West Bengal Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules 1983

2. The relevant provisions of the West Bengal Services (Death and Retirement Benefits) Regulations, 1971 and the West Bengal Services (Pension Commutation) Rules, 1983 shall be deemed to have been amended to the extent specified in these Regulations. Formal amendments to the above-mentioned rules will be made in due course. (iii) Employees of the State Government who retired during the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2019 and in whose case the A. G (A&E), W.B have not issued pension payment orders on the date of adoption of this order also have the right to have their pension benefits reviewed fictitiously in accordance with the West Bengal Services (Salary and Allowance Review) Regulations. 2019 from 01.01.2016 with real effect from 01.01.2020. You will not receive arrears equal to the difference between the revised pension and the existing pension for the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2019. They must receive death/retirement benefits on a payment basis, which is fictitious as a special case. In their case, pension benefits are calculated on the basis of the notional remuneration determined in accordance with the West Bengal Services (Review of Remuneration and Allowances) Rules 2019, as well as on the basis of a notional remuneration certificate (instead of the salary certificate) issued by the respective pension sanctions authority on the day of retirement/death on the basis of the initial notional salary. as a special case and in the relaxation of normal rules. After careful consideration of the matter, the Governor is pleased to decide that pension benefits for state government employees who will retire after the entry into force of the West Bengal Services (Review of Remuneration and Allowances) Rules, 2019 and whose salary has actually been determined in accordance with those Rules or for whose benefit such revised salary has been approved fictitiously, The undersigned is responsible for stating that the issue of the amendment of the rules that grant pension benefits to employees of the State Government resulting from the revision of the salary structure in accordance with the West Bengal Services (Revision of Salaries and Allowances) Rules 2019 has been considered by the Government. (i) In the case of staff members who retired on or after 01.01.2016 and in cases where pension payment orders have already been issued by A.G (A&E), West Bengal, on the date of publication of this memorandum, their cases of revision of pension benefits may be dealt with by the Pension Sanctions Authority after receiving a request to that effect under the form set out in Annex I. These government employees are entitled to a fictitious review of their pension benefits in accordance with the West Bengal Services Rules (Remuneration and Allowance Review) 2019 of 01.01.2016 with effective effect from 01.01.2020.

You will not receive arrears equal to the difference between the revised pension and the existing pension for the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2019. They continue to receive the amount of the existing pension, which was set until 31.12.2019, without taking into account the benefit of the notional determination of remuneration. They must receive death/retirement benefits on a payment basis, which is fictitious as a special case. You are entitled to commuting of 40% of the revised pension. Due to the right to the revised amount of the death/pension supplement and the pendulum value of the pension, the payment of the balance of the death/retirement premium and the pendulum value of the pension will continue to be paid by the pension sanctions authority through the SDG. The pension sanctioning authority will sanction the revised family pension/pension, the balance of the death/retirement premium and the value of the commuter pension, if any, in the form specified in Annexes II and III (if applicable), and copies of the penalty order will be sent to the Client. (A&E), West Bengal, as well as the relevant tax officer, the bank concerned and the family pensioner/pensioner concerned. All tax officials and public sector banks in Kolkata who pay a pension/family pension to state government pensioners are entitled to pay a family pension/pension at the revised rate without further approval from the GA. (A&E) , W.B who had initially approved a pension/family pension.

The amount of the pension available to former pensioners will be increased with effect from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2019 fictitiously with real effect from 01.01.2020, as indicated in the following table: (iv) In the case of pensioners who retired after 01.01.2016 but before 01.01.2020, they have the possibility to reduce the amount of the pension, due to a retroactive revision of salary/pension when implementing the recommendations of the Sixth Committee on Wages. . (ii) A government employee who has completed a minimum service of 20 (twenty) years will be paid up to 50% of the last basic salary received. For public servants who have completed eligible service for 10 (ten) years or more but less than 20 (twenty) years at the time of retirement, an appropriate reduction is made in the calculation of the pension amount. (v) In cases where pensioners who are otherwise entitled to a notional determination of their salary under the West Bengal Services (Review of Remuneration and Allowances) Rules 2019 and who died on or after 01.01.2016 before 01.01.2020, are entitled to a revised bonus determined on the basis of notional remuneration, the same will be paid as usual to the legal candidate(s)/successor(s)/family member, after having already worked on this account earlier. (i) The family pension is calculated at 30% of the last basic salary actually or fictitiously received in accordance with the 2019 West Bengal Services Rules (Revision of Remuneration and Allowances). The maximum upper limit of the family pension of 21,000 rupees (twenty-one thousand rupees) only per month, as indicated in the note. No. 201-F (Pen) of 25.02.2009 is increased to Rs. 60,300 / ‐ (rupees sixty thousand three hundred) only per month at the normal rate. However, the existing provision for the calculation of the family pension at an increased rate for a certain period will be maintained. GOVERNMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OF WEST BENGAL Department of Pensions The maximum amount of death/retirement tip of Rs.6.0 Lakh (rupees six lakh) only as stated in the note.

No. 201-F (Pen) of 25.02.2009 is increased to Rs. 12.0 lakh (rupees twelve lakhs). (i) A staff member who retires in accordance with the provisions of the West Bengal Service (Death and Retirement Benefit) Regulations 1971 and before the end of the minimum ten-year period of service is not entitled to a pension but is still entitled to tips. The rates of payment of the death grant are modified as follows: (i) A staff member is still entitled to commute up to 40 per cent of his or her pension for a lump sum payment. D. Settlement of cases of pensioners/family pensioners in the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2019 The additional amount of the pension / family pension, when he reaches the age of 80 and over, would be allowed from the 1st day of the month in which his date of birth falls. (iii) the table in Annex IV shall be used for all pension conversions which become absolute in that order; (iv) In all cases, as mentioned in paragraph (iii) above, including cases where P.P.O have already been issued after the date of publication of this Memorandum, government employee pension cases will be sent to the AG. (A&E), West Bengal as usual. (ii) The pension paying authorities make an appropriate entry in both halves of the pension payment order in relation to the revised consolidated pension/family pension.

A suggestion regarding the payment of the revised pension may be addressed by the pension paying authorities to the Accountant General (A&E) of West Bengal, who issued the order for payment of the pension in the form specified in Annex II so that he can update the register of the pension payment order they maintain. . The Pension Sanctions Authority ensures that the pensioner`s date of birth and age are indicated in the single full form without exception so that the Accountant General (A&E) of West Bengal can record it in the Pension Payment Order (P.P.O.), which is issued in favour of pensioners to pay an additional pension by the Pension Payment Authority as soon as it becomes due. The amount of the supplementary pension is indicated in the P.P.O. West Bengal 6th CPC – Pension review, tips and pension conversion of pensioners after 01.01.2016 (vi) Provisions relating to the addition of eligible years of service for the purpose of calculating the pension that has already been withdrawn, see note. No 201‐F(Pen) of 25.02.2009 is maintained. (ii) The table showing the conversion value of the pension is set out in Annex IV. . . . .

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