Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs is a nodal ministry mainly responsible for the information, culture, film and archaeological heritage related activities.
Coverage of Rs. 5.00 lakh per family during the policy year in cases of critical illness like cancer, neuro surgeries, cardiothoracic surgeries, liver diseases, blood disorders.
The officer holding the post of Assistant Information Officer may exercise option to come under ROPA, 2009 on the basis of such notional pay in relaxation of note 4 below Rule-6 of WBS (ROPA) Rules ’09.
Sanctioning Authority for re-imbursement of cost of medical attendance and treatment in case of Journalist based in Kolkata will be Principal Secretary, I & CA Department.
The Scale of pay of Sub-Editor, Translator, News Analyst was revised from Scale No. 10 i.e. Rs. 1390 – 2970/- to Scale No. 12 i.e. Rs. 4800-10925/-with effect from 1.1.96 notionally with actual benefit from 1.1.2007.
The officer holding the post of Bengali Translator may exercise option to come under ROPA, 2009 on the basis of such notional pay in relaxation of note 4 below Rule-6 of WBS (ROPA) Rules ’09.
The officer holding the post of Sub Editor, Translator, News Analyst may exercise option to come under ROPA, 2009 on the basis of such notional pay in relaxation of note 4 below Rule-6 of WBS (ROPA) Rules ’09.
Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies of the Department will release advertisement directly and pay the bills. However, they will keep contact with the I&CA Department regarding rates of advertisement, empanelled agencies, etc.
Project Sandeepan – the inmate literacy programme in Correctional Homes of West Bengal w.e.f. the 1st day of February, 2017, the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja.
The scale of pay of Official Photographer was revised from Scale No, 10 i.e. Rs. 1390-2970/- to Scale No. 11 i.e. Rs. 4650-10175/- w.e.f. 01.01.96 notionally with actual benefit from 01.01.06.