Subject: Pension
Full pension @ 50% of last pay is admissible to the employees on superannuation having completed full qualifying service of more than 20 years.
- Extension of Last Date for Submission of Life Certificate
In view of the ongoing COVID – 19 pandemic and the vulnerability of the elderly persons to Corona virus, the Governor has now been pleased to order that in the current year all the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners may submit Life Certificate to the Treasuries/ Pension Disbursing Banks, as the case may be, till 28.02.2021.
- Acceptance of Life Certificates submitted through Messenger/ Post
All the Pension Disbursing Authorities are requested to accept the duly verified Life Certificates submitted through messenger/ post and should not insist upon the physical appearance of the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners in the Bank branches/ Treasuries.
- Who are authorized to Verify Life Certificates?
As per West Bengal Treasury Rule the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners are required to submit Life Certificates duly verified by authorized persons in the month of November every year to the pension disbursing Bank/ Treasuries.
- Easy Pension Calculator
Easy Pension Calculator is mainly for the people who is serving Govt. job especially in the Govt. of West Bengal, Govt. sponsored/ aided school & College, local bodies, Govt. Undertakings and in the verge of retirement or expired while in service.
- Revision of Pension/ Family Pension under French Pension Rules
The Pension/ Family Pension of the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners guided under French Pension Rules shall be consolidated w.e.f. 01.01.2020 by multiplying the existing Pension/ Family Pension due on 31.12.2019 with 2.57.
- Consolidation of Restored Portion of Pro-rata Pension (ROPA, 2019)
The amount of Pro-rata pension already restored shall be further consolidated w.e.f. 01.01.2020 or from the date on which the amount is restorable whichever is later, by multiplying with 2.57.
- e-Pension Portal for the Employees of three tier Panchayat Bodies
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.
- Grant of Provisional Pension due to Lock-Down Situation
Grant of provisional pension for the State Govt. employees facing delayed process of pension due to Lock-down situation related to Covid-19 outbreak.
- Simple Superannuation Pension (After ROPA, 2019)
Please note that this excel utility is based on up to date DCRB Rules and in view of Rules laid down in W.B.S. (ROPA), 2019 and it can calculate the pension before two years of retirement.
- New Old Age Pension Schemes – Jai Bangla Scheme, 2020
Introduction of New Old Age Pension Schemes under the Jai Bangla Scheme 2020 namely Taposili Bandhu for Scheduled Caste and Jai Johar for Scheduled Tribe. All SC and ST persons above the age of 60 years are eligible under the scheme and shall receive a pension of Rs. 1,000 per month.