Thursday, September 19, 2013

Government of West Bengal
Higher Education Department
University Branch
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091

No. 892(19)/Edn(U)/1U-74/03                                                                 Date: 30th August,2013

From: Shri P. C. Sarkar
Assistant Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
To: The Registrar,/……………………………………..
…………………………………………………………....
…………………………………………………………….
Sub: Grant of Ad-hoc Bonus for the year 2012-13 to the employees of the 
State- Aided Universities under the administrative control of this 
Department and West Bengal State Council of Higher Education .
Sir,

           The undersigned is directed by the order of the Governor to say that the Governor is 
pleased to decide that the employees of all the State-aided Universities under the administrative 
control of this Department and employees of the West Bengal State Council of Higher Education 
who are not covered by any of the Productivity Linked Bonus Schemes and whose actual 
emoluments did not exceed Rs. 22,000/- per month as on 31st March,2013 will be entitled to Adhoc Bonus for the accounting year of 2012-13 at the rate of Rs. 2600/- per head.
The upper eligibility ceiling of Rs. 22,000/- per month as on 31st March, 2013 will be 
applicable irrespective of whether the emoluments are drawn in the pre-revised or revised 
scale of pay or on fixed/consolidated contract pay.
2. The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and conditions:-
i) Only those employees who were in service on 31.03.2013 and have rendered at least six 
month’s continuous service during 2012-13 will be eligible for payment of Ad-hoc Bonus 
under this order.
ii) The employees whose emoluments on 31.03.2013 exceeded Rs. 22,000/- per month, but 
during the year 2012-13 their emoluments at least for 6(six) months were less than Rs. 
22,000/- per month, i.e. the said emoluments exceeded the eligibility ceiling of Rs. 
22,000/- p.m. on account of promotion , drawal of increment, implementation of Career 
Advancement Scheme, enhancement of Dearness Allowance, Special Pay, etc. after 
remaining less than Rs. 22,000/- p.m. for at least six months, will be entitled to Ad-hoc 
Bonus of the maximum amount of Rs. 2600/- per head under this order.
iii) Pro-rata payment will be admissible in such cases to the eligible employees for periods of 
continuous service during the year ranging from six months to full year, the eligibility 
period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded off to the nearest
number of months). A fraction of 15-days or more should be counted as one month.
iv) The amount of Ad-hoc Bonus on pro-rata payment as admissible under 2(iii) will have to 
be calculated according to the following formula:-
Emoluments as on Eligibility period in number of months
31st March, 2013 X 12 
= The amount of Ad-hoc Bonus subject to maximum of Rs. 2600/- only.
3. The Casual workers appointed against the approved posts who have put in work at least for 120 
days and the employees on consolidated pay in the year 2012-13 will also be entitled to Ad-hoc 
Bonus under this order according to the following formula:-
Total amount of salary/wages earned during the year 2012-13
                                         12
= The amount of Ad-hoc Bonus subject to maximum of Rs. 2600/- only
                                                                                                                            
4. The Ad-hoc Bonus under this order will be worked out on the basis of emoluments as 
admissible on 31.03.2013 for the employees drawing pay in the revised scale, the term 
“emoluments” in this order will mean and include Basic Pay, Special Pay and Additional Allowance 
but will not include Specialist Pay and Other Allowances such as House Rent Allowance, Medical 
Allowance, Compensatory Allowance, etc. or for those employees drawing pay in the unrevised 
scale the term “emoluments” will mean and include Basic Pay, Special Pay, Personal Pay, Fixed 
Pay, Dearness Pay, if any, Dearness Allowance, Additional Dearness relief, if any, but will not 
include other allowances, such as House Rent Allowance, Medical Allowance, Compensatory 
Allowance, etc.
5. The charges will be debitable to the respective heads of accounts of Salary Grants of the 
concerned Universities, i.e. under “2202-03-102-NP-001 to 007 and 013 to 020 - V- 31-01” for 
the State aided Universities, “2203-00-102-NP-001 to 002-V-31-01” for Bengal Engineering and 
Science University, Shibpur and West Bengal University of Technology respectively and “2202-03-
800-NP-004-V-31-01” for employees of the West Bengal State Council of Higher Education in 
the current year’s State Budget.
6. This Order issues in exercise of powers delegated under Finance Department’s Memo No. 6066-
F(P), Dt-30.07.2013.
7. All concerned are being informed.
                                                                                                               Sd/- 
                                                                                                     P. C. Sarkar
                                                                                                Assistant Secretary
No. 892(19)/1(56)/Edn(U)/Edn(U)-74/03      Dt. 30th August,2013

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:-
1) The Principal Accountant General (A&E), Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-700 001
2) The Accountant General (Audit), Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-700 001
3) Finance Department, (Group-P) of this Government
4) Finance Department, (Group-B) of this Government
5) The Kolkata Pay and Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-I, 81/2/2, Phears Lane,
Kolkata-700 012 
6) The Kolkata Pay and Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-II, P-1,Hyde 
Lane,Kolkata- 700 012 
7) The Kolkata Pay and Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-III, IB-Market, Salt 
Lake, Kolkata-700 106
8) Director of Treasuries & Accounts, New India Assurance Buildings,4, Lyons Range, Kolkata-
700 001
9)The Treasury Officer,_____________________________________________________________
10)The Finance Officer,_____________________________________________________University
11) The Accounts Officer,____________________________________________________. University
12)The Audit Officer, Internal Audit Wing, Todi Mansion (9th Floor), P-15, India Exchange Place, 
Kolkata-700 073
13)Animal Resources Development Department of this Government
14)Agriculture Department of this Government
15)Social Education Branch of this Department
16)Budget Branch of this Department
17)P.A. to the Principal Secretary of this Department
18)Accounts Officer, P.A.C, Bikash Bhavan, 6th Floor, Kolkata-700 091
19)Statistical Cell of this Department
                                                                                                                                                      Sd/-
 P. C. Sarkar
Assistant Secretary

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