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GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Finance Department Audit Branch : Pension Cell Hemanta Bhavan (Top Floor) 12, B. B. D. Bag (East),Calcutta-1.

Memo No. 1474-F(Pen) Dated, Calcutta, the 16th November, 1995

MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Interim Relief to State Govt. pensioners/family pensioners.

The question of grant of Interim Relief to pensioners/Family pensioners of this Govt. has been under consideration of this Govt. for sometime past.

2. After careful consideration of the matter the Governor has been pleased to sanction Interim Relief to all State Govt. pensioners/family pensioners at the rate of Rs.50/-(Rupees fifty) per month w.e.f.the 1st December, 1995.

3. If any pensioner/family pensioner is re-employed/employed under the Central or State Govt. or a Corporation/Company/Body/Undertaking/Non-Govt. Institution etc., he/she shall not be eligible to draw Interim Relief on pension/ family pension during the period of such re-employment/employment.

4. Interim Relief may be shown as a separate element. No dearness relief on this element will be admissible.

5. In case of persons in receipt of more than one pension, the Interim Relief will be admissible on any one of the pensions drawn by the person.

6. The Interim Relief sanctioned herein will not be admissible to the special categories of pensioners, such as:-

i) Pensioners who have migrated from Pakistan; ii) Political pensioners; iii) Special pensioners; iv) War Risk pensioners; v) Pensioners who draw their pension sanctioned under Pension \Rules of Non-Govt. School/College/Organisation/Bodies. vi) Pensioners guided by Bihar Pension Rules; vii) Pensioners governed by All India Rules.

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7. For the purpose of payment of Interim Relief sanctioned herein, the Principal Accountant-General (A&E), West Bengal will issue authority to the Public Sector Banks in Calcutta and Accountant Generals of other States.

8. The Treasury/Sub-Treasury Officers will give effect to this order without the authority of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal.

Sd/- N. C. Sengupta Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.

Compiler’s Note: For 2nd I.R. vide P.44. -: 22 :-

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Finance Department Audit Branch : Pension Cell Hemanta Bhavan (Top Floor) 12, B.B.D. Bag (East),Calcutta-1.

Memo No.107-F(Pen) Dated, Calcutta, the 22nd January, 1996.

MEMORANDUM

Subject: Counting of additional amount towards calculation of death/retiring gratuity and raising the maximum ceiling of gratuity from Rs.85,000/- to Rs.2.00 lakh------Clarification thereof.

Consequent upon issue of this Deptt. Memo. No.1465-F(Pen) dated 15.11.95 on the above subject a question has been raised as to whether state Govt. employees who retired in the afternoon of 30th November, 1995 or who died in harness on 30th November, 1995 are entitled to the benefit as sanctioned in the aforesaid Memo.

2. It is hereby clarified that as the benefits contemplated in this Deptt. Memo. No.1465-F(Pen) dated 15.11.95 are retirement benefits and effective from 1st December, 1995, the Govt. employees retiring on 30.11.95 (ANM.) and the legal heirs of the Govt. employees, who died on 30.11.95 are entitled to the benefit sanctioned in Memo No.1465-F(Pen) dated 15.11.95.

N. C. Sengupta Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal. --: 23 :-

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Finance Department Audit Branch : Pension Cell Hemanta Bhavan (Top Floor) 12, B. B. D. Bag (East), Calcutta-1.

Memo. No.194-F (Pen) Dated, Calcutta, the 22nd February, 1996.

MEMORANDUM

The question of grant of Winter Relief and Hill Compensatory Relief to the State Government pensioners permanently residing in the hill Sub- divisions of Darjeeling District was under consideration of the Government for sometime past.

2. After careful consideration of the matter, the Governor has been pleased to decide as follows:- i) Winter Relief : All State Government pensioners residing permanently in the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling District i.e. Kurseong, Kalimpong and Darjeeling Sub-divisions and drawing original basic pension upto Rs.2,000/-(Rupees two thousand) only p.m. shall be allowed Winter Relief at the Uniform rate of Rs.475/-(Rupees four hundred and seventy five) only per annum. ii) Hill Compensatory Relief: All State Government pensioners permanently residing in the hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling District i.e. Kurseong, Kalimpong and Darjeeling sub-divisions shall be allowed Hill Compensatory Relief at the rate of 15% of the original basic pension subject to a maximum of Rs.300/-(Rupees three hundred) only p.m.

3. This order shall take effect from the date of issue.

4. In respect of a person drawing more than one pension, the Winter Relief and Hill Compensatory Relief shall be allowed on one pension only favourable to the pensioner.

5. In respect of pensioners who is employed/re-employed in Government/ Government Undertakings etc. no winter Relief, Hill Compensatory Relief shall be allowed during the period of such employment/re-employment.

6 The Treasury Officer concerned of the said Sub-divisions will draw the relief sanctioned herein and disburse the same to the pensioners after verification of residence of the pensioner every year. No authority for such payment need be taken from the Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal.

Sd/- N. G. Sengupta Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.