The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Pay of the part-time Group – D employees paid out of the contingencies may be fixed in the following manner w.e.f. 01.06.2009: For doing duties more than three hours per day – More than Rs. 1500/- but not more than Rs. 2000/- p.m.
An amount of Rs. 8500/- for parent and Rs. 5000/- for other members of the family has been fixed as the maximum ceiling of gross income/ earning for becoming the dependent beneficiary under the Scheme.
West Bengal Services (Secretariat Common Cadres of Deputy Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries) Rules, 1984 shall apply to all Government employees holding in the Secretariat Departments and Offices mentioned in the Schedule the posts borne in the Secretariat Common Cadres formed under rule 4.
Governor is pleased to decide that during the period from 01.07.2025 to 30.09.2025, accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) per annum.
Salaried or wage-earning physically handicapped persons who are not liable to pay Income-tax under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) are exempted P.Tax.
Introduction of new format for furnishing details of service regarding counting of past services. Finance Department is facing difficulties in dealing with the cases of counting past services considering different types/nature of services.
It shall not be necessary to consult the PSC, WB in regard to promotion to posts, permanent or temporary, the appointing authority for which is an authority subordinate to the State Government.
Governor has been pleased to accord approval to the further extension of such contractual engagement from the retired employees for another period of one year on the existing terms and conditions.
Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and the employees of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners.
Governor is pleased to declare 13th February, 2025 as holiday for observance of Shab-e-Barat. In the aforesaid Notification, 14th February, 2025 was also declared as holiday on account of birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma.