BONUS – Adhoc Bonus – Special Adhoc Bonus for the year 2012–2013 – Sanction – Orders – Issued.

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 

2014 

FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT 

G.O.No.4, DATED 6th January, 2014 

(Vijaya, Margazhi 22, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2044) 

BONUS – Adhoc Bonus – Special Adhoc Bonus for the year 2012–2013 – Sanction – Orders – Issued. 

Read the following :- 

1. G.O.Ms.No.5, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 09.01.2013. 

2. Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, 

New Delhi, Office memorandum No.7 / 24 / 2007 / E-III / (A) / dated 27.09.2013. 

ORDER:- 

 Government has decided to grant Adhoc Bonus equivalent to 30 days emoluments on a base of 30 days a month to all regular and temporary Government employees, employees of Local Bodies and Aided Educational Institutions including teachers on regular time scales of pay for the financial year 2012-2013. 

 2. Employees in Groups ‘C’ and ‘D’ were paid Adhoc Bonus equivalent to 30 days emoluments subject to a ceiling of Rs.3,000/- during the year 2011-2012. Accordingly, Government direct that all regular and temporary Government employees who are on regular time scales of pay, employees of Local Bodies and Aided Educational Institutions including teachers on regular time scales of pay in ‘C’ and ‘D’ group be paid adhoc bonus equivalent to 30 days emoluments on a base of 30 days a month for the financial year 2012-2013. The Adhoc Bonus shall be computed on the basis of actual emoluments as on 31st March 2013. The amount of adhoc bonus shall be calculated as if monthly emoluments were Rs.3,000/- per month. In respect of those drawing pay in the pre-revised / revised scales of pay, the calculation of adhoc bonus shall be based on the emoluments drawn subject to the upper ceiling of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees Three thousand only) per month. The upper ceiling limit shall be applicable irrespective of whether the emoluments are drawn in the pre-revised or revised scales of pay. 

 3. Employees in Groups ‘A’ & ‘B’ including those coming under University Grants Commission / All India Council for Technical Education / Indian Council of Agricultural Research scales of pay and All India Service Regulations are not covered by the bonus scheme and are not entitled to get any adhoc bonus amount. Government has decided to grant Special Adhoc Bonus to these employees and direct that employees in groups ‘A’ & ‘B’ including those on University Grants Commission / All India Council for Technical Education / Indian Council of Agricultural Research scales of pay and All India Service Regulations be paid Special Adhoc Bonus of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One thousand only). 

4. The Special Adhoc Bonus of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) shall also be admissible to full-time and part-time employees paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates, employees on consolidated pay/special time scale of pay including employees in Nutritious Meal Programme/ Integrated Child Nutrition Project (Anganwadi Workers), Mini Anganwadi Workers, Village Assistants, Panchayat Assistants / Clerks on special time scales of pay in Village Panchayats under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Contract employees, Temporary Assistants on contract basis, the employees on daily wages and the employees partly worked on daily wages and subsequently brought under regular establishment and worked continuously for atleast 240 days or more during the year 2012-2013. 

 5. Deputationists from the State Government working in Corporations / Boards / Joint Sector companies who are not in receipt of bonus / exgratia payment from the undertakings concerned are eligible for the benefit of Adhoc Bonus / Special 

Adhoc Bonus. 

6. The Adhoc Bonus/Special Adhoc Bonus sanctioned in paras 2 to 5 above shall be admissible subject to the conditions prescribed in the annexure to this order. 

 7. The expenditure on Adhoc Bonus/Special Adhoc Bonus shall be debited to the sub-detailed head “04 Other Allowances” under the detailed head “01. Salaries” or the detailed head “02. Wages” as the case may be, under the relevant service head of the department concerned. 

 8. The expenditure on Special Adhoc Bonus in respect of temporary Assistants appointed on contract basis in the year 2003 shall be debited to the Detailed / Sub-Detailed head “33 - Payments for Professional and Special Services” “04 – Contract Payment” under the relevant service head of the department concerned. 

9. Necessary provisions have been made under the relevant heads of account in Budget Estimates 2013-2014. However, if additional provisions are required, it will be made under the relevant heads of account in RE/FMA 2013-2014 and the required funds may be drawn pending such provision. 

10. This order issues with the Additional Sanction Ledger No.2508 (Two thousand five hundred and eight). 

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) 

K. SHANMUGAM 

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT 

ANNEXURE 

i) Emoluments for purposes of Adhoc Bonus under these orders shall be worked out on the basis of basic pay, special pay, grade pay and dearness allowance as on 31st March, 2013 and in the case of employees remaining on the pre-revised scales of pay the emoluments shall be worked out on the basis of basic pay, dearness pay, personal pay, special pay and dearness allowance as on 31st March, 2013. House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance and other Compensatory Allowances shall not be included. The classification of Government servants as groups A, B, C & D shall be as ordered in G.O.Ms.No.111, Personnel & Administrative Reforms (S) Department, Dated: 09.08.2010. 

ii) Employees who were in service on 31st March 2013 and have rendered a full year of service from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 shall be eligible for the full amount of Adhoc Bonus sanctioned in this Order at the rate of 30/30 days of emoluments. 

iii) Employees who have rendered service of six months and above, but less than a year during 2012-2013 shall be eligible for proportionate amount of Adhoc Bonus. For the purpose of this rule, period less than 15 days shall be ignored and fifteen days and above shall be treated as a full month of service. 

iv) The Adhoc Bonus shall be rounded to the nearest rupee, i.e., fraction of 50 paise and above shall be rounded to the next higher rupee and fraction below 50 paise ignored. 

v) The period of service for the purpose of computing Adhoc Bonus shall include all leave other than the extraordinary Leave without Allowances. In the case of employees who were on extraordinary leave without allowances / Half Pay / Study Leave without pay during the month of March 2013, the Adhoc Bonus shall be determined based on the emoluments last drawn before 

proceeding on leave. 

vi) In the case of employees under suspension at any time, during 2012-2013 Subsistence allowances paid during suspension shall not be treated as emoluments. Such an employee may be paid Adhoc Bonus / Special Adhoc Bonus as and when the period of suspension is treated as duty. In other cases, the period of suspension shall be excluded for the purpose of Adhoc Bonus/Special Adhoc bonus. In the case of suspension, if any, after 31st March 2013 there shall be no bar for the payment of Adhoc Bonus / Special Adhoc Bonus. 

vii) Employees who retired on superannuation / Voluntary retirement / died in harness / invalidated from service, etc., prior to 31st March 2013 are eligible for Adhoc Bonus / Special Adhoc Bonus on the basis of actual service, subject to proviso (iii) above. 

viii)Superannuated employees who were re-employed are eligible for Adhoc Bonus / Special Adhoc Bonus provided the period of service prior to and after re-employment taken together is not less than six months, subject to provisos (ii) and (iii) above. In such cases, the eligibility period has to be worked out separately for the period prior to and after re-employment. The total amount admissible, for the period prior to superannuation and for the period after re-employment shall be restricted to the maximum admissible Adhoc Bonus / Special Adhoc Bonus. 

ix) Employees who have rendered service of six months and above in Group ‘C’ are eligible for proportionate Adhoc Bonus only. If an employee rendered less than six months of service in Group ‘C’ and more than six months in Group ‘B’, he may be allowed full Special Adhoc Bonus taking into account the entire service in that year. 

Source:http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/gos/fin_e_4_2014.pdf

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Pongal Festival, 2014 – Grant of Pongal Prize to Pensioners / Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers - Orders - Issued.

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 

2014 

FINANCE (PENSION) DEPARTMENT 

G.O.No.5, Dated: 6th January, 2014 

( Vijaya, Margazhi-22, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2044) 

Pongal Festival, 2014 – Grant of Pongal Prize to Pensioners / Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers - Orders - Issued. 

Read the following:- 

1. G.O.Ms.No.6, Finance (Pension) Department, dated 09.01.2013 

2. G.O.Ms.No.4,Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 06.01.2014. 

ORDER: 

The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) to all pensioners including adhoc pensioners of all categories and family pensioners of Government including All India Service, Aided Educational Institutions, Local Bodies and Ex-Village Officers. 

2. This order shall be applicable to all the existing pensioners / family pensioners mentioned in paragraph 1 above. This order shall also be applicable to provisional pensioners. The Pongal Prize amount shall not be admissible to those employees who retire on or after 06.01.2014 and to the families of those employees who die in harness on or after 06.01.2014. 

3. Those who have retired / died in harness during the period from 01.10.2012 to 05.01.2014 are not eligible for the Pongal Prize amount if they are paid Adhoc Bonus / Special Adhoc Bonus as per the orders issued in the Government Order second read above. For this purpose, the pension disbursing officers shall obtain non-drawal certificates from the departments concerned before making payment to these pensioners. 

4. This order is not applicable to the following categories of pensioners:- 

i) Special pensioners such as Ulema Pensioners, State Freedom Fighters Pensioners and Social Pension for Scholars and Eminent persons, etc. 

ii) Family pensioners who are appointed on compassionate grounds if adhoc bonus / special adhoc bonus is paid to them as applicable to the employees in service. 

5. The Government also direct that the procedure indicated below be followed for disbursement of Pongal Prize amount in respect of pensioners / family pensioners coming under the Pension Pilot Scheme. 

i) In respect of those pensioners / family pensioners to whom pension / family pension is sent by Money order at Government cost, the Pongal prize amount also shall be sent by Money Order at the Government cost. 

ii) In respect of pensioners / family pensioners to whom pension / family pension is paid through Banks, 

a) In Pension Pay Office, Chennai and District Treasuries / Sub Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills / Electronic Clearing System is in vogue, the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai and District Treasury officers / Sub Treasury officers are permitted to issue cheques and send the cheques to the respective paying branches of the bank with a covering list of pensioners / family pensioners for crediting the amount to the pensioners’ / family pensioners’ savings bank account. 

b) As regards banking Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills / Electronic Clearing System is not in vogue, the Sub Treasury officers are permitted to get Banker’s cheque / Bank draft and send them to the respective pensioners for crediting the amount to the pensioners’ / family pensioners’ savings bank account. 

c) As regards Non-Banking Sub-Treasuries, the Sub-Treasury officers are permitted to draw the Pongal prize amount and arrange to send the same to the respective paying branches of the bank for crediting the amount to the pensioners / family pensioners’ savings bank account. 

6. In respect of pensioners / family pensioners coming under the Public Sector Bank Scheme, all Public Sector Banks are authorised to credit the amount to the pensioners’ / family pensioners’ account. 

7. In respect of pensioners / family pensioners for whom expenditure is met from State Funds, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account: 

"2071. Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits - 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure - I. Non-Plan - AF. Pongal prize to Pensioners and Family Pensioners - 27. Pensions - 09. Others (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AF 2799)". 

In respect of payment of Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers, the expenditure shall be debited to the following head of account:- 

“2071. Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure – I. Non-Plan– AK. Other Expenditure - 

Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers – 27. Pensions – 09. Others (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AK 2799)” 

 In respect of pensioners / family pensioners of Local Bodies for whom expenditure is met from the fund maintained by the Director of Local Fund Audit or  3Municipal Funds, as the case may be, the expenditure shall be met from the respective funds referred to above. 

8. The Pongal Prize amount sanctioned above shall be paid to the eligible pensioners / family pensioners and Ex-Village Officers immediately. 

9. Necessary provisions have been made under the relevant head of account in Budget Estimate 2013-2014. However, if additional provisions are required, they will be made under the relevant head of account in FMA 2013-2014 and the required 

funds shall be drawn pending such provision. 

10. This order issues with the Additional Sanction Ledger No.2509 (Two Thousand five hundred and Nine). 

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) 

 K. SHANMUGAM, 

 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. 

Source:http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/gos/fin_e_5_2014.pdf

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