This discussion addresses whether a Telangana government employee, who joined as a degree lecturer on lien after serving as an MPSO, can receive pay protection upon returning to their parent department. While initial responses suggest pay protection is generally granted when moving to a new post, further clarification indicates that if the new post is in a higher pay scale, pay protection is unlikely. The previous service might be counted for terminal benefits, but the pay upon returning to the original post would likely revert to the previous scale, with only notional increments for the time spent in the new role.