National Anomaly Committee meeting on 17th July 2018
Staff side
MEETING NOTICE
F.No.11/2/2016-JCA (Pt)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment (JCA-2) Sect,.
North Block, New Delhi
Dated July 13,2018
Meeting Notice
Subject: Meeting of the National Anomaly Committee -regarding.
The next meeting of National Anomaly Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary (P) is Scheduled to be held on 17.07.2018 (Tuesday) at 11:00 A.M. in Room A. 119, North Block, New Delhi.
2. Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting.
GOVERNMENT Of INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2018/Transf.Cell/MR Dash Board/Motivation
Dated:09.07.2018
The General Manager,All Indian Railways/PUs,NF(con), CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow,DG/NFIR/Vadodara
CAOs,DMW/Patiala,WPO/Patna,COFMOW/NDLS,RWP/Bela,CAO/IROAF
Sub: Incentive Scheme for Railway Employees
Ref: (i) This office letter of even No.dated 27.12.2017
(ii) Presentation made to the Board on 06.03.2018
(iii) This office letter of even No. dated 23.03.2018
Pursuant to the presentation made by the GM/NWR to full Board on 06.03.2018, recommendations of the Committee have been considered by the Board (ME,MT,MS,FC,CRB) Following key recommendations have been approved by CRB.
1. At the time of exercising option for fixation of pay the employee shall be provided with two options for calculation of pay so that he is able to pick up the best. As the employee would be exercising the option in a more informed manner, a wider window be provided to them, if they seek to change the option, and Master Circular for the pay fixation should be suitably amended.
2.Zonal Railways can consider providing accommodation (not leased) strictly for family of field level staff at a nodal station generally within 50-100 kms of the way side station where he or she is posted. The Zonal Railway may chose the nodal station on their own where they want to operate this scheme as per feasibility and allot vacant quarters at the nodal stations on the first come fist serve basis. If required some of the way side station quarters can be converted into transit camp or dormitories at the discretions of Zonal Railways. This would alleviate a major concern of out field staff who face problems on this account. GM’s may take necessary action based on the above.
3. It would be better to provide resting facility with toilets at manned level crossings for use by the trackmen and other field staff. This facility can be a temporary structure made up of porta cabins and be provided within the sanctioned budget of the Zonal Railways.
4. All other items which are apparently of general nature may be taken up as a pilot project by GM/NWR for which he is being fully authorized. The result of the pilot project be sent to Board for further action.
Concerned Directorates will issue necessary detailed instructions in respect of items at 1,2 & 3 above in particular and other items listed in the Annexure wherever necessary.
This issues with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell.
Haryana Fixation of pay on promotion under Rule 13 of I-ICS(RP) Rules, 2008
Government of Haryana Finance Department
From
Principal Secretary to Govt. Haryana
Finance Department.
To
1. All the Heads of Department in Haryana.
2. All the Divisional Commissioners in Haryana.
3. All the Dy. Commissioners in Haryana.
4. All the Sub Divisional Officers(Civil) in Haryana.
5. The Registrar General Punjab & Haryana High Court.
Subject: Fixation of pay on promotion under Rule 13 of I-ICS(RP) Rules, 2008, equal to entry pay as prescribed in FD’s letter No. 1/83/2008-2PR(FD) dated 16.12.2010, for direct recruit.
I am directed to refer to this office Memo. No. 6/67/2014-2PR(FD) dated 21/11/17 on the subject cited above vide which, it has been clarified that in cases where promotion involves change in the ‘pay in the pay band’, after adding the increment and such pay is less than the entry pay of the higher pay band, to which promotion is taking place, pay in the pay band will be stepped-up to such entry pay. Now, a clarification has been sough: by 0/0 the Chief Secretary, whether, those employees can re-exercise their option, who have been promoted between 01.01.2006 to 30.12.2008 in pre-revised pay structure and granted entry pay by considering the pre-revised pay structure.
Therefore, after considering this issue, it is clarified that employees who have been promoted between 01.01.2006 to 30.12.2008 in pre-revised pay structure, can now re-exercise their option w.e.f. 01.01.2006 within three months from the date of issue of his letter.
Chief Accounts Officer (PR)
for Principal Secretary to Govt Haryana,
Finance Department
DOPT Master Circular on Probation / Confirmation in Central Services
28020/3/2018 – Estt.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated : 02nd June, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Master Circular on Probation / Confirmation in Central Services – reg
The undersigrwd is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No 28020/1/2010 dated 21,07,2014 on the above subject and to say that guidelines / intructions regarding Probation and Confirmation have been issued from time to time. It is now proposed to farther consolidate these instructions to provide clarity and ease of reference.
2, Below the Master Circular is finalised, it is furnish comments / views in this regard. if any by 16.07.2018 to the undersigned at the email address : [email protected]
(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
MASTER CIRCULAR ON PROBATION AND CONFIRMATION IN CENTRAL SERVICES
PROBATION
1. A person is appointed on probation in order to assess his suitability for absorption in the service to which he has been appointed. Probation should not, therefore, be treated as a mere formality. No formal declaration shall be necessary in respect of appointment on probation. The appointing authority may declare successful completion, extend the period of probation or terminate the services of a temporary employee on probation, on the basis of evaluation of performance.
2. Probation is prescribed when there is direct recruitment, promotion from one Group to another or for officers re-employed before the age of superannuation. The probation shall stand successfully completed on issue of orders in writing. It is, however, not desirable that a Government servant should be kept on probation for long periods.
3. Instead of treating probation as a formality, the existing powers to discharge probationers should be systematically and vigorously used so that the necessity of dispensing with the services of employees at later stages may arise only rarely.
4. Concentration of attention on the probationer’s ability to pass the probationary or the departmental examination, if applicable, is essential part of the qualification for confirmation but not the most important part. There should be a very careful assessment of the outlook, character and aptitude for the kind of work that has to be done in the service before a probationer is confirmed.
5. A probationer should be given an opportunity to work under more than one officer during this period and reports of his work obtained from each one of those officers. The probation reports for the whole period may then be considered is fit to be confirmed in service. For this purpose, separate forms of report on the probationers should be used, which are distinct from the usual Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) forms. The probation reports, unlike APAR, are written to help the supervising officer to concentrate on the special needs of probation and to decide whether the work and conduct of the officer during the period of probation or the extend period of probation are satisfactory enough to warrant his further retention in service or post. The probation reports thus do not serve the purpose for which the APARs are written and vice versa. Therefore, in the case of all probationers or officers on probation, separate probation reports should be written in addition to the usual APARs for the period of probation.
6. Save for exceptional reasons, probation should not be extended for more than a year and in no circumstance an employee should be kept on probation for more than double the normal period.
7. A probationer, who is not making satisfactory progress, should be informed of his shortcomings well before the expiry of the original probationary period so that he can make special efforts at self-improvement. This can be done by giving him a written warning to the effect that his general performance has not been such as to justify his confirmation and that, unless he showed substantial improvement within a specified period, the question of discharging him would have to be considered. Even though this is not required by the rules, discharge from the service being a server, final and irrevocable step, the probationer should be given an opportunity before taking the drastic step of discharge.
8. During the period of probation, or any extension thereof, candidates may be required by Government to undergo such courses of training and instructions and to pass examinations, and tests (including examination In Hindi) as Government may deem fit, as a condition to satisfactory completion of the probation.
MANDATORY INDUCTION TRAINING
9. In all cases of direct recruitment there should be a mandatory induction training of at lest two weeks duration. Successful completion of the training may be made a pre-requisite for completion of probation. The syllabus for the training may be prescribed by the Cadre authorities and the Training Division of DOPT can be consulted, if required. The recruitment rules for all posts, wherever such a provision does not already exist, may be amended to provide for such mandatory training. Till such time as the Recruitment Rules are amended, a clause on the above lines may be included in the offer of appointment.
PERIOD OF PROBATION
10. The period of probation is prescribed for different posts/services in Central Government on the following lines:
S.No
Method of appointment
Period of probation
Promotion
1
Promotion from one grade to another but within the same group of posts e.g. from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘C’.
No probation.
2
Promotion from one Group to another e.g. Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’
2 years or the period of probation prescribed for the direct recruitment to the post, if any.
DIRECT RECRUITMENT
3
(I) For direct
recruitment to posts except clause (ii) below
(ii) For direct
recruitment to posts *carrying a Grade Pay of Rs. 7600 or above or to the posts to which the maximum age limit is 35 years or above and where no training is involved, Note: Training includes on the job or ‘Institution training”
2 years
1 year
4
Officers re-employedbefore the age of superannuation
2 years
5
Appointment on contract basis, tenure basis, re-employment after superannuation and absorption
No probation
(A) DIRECT RECRUITMENT
If a Government servant is appointed to another post by direct recruitment either in the same department or a different department, it may be necessary to consider him for confirmation in the new post in which he has been appointed by direct recruitment irrespective of the fact that the officer was holding the earlier post on a substantive basis. Further confirmation in the new entry grade becomes necessary because the new post may not be in the same line or discipline as the old post in which he has been confirmed and the fact that he was considered suitable for continuance in the old post (which was the basis for his confirmation in that post) would not automatically make him suitable for continuance in the new post the Job requirements of which may be quite different from those of the old post.
(B) PROMOTION
(i) Persons who are inducted into a new service through promotion shall also be placed on probation but there shall be no probation on promotion from one grade to another but within the same group of posts, except when the promotion involves a change in the Group of posts in the same service, e.g. promotion from Group ‘B’ to Group ‘A’ in which case the probation would be for the prescribed period.
(ii) If the recruitment rules do not prescribe any probation, an officer appointed on regular basis (after following the prescribed DPC procedure, etc.) will have all the benefits that a person confirmed in that grade would have.
(C) APPOINTMENT ON CONTRACT BASIS, TENURE BASIS, RE-EMPLOYMENT AFTER SUPERANNUATION AND ABSORPTION
There shall be no probation in the cases for appointment on contract basis, tenure basis, re-employment after superannuation and absorption.
LEAVE TO PROBATIONER, A PERSON ON PROBATION
11. A person appointed to a post on probation shall be entitled to leave under the rules as a temporary or a permanent Government servant according as his appointment is against a temporary or a permanent post. Where such person already holds a lien on a permanent post before such appointment, he shall be entitled to leave as a permanent Government servant.
12. The period of joining time availed of by a probationer on return from leave should be counted towards the prescribed period of probation if but for the leave, he would have continued to officiate in the post to which he was appointed.
13. If, for any reason, it is proposed to terminate the services of a probationer, any leave which may be granted to him shall not extend –
(i) Beyond the date on which the probation period as already sanctioned or extended expires, or
(ii) Beyond any earlier date on which his services are terminated by the orders of an authority competent to appoint him.
EXTENSION OF PROBATION PERIOD
14. If during the period of probation, a probationer has not undergone the requisite training course or passed the requisite departmental examinations prescribed (proficiency in Hindi, etc.), if any, the period of probation may be extended by such period or periods as may be necessary, subject to the condition that the total period of probation does not exceed double the prescribed period of probation.
15. The Appointing Authority may, if it so thinks fit, extend the period of probation of a Government servant by a specified period but the total period of probation does not exceed double the normal period. In such cases, periodic reviews should be done and extension should not be done for a long period at one time.
16. Where a probationer who has completed the period of probation to the satisfaction of the Central Government is required to be confirmed, he shall be confirmed in the Service/Post at the end of his period of probation, having been completed satisfactorily.
17. Some employees are not able to complete the probation on account of availing leave for long duration during probation period. In such cases if an employee does not complete 75% of the total duration prescribed for probation on account of availing any kind of leave as permissible to a probationer under the Rules, his/her probation period may be extended by the length of the Leave availed, but not exceeding double the prescribed period of probation.
TERMINATION OF PROBATION
18.The decision whether an employee should be confirmed or his probation extended should be taken soon after the expiry of the initial probationary period, that is within six to eight weeks, and communicated to the employee together with the reasons in case of extension. A probationer who is not making satisfactory progress or who shows himself to be inadequate for the service in any way should be informed of his shortcomings well before the expiry of the original probationary period so that he can make special efforts at self-improvement.
19. On the expiry of the period of probation, steps should be taken to obtain the assessment reports on the probationer to:-
i. Confirm the probationer/issue orders regarding satisfactory termination of probation, as the case may be, if the probation has been completed to the satisfaction of the competent authority; or
ii. Extend the period of probation or discharge the probationer or terminate the services of the probationer as the case may be, in accordance with the relevant rules and orders, if the probationer has not completed the period of probation satisfactorily.
20. In order to ensure that delays do not occur in confirmation, timely action must be initiated in advance so that the time limit is adhered to.
21. If it appears to the Appointing Authority, at any time, during or at the end of the period of probation that a Government servant has not made sufficient use of his opportunities or is not making satisfactory progress, the Appointing Authority may revert him to the post held substantively by him immediately preceding his appointment, provided he holds a lien thereon or in other cases may discharge or terminate him from service.
22. A Probationer reverted or discharged from service during or at the end of the period of probation shall not be entitled to any compensation.
CONFIRMATION
23. If, during the period of probation or any extension thereof, as the case may be Government is of the opinion that an officer is not fit for permanent appointment, Government may discharge or revert the officer to the post held by him prior to his appointment in the service, as the case may be.
24. Confirmation will be made only once in the service of an official which will be in the entry grade post/service/cadre provided further confirmation shall be necessary when there is fresh entry subsequently in any other post/service/cadre by way of direct recruitment or otherwise. Confirmation is de linked from the availability of permanent vacancy in the grade. In other words, an officer who has successfully completed the probation, as prescribed under relevant rules, may be considered for confirmation. A specific order of confirmation will be issued when the case is cleared from all angels.
25. On satisfactory completion of the period of probation or extension thereof, the Government may confirm a temporary Government servant to his appointment from the date of completion of the period of his probation or extension thereof.
26. The date from which confirmation should be given effect to is the date following the date of satisfactory completion of the prescribed period of probation or the extended period of probation, as the case may be. The decision to confirm the probationer or to extend the period of probation as the case may be should be communicated to the probationer normally within 6 to 8 weeks.Confirmation of the probationer after completion of the period of probation is not automatic but is to be followed by formal orders. As long as no specific orders of confirmation or satisfactory completion of probation are issued to a probationer, such a probationer shall be deemed to have continued on probation.
28. Where probation on promotion is prescribed, the appointing authority will on completion of the prescribed period of probation .assess the work and conduct of the officer himself and in case the conclusion is that the officer is fit to hold the higher grade, he will pass an order declaring that the person concerned has successfully completed the probation. if the appointing authority considers that the work of the officer has not been satisfactory or needs to be watched for some more. time he may revert him to the past / service/cadre from which he was promoted, or extend the period of probation. as the case may be.
29. Since there will be- no confirmation on promotion before an official is declared to have completed the probation satisfactorily, rigorous screening of his performance Should be made- and there should be no hesitation to revert, a person to the post or grade from which he was promoted if the work of the officer during probation has not been satisfactory.
30. A Government servant appointed by transfer would duly have been confirmed in the earlier post. fir such a case further confirmation in the new post would not be necessary and he could be treated as permanent in the new post Where. however, a Government servant who has nut already been confirmed in the old. post is appointed by transfer, if would be necessary to confirm him in the new post in such cases, he may be considered for confirmation after watching him for two years. Within that period of two years, the officer would earn two reports in the new grade and the DPC may consider his case for confirmation on the basic of these APARs.
House Building Advance for Kerala Government Employees – Availing bank financing with interest subvention – Orders issued.
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Abstract
House Building Advance for State Government Employees-Availing bank financing with interest subvention-Orders issued.
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FINANCE (HBA) DEPARTMENT
G.O(P) No. 105/20 18/Fin
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram 05.07.2018
In view of its current fiscal position, State Government has been in discussions with scheduled commercial banks regarding availing of house building loans to Government employees through banks. Accordingly, it has been decided to modify the House Building Advance scheme with effect from Financial Year 2018-19. Government is therefore pleased to issue orders as follows:-
Employees eligible under the HBA scheme and who have not previously availed of House Building Advance benefit from Government, may directly approach any scheduled commercial” bank having operations in Kerala to avail housing finance, as per the concerned bank’s criteria and applicable sanction process. Government would provide an interest subvention directly to the employees availing the loan as detailed in para 5 below.
In case they apply for a higher amount of loan than the maximum eligible limit of House Building Advance, the benefit availed from Government as detailed in para 5 below, would be restricted to the ‘maximum eligible House Building Advance as per existing rules. In case they apply for a lower loan amount than the eligible House Building Advance, the benefit would be limited to the actual loan amount sanctioned / availed from the bank.
The maximum tenor of the loan would be restricted to that permissible under current HBA rules and Government would not provide interest subvention or be liable for deducting EMIs for a loan taken for any tenor longer than that permitted under its HBA rules.
When the loan is sanctioned and disbursed by the bank to the employee, a copy of the sanction letter should be given to the Government directly by the sanctioning bank and the concerned employee should submit a letter of consent to Government for deducting the EMI as per the schedule proposed by the bank, directly from each month’s salary before crediting the same through the payroll. The concerned bank would be responsible for informing Government from time to time of any changes in the EMI schedule and ensuring employees give their consent to the same. Either the employee or the bank concerned may submit intention to terminate the deductions at any time with at least two months’ notice and the same must have been approved by the bank under its foreclosure or other norms.
Government would in turn apply an interest subvention of 3.25% per annum (simple interest) on the Principal, loan amount sanctioned or maximum eligible amount as per HBA rules (whichever is lower). This 3.25% interest subvention is arrived at as the difference between present SBI MCLR (8.25%) and the effective rate of interest being currently charged on HBA (approximately 5.0%). No other processing charges or bar. related fees would paid by the Government and the employee should settle the same directly with the bank concerned.
The annual interest subvention thus calculated would be divided into 12 equal monthly credits and added back to the monthly salary before disbursing the same through the payroll system. Government would be responsible for deducting the EMI specified by the bank from the employees’ salary on a monthly basis, while at the same time crediting back the interest subvention into the employee’s salary account to net off the benefit payable to the employee.
Government would deduct the EMIs chargeable each month from the salary before paying it to the employee. The concerned bank would invoice the Government every month and the total amount of EMIs recovered from the employee’s salary would be paid by the Government into the centralized account of each bank as per their respective invoice. Thereafter, the concerned bank should re-appropriate the EMI amounts against each individual employee’s loan account with the bank to maintain the repayment schedules on a regular basis. It would be the employee’s responsibility to ensure his/ her loan account is always maintained in a regular / standard status at the sanctioning bank.
The above mechanism shall be operationalised with immediate effect and Finance (House Building Advance) Department shall jointly with NIC/SPARK team work out the back end process for automating the terms through the payroll system.
These Orders will be implemented with immediate effect.
Some employees have already submitted their House Building Advance application to the Government. Such applications would be sanctioned by the Government in due course in 2018-19. No new HBA applications would be accepted in the Government except in line with the scheme outlined above for availing bank loan. The employees who have already submitted HBA application to the Government could also avail of the
bank loan scheme outlined above.
Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government
No. 21/3/2017-E.IIB
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
***
New Delhi,the 12th July, 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government.
References have been received in this Department seeking clarification whether Transport Allowance at double the normal rate is admissible to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government who have been provided with Government Accommodation within one km. of office or within the campus housing the place of work and residence.
2. The matter has been considered in this Department and it is clarified that persons with disabilities employed in Central Government, as mentioned in Para 2(iii) of OM No. 21/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 07.07.2017 regarding grant of Transport Allowance as per 7th CPC rates, are eligible to draw Transport Allowance at double the normal rates + DA thereon, irrespective of whether they are residing within the campus – housing the place of work and residence or Govt. or private accommodation within one km. of office.
3. All other terms and conditions regulating the Transport Allowance at double the normal rates will remain the same.
4. This is issued with the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Jammu and Kashmir Rationalization of pension structure for pre- 01.01.2016 Pensioners
GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Civil Secretariat, Srinagar/Jammu
O.M.No. A/37(2017)-1251
Dated 04.07.2018
Subject:- Rationalization of pension structure for pre- 01.01.2016 Pensioners/Family pensioners – Clarification thereof.
Consequent upon the issuance of rationalization of pension structure for pre 01.01.2016 pensioners/family pensioners vide OM. No. A/Misc(2008)-temp-1236 dated 14.06.2018 concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities/Head of Offices were advised to furnish requisite information/data to Accountant General (A&E) J&K Srinagar/Jammu for fixation of pension under Formulation-11. However, it has been observed that concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities/Head of Offices instead of forwarding the cases themselves to Accountant General J&K have been handing over the cases to concerned pensioners/ family pensioners which obviously put the senior citizens to avoidable hardships.
Accordingly, the position has been reviewed in Finance Department and following instructions are issued which are to be implemented in letter and spirit by the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities/Head of Offices/ Saddar Treasury Officers/Treasury Officers/ District Treasury Officers etc:
1) The concerned Pension Sanctioning Authority/Head of offices will submit the requisite information/data to the nearest Treasury, who shall forward the same to the concerned Saddar Treasuries/ District Treasuries.
2) The Saddar Treasury Officers/District Treasury Officers shall be responsible for depositing the cases of pensioners/family pensioners in the office of Accountant General (A&E) J&K Srinagar/Jammu for formal pension revision.
However, it is clarified that submission of cases for fixation of pension by pensioners/ family pensioners under Formulation-II is purely optional and not compulsory. The pensioners/family pensioners who are already getting equal or higher pension/family pension when compared to due pension under Formulation-11 need not to submit the cases for revision of pension to Accountant General (A&E) J&K, Srinagar/Jammu.
Sd/-
Mohamad Rafi Andrabi
Director General (Codes),
Finance Department.
Dearness Relief to West Bengal Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners from 1st Jan, 2019
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Finance Department, Pension Branch
Writer’s Buildings, Block-1V, 2nd Floor
Kolkata — 700 001
No. 353-F (Pen)
Dated Kolkata, the 6th July, 2018
MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners with effect from 1st January, 2019
In. continuation of this Department’s Memo No. 504-F(Pen) dated 12.09.2017 sanctioning instalment of relief to the State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners with effect from 01.01.2018 onwards, the undersigned is directed to state that the Governor is pleased to decide that the State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 125% of basic pension with effect from 01.01.2019 onwards in supersession of the rates mentioned in the Memo dated 12.09.2017 as mentioned above.
2. The Interim Relief granted under Order No. 224-F(Pen) dated 03.06.2016 of this Department shall stand discontinued with effect from 1st January, 2019.
2. Payment of relief on Pension / Family Pension involving a fraction of rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
3. It will now be responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority to calculate the quantum of relief on Pension / Family Pension payable to each individual case.
4. For the purpose of payment of relief sanctioned herein, the Principal Accountant General ( A & E ), West Bengal will issue authority to the Public Sector Banks in Kolkata and Accountant General of other states.
5. The Treasury / Sub-Treasury Officers in the State will give effect to this order without the authority of the Accountant General ( A & E ), West Bengal.
6. The benefit of Dearness Relief as has been sanctioned in the aforesaid Memorandum for the State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners will also be allowed to the teaching and non-teaching pensioners / family pensioners of the State aided Non-Government Educational Institutions and Pensioners / family pensioners of Statutory Bodies / Government Undertakings / Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee and Municipal Corporations / Municipalities / Local Bodies etc. who are in receipt of Dearness Relief @ 100% of the basic pension with effect from 01.01.2018 In such cases the respective Administrative Department may sanction the benefit of Dearness Relief @ 125% with effect from 01.01.2019 to the pensioners concerned under their control without making any further reference to the Pension Branch of this Department.
7. It has also been decided that in the case of Public Undertaking / Statutory Bodies the additional expenditure should be borne by such Undertaking/ Statutory Bodies themselves out of their own resources or out of financial assistance provided for them in the budget and that no additional financial assistances will be given to them on account of sanction of this instalment of Dearness Relief.
Sd /- K. K. Banerjee
Deputy Secretary to the
Govt, of West Bengal
Dearness Relief to West Bengal Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners whose pension /family pension has not been revised in terms of F.D.Memo No. 200-F(Pen) and No. 201-F(Pen) both dated 25.02.2009 (&) 242 % with effect from 01.01.2019
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Finance Department, Pension Branch
Writer’s Buildings, Block-IV, 2nd Floor
Kolkata — 700 001
No. 354-F (Pen)
Dated Kolkata, the 6th July,2018
MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners whose pension /family pension has not been revised in terms of F.D.Memo No. 200-F(Pen) and No. 201-F(Pen) both dated 25.02.2009 (&) 242 % with effect from 01.01.2019
In continuation of this Department Memo No. 505-F(Pen) dated 12.09.2017 sanctioning instalment of relief with effect from 01.01.2018 to the State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners whose pension / family pension has not been revised in terms of F.D.Memo No. 200-F (Pen) and No. 201-F(Pen) both dated 25.02.2009, the undersigned is directed to state that the Governor is pleased to decide that such State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 242 % of basic pension and dearness pension taken together with effect from 01.01.2019 onwards in supersession of the rate 199% as on 01.01.2018 as mentioned in the Order dated 12.09.2017 as mentioned above.
2. The calculation of Dearness Relief shall be made taking into account the Basic Pension and Dearness Pension as introduced in this Department Memo No. 2415-F dated 27.3.2007.
3. Payment of relief on Pension/ Family Pension involving a fraction of rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
4. It will now be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority to calculate the quantum of relief on Pension / Family Pension payable to each individual case and to make necessary adjustment for overpayment / underpayment, if any.
5. For the purpose of payment of relief sanctioned herein, the Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, will issue authority to the Public Sector Banks in Kolkata and the Accountant General of other States.
6. The Treasury / Sub-Treasury Officers in this State will give effect to this order without the authority of the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal.
Sd/- K. K. Banerjee
Deputy Secretary to the
Govt, of West Bengal
