1. The Government introduced the Automatic Advancement Scheme to the State Govt.employees and employees of Local Bodies as a substitute for those who are entitled to get promotions,but are unable to get them at regular intervals because of stagnation due to non-availability of vacancies
2. The scheme was further extended to teachers working in Govt,Municipalities,Municipal corporations,zilla parishads and panchayat samithis and also aided institutions.
Revised Automatic Advancement Scheme:
As per G.O.Ms.No.96 Fin,Dated 20.5.2011 change of periodicity of the scheme as 6/12/18/24 years of service from the existing provision 8/16/24 years under AAS.
Special Grade Post Scale (6 years):
An employee on completion of 6 years in a particular post shall be appointed to the special grade post scale which is the next higher scale above the pay scale of the post he/she holding.
Specie Promotion Post Scale I-A (12 years):
An employee on completion of 12 years of service in a particular post shall be appointed to the Special Promotion Post Scale I-A.It carries the pay scale of the post next above the post held by him which happens to be the promotion post in the regular line as prescribed in the Service Rules.For appointment to the Special Promotion Post Scale I-A he/she shall be fully qualified to hold that promotion post as prescribed in the Service Rules.In other words,such of the employee who have put in 12 years of service in one post without getting any promotion,shall be considered for appointment to Special Grade Promotion Scale I-A.
Special Grade Promotion Scale I-B (18 years):
An Employee on completion of 18 years of service in a particular post,shall be allowed one increment in the existing scale.
Special Promotion Post Scale II (24 years):
On completion of 24 years of service in a particular post,employee shall be placed in the scale of the post applicable to the second level promotion post to the original post held by him.This is subject to the condition that he is fully qualified to be promoted to such promotion post as prescribed in service rules and also that such post should belong to the regular line and not outside the regular line.This scale shall be called SPP Scale-II.
✤G.O.Ms. 68 AAS in PRC-2015