Finance

Provisions in WBTR, 2005 in regard to DDO Functioning

Any officer of non-Government Organization who is enjoying pay-scale equivalent to Group-A Officer of the Government of West Bengal, may be allowed by the Finance Department to act as DDO of that organization.

DDOs of Stenographers are to Update in HRMS Module

All the respective D.D.Os of Schedule A English Stenographers, Schedule B English Stenographers and Bengali Stenographers are hereby requested to update the entries in HRMS module as specified here-in-below.

Dearness Relief to Pensioners (pre-revised) w.e.f. 01.01.2019

Grant of Dearness Relief @ 242% to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners whose pension/ family pension has not been revised with effect from 01.01.2019.

Dearness Relief to State Govt. Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2019

Grant of Dearness Relief @ 125% of basic pension to State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners with effect from 1st January, 2019.

Economy Measures on Non-Plan Government Expenditure

The decoration and other arrangements of the venues of meeting/ conference should be simple and expenditure on this item should be kept at the minimum. Ostentatious decoration shall be stopped.

Rationalization and Optimal Utilisation of Human Resources

Governor is pleased to constitute a State Level Committee on Rationalization and Optimal Utilisation of Human Resources in State Government Establishments including Boards, Corporations, Rural and Urban Bodies, Parastatal Organisations etc.

Recovery of GPF Temporary Advance before Retirement

Number of instalments should be fixed in such a manner that the recovery of the Temporary Advance is completed prior to six months from the date of retirement on superannuation of the subscriber.

DA to Employees (Pre-Revised Scale) from January, 2019

Dearness Allowance to State Govt Employees, Teachers and Non-Teaching Employees, Employees of Statutory Bodies, Local Bodies etc. (pre-revised scale) w.e.f. 01.01.2019.

Dearness Allowance @ 125% w.e.f. January, 2019

Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Govt Employees, Employees of Statutory Bodies, Urban & Local Bodies, Teaching & Non-Teaching Employees of Govt Aided Educational Institutions w.e.f. 01.01.2019.

Festival Advance to Education/ Panchayat/ Local Bodies Staff

The benefit of interest-free festival advance will also be admissible to the regular teaching and non-teaching staff of the educational institutions and regular employees of Panchayat and Local bodies.