In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ‘basic pay’ means pay of a Government servant in the ‘existing scale’ as on 1st April 2012 or any subsequent date with effect from which his pay is re-fixed in the ‘revised scale’ and includes the following, namely:-
(i) annual increment;
(ii) stagnation increment granted above the maximum of the ‘existing scale’;
(iii) personal pay granted under sub-rule (3) of rule 7 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2007; and 3
(iv) additional increment granted beyond the maximum of the time scale of pay in terms of G.O. No. FD 13 SRP 2002 dated 9th May 2002.
Provided that it shall not include the following, namely:-
(i) special allowance;
(ii) personal pay other than that mentioned at (iii) above;
(iii) technical pay; and
(iv) any other emoluments specially classed as pay by the Government under Rule 8(32) of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules.
(b) ‘existing scale’ in relation to a Government servant means the ‘2007 scale’ applicable to the post held by him as on 1st April 2012, whether in a substantive or officiating or temporary capacity and includes the personal scale, if any, applicable to him in respect of the said post and the ‘existing selection time scale’ or ‘existing senior scale of pay’ as the case may be, if any, granted to him in respect of the said post;
(c) ‘existing selection time scale of pay’ in relation to a Government servant holding a post means the selection time scale of pay granted to him prior to 1st April 2012, in respect of the said post, in accordance with the provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Time Bound Advancement) Rules, 1983, as amended from time to time;
(d) ‘existing senior scale of pay’ in relation to a Government servant holding a post means senior scale of pay granted to him prior to 1st April 2012 in respect of the said post in accordance with the provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Automatic Grant of Special Promotion to Senior Scale of Pay) Rules, 1991, as amended from time to time;
(e) ‘Government’ means the Government of Karnataka;
4
(f) ‘2007 scale’ in relation to a post means the scale of pay prescribed by or under the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2007;
(g) ‘revised scale’ in relation to a post means the scale of pay specified in column (3) of Part-A of the First Schedule against the ‘existing scale’ applicable thereto, as specified in column 2 thereof, unless a different ‘revised scale’ is notified separately for that post under sub-rule (2) of Rule 4 and includes ‘revised selection time scale’ and ‘revised senior scale of pay’, if any, prescribed for the post;
(h) ‘revised selection time scale of pay’ in relation to a Government servant holding a post means the selection time scale of pay prescribed by subrule (3) of Rule 4;
(i) ‘revised senior scale of pay’ in relation to a Government servant holding a post means the senior scale of pay prescribed by sub-rule (4) of Rule 4;
(j) ‘Schedule’ means a Schedule annexed to these rules;
(k) ‘Table’ means a Table annexed to these rules.