Public Services – Extension of Minimum of time Scale to the Contract employees working in Government Departments in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 - Orders – Issued.

O R D E R:

 In the Government Order 1st read above, the Government constituted a 

committee of Group of Ministers under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister for 

Finance to review the existing system of contractual employment and make 

necessary recommendations. 

2. The Group of Ministers, after elaborate discussions made certain 

recommendations for enhancement of remuneration to the functionaries working 

on contract basis in various Government Departments. Accordingly, with the 

consent of Council of Ministers orders were issued vide reference 2nd cited, 

enhancing the remuneration by 50% of the existing remuneration which was fixed 

based on the minimum of the relevant time scale of pay of Revised Pay Scales, 

2010 or the existing remuneration, whichever is less, with a condition that the 

revised remuneration shall in no case be less than Rs.12,000/- p.m., w.e.f. 1st

April, 2017.


In the reference 4th cited, the Council of Ministers has resolved for 

Extension of Minimum of time scale to the contract employees working in various 

Government Departments in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015. 

4. After careful examination, the Government is hereby order for Extension of 

Minimum of time scale to the contract employees working in various Government 

Departments in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 of the relevant posts, in which the 

employees are working. 

5. The benefit of Extension of minimum of time scale to the contract 

employees working in various Government Departments in the Revised Pay 

Scales, 2015 shall come into force w.e.f. 01-04-2019.

6. The remuneration (minimum of time scale in RPS 2015) to the contract 

employees shall be governed by the following conditions:- 

a. Remuneration thus extended shall from now onwards form an all 

inclusive consolidated monthly payment for all purposes. 

b. No other allowances shall be paid. 

c. No other increase in any form like annual grade increments etc., shall be 

admissible on the above consolidated monthly remuneration equivalent 

to the Minimum of Time Scale in RPS, 2015. 

d. The extension of minimum of time scale is applicable to those contract 

employees who have been appointed against vacant sanctioned posts 

and for those who have been appointed by the specific Government 

orders issued with the concurrence of Government in Finance 

department. 

e. No further recruitment shall be made on contract basis without prior 

approval of the Government in Finance Department. For any 

appointment in deviation, disciplinary proceedings shall be initiated 

against the appointing authorities and severe penalties under A.P. C.C.A. 

Rules, 1991, may be initiated and the appointments made irregularly 

shall be cancelled. The salary bills of such irregular appointees shall not 

be admitted in the audit. 

f. The departments shall draw utmost attention to the conditions as 

referred to above, while extending the remuneration (minimum of time 

scale in RPS 2015) to the personnel working on contract basis under 

their administrative control. 

g. These orders shall not apply to the Consultants/Advisors/ OSDs and also 

who appointed on specific consolidated pay working on contract basis in 

Government Departments

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