Finance

Minimum Wages to Private Security Agency deployed in Govt Establishments

The responsibility for E.S.I., E.P.F., Bonus for the security personnel to be provided by the Security Service Agency will be shouldered by the agency supplying/ engaging the personnel.

Agencies to do Printing Jobs at Government Departments

Governor is pleased to include the names of Silpa Barta Printing Press Limited, Saraswaty Press Limited and Basumati corporation Limited as agencies to do printing jobs of Government Departments.

Delegation of Financial Power to Grant Subsidy in Transport

To grant subsidy for payment of salary, pension and retirement benefits in respect of the existing employees of the Transport Corporations and also for the employees whose appointments under the Transport Corporations.

Allotment of Plan and Non-Plan Fund upto December, 2014

West Bengal Appropriation Bill, 2014 has been passed by West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Copies of the West Bengal Appropriation Act, 2014 have been forwarded to the Administrative Departments under Finance (Budget) Department Memo. No. 499-F.B. dated 30th July, 2014.

Mandatory Payment of ST, VAT, PT & State Excise through GRIPS

All taxes under West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994, Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Traders, Callings and Employment Act, 1979, West Bengal Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2012, and The Bengal Excise Act, 1909 shall be paid by the Tax-payers electronically only through GRIPS Portal w.e.f. 01.10.2014.

Reconstitution of West Bengal Health Scheme Authority

Governor is pleased to reconstitute West Bengal Health Scheme Authority consequent upon joining two numbers of Medical Officers on re-employment to the Medical Cell of Finance Department.

Bonus/ Ex-gratia to Employees of Public UT, 2013-14

Employees of Public Undertakings may be allowed to draw an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 3,000/- per head provided their revised emoluments did not exceed Rs. 22,000/- per month.

Grant of Interest Free Festival Advance, 2014

State Govt employee whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2014 did not exceed Rs. 30,000/- per month applies for Interest-free festival advance, he may be granted an advance up to a maximum of Rs. 3,000/- only.

Grant of Ad-hoc Bonus to State Govt. Employees for 2013-14

State Government employees whose revised emoluments did not exceed Rs. 22,000/- per month as on 31.03.2014 will be entitled to ad-hoc bonus at the rate of Rs. 3,000/- per head.

GRIPS Challan generated by Tender Inviting Authority

GRIPS Challan, as generated by Tender Inviting Authority (TIA) after finalization of the tender processing with the particulars and the amount of deposit, with ‘by default’ account number of the pooling account will be sent by the authority to the SBI via e-mail.