Section 776(d) in Police Regulations, Bengal , 1943
(d)Probationers who are promoted from a lower rank (viz., Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, Assistant Sub-Inspectors and head constables) and probationary Sergeants and constables shall draw the minimum pay in the time-scale, subject to the condition that they shall count towards increment officiating or temporary service in their respective ranks rendered prior to their appointment as probationers and also their probationary period or any part thereof and shall draw any increment that may fall due to them during the period of probation.