Finance
The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Governor has now been pleased to decide that, for pre-deceased family pension cases, referral to the Finance Department (Pension Branch) for examination and decision/concurrence is not required.
26 PSUs/ Corporations would be restructured and 20 would be merged. The remaining 44 PSUs/ Corporations will continue to remain functional.
This scheme shall apply to all State Government employees, State Government pensioners including family pensioners and the beneficiaries who have opted for existing scheme in lieu of medical allowance.
Governor has been pleased to decide that enhancement of rate of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief in respect of the employees and Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall be effective from 01/04/2024 instead of 01/05/2024.
Department of Pension, Provident Fund & Group Insurance DPPG implemented online Pension File Status Query Service at www.wbfin.nic.in.
Governor is pleased to issue a fresh guidelines for reimbursement towards the cost of any IPD treatment including COVID-19 cases in the following manner for the benefit of members enrolled under West Bengal Health Scheme.
How the Building and other construction cess recovered under West Bengal Building and other Construction workers welfare Cess Act, 1996 from the contractors’ bills will be deposited under e-Pradan?
The base remuneration of drivers engaged through agency will be Rs. 16,000/- per month. Other charges as applicable for hiring through agency will continue to apply.
Governor is pleased to declare that all Saturdays shall be public holidays in respect of all bank branches working in the State of West Bengal, in addition to the existing holidays on 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Further clarification of certain points in respect of Memo No. 7370-F dated 09.10.2015 and No. 427-F dated 25.01.2016 regarding LTC and HTC for State Govt. employees.