Finance

Grant of Dearness Allowance @ 52% w.e.f. January, 2013

Grant of Dearness Allowance to the State Government Employees and further Ad-Hoc Increase in the Wages of Daily Rated Workers under the Government with effect from January 01, 2013.

Restriction on Opening of Unlawful Co-operative (Chit Fund)

Employees are allured to invest/ lend their savings with an expectation of higher return but they may not be able to recover such amounts with the promised returns in such unlawful cooperative societies or chit funds.

Further Allotment of Fund up to March 2013

The Administrative Departments/Controlling Authorities may make further allotment of fund up to current year’s budget provision relating to Non-Plan expenditure for Non-Salary items for the month up to March, 2013.

Scale movement of Officers of West Bengal State Constituted Service

Officers belonging to West Bengal State Constituted Services in scale no. 16 to move to pre-revised scale no. 19 after completion of 25 years of service.

Revised procedure for Over the Counter Receipt through GRIPS

Revised procedure for Over the Counter Receipt [OCR] through Government Receipt Portal System [GRIPS] regarding On-line and Off-line Receipts of Tax and Non-Tax Revenue.

Telephone Facility at the Residence of Govt. Employees

Facility of Telephone (Land Line and/ or Mobile connection and Internet connection) at Residence of the entitled categories of Government employees.

Validity Period of Cheque, Draft, Pay Order, Banker’s Cheque

All cheques issued by the State Government shall be valid for three months from the Date of issue. Thus a cheque bearing date 01.04.2013 is payable at any time up to 30.06.2013.

Refund of Money Deposited to GPF/ Suspense Head – Procedure

Procedure for refund of money Deposited to GPF Account or Suspense Head of Account in respect of the Officers of All India Services covered under New Pension Scheme.

Monthly Rate of Cleaning and Servicing of Telephone

Rate of cleaning and servicing of office telephone is enhanced from Rs. 7/- per month to Rs. 11/- per month. (No. 7223-F, dated 21.09.2006).

Error in Ready Reckoner of WBS (ROPA), 1998

Revised Scale No. 10 should be read as Rs. 4,650/- instead of Rs. 4,800/- in West Bengal Service Revision of Pay and Allowances Rules, 1998.