Pension
Full pension @ 50% of last pay is admissible to the employees on superannuation having completed full qualifying service of more than 20 years.
Minimum qualifying service for eligibility in pension is 10 years. Full Pension @ 50% of Last Pay is applicable for qualifying service of 20 years or more. It is the simplified pension matters.
Salary including Grant-in-Aid salary, Wages, remuneration, stipend, honorarium for the month of September, 2025 will be paid on 24th & 25th September, 2025 respectively.
West Bengal Primary Education (Teachers and Employees Death cum Retirement Benefit) Rules, 2008 applicable for approved teaching and non teaching staff of the Govt. or Govt. Aided or Sponsored Training Institutions.
The retiring Government employee should submit Formal Application for pension in the prescribed form i.e. Form No. 5 to the Head of Office (HOO)/ Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA) not less than one year in advance from the date of his/her date of retirement.
Governor is pleased to delete para 15 which relates to obtaining certificate for 20 years qualifying service from A.G. W.B. before voluntary retirement and to order that henceforth controlling officers would issue such certificate.
Following procedure to be followed by the various authorities for switching over to ‘e-Pension’ Portal and settlement of pensionary claims of the employees of the Panchayat Bodies.
Basic Retirement Benefits Calculator for West Bengal Govt. Employees, is about calculation of retiring pension (including family pension), retiring and death gratuity and leave salary in one single app.
Governor has been pleased to raise the Income Ceiling of mother/ father and unmarried/ widowed/ divorced daughter for entitlement of family pension to Rs. 9000/- only per month.
Revision of pension/ family pension, gratuity and commutation of pension of post 01.01.2016 pensioners implementation of the Government decision on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.
Submission of pension papers of the concerned persons before 6 months from the date of retirement on superannuation to sanctioning authority.