General Provident Fund Rules for Govt. Employees
General Provident Fund (GPF) Rules for State Government Employees, the control and Management of GPF, Nomination of GPF, subscriber Family, Account Statement from Accountant General (A&E), guidelines of Refundable Advance, Non-Refundable Advance and Final Payment from General Provident Fund.
- Ceiling of Rs.5 Lakh on subscription in General Provident Fund (West Bengal Services) in a financial year, download Memorandum 2023.
Update: Control and Management of General Provident Fund (Group D Employees)
Admission to the Fund
Updated on January 11, 2019
Admission to the Fund
Updated on January 11, 2019
After completion of 1-year continuous service by an employee joining
in this scheme is compulsory. In case of Group-D employee, head of
office allots General Provident Fund (GPF) Account number. But in case
of other Groups of employees, Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal
allots GPF Account number.
For obtaining General Provident Fund Account number
application for the purpose in prescribed format should be sent to the
office of the Account General (A&E), West Bengal a few weeks before
the completion of one year service.
After obtaining the GPF Account
number subscription to the Provident Fund should be deducted from the
pay bill. Minimum subscription is 6% of pay. Maximum subscription does
not exceed the maximum amount of Pay. Pay is defined as the basic and
special pay if any.
Subscription may be increased or decreased twice in a year from the pay of March as per desire of the subscriber.
Note
A subscriber shall subscribe monthly to the Fund even during the period of Suspension.
Provided that a subscriber may at his/her option, elect not to subscribe during leave.
Provided further that a subscriber on reinstatement after a period
passed under suspension shall be allowed the option of paying in one sum
or in installments any sum not exceeding the maximum amount of arrear subscriptions permissible for that period.
Subscription towards General Provident Fund (GPF) shall be stopped compulsorily three months before the date of retirement.
Nomination
A subscriber shall at the time of joining the Fund compulsorily
nominate one or more than one person of his/ her family in prescribed
format.
A subscriber may at any time cancel a nomination by
sending a notice in writing to the Accountant General, West Bengal and
change the same by furnishing a fresh nomination.
Family
In case of a male subscriber family means the wife or wives and
children of a subscriber, and the widow, or widows, and children of a
deceased son of the subscriber.
In case of a female subscriber
family means the husband and children of a subscriber, and the widow or
widows and children of a deceased son of the subscriber.
Children’ mean legitimate children. An adopted child shall be
considered to be child under the personal law of the subscriber adoption
is legally recognized as conferring the status of a natural child.
Account Statement from Accountant General (A&E)
DDO should send requisition for annual General Provident Fund (GPF) account statement for the
employees working under his charge, direct to the Office of the
Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, 8, Kiran Sankar Roy Road, GI
Press Building, Kolkata 700 001 latest by 30th June every year.
Full postal address of the DDO with name of employees, correct GPF no.
in chronological order, names of services should be sent properly.
Subscriber should satisfy himself/ herself about the correctness of the
statement. If any error found it should be brought to the notice of AG,
WB through respective head of office within 3-months of receipt of
statement.
For missing subscription for a particular month, shown
in the Account statement, details of salary bill particulars for the
preceding month should be submitted. If subscription for the month of
October is shown missing, details of pay bill particulars for the month
of September should be submitted.
Refundable Advance from General Provident Fund
Refundable advance may be sanctioned by the Head of Office, a 3-months’
pay or 50% of the balance at credit to General Provident Fund (GPF) whichever is less. For
special reasons up to 75% amount credited to General Provident Fund (GPF) account may be
sanctioned.
Repayment of refundable advance should be made in 24
equal installments but as a very special case 40 installments may be
approved by Finance Department. Refundable advance may be sanctioned for
the following purposes-
(i) To pay expenses incurred in connection with the prolonged illness of the applicant or any persons actually dependent upon him.
(ii) To pay for the overseas passage for reasons of health or education of the applicant or his dependent.
(iii) To pay obligatory expenses on a scale appropriate to the applicant’s
status which by customary usage the applicant has to incur in connection
with marriages, funerals or other ceremonies of persons actually
dependent on him.
(iv) To meet up the cost of higher education of the
applicant himself or member of his family actually dependent on him.
(Outside India for an academic, technical, professional, or vocational and within India medical, engineering or other technical passing
Madhyamik not less than 3 years course.)
Non-Refundable Advance from General Provident Fund
Non refundable advance maybe sanctioned after completion of 15 years of
service or within 10 years before the date of retirement on
superannuation whichever is earlier. Up to 75% amount credited to General Provident Fund (GPF) Account may be sanctioned in this case. Non-Refundable advance may be
sanctioned for the following purposes-
(i) To meet up the cost of
higher education of any child of the subscriber including traveling
expenses (Outside India for an Academic, Technical, Professional, or
Vocational course beyond the high school stage and within India medical,
engineering or other technical or specialized course of study not less
than for 3 years.)
(ii) To meet up the expenditure in connection with the
marriage of the child of the subscriber or any other female relation
actually dependent upon the subscriber.
(iii) To meet up the expenditure
in connection with the illness including where necessary, the travelling
expenses, of the subscriber or any person actually dependent upon him.
(iv) To meet up the expenditure towards building or acquiring a suitable
house for his residence including the cost of the site or repaying any
outstanding amount on account of loan taken for this purpose, or
reconstructions, or making additions or alterations to a house already
owned.
(v) For purchasing a House site or repaying any outstanding amount on account of loan taken for this purpose.
(vi) For constructing a house on a site purchased utilizing the sum withdrawn under above clause.
Final Payment of General Provident Fund
Application for final payment should be submitted in proper form
prescribed by the government. Form 10A where the subscriber is alive and
Form 10B in case of death of a subscriber.
DDO shall forward the
application to AG, West Bengal furnishing some statutory certificates viz.
drawal / non drawal of Non-refundable advance, Temporary advance, one
time lump sum 90% withdrawal, list of family members, missing credits,
etc.
A certificate of Non-drawal advance/ part Final withdrawal
drawn by the subscriber from his GPF account during the period of only
last 12 months immediately preceding the date of his quitting service
(Retirement / death mentioned in form is to be furnished by the head of
office/ DDO.
Total Procedure of GPF Withdrawal (Click here)
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Memorandum of Change of rate GPF Subscriptions
The Joint Secretary, Finance Department (Audit), West Bengal
No. 8912-F(J) Date: 01.11.2012
MEMORANDUM
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The undersigned is directed to say that in terms of Finance Department Memo No 1969-F dated 24.02.1989, the amount of subscription to the General Provident Fund once fixed by the subscriber can not be change during the course of a financial year. But it is observed in the last 5-years that a good number of subscribers are changing their amounts of subscriptions during the course of a financial year due to ignorance or some other reasons resulting in a part of the subscription being treated as unauthorized and that portion of the subscription earns no interest through out the service carrier of the subscriber.
After careful consideration of the matter the Governor is pleased to decide that the amount of subscription may be
(a) Enhance twice at any time during the course of the financial year.
(b) Reduced once at any time during the course of the financial year or
(c) Enhance and reduced as aforesaid
Provided that when the amount of subscription is so enhanced / reduced, it shall be within the limit of minimum 6% and maximum 100% of the emolument of the subscriber.
The above decisions will come into force from the next financial year i.e 2013-2014 and the relevant provision of the General Provident Fund (WBS) Rules will be amended in due course.
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Ceiling of GPF Subscription Rules 2023
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Group-J
Memo No.: 027-F(J)WB Date: 04.05.2023
MEMORANDUM
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Subject: Ceiling of Rs.5 Lakh on subscription in General Provident Fund (West Bengal Services) in a financial year
Consequent upon the issue of F. No. 3/6/2021-P&PW(F) dated 11.10.2022 & F. No. 3/13/2022-P&PW(F)(8353) dated 02.11.2022, Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, the undersigned is directed to say that in accordance with the General Provident Fund (West Bengal Services) Rules, 1963 the amount of subscription to the GPF in respect of subscriber, shall not be less than 6% of the emoluments and not more than total emoluments of the subscriber. However, there was no ceiling on the total amount of subscription of a subscriber into his GPF account in a financial year.
2. The undersigned is also directed to say that the sum of the monthly subscription by a subscriber under the GPF during a financial year together with the amount of arrear subscription deposited in that financial year shall not exceed the threshold limit (at present Rupees Five Lakh) referred to in sub clause (i) of clause (c) of the Explanation below sub rule (2) of the rule 9D of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 as inserted vide Notification No.G.S.R 604(E) dated 31.08.2021 of Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes).
3. Keeping in view the difficulties being faced by the Department owing to the limiting the maximum annual GPF subscription the matter has been examined and the following further instructions are issued in this regard.
(a) In the case of those subscribers whose GPF subscription during the financial year 2023-2024 has already exceeded the threshold limit of Rs. 5 Lakh no further deduction of GPF subscription may be made from their salary in the current financial year (2023-2024) in those cases, the provision regarding minimum monthly subscription of 6% of the emoluments shall be deemed to have been relaxed.
(b) In the case of those subscribers, whose GPF subscription during the current financial year 2023-2024 and onwards has not yet reached /exceeded the threshold limit of Rs. 5 Lakh, further deductions towards GPF subscriptions during the current financial year may be phased out in such a manner that the total subscription during the current financial year does not exceed Rs. 5 Lakh. In cases where the total contribution is likely to exceed Rs.5 Lakh even with minimum monthly subscription of 6% of the emoluments, deduction of GPF subscription from the salary may be stopped as soon as the total contribution in the same financial year reaches Rs.5 Lakh. In such cases also, the provision regarding minimum monthly subscription of 6% of the emoluments shall be deemed to have been relaxed.
4. An order for AIS Officers under the administrative control of P&AR Department, Government of West Bengal towards maintaining the ceiling of GPF in terms of aforesaid Income Tax Rules, 1962 has been issued vide an order No. 2030(2)-PAR(IAS)/1A-17/2022 dated 13.12.2022.
5. All Department /Directorates /Offices of the District Magistrates are requested to bring the above instructions to the notice of all concerned for compliance.
6. Formal amendment to General Provident Fund (West Bengal) Rules, 1963 will be made in due course.
7. The above decision shall take immediate effect.
8. This order issues with the approval of the competent authority of this Department.
Sd/- Joint Secretary
to the Govt of West Bengal
Date: 04.05.2023
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