WELFARE MEASURES TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Pay and allowances Basic Pay (Pay Scale 5200 – – PB-1) – The higher Basic pay of Rs. 7510/- for PA at the entry level Grade Pay ( for PA - Rs. 2400/-) Dearness allowance – Twice in a year 1 st of January & July (72% as on ) House Rent Allowance

Pay and allowances – X class city – 30% – Y class city – 20% – Z class city – 10% Transportation allowance – Officials drawing pay in PB is Rs & above, TA is Rs ( A/A1) & Rs. 800 in other cities + applicable DA – Not admissible for absence from duty for full calendar month

LEAVE Casual Leave Earned Leave Half Pay Leave Commuted Leave Maternity Leave Paternity Leave Child Care Leave

Casual Leave 8 days in a Calendar year For employees with disabilities, additional 4 days as Special Casual Leave for specific requirements relating to the disability of the official. Casual leave can be taken for half day also. It can be combined with Special Casual leave but not with any other kind of leave/joining time. Sundays & holidays falling during the period of casual leave are not counted as part of Casual leave

Special Casual Leave It is a kind of casual leave sanctioned on special occasions like Participating in national level sports events Undergoing vasectomy/ tubectomy operation. Participating in Union/association activities to the office bearers of recognised service unions/associations. Natural calamity Election to exercise their franchise having their names in another constituency. LTC can be availed during Special Casual Leave

Earned Leave Credit of EL will be afforded in advance at a uniform rate of 15 days on the 1 st January & 1 st July every year. Earned leave can be availed up to 180 days at one stretch The credit for the half-year in which a Government Servant is appointed will be afforded at the rate of 2 ½ days for each calendar month of service

Earned Leave Un availed joining time shall be credited to the earned leave account. EL can be accumulated up to 300 days + the number of days for which encashment has been allowed along with LTC

Half Pay Leave Half Pay Leave is credited in advance at the rate of 10 days on the 1 st January and 1 st July of every year Half Pay Leave can be availed either with or without medical certificate. The advance credit for the half-year in which a Government Servant is appointed will be at the rate of 5/3 days for each completed calendar month

Commuted Leave Commuted Leave, not exceeding half the number of days of HPL due, can be taken on production of medical certificate. If commuted leave is taken, twice the number of days availed will be debited in the half pay leave account. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the Government servant even when earned leave is available

Maternity Leave Admissible to female employees during : – Pregnancy: 180 days Admissible only to employees with less than two surviving children

Maternity Leave b) Miscarriage/abortion(induced or otherwise)  45 days in the entire service  Admissible irrespective of number of surviving children The leave is not debited to the leave account It is granted on full pay Counts as service for increments and pension Not admissible for threatened abortion

Paternity Leave Male Government servant with less than two surviving children are eligible to avail this leave 15 days during wife’s confinement Not to be debited to the leave account May be combined with any other kind of leave except casual leave To be applied up to fifteen days before or up to six months from the date of delivery

Child Care Leave Women employees having minor children are eligible Maximum 730 days during their entire service For taking care of up to two children, to look after any of their needs like examination, sickness, etc. It can be availed of even if there is EL at credit of the woman employee

Incentives for promoting small family norms A special allowance in the form of “Family Planning Allowance” Rebate of ½ % in the interest on House Building Advance. The allowance will be paid in accordance with the Grade Pay of the post of the official. – For Example: Rs.210/- for the Grade pay of Rs.1300 to 2400 Rs.250/- for the Grade pay of Rs.2800/

Incentives for promoting small family norms This allowance will remain fixed in the entire service. If both husband and wife are Central Government employees, the allowance may at their choice be drawn by any one of them. Employees officiating in a higher post on ad hoc basis are entitled to the allowance at the rate admissible to the post held at the time of sterilization operation

Immediate relief to the family of an employee who dies while in service If an employee dies while in service, his family will be eligible for immediate monetary relief equal to two month’s Basic pay of the deceased Government servant subject to a maximum of Rs.8,000/- No formal application from the bereaved family is necessary. The advance should be adjusted within six months against the arrears of pay and allowances, death gratuity or any other payment due in respect of the deceased official

Group Insurance Scheme Compulsory to all the Central Government employees Twin benefits- Insurance coverage and Savings 30% -- Insurance Fund 70% Savings Fund Employees are enrolled as members of the Scheme only from 1 st January of every year

Group Insurance Scheme Rate of subscription & Amount of Insurance cover are determined depending upon the ‘Group’ to which the employee belongs. For example: For Group C employees --- Rate of subscription is Rs.30/- Insurance cover is Rs.30,000/

Children’s Education Allowance Reimbursement of tuition & other eligible fees, can be availed by Government Servants up to a maximum of 2 children Will be applicable for expenditure on the education of school going children only. i.e., for children from nursery to twelfth Annual ceiling for reimbursement is Rs.18,000/- per child

Children’s Education Allowance Reimbursement can be claimed once in every quarter. The amount that can be claimed in a quarter could be more than Rs.4500 and in another quarter less than Rs.4500, subject to annual ceiling of Rs.18,000.(the current rate ) Hostel subsidy will be reimbursed up to the maximum limit of Rs.4500 per month per child subject to a maximum of 2 children. – However, both hostel subsidy and CEA cannot be availed concurrently. – Hostel subsidy can be claimed if the children are staying in a hostel with a distance of more than 50 Kms from his residence or from his place of posting

Children’s Education Allowance The above limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance goes up by 50% For children with disabilities, reimbursement will be at double the normal rates and the annual ceiling will be Rs.36,000/

Interest free advances Advance of Pay on Transfer Advance of T.A. on tour/transfer/retirement Advance of T.A. To the family of a deceased Government servant. Advance of LTC Leave Salary advance Advance in connection with medical treatment Festival advance

Festival Advance Rs.4500 The rate will be increased by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay structure goes up by 50% Non –Gazetted employees whose grade pay does not exceed Rs.4,800 are eligible. Officials on EL/Maternity leave are also eligible

Festival Advance Admissible only once in a financial year. Earlier advance, if any, should have been recovered in full. Should be drawn before the festival. Recovery should be made in not more than 10 monthly installments

Enhancement of Various Allowance/Advances Enhancement of various allowances and advances by 25% automatically, whenever DA goes up by 50% A List containing such allowances and Advances is in the next slide

List of Allowances and Advances Children Education Allowance including Hostel Subsidy Cycle Maintenance Allowance Special AllowancesDesk Allowance Cash Handling AllowancesProject Allowance Washing AllowancesFixed Conveyance Allowance Split Duty AllowancesHill area allowance Bad Climate AllowancesSchedule Tribal Area Allowance Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance Special allowance for Child care for women with disability All components of Daily allowances on tour, Mileage Allowances for road and bicycle journeys on tour Advance for purchase of Bicycle, Warm clothing advance, Festival Advance, Natural Calamity Advance

Interest-bearing advances Advance for purchase of conveyance, i.e., motor car, motor cycle/moped, scooter Advance for purchase of Personal Computer Advance for construction/Purchase of house/flat/enlargement of living accommodation

Personal Computer Advance An advance not exceeding Rs.30,000 or the anticipated price of the computer, whichever is less. A Government servant whose pay in the Pay Band is Rs.8,560 or more is eligible. Advance not admissible for payment of customs duty on the Personal Computer

Personal Computer Advance Repayment: In not more than 150 monthly installments. Total recovery on account of all advances including computer advance, taken by a Government servant shall not exceed 50% of the total emoluments. Rate of Interest 11.5% ( )

Motor Cycle/Scooter Advance Officials drawing Pay in the Pay Band Rs.8,560 or more are eligible. Officials having Pay in the Pay Band below Rs.8,560 p.m. are eligible for an advance of Rs.20,000 or the anticipated price, whichever is less

Motor Cycle/Scooter Advance Amount:  On the first occasion, the advance amount is restricted to Rs.30,000 or 4 months Pay in the Pay Band or the anticipated price of motor cycle/ scooter/ moped, whichever is the least.  On subsequent occasions, it is restricted to Rs.24,000 or 3 months’ pay in the Pay Band or the price of motor cycle/scooter to be purchased, whichever is the least

Motor Cycle/Scooter Advance Subsequent advance for purchase of a different type of vehicle, viz. motor car, is admissible without selling the previously purchased vehicle with advance from Government; – provided the balance of the previous advance with interest is repaid in full. Repayment – to be made in not more than 70 equal monthly installments. Rate of Interest 9%( onwards)

Productivity-Linked Bonus Bonus granted equivalent to emoluments for certain number of days for the relevant financial year. Admissible to all non-Gazetted employees. Restricted to a maximum of Rs.3,500 p.m

Incentives for Hindi Cash awards for passing the examination, through training classes, under Hindi Teaching Scheme Marks obtainedPRABODHPRAVEENPRAGYA 70% or more marks ` 1600 ` 1800 ` % or more but less than 70% ` 800 ` 1200 ` % or more but less than 60% ` 400 ` 600 `

Hindi Personal Pay Personal pay equal to one increment for 12 months granted for passing the Hindi/Hindi Typewriting/Hindi stenography examinations of Hindi Teaching Scheme Personal pay will be admissible only to those employees for whom the particular course has been prescribed as the final course of study

Hindi Personal Pay Prescribed ExaminationGazettedNon-Gazetted PragyaMere Pass Praveen60% or more55% or more Prabodh % or more Hindi Typewriting ----Mere Pass Hindi Stenography 90% or moreMere Pass

Leave Travel Concession Any employee with one year of continuous service on the date of journey performed by him/her and/or his/her family is eligible. Government servants whose spouses are working in Indian Railways/National airlines are not eligible for LTC

LTC to Hometown Home town of the official once declared in the service book is treated as final. In exceptional circumstances, the Head of the Department may authorize a change, only once during entire service. Admissible once in a block of two calendar years. The blocks are , and so on. An employee(including unmarried) having his family at his Hometown can avail of this concession for himself alone every year instead of having it for both self and family once in two years

LTC to any place in India This concession is admissible in lieu of one of the two journeys to Home town in a block of four years. Available for travel to any place in India including employee’s Hometown. Officials availing LTC to Hometown for self every year, are not entitled to LTC to anywhere in India

Advance for LTC Up to 90% of the fare can be taken as advance. Advance admissible for both onward and return journeys if the leave taken by the official does not exceed 90 days. Otherwise, advance may be drawn for the outward journey only. EL can be encashed for a maximum of 10 days at the time of availing LTC Maximum encashment of EL for LTC during entire service is 60 days

Advance for LTC The official should furnish Railway ticket numbers, PNR No., etc., to the competent authority within ten days of drawal of the advance. When advance is taken, the claim should be submitted within one month from the date of return journey

Transport charges to Handicapped Children This is sanctioned to the orthopedically handicapped children of a Government servant, whose pay does not exceed Rs.11,300 pm. This is admissible only for two handicapped children of a government servant. The amount permissible is Rs.100 p.m. in “A” class cities and Rs.80 p.m. at other places

HOSTEL SUBSIDY FOR HANDICAPPED, BLIND & MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN Employees drawing pay up to Rs.11,300 pm can be granted a monthly assistance for handicapped or mentally retarded children put in hostel or mess at the following rates: – Rs.100 pm in “A” class cities – Rs.80 pm in “B” class cities This is not permissible if transport charges are paid to the children

RECOGNISED SERVICE UNIONS/ ASSOCIATIONS One of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution of India. Any central government servant, who is governed by CCS (Conduct) Rules,1965, can join any service unions/associations recognised under Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules,