Section 7(2) in Tamil Nadu Revised Pay Rules, 2017
(2)Where in fixation of pay, the pay of Government employees drawing pay at two or more stages in the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale, as the case may be, get fixed at same Cell in the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix, one additional increment shall be given for every two stages bunched and the pay of Government employee drawing higher pay in existing pay structure shall be fixed at the next vertical Cell in the applicable Level.Explanation. - For this purpose, the pay drawn by two Government employees in a given Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale where the higher pay is at least 3 percent more than the lower pay shall constitute two stages. Employees drawing pay where the difference is less than 3 percent shall not be entitled for this benefit.
