Full pension @ 50% of last pay is admissible to the employees on superannuation having completed full qualifying service of more than 20 years.
During the scrutiny of pension cases received from different Pension sanctioning Authorities (PSA) it is noticed that some of the cases are being sent under the signature of PSA but without proper stamp/ seal.
Governor is pleased to accord the issuance of the Uniform Format of Certification to the pensioners/ family pensioners by the Head of Office/ Drawing and Disbursing Authority at the time of superannuation/ death in harness.
Clarification in respect of cases of Revision of Pension/ Family Pension of Pre-01.01.2016 Pensioners/ Family Pensioner, where pay structure has been upgraded subsequent to retirement/ death of Ex-Govt. Employee.
Pension of the pre-01.01.2016 pensioners, in no case, shall be lower than 50% of the corresponding minimum of the revised pay structure under W.B.S. (ROPA) Rules, 2019.
Private Sector banks are hereby included in the list of authorised banks to disburse Government Pensions and Family Pensions in KMC area and also to disburse Government as well as Non-Government Pension drawn by Treasuries and PD Cell.
Pensioners and Family Pensioners will be able to draw their pensions from the respective pension disbursing banks by using the facilities of ATM/ Debit Card or through Net Banking portal of the bank.
A College teaching staff compulsorily retired from service as a penalty may be granted by an authority, pension at a rate not less than two-thirds and not more than full invalid pension and special additional pension, if any.
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.
Revised procedure for submission of Application for Commutation of Pension by the employees of three tier Panchayat Bodies.
Verification of the Pension cases for the employees of the three tier Panchayat Bodies by the Financial Controller and Chief Accounts Officer of Zilla Parishad/ Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad.