10 (a) If an eligible employee becomes entitled to second selection grade
straightway in terms of this order, his pay would first be fixed in the
first selection grade with reference to pay being drawn immediately
before grant of second selection grade and thereafter on the same
date his pay would be re-fixed in second selection grade with
reference to the pay fixed in the first selection grade or arrived at in
terms of provisions of para 12 of aforesaid order in respect of first
selection grade, as the case may be.

(b) If an eligible employee becomes entitled to third selection grade

straightway in terms of this order, his pay would be first be fixed as
per clause (a) of this para and thereafter on the same date his pay
would be re-fixed in third selection grade with reference to the pay
fixed in the second selection grade.]

11. When a Government servant is granted first, second or third Selection

Grade, as the case may be, his initial pay in this Selection Grade shall be
fixed at the stage next above the pay notionally arrived at by increasing
the pay being drawn by him in the existing pay scale (pay scale of the post
held or the Selection grade) by one increment. If Selection grade is
granted to an employee with effect from the date on which he earns
increment, pay in the Selection Grade will be fixed with reference to the
pay admissible in the existing pay scale including the increment.
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[12. The pay of the employees already granted Selection Grade before issue
of this order shall be re-fixed at the next above stage in the Selection
Grade admissible in terms of this order provided that in cases, where pay
in the Selection Grade was fixed at the minimum, and the pay so fixed is
equal or more than the pay drawn in the ordinary pay scale by an amount
of next increment in the ordinary pay scale plus first increment of the
Selection Grade, the provision of fixation of pay at the next above stage in
the Selection Grade in terms of this order shall not be applicable. Pay in
the second or third selection grade admissible in terms of this order shall
be fixed thereafter.]

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# Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)92 dated 22.11.1993 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

10. If an eligible employee becomes entitle to second or third selection grade straightway in terms of this order, his
pay would be fixed directly in the second or third selection grade, as the case may be, with reference to pay
being drawn immediately before grant of the second or third Selection Grade.

% Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)92-Part-VII dated 19.04.1995 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

“12. The pay of the employees already granted Selection Grade before issue of this order shall be re-fixed at the
next above stage in the Selection Grade admissible in terms of this order. Pay in the second or third selection
grade admissible in terms of this order shall be fixed thereafter.”

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13. In case of an employee who gets his regular promotion after getting the
Selection grade (identical to or lower than the pay scale of the promotion
post), his pay shall be fixed in the pay scale of the promotion post at the
equal stage. If there is no equal stage in the pay scale of the promotion
post, pay shall be fixed at the next higher stage. In cases where the
Selection Grade (second or third) already granted to an employee is
higher than the pay scale of the promotion post, the employee shall
continue to draw pay in the Selection Grade and his pay shall not be fixed
in the pay scale of the promotion post.

14. The next increment in the Selection Grade shall be granted to an

employee on the date he would have drawn his increment had he not
been granted the Selection Grade, provided that where the pay is fixed at
the minimum of the Selection Grade and the pay so fixed is more than the
pay drawn in the existing pay scale by an amount equal to the amount of
the next increment in the existing pay scale plus the amount of first
increment in the Selection Grade, the next increment shall be admissible
after completion of service for the full incremental period of one year under
Rule 31 of the Rajasthan Service Rules.

This order shall come into force with immediate effect.

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 Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 28.01.1993 (2)

Sub.: - Prescription of Selection Grades for employees in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts and fixation of pay in Selection Grades.

Selection Grades for employees in Class – IV, Ministerial and Subordinate

Services and those holding isolated posts were prescribed vide this department
order of even number dated 25.01.1992, as amended vide order of even number
dated 14.02.1992 and 11.11.1992.

2. As per order dated 25.01.1992, the second selection grade for the post of
Junior Engineer of all departments was prescribed as 2000-3500 (15). Vide order
of even number dated 11.11.1992, the Junior Engineer of all departments have
been allowed the second selection grade of 2200-4000 (16) instead of 2000-
3500 (15) and thus there would be no third selection grade for the Junior
Engineer.

3. The matter has been again considered and in partial modification of order
dated 11.11.1992, the Governor is pleased to order that Junior Engineer of all
departments who have completed service of eighteen years as on 24.01.1992
shall have an option to elect the second selection grade as 2000-3500 (15) or as
2200-4000 (16). The second selection grade will be granted as per option given
by the concerned Junior Engineer. Only those of the Junior Engineers who opt
for the second selection grade of 2000-3500 shall be entitled to third selection
grade of 2200-4000 on completion of service of 27 years. Those who opt for
second selection grade of 2200-4000 will not be entitled to a third selection grade
on completion of service of 27 years.

4. Junior Engineers who shall complete service of eighteen years on or after

25.01.1992 shall be entitled to second selection grade of 2200-4000 as provided
in order of even number dated 11.11.1992.

5. This order shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from
25.01.1992.

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 Clarification No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 03.04.1993 (3)

Sub.: - Prescription of Selection Grades for employees in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts and fixation of pay in Selection Grades.

Attention is invited to Finance Department’s order of even number dated

25.01.1992, as amended vide order dated 14.02.1992 on the subject mentioned
above. Many Heads of Departments have solicited clarification on a number of
points regarding grant of Selection Grades. Accordingly the points in respect of
which references were received are clarified as under: -
POINT OF DOUBT CLARIFICATION
1) Whether Selection Grade can be Yes
granted under Finance Department
Order No. F.17(5)FD(Gr.2)/84 dated
23.01.1985 as amended from time
to time to the employees eligible for
Selection Grade under these orders
even after issue of Finance
Department order dated
25.01.1992.
2) Years of service to be counted for Years of service are to be counted for
the purpose of grant of Selection grant of Selection Grade from the date
Grade. the employee has regularly been
recruited in the existing cadre / service
as per provisions contained in the
relevant recruitment rules. For example
the following period of service is not
countable for grant of Selection Grade:-
(i) the period of service rendered in the
other cadre / service before
appointment in the existing cadre /
service.
(ii) the period of service rendered in the
existing cadre / service before regular
appointment in accordance with
relevant recruitment rules to the post.
3) Grant of Selection Grade to the The service of nine, eighteen or twenty
employees declared surplus and seven years, as the case may be, shall
absorbed against a new post or the be deemed to have been completed on
same post. the date on which his immediately
junior employee completes that period
of service or on completion of such
service from the date of appointment to
the post held before absorption
whichever is later.

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4) What will be the first, second and [(i) In cases where first, second or third
third Selection Grade ? promotion post exists in the same
service/ cadre i.e. in Class – IV,
Ministerial and Subordinate services
and the employee possesses
academic qualifications for
promotion the first, second or the
third Selection Grade shall be the
pay scale of the first, second or the
third promotion post. If the pay scale
of the second / third promotion post
available in the same service/ cadre
is higher than the pay scale of 2200-
4000, the second/ third Selection
Grade shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay
scale (pay scale of the post held or
the selection grade) as specified in
paragraph 5 of the order dated
25.01.1992.]
(ii) in cases where next promotion post
exists in the same service / cadre
but the employee does not possess
academic qualification prescribed
for promotion the first, second or
third Selection Grade shall be the
pay scale corresponding to his
existing pay scale as specified in
para 5 of the order dated
25.01.1992.
(iii) in cases where promotion post in
regular line does not exist in the
same cadre/ service the first,
second or third Selection Grade
shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay
scale as specified in para 5 of the
order dated 25.01.1992.
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$ Substituted vide FD Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 21.08.1996 w.e.f. 25.01.1992.

“(i) In cases where first, second or third promotion post exist in the same service/ cadre i.e. in
Class – IV, Ministerial and Subordinate Service and the employee possesses academic
qualifications for promotion the first, second or the third Selection Grade shall be the pay scale
of the first, second or the third promotion post. If the pay scale of the promotion post is higher
than the pay scale of 2200-4000, the Selection Grade shall be restricted to the pay scale of
2200-4000.”

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 (iv) Selection Grades for isolated posts
shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay
scale as specified in para 5 or order
dated 25.01.1992.
(v) in cases where next promotion post
is in a State service, the Selection
Grade shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay
scale as specified in para 5 of the
order dated 25.01.1992.
5) Authority competent to grant Appointing authority for the post held
Selection Grade. by the employee is competent to grant
Selection Grade. In respect of
categories of post where seniority is
maintained by an authority, senior to
the appointing authority, such senior
authority is competent to grant
Selection Grade.
6) The service record which can be The record of service which makes the
considered as satisfactory for grant employee eligible for promotion on the
of Selection Grade. basis of seniority shall be considered
satisfactory for grant of Selection
Grade. In other words if the concerned
employee can be promoted to the next
higher post on the basis of his service
record, he can be granted Selection
Grade.
7) Grant of Selection Grade in case Such employees are eligible for first
where a Government servant has Selection Grade. He is not eligible for
been offered promotion on higher second and third selection grade. He is
post but who had forgone/ forgoes to be granted first selection grade only
the chance of promotion. & no second & third selection grade.
8) Fixation of pay of the employee who (i) If Selection Grade already granted
has already been granted Selection under order dated 23.01.1985 is
Grade under Finance Department lower than the first Selection Grade
order dated 23.01.1985. prescribed under order dated
25.01.1992, the pay shall be fixed
from 25.01.1992 at the next above
stage in the first Selection Grade
prescribed under order dated
25.01.1992.

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 (ii) If Selection Grade already granted
under order dated 23.01.1985 and
first Selection Grade prescribed
under order dated 25.01.1992, is
the same, the pay of the employee
shall be refixed from 25.01.1992 at
the next above stage.
(iii) After fixing the pay under (i) or (ii)
as the case may be, pay in the
second or third selection grade
shall be fixed.
9) Fixation of pay on grant of Selection (i) On grant of first, second or third
Grade under order dated Selection Grade, as the case may
25.01.1992. be, the pay shall notionally be
arrived at by adding one increment
in the existing pay scale i.e. pay
scale of the post held or the
Selection Grade and shall be fixed
at the stage next above in the first,
second or third Selection Grade.
(ii) In cases where an employee was
drawing pay at the maximum of the
pay scale of the post, on grant of
first, second or third Selection
Grade the pay shall notionally be
arrived at by adding an amount
equivalent to the rate of last
increment in the pay scale of the
post held and then the pay shall be
fixed at the stage next above in the
first, second or third Selection
Grade.
(iii) If an employee becomes eligible for
second or third Selection Grade
straightway in terms of order dated
25.01.1992 his pay shall be fixed
directly in second or third Selection
Grade with reference to pay being
drawn immediately before grant of
second or third Selection Grade as
specified in para (i) or (ii) above.

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10) Fixation of pay on regular Employees drawing pay in Selection
promotion, of an employee drawing Grade which is identical or lower than
pay in Selection Grade. the pay scale of the promotion post,
shall on regular promotion, be fixed in
the pay scale of the promotion post at
an equal stage. If there is no equal
stage in the pay scale of the promotion
post, pay shall be fixed at the next
higher stage.
11) Next date of increment on grant of In this regard provisions contained in
Selection Grade. para 14 of order dated 25.01.1992 are
quite clear.
12) Whether the period during which a Period during which a Government
Government servant remained / servant remained / remains on extra-
remains on extraordinary leave with ordinary leave with or without medical
or without medical certificate shall certificate shall be counted for
be counted for the purpose of reckoning the period of service for
reckoning the period of service for grant of Selection Grade.
grant of Selection Grade or not.
13) Grant of increment in cases where In cases where date of increment and
date of eligibility for Selection Grade date of eligibility for Selection Grade is
and date of increment happens to the same, the pay in Selection Grade
be the same. shall be fixed on the basis of pay
admissible on that date including
increment. Next increment shall be
admissible after completion of service
for the full incremental period of one
year under Rule 31 of Rajasthan
Service Rules.
14) What shall be the age of In case of Government servants
superannuation for employees of belonging to Class-IV service drawing
Class-IV service (as defined in Rule pay in Selection Grade carrying pay
7(4A) of Rajasthan Service Rules) scale above pay scale No 2, the age of
when they draw pay in a Selection superannuation shall be 60 years as
Grade carrying pay scale above pay clarified under Clarification No.
scale No. 2. F.1(9)FD(Gr.2)/90 dated 30.07.1992.

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 Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 Pt.-III dated 18.10.1993 (4)

Sub.: - Prescription of Selection Grades for employees in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts and fixation of pay in Selection Grades.

Under this Department order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 25.01.1992

employees in Class – IV, Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts drawing pay in Revised Pay Scales, 1989 the maximum of which
does not exceed Rs.3200/- were allowed three Selection Grades on completion
of Service of nine, eighteen and twenty seven years. As per para 8 of the
aforesaid order if an employee who had forgone/ forgoes the chance of
promotion, he shall not be granted second or third Selection Grade.

In this regard a question has arisen as to whether the employees who are
promoted to the next higher post after grant of second or third Selection Grade
and he declines to accept the chance of promotion, would he continue to draw
pay in the second or third Selection Grade as the case may be, or not.

The matter has been considered and the Governor is pleased to order that
Government servants who are promoted to the next higher post after grant of
third Selection Grade and who forgo the chance of promotion would continue to
draw pay in that Selection Grade. Government servants who are promoted to the
next higher post after grant of second selection grade and who forgo the chance
of promotion would continue to draw pay in that second selection grade but such
employees would not be eligible for third selection grade.
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Order No. F.20(85)FD(Gr.2)/89 dated 20.11.1993 (5)

Sub.: - General permission to exercise option / re-option under

Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay Scales) Rules, 1989.

The undersigned is directed to say that the Rajasthan Civil Services

(Revised Pay Scales) Rules, 1989 were promulgated vide Notification No.
F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/89 dated 23.09.1989 with effect from 01.09.1988 and
permission to exercise option / re-option upto 31st January 1990 was accorded
vide Memorandum of even number dated 27.12.1989. The employees in Class-
IV/ Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding isolated posts were
allowed first, second and third Selection Grades on completion of 9, 18 and 27
years of service respectively vide Finance Department Order No.
F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 25.01.1992 as amended from time to time. This order
was made effective from 25.01.1992. Now, it has been represented to the
Government that introduction of Selection Grades has adversely affected the
option already exercised by the employees in accordance with the provisions
referred to above and it has been demanded that general permission to exercise

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option / re-option under Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay Scales) Rules,
1989 may be accorded to them.

The matter has accordingly been considered and it has been decided that
all Government servants belonging to aforesaid categories may be permitted to
exercise option or re-option under Rule 9 of the Rajasthan Civil Services
(Revised Pay Scales) Rules, 1989 within two months from the date of publication
of this order in Rajasthan Rajpatra.

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Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92.Pt.-IV dated 16.02.1995 (6)

It has come to the notice of the Government that some Government

servants have applied for grant of extra ordinary leave for a few days say two or
three days, though other kind of leave are admissible to them with the explicit
intention of getting the date of increment changed so that they may get increment
after fixation of pay in the selection grade. On some stages of pay, fixation in the
Selection Grade comes to the same stage with or without adding annual
increment and hence, in such situation employees have availed extra ordinary
leave to get the date of increment changed so that they may be able to get
annual increment after fixation of pay in the selection grade.

2. Provisions of Rule 96(a) of Rajasthan Service Rules, which regulate grant

of extra ordinary leave are as follows: -
“96(a) Extraordinary Leave may be granted to a Government servant in
special circumstances: -
(i) when no other leave is by rule admissible; or
(ii) when other leave is admissible, but the Government servant
concerned applied in writing for the grant of Extraordinary
Leave.”

3. Where other leave is admissible to the Government servant but the

Government servant concerned has applied in writing for the grant of extra-
ordinary leave in such cases the competent authorities can grant extra-ordinary
leave under Rule 96(a) of Rajasthan Service Rules, if he is satisfied with the
special circumstances indicated by the Government servant for grant of extra-
ordinary leave and not otherwise.

4. It is therefore enjoined upon the authorities competent to sanction extra

ordinary leave that in cases where extra ordinary leave has been granted on or
after 25.01.1992 may be reviewed and it may be ascertained whether the extra-
ordinary leave already granted have not been taken by the Government servant

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with a view to getting the date of increment changed so that he may get annual
increment after fixation of pay in the selection grade. In cases where it is found
that extra-ordinary leave has been taken only with the above intention the same
may be refused and he may be asked to apply the leave, which is admissible to
him under rules.

5. In future such type of cases may also be decided accordingly.

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Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 04.12.1996 (7)

Sub.: - Prescription of Selection Grades for employees in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts and fixation of pay in Selection Grades.

Attention is invited towards this department order of even number dated

25.01.1992, as amended from time to time, vide which selection grade were
introduced for the employees mentioned in the subject. According to the
provisions contained in the aforesaid orders in case a Government servant
forgoes the chance of promotion is not allowed second and/ third selection
grades but in respect of a Government servant who is offered promotion after
grant of second and / third selection grade, if he forgoes the chance of
promotion, he is allowed to continue to draw pay in the selection grade. As a
result of these provisions, the tendency of forgoing the promotion is growing on
various personal consideration of the respective employees. Difficulties are being
experienced by the various appointing authorities in filling the promotion posts
from the competent and qualified persons and consequently the performance of
the Government work is being adversely effected.

2. To solve this problem, the matter has been considered in detail and in
partial modification of the aforesaid order the Governor is pleased to order that
Government servant who is drawing pay in second or third selection grade, if on
his actual promotion to second/ third promotion post forgoes the promotion, the
benefit of second and / third selection grade, as the case may be, shall be
withdrawn from the date he forgoes the promotion. The pay of such an employee
shall be refixed either in pay scale of the first promotion post or in the first
selection grade or in pay scale of the second promotion post, at the stage he
would have drawn had he not been granted second and / third selection grade(s),
as the case may be.

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3. The Governor is further pleased to order that the Government servant who
had forgone the second or third promotion before issue of this order and is
drawing pay either in the second or third selection grade, the benefit of second
and / third selection grade, as the case may be, shall not be withdrawn, and in
case such a Government servant is again offered promotion after issue of this
order, the benefit of second and / third selection grade shall be withdrawn from
the date he refuses to accept the promotion. The pay of such an employee shall
be refixed either in pay scale of the first promotion post or in the first selection
grade or in pay scale of the second promotion post, at the stage he would have
drawn had he not been granted second and / third selection grade(s), as the
case may be.

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 GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)

ORDER (8)

No. F.16(2)FD(Rules)/98 Jaipur, Dated February 17, 1998

Sub.: - Prescription of Selection Grades for employees in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding
isolated posts and fixation of pay in Selection Grades
consequent upon revision of pay scales of State employees
from 01.09.1996.

With a view to providing relief to the employees in Class-IV, Ministerial

and Subordinate Services and those holding isolated posts, three selection
grades on completion of service of nine, eighteen and twenty seven years were
prescribed vide this Department Order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 25.01.1992.
This order was amended from time to time. Consequent upon revision of pay
scale of the State Government employees from 01.09.1996 under Rajasthan Civil
Services (Revised Pay Scales) Rules, 1998, the matter has been considered and
in supersession of all orders issued in this regard in the past, the Governor is
pleased to order that the Government servants of the categories mentioned
hereunder and who are drawing pay in the pay scales prescribed under the
Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay Scales) Rules, 1998 may be granted
Selection Grades as indicated below: -

1. This order shall be applicable to all Government servants in Class-IV,

Ministerial and Subordinate Services and those holding isolated posts and
drawing pay in Revised Pay Scales, 1998, the maximum of which does
not exceed Rs.10,500/-. This order shall not apply to Government
servants in the State Services as defined in the Rajasthan Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 and to those who have
got Selection Grade equivalent to the pay scales of the lowest post of
State service to which they are eligible for promotion or selection grade of
8000-13500, whichever is lower in terms of this order.

2. (i) The first Selection Grade shall be granted from the day following
the day on which one completes service of nine years provided that
the employees has not got one promotion earlier as is available in
his existing cadre.

(ii) The second Selection Grade shall be granted from the day
following the day on which one completes service of eighteen
years, provided that the employee has not got two promotions
earlier as might be available in his existing cadre and the first

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 Selection Grade granted to him was lower than the pay scale of the
lowest post of State Services to which he is eligible for promotion or
selection grade of 8000-13500, whichever is lower.

(iii) The third Selection Grade shall be granted from the day following
the day on which one completes service of twenty seven years,
provided that the employee has not got three promotions earlier as
might be available in his existing cadre and the first or the second
Selection Grade granted to him, as the case may be, was lower
than the pay scale of the lowest post of State Service to which he is
eligible for promotion or selection grade of 8000-13500, whichever
is lower.

3. The service of nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be,
shall be counted from the date of first regular appointment in the existing
cadre / service in accordance with the provisions contained in the relevant
Recruitment Rules. The period during which a Government servant
remained/ remains on extra ordinary leave with or without medical
certificate shall also be counted for reckoning the period of service for
grant of selection grade;

Provided that if an employee subsequent to his first appointment to

a post in a cadre / service, as a result of direct recruitment, is appointed to
some other post in the same cadre or other cadre, service from the date of
later appointment shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of grant
of selection grades;

Provided further that if an employee subsequent to his first

appointment to a post in a cadre / service, in accordance with provisions
contained in the relevant recruitment rules, is promoted to a post in some
other cadre, then in such a case service from the date of promotion shall
be taken into consideration for the purpose of grant of Selection grades;

Provided also that in case of an employee who has been / is

declared surplus and absorbed against a new post either in the same or
another department excluding absorption on higher post, the service of
nine, eighteen or twenty seven years, as the case may be, shall be
counted for the purpose of grant of Selection Grade from the date of initial
regular appointment in the Government service in accordance with the
provisions contained in the relevant recruitment rules. As a result of
counting of service rendered prior to absorption for grant of selection
grade, if the pay of a junior Government servant happens to be more than
the pay of his senior, no stepping up of pay of senior Government servant
shall be permissible;

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 Provided further also that in case of an employee who has been
transferred from one department to another department or from one
Appointing Authority to another Appointing Authority within the same
department in public interest or at his own request or while serving in one
department of the State Government is recruited directly in other
department on the same post, the service of nine, eighteen or twenty
seven years, as the case may be, shall be counted for the purpose of
grant of selection grade from the date of initial regular appointment on the
same post in accordance with the provisions contained in the relevant
recruitment rules. The term ‘same post’ for this purpose shall mean post
carrying the same designation and pay scale. As a result of counting of
service rendered in previous department/ under previous appointing
authority for grant of selection grade, if the pay of a junior Government
servant becomes more than the pay of his senior, no stepping up of pay of
senior Government servant shall be permissible.

4. (i) The first Selection Grade, wherever admissible in terms of this

order shall be the pay scale of the next promotion post in the same
service / cadre i.e. Class – IV/ Ministerial / Subordinate Service;
provided that in case there is no next promotion post in the same
service/ cadre or the employee does not possess academic
qualifications prescribed for promotion and in respect of the isolated
posts, the first Selection Grade shall be the pay scale
corresponding to his existing pay scale (pay scale of the post held)
as specified in paragraph 5.

(ii) The second Selection Grade, wherever admissible, in terms of this

order, shall be the pay scale of the second promotion post available
to that employee in the same service / cadre; provided that in case
the second promotion post available in the same service/ cadre
carries a pay scale higher than the pay scale of 8000-13500 (13) or
there is no second promotion post in the same service/ cadre or the
employee does not possess academic qualifications prescribed for
promotion and in respect of the isolated posts, the second
Selection Grade shall be the pay scale corresponding to his
existing pay scale (pay scale of the post held or the selection
grade), as specified in the paragraph 5.

(iii) The third Selection Grade, wherever admissible in terms of this

order, shall be the pay scale of the third promotion post available to
that employee in the same service / cadre; provided that in case the
third promotion post available in the same service/ cadre carries a
pay scale higher than the pay scale of 8000-13500 (13) or there is
no third promotion post in the same service/ cadre or the
employees does not possess academic qualifications prescribed for
promotion and in respect of the isolated posts, the third Selection

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 Grade shall be the pay scale corresponding to his existing pay
scale (pay scale of the post held or the selection grade), as
specified in paragraph 5.

5. In case there is no post for first, second or third promotion, as the case
may be, in the same service/ cadre or the employee does not possess
academic qualifications prescribed for promotion and in respect of the
isolated posts, the Selection Grades shall be as specified below: -
S. No. Existing Pay Selection Grade
Scale
1. 2550-3200 (1) 2610-3540 (2)
2. 2610-3540 (2) 2650-4000 (3)
3. 2650-4000 (3) 2750-4400 (4)
4. 2750-4400 (4) 3050-4590 (6)
5. 2950-4475 (5) 3200-4900 (7)
6. 3050-4590 (6) 4000-6000 (9)
7. 3200-4900 (7) 4000-6000 (9)
8. 3400-5200 (8) 5000-8000 (10)
9. 4000-6000 (9) 5000-8000 (10)
In those cases where
10. 5000-8000 (10) (i) 6500-10500 (12) next promotion post is
in a State Service.

(ii) 5500-9000 (11) In other cases.

11. 5500-9000 (11) 6500-10500 (12)
12. 6500-10500(12) 8000-13500 (13)
$
[Exception - From 01.08.1998 the Selection Grades of the post of Junior
Compounder / Nurse of Ayurved Department shall be as
specified below: -
1. First Selection Grade 5500-9000 (11)
2. Second Selection Grade 6500-10500 (12)
3. Third Selection Grade 7500-12000 (12A)]

6. The appointing authority for the post held by the employee shall be
competent to grant Selection Grade. In respect of categories of posts
where seniority is maintained by an authority senior to the appointing
authority, such senior authority shall be competent to grant Selection
Grade.

7. Selection Grades in term of this order shall be granted only to those

employees whose record of service is satisfactory. The record of service
which makes one eligible for promotion on the basis of seniority shall be
considered to be satisfactory for the purpose of grant of the Selection
Grade.
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8. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing paragraphs, if an
employee has forgone/ forgoes promotion or seeks revision, he shall not
be granted second or third selection grade under this order.
In cases where a Government servant who is drawing pay in second or
third selection grade if on his actual promotion to second / third promotion
post forgoes the promotion, the benefit of second and third selection
grades, as the case may be, shall be withdrawn from the date he forgoes
the promotion. The pay of such an employee shall be refixed either in pay
scale of the first promotion post or in the first selection grade or in pay
scale of second promotion post, at the stage he would have drawn had he
not been granted second and / third selection grade(s), as the case may
be.

9. Grant of Selection Grade shall not affect the seniority in the cadre nor the
sanctioned strength of each category of posts in the cadre.
10. When a Government servant is granted first, second or third Selection
Grade, as the case may be, his initial pay in the Selection Grade shall be
fixed at the stage next above the pay notionally arrived at by increasing
the pay being drawn by him in the existing pay scale (pay scale of the post
held or the Selection grade) by one increment. In cases where an
employee is drawing pay at the maximum of the pay scale of the post or
the selection grade, his pay shall be fixed at the stage next above the pay
notionally arrived at by adding an amount equivalent to the last increment.
If Selection grade is granted to an employee with effect from the date on
which he earns increment, pay in the Selection Grade will be fixed with
reference to the pay admissible in the existing pay scale including the
increment.
11. The next increment in the Selection Grade shall be granted to an
employee on the date he would have drawn his increment had he not
been granted the Selection Grade, provided that where the pay is fixed at
the minimum of the Selection Grade and the pay so fixed is more than the
pay drawn in the existing pay scale by an amount equal to the amount of
the next increment in the existing pay scale plus the amount of first
increment in the Selection Grade, the next increment shall be admissible
after completion of service for the full incremental period of one year under
Rule 31 of the Rajasthan Service Rules.
12. In case of an employee who gets his regular promotion after getting the
Selection grade (identical to or lower than the pay scale of the promotion
post), his pay shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions contained in
Note 4 of Rule 26A of Rajasthan Service Rules.

13. In case of Government servants drawing pay in selection grades of pay

granted under FD order No. F.20(1)FD(Gr.2)/92 dated 25.01.1992 as
amended from time to time, the revised selection grades under Rule 6(ii)

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 of Revised Pay Scales, 1998 are the corresponding pay scale as indicated
in Section ‘A’ of Schedule-I, appended to Revised Pay Scales, 1998. If the
existing selection grade revised as above is lower than the selection grade
admissible under this order, the selection grade admissible under this
order shall be applicable. In such a case pay shall be refixed with effect
from 01.09.1996 in the selection grade as per this order at the equal stage
and if there is no equal stage than at the next above stage. In other cases
where the existing selection grade revised under Rule 6(ii) of Revised Pay
Scales, 1998 is higher than the selection grade admissible under this
order then that selection grade shall be applicable as personal to the
existing incumbent however, the next selection grade shall be admissible
as per the provisions of this order.

This order shall come into force with effect from 01.09.1996. No arrear
shall accrue to Government servants who have been granted selection grades
under these orders between 01.09.1996 to 31.12.1996 (both days inclusive) for
the period upto 31.12.1996.

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[GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN’S DECISION

The Governor is pleased to order that the provisions of Finance

Department order No. F.16(2)FD(Rules)/98 dated 17.2.1998 as amended from
time to time regarding grant of selection grade to Government servants shall not
be applicable to the Government servants who are appointed through direct
recruitment on or after 20.1.2006.]

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% Inserted vide FD Order No. F.16(2)FD(Rules)98 dated 13.03.2006

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