Section 20(1) in The Orissa Mining and Geology Service Rules, 1976
(1)Where an efficiency bar has been prescribed in time-scale, the increment next above the bar shall not be allowed to an officer without the specific sanction of Government along with him to cross the said bar:Provided that an officer whose initial pay is fixed at a stage above an efficiency bar or bars shall be deemed to have been allowed to cross such bar or bars.
