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West Bengal Government Notification

Death-cum-Retirement Benefit Rules Simplified

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Pension Matters

The pensionary benefits in respect of the West Bengal Govt. Employees who retire after 01.01.2006 shall be determined as follows:

  • Last Pay
  • Qualifying Service
  • Pension
  • Additional Pension
  • Family Pension
  • Additional Family Pension
  • Retiring Gratuity/ Death Gratuity
  • Commutation of Pension

Last Pay: Basic Pay + Grade Pay

Qualifying Service Calculation: Date of Superannuation – Date of appointment – Period of E.L – Period of suspension. Below 3 months of service will not be counted. Three or more than three months of service will be counted as next 6 months qualifying service.

Illustration: A qualifying service of 23 years 7 months 11 days calculated above will be taken as 23 years 6 months. Similarly 23 years 9 months will be taken as 24 years.

Pension Calculation:-

  • Minimum qualifying service for eligibility in pension is 10 years.
  • Full Pension is applicable for qualifying service of 20 years or more.
  • For qualifying service between 10 and 20 years, proportionate reduction in pension is applicable.
  • Full pension = 50% of Last Pay.
  • Maximum ceiling of pension = Rs. 35,000/-
  • Minimum amount of pension = Rs. 3,300/-

Illustration:-

  • For a service period of 33 years and last pay of Rs. 30,000/-, pension will be Rs. 15,000/-.
  • 20 years of service period and last pay Rs. 30,000/-, pension will be Rs. 15,000/-
  • 15 years of service period and last pay Rs. 30,000/-, pension will be Rs. 15000*15/20 = Rs. 11250/-
  • 8 years of service period and last pay Rs. 30,000/-, pension will be Rs. NIL.

Additional Pension

The amount of pension increases with the increase of age of the pensioner by the following:

Age of Pensioner Additional Quantum of Pension
From 80 years to 85 years 20% of the basic pension
From 85 years to 90 years 30% of the basic pension
From 90 years to 95 years 40% of the basic pension
From 95 years to 100 years 50% of the basic pension
100 years or more 100% of the basic pension

Family Pension

  • Family Pension is 30% of the last pay.
  • Maximum ceiling of family pension is Rs. 21,000/-

Additional Family Pension

The amount of pension increases with the increase of the age of the family pensioner by the following methods:

Age of Family Pensioner Additional Quantum of Pension
From 80 years to 85 years 20% of the basic family pension
From 85 years to 90 years 30% of the basic family pension
From 90 years to 95 years 40% of the basic family pension
From 95 years to 100 years 50% of the basic pension
100 years or more 100% of the basic pension

Retiring Gratuity/ Death Gratuity

  • Retiring gratuity is 16½ times the last pay.
  • Death gratuity is applicable if the employee dies while in service.
  • Death gratuity is 33 times the last pay.
  • Maximum amount of retiring gratuity/ death gratuity is Rs. 6,00,000/-.
  • In case of death gratuity it is calculated as follows:
  • Less than 1 year of qualifying service, 2 times the last pay.
  • 1 year to 5 years of service, 6 times the last pay.
  • 5 years to 20 years of service, 12 times the last pay.
  • 20 years or more of service, last pay x qualifying service (which is maximum 33 years)
  • Last Pay means Basic Pay, Grade Pay plus Dearness Pay & Allowances in calculation of Gratuity only.

Illustration:-

  • For a service period of 20 years and last pay of Rs. 15,000/-, DA Rs. 3000/- retirement gratuity will be Rs. 2,97,000/- and death gratuity if applicable would be Rs. 5,94,000/-.
  • An employee of 3 years of qualifying service having last pay of Rs. 15,000/-, D.A Rs. 3000/-, retirement gratuity will be Rs. 6 x 18,000 x 3 = Rs. 1,62,000/-.

Commutation of Pension

A Government employee is entitled to commute up to a lump sum of 40% of pension as per the following table:

Age on next birthday Commutation value expressed as number of year’s purchase Age on next birthday Commutation value expressed as number of year’s purchase
20 9.188 51 8.808
21 9.187 52 8.768
22 9.186 53 8.724
23 9.185 54 8.678
24 9.184 55 8.627
25 9.183 56 8.572
26 9.182 57 8.512
27 9.180 58 8.446
28 9.178 59 8.371
29 9.176 60 8.287
30 9.173 61 8.194
31 9.169 62 8.093
32 9.164 63 7.982
33 9.159 64 7.862
34 9.152 65 7.731
35 9.145 66 7.591
36 9.136 67 7.431
37 9.126 68 7.262
38 9.116 69 7.083
39 9.103 70 6.897
40 9.090 71 6.703
41 9.075 72 6.502
42 9.059 73 6.296
43 9.040 74 6.085
44 9.019 75 5.872
45 8.996 76 5.657
46 8.971 77 5.443
47 8.943 78 5.229
48 8.913 79 5.018
49 8.881 80 4.812
50 8.846 81 4.611

[Basis: LIC(94-96) Ultimate Tables and 8.00% interest]

Illustration: An employee with last pay of Rs. 30,000/-, qualifying service 22 years, then pension is Rs. 15,000/-, Commutation is Rs. 15,000 x 40% = Rs. 6000/-. If the age at next birthday is 61 years then Commutation Values for Pension (CVP) from the above table = Rs. 6000 x 8.194 x 12 = Rs. 5,89,968/-, Reduced pension is Rs. 9000/-.

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  2. My father’s total service life is 9 years 7 months 10 days. Someone said that, as per DCRB scheme there have a provision to condone upto 6 month by Govt. But after prayer to condone, Govt denied to pay pension. Is it possible? He retired in 2014 as assistant primary school teacher. Have there any exist Government order to get pension? Kindly advise whether he is eligible to get pension.

  5. Illustration:-

    For a service period of 20 years and last pay of Rs. 15,000/-, DA Rs. 3000/- retirement gratuity will be Rs. 2,97,000/-……….. plz clarify the calculation!!!

  6. I am a state govt. employee. I have completed 15 years of service. Due to severe illness I am unable to pursue my service further and desire to take VRS from service soon. Plz. provide the procedure of application and also my retirement benefits. Plz. reply soon . Urgent

  7. I have two queries:-

    i. My date of joining as an AT is 30/03/2006. Shall I get the pension benefit after retirement ?

    ii. Can u please provide me the G.O. regarding Study Leave for teachers in West Bengal ?

  9. sir,
    i join in west bengal primary school teacher in 2012 act that time my age was 38 year . pls say me after full service i will gate how maxium pension amount aprox ?

  11. My wife Sunita Karmakar , A.T. of Modernland Girls High School, Santoshpur applied for invalid pension due to attack of Moya Moya with Cerebral attack and left side Paralysis and D I Office send all papers vide memo no 531/p dt. 13/08/2013 and her pension paper file no S/CAL/00201/2013 .Let me know the status of her file and the expected date of payment.

  12. With Ref. to Memo No. 1711/1(3)PEN/R Date.18.12.12 in respect of Revision of Pension in terms of G.O.N.-131-Edn(CS) dated 04.02.2011, issued from Government of West Bengal,Education Directorate,Bikash bhavan,Salt Lake,Kolkata-700091.(Vide Memo No. IP-167-C-Pen/NT/95, Date: Dec-2012. AG has not yet been released the Pension.What is the cause of delaying near about one year.

  15. A pensiner crossed the age of 80 years,she minimum amount of pension that is Rs 3300/-, if she is entitled to get additinal amount that is Rs660/-.Please clarify the matter.

  17. Jyotirmay Chakrabarti
    23.08.2013
    Sir ,
    I would like to request you to know that one Sankar Kumar Dutta was passed in the exam of Gram Sevak post for the District -North 24 Parganas and exam was conducted then in the year 1986 , a panel was also published and there his name was empanneled but due to court csae the said panel was stayed , now one thing is that the said pannel was approved in the year 2001 after the completion of court case and the said Sankar Kumar Dutta was appointed for the postof GRAM SEVAK in Hoogly District , at Singur on 08-08-2001 and he was retired from service on 31-05-2011 , his length of service is 9 years 9 month 23 days . His has applied for benit of 10 yrs. service to get pension . I want to know from you whether he is entitled to get the benifit of pension or not .
    Thanking you ,
    yours faithfully ,
    J. Chakrabarti

  18. West Bengal Group “D” employee.
    Full service ( 38 yrs ).
    Last Pay = 10,590(basic )+ 2,100( GP) = 12,690/-
    DA = 6599.
    What will be (a) actual basic pension.(b) basic pension after commutation of 40% .(c)commutation value of pension.(d) DA after pension & (e) net pension to be drawn pm.?

  19. Dear sir my FILE NO-SEC/BUR/00369/2013 is included in the pension file status but my name is misspelled in the status.kindly help to correct the name of the status.my all manual papers are rightly spelled in the application file.kindly re-enter the correct spelling of name that is KAMLESHWAR RAM VERMA ,that no longer i have to harassed in public office for spelling mistake problem.With due thanks-KAMLESHWAR RAM VERMA

  20. A widow West Bengal govt. employee have no dependent son. Have two daughters and they already been married. Is the married daughters get eligible as nominee for his mother’s pensionery benefit?

  22. I have joined as an assistant professor in a govt aided college in durgapur in august 2006. am i eligible for pension after full service?
    sarmistha saha

  23. I AM PRABODH DAS GUPTA,I AM A RETIRED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, I WAS RETIRED ON JULY 2006 ,MY SERVICE PERIOD WAS 28 YEARS BUT I AM NOT GETTING FULL PENSION.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO?

  24. The Pension papers of Sri Gobinda Chanbdra Kumar who will retire on superannuation on 31.08.2012 has been received by your good office with reference to our psa code no. udbiwa426, vide application no.1012002324, his file ID no. 2241202273. Neither his service book nor his ension payment orders are received . Plz guide me to know his case by online. thanking you.

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