Ad-hoc Bonus and Festival Advance-2020

Ad-hoc Bonus and Festival Advance-2020 to the State Government Employees and few more categories of Employees in this year, Ad-hoc Bonus will be disbursed Rs. 4200/- (Rupees Four thousand two hundred only) per head and Festival Advance will be disbursed Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only).


Ad-hoc Bonus and Festival Advance-2020

Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
'NABANNA', HOWRAH-711102
No. 1722-F(P2)   Dated, the 13th. May, 2020

Memorandum of Ad-hoc Bonus 2020

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Grant of Ad-hoc Bonus to the State Government Employees and some other categories of Employees of the year 2019-2020

The undersigned is directed by order of the Governor (গভর্নর) to say that the Governor is pleased to decide that the State Government employees who are not covered by any of the productivity linked Bonus (বোনাস) Scheme and whose revised emoluments did not exceed Rs. 34250/- per month as on 31st. March, 2020 will be entitled to Ad-hoc Bonus (বোনাস) for the accounting year 2019-2020 at the rate (হার) of Rs. 4200/- per head. The upper eligibility ceiling of Rs. 34250/- per month as on 31st March, 2020 will be applicable irrespective (নির্বিশেষে) of whether the emoluments are drawn in the pre-revised or revised structure of pay or on fixed / consolidated contract pay.

2. The benefit will be admissible subject to following terms and conditions:
(i) Ad-hoc Bonus admissible (গ্রহণযোগ্য) under this order will be worked out on the basis of emoluments as admissible on 31.03.2020. For the employees (কর্মচারি) drawing pay and allowances in term of the West Bengal Services (Revision of Pay and Allowance) Rules, 2019 the terms 'revised emoluments' in this order will mean the pay drawn in the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix (পে-ম্যাট্রিক্স) in the revised pay structure and includes the non-practising allowance, if any, but will not include any other pay and other allowance such as house rent allowance (গৃহ-ভাড়া), medical allowance, compensatory allowance, etc.

 For those who are drawing pay and allowances in the un-revised (অ-সংশোধিত) pay structure under WBS (ROPA) Rules, 2009 the term 'emoluments' will mean and include basic pay (Pay in Pay Band plus Grade Pay), personal pay, special (স্পেশাল) pay (additional remuneration), dearness allowance, deputation (duty) allowance, Steno allowance (ভাতা) but will not include specialist pay and other allowances such as house rent allowance, medical (চিকিৎসা) allowance, compensatory allowance, etc. For those who are drawing remuneration (পারিশ্রমিক) on contract basis, the term ' revised emoluments' will mean the consolidated contract pay drawn by them.

(ii) The employees who revised emoluments on 31.03.2020 exceeded Rs. 34250/- per month but during the year  2019-2020 their emoluments at least (ন্যুনতম) for six months were less than Rs. 34250/- per month i.e. the said emoluments exceeded the eligibility ceiling (সীমা) of Rs. 34250/- per month on account of promotion, drawal of increment (ইনক্রিমেন্ট), implementation of CA Scheme, enhancement of dearness allowance and revision of pay etc. after remaining less than Rs 34250/- per month for at (কমপক্ষে) least six months, will be entitled to Ad-hoc Bonus of Rs. 4200/- per head under this order.

(iii) The employees who were in service on 31.03.2020 and rendered at least six months (ছয় মাস) continuous service during the year 2019-2020 will be eligible for payment of Ad-hoc Bonus under this order.  

Pro-rata payment will be admissible in such cases to the eligible (যোগ্য) employees for periods of continuous service during the year ranging for six months to full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months (মাস) of service (rounded off to the nearest number of months). A fraction (ভগ্নাংশ) of 15days or more should be counted as one month.

(iv) The amount of Ad-hoc Bonus in pro-rata payments as acceptable under the above 2 (iii) should be calculated according to the following formula:

Emoluments as on 31.03.2020  X Eligibility period in number of months / 12 = The mount of Ad-hoc Bonus , subject to maximum amount of Rs. 4200/- only. 

(v) The casual workers who have put in work at least for 120 days and employees on consolidated pay in the year 2019-2020 will also be entitled to Ad-hoc Bonus under this order according to the following formula:

Amount of total salary/ wages received in 2012-2012 /12 = Mount of Ad-hoc Bonus, subject to maximum (সর্বোচ্চ) amount of Rs. 4200 /- only.

The salary (বেতন)/wages in these cases should have the same meaning as 'revised emoluments' as defined in Para 2(i) above.

3. The disbursement of Ad-hoc Bonus sanctioned here in above should be made in case of Muslim State Government employees before the Festival of Id-Ul-fiter and in case of State Government employees (other than Muslim-মুসলিম State Government employees) such disbursement should be made between 9th. October, 2020 to 16th. October, 2020.

In case a failure, the disbursement should be made as early as possible before the Festival Id-Ul-fiter / Durga Puja.

4. In the case of payment of Ad-hoc Bonus (বোনাস) under this order, the charge will be liable to the head of details viz ''Ad-hoc Bonus'' the opening of which was sanctioned under the 'Salary' head sub-ordinate to all Major, Minor and Sub-heads in the Revenue (রেভিনিউ) Expenditure Section of the State Budget in terms of Para 9 of this Department's Order No. 4611-F dated 22.04.1988 and necessary fund for this purpose have been provided under the above detailed heads in the budget grant available for 2020-2021.

5. The Government is further pleased to direct that the benefit of Ad-hoc Bonus sanctioned under this order will be also be available to the different categories of  employees who had been allowed the same in the last (বিগত) year in accordance with Finance Department's Memo No. 2999-F(P2) dated 28.05.2019 by issue of Government Orders by various Departments in this connection. Ordered to give Ad-hoc Bonus to the employees of Statutory Bodies/Local Bodies/State aided and Non-Government Educational Institutions as last year and such other categories of employees  (কর্মচারী) of various establishments, Ad-hoc Bonus / ex gratia were approved at a rate equivalent to that of State Government employees or not more than the rate approved by the government last year should be issued by the Departments (দপ্তর) concerned without referring the file to finance Department, Group 'P2'.

6. Clarification issued in previous (আগের) years in respect of various points raised in connection with admissibility and drawal of Ad-hoc Bonus would continue to apply.

sd/-
Additional Chief Secretary 
to the Government of West Bengal.

Festival Advance 2020

Grant of Interest Free Festival Advance (অগ্রীম) to State Government Employees for 2020
 No. 1723-F(P2)  Dated, the 13th. May, 2020

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The undersigned is directed by order of the Governor (গভর্নর) to say that the Governor has been pleased to accord sanction of interest free (সুদহীন) Festival Advance up to a maximum of Rs. 10, 000/- only to State Government employees whose revised emoluments on 31st. March, 2020 exceeded Rs. 34250/- per month but did not exceed Rs. 41, 100/- per month, if applied for the same.

Authorities capable of approving interest free (সুদহীন) Festival Advance are referred to in Rule 320 of the West Bengal Financial (আর্থিক) Rules, Volume-I.

2. The undersigned is further directed to say that the benefit (সুবিধা) of interest free Festival Advance (অগ্রিম) may also be allowed to (a) the whole time piece-rate workers, either permanent or temporary and (b) the employees belonging to work charge / contingent establishments. Such employees drawing revised emoluments exceeding Rs. 34,250/- per month but not exceeding Rs.41,000/- per month on 31st March, 2020 may be allowed (অনুমোদিত) to draw the interest free Festival Advance Rs. 10,000/- only, if they apply for the same.

3. In case of the employees falling under Para 2 above, the authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ) sanctioning the Advance shall certify after being satisfied that the employee is likely to continue in service (চাকুরী) until the recovery in this respect is completed.

4. The Advance will be recovered from the salary (বেতন) of the Government employee concerned in not more than 10 monthly (কিস্তি) instalments. If the amount of Advance is exactly divisible (বিভাজ্য) by the number of instalments opted for the recovery, then it will be recovered in equal monthly instalments for that number of instalment months. If not, the figure obtained by so dividing should be rounded off to the nearest rupee (টাকা) which will be the recoverable amount for each of the monthly instalments excluding the last instalment and the balance (ব্যালেন্স) amount will be recovered in the last monthly instalment. The recovery of the Advance sanctioned (অনুমোদিত) under this order will begin either from the salary for the month of November, 2020 at the latest or from the salary for the month following the month in which the Advance (অগ্রিম) is drawn, as the case may be, However, recovery in all cases should be completed by 31st August, 2021 at the latest.

5. The State Government employees who will retire (অবসর)/ part with the Government service on a date after the issue of this order but before 1st November, 2020 will not be allowed any Festival Advance. However, an employee retiring after November 1, 2020 will be eligible for the interest free (সুদহীন) Festival Advance approved in this order subject to the condition that the recovery must be completed on or before the month of his superannuation.

6. (a) Persons who will enter into State Government (রাজ্য সরকার) Service for the first time after 31st March, 2020 but before 1st October, 2020 will be entitled to the benefit of interest free Festival Advance as sanctioned (অনুমোদিত) in this order subject to fulfilment of the terms and conditions laid down and their emoluments for the purpose of payment of Advance will be determined on the basis of their emoluments at the time of entry into Government (সরকার) service.

(b) The benefit (সুবিধা) of Interest Free Festival Advance sanctioned above will also be admissible to the State Government employees who have been appointed on regular or contract basis provided they are not eligible to draw ad-hoc bonus on pro-pata basis sanctioned for accounting year 2019-2020 and provided their regular or contract emoluments did not exceed Rs. 41,000/- per month.

7. The benefit of interest free (সুদহীন) Festival Advance sanctioned hereinbefore will also be admissible to the personal staff (স্টাফ) of Chief Minister, Ministers and Minister of State as well as to the Personal (ব্যক্তিগত) staff attached to the Chief Government Whip. Speaker and Deputy Speaker (স্পিকার) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on the same terms and conditions as laid down hereinbefore above provided they are not eligible to draw ad-hoc bonus for the accounting year 2019-2020.

8. The benefit (সুবিধা) of interest free Festival Advance will also be admissible to the personal staff of the Leader of the Opposition of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly provided they are not sanctioned (অনুমোদিত) ad-hoc bonus for the accounting year 2019-2020.

9. The benefit of interest free Festival Advance will also be admissible to the regular teaching and non-teaching staff of the educational institutions and regular employees of Panchayat and Local Bodies.

10. The Central (কেন্দ্রীয়) Government Employees on deputation to the State Government may be granted Festival Advance as may be sanctioned by the Government of India for Central Government Employees subject (বিষয়) to the terms and conditions as may be laid down by the Government of India in this regard.

11. For the purpose of this order (অর্ডার), member of All India Services serving in connection with the affairs of the State will be regarded as State Government employees.

12. For the employees drawing pay in the revised pay structure, the terms 'emoluments' will, mean basis pay drawn in the applicable level in the Pay Matrix and non-practising allowance, if any.

13. The terms 'emoluments' in the case of employees drawing pay and allowances in the un-revised pay structure, will including basic pay (Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay), personal pay, Special (বিশেষ) pay, specialist pay, dearness pay, dearness allowance, deputation (duty) allowance and special allowance (Additional remuneration).

In case of retired Government employees on re-employment, the term 'emoluments' will, mean remuneration drawn by them in terms of Finance Department Memo No 6472-F(P2) dated 02.12.2019 plus basic pension.

14. Applications for interest-free Festival Advance will be made as soon as possible by the power of this order by all orders.

Disbursement (প্রদান) of interest free Festival Advance (অগ্রিম) (Wherever Applied for) on the strength of this order should be made in case of Muslim (মুসলিম) employees before the festival (উৎসব) of Id-Ul-Fitre and in case of payment to other employees (Other than Muslim employees) should be made between 9th October, 2020 and 16th October, 2020.

In case of failure, such disbursement should be complete before 1st December, 2020 in case of all employees at the latest. The Drawing and Disbursing Officers in order to minimize (কমানো) the number of bills should, as far as possible, prepare one bill for Advance in such cases in respect of the establishment / office (অফিস) for which they act as Drawing and Disbursing Officers.

15. The Advance (অ্যাডভান্স) excluding the advance to the employees (কর্মী) borne on work-charged establishment will be debited to the standard detailed head 'Salaries Pay' under all major, minor and sub-heads in the Budget grant available for the financial year 2010-2021 the recoveries thereof being automatically adjusted by monthly deduction of instalments of Advance paid to an employee from this pay. No new detailed hear is required to be opened for this purpose as per new classification in accounts. The advance (অগ্রিম) to persons borne on work-charged establishments will be debited to the same head from which their wage is met.

 Sd/-  
Additional Chief Secretary to
the Government of West Bengal


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