Section 10 in The Indian Cost Accounts Service Rules, 2015
10. Non-functional upgradation.
(1)Whenever any Indian Administrative Service officer of the State or Joint Cadre is posted at the Centre to a particular grade carrying a specific grade pay in Pay Band 3, Pay Band 4 or HAG, the Members of the Service, who are senior to such Indian Administrative Service officer by two years or more and have not so far been promoted to that particular grade, shall be granted the same grade on non-functional basis from the date of posting of the Indian Administrative Service officer in that particular grade at the Centre, in accordance with Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training O.M. No. 14017/64/2008-Estt. (RR), dated 24th April, 2009 and the instructions or orders issued on the subject from time to time.(2)All the eligibility criteria and promotional norms including 'benchmark' for up-gradation to a particular grade pay shall have to be met at the time of screening by the Screening Committee as specified in Schedule III for grant of higher Pay Band and Grade Pay or Pay Scale under the orders referred to in sub-rule(1).
