Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch (Group T)
“NABANNA” 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah-711102
(E-1195826)
No: 3150-F(Y) Date: 28.08.2025.
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Changing the salary-linked bank account of the Government employees from one Bank to other.
The State Government vide Memorandum No. 2536-F(Y) dated 31.03.2011 prescribed some provisions for changing the salary-linked bank account of the Government employees from one Bank-Branch to other.
Now for making the matter more simplified and convenient, the Governor is pleased to make the following guidelines for changing the salary-linked bank account of the Government employees from one Bank to other –
- For changing of salary-linked bank account the employee have to apply to the Head of the office with the dully filled ‘Option Form’ (Annexed herewith) .
- The employees who have bank loans/any outstanding liability under Housing Loan Scheme of Government of West Bengal vide Memo No. 90-FB dated 13.01.2005 for SBI, No. 1456-FB dated 08.11.2006 for UBI and No. 1847-FB dated 16.01.2007 for WB Co-Operative Bank Ltd and any other similar orders against their salary linked bank account, need to submit ‘No-Objection’ or ‘No-Liability’ Certificate issued by the concerned Bank Branch for changing the existing Salary Account.
- The employees other than SI No. 2 above need not submit any ‘No-Objection’ or ‘No Liability’ Certificate for such changing of salary linked bank account. They will submit only the ‘Option Form’.
- Changing of salary linked bank account of the employees may be allowed once in every block of three years except for the cases where the distance between the new place of posting/Residence of the employee and the Bank/Branch is more than 10 KM.
- This Memo issues in supersession of earlier F.D. Memo No. 2536-F(Y) dated 31.03.2011.
Sd/- P.K. Mishra, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
No. 3150-F dated 28.08.2025, Source