Bonus for Railway Employees for 2009-10

Productivity Linked Bonus to Railway Employees

Productivity Linked Bonus to group ‘C’ and ‘D’ Railway Employees for the year 2009-10 will be 77 days (last year 75 days). It will be around Rs.8860.00.

We are expecting this issue will be sorted out within this week and authentic orders will be published early.

BONUS FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES FOR 2009-10

BONUS FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES FOR 2009-10

PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES FOR 2009-10 WILL BE AGAIN 60 DAYS

Bonus order have been issued today by Department of Posts.

Bonus for Postal Employees will be 60 days this year also and the maximum ceiling will be Rs.3500 for regular employees, Rs.2500 for GDS employees and Rs.1200 for casual & Temporary employees.

Calculation of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees

No.7/24/2007/E III (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E III (A) Branch

New Delhi, the 22nd September, 2010.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2009-10.

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    The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the President to the grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2009-10 to the Central Government employees in Group `C’ and ‘D’ and all non-gazetted employees in Group `B’, who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme. The calculation ceiling of Rs. 3500/- will remain unchanged. The payment will also be admissible to the Central Police and Para-military Personnel and Personnel of Armed Forces. The orders will be deemed to be extended to the employees of Union Territory Administration which follow the Central Government pattern of emoluments and are not covered by any other bonus or ex-gratia scheme.

2.         The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i)         Only those employees who were in service on 31.3.2010 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 2009-10 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro-rata payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded off to the nearest number of months).

(ii)         The quantum of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) will be worked out on the basis of average emoluments/calculation ceiling whichever is lower. To calculate Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) for one day, the average emoluments in a year will be divided by 30.4(average number of days in a month). This will thereafter be multiplied by the number of days of bonus granted. To illustrate, taking the calculation ceiling of Rs. 3500 (where actual average emoluments exceed Rs. 3500), Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) for thirty days would work out to Rs.3500×30/30.4=Rs.3453.95 (rounded off to Rs.3454/-).

(iii)         The casual labour who have worked in offices following a 6 days week for at least 240 days for each year for 3 years or more(206 days in each year for 3 years or more in the case of offices observing 5 days week), will be eligible for this Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) Payment. The amount of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) payable. will be (Rs.1200×30/30.4 i.e.Rs.1184.21 (rounded off to Rs.1184/-). In cases where the actual emoluments fall below Rs.1200/- p.m., the amount will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments.

(iv)         All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

(v)         The clarificatory orders issued vide this Ministry’s OM No.F.14(1O) – E.Coord/88 dated 4.10.1988, as amended from time to time, would hold good.

3.         The expenditure on this account will be debitable to the respective Heads to which the pay and allowances of these employees are debited.

4.         The expenditure incurred on account of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) is to be met from within the sanctioned budget provision of concerned Ministries/Departments for the current year.

5.         In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(RENU JAIN)
Director

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DISBURSEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS

Bonus arrear of Rs.2668(Max)

DISBURSEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS REVISED CALCULATION CEILING FOR THE YEAR 2006-2007, 2007-2008 TO THE ELIGIBLE ORDINANCE EMPLOYEES WITH ON ENHANCED OVERALL CEILING OF EMOULMENTS FROM Rs.2500 TO 3500 PER MONTH.

ALL ELIGIBLE ORDNANCE EMPLOYEES GOT THEIR bonus arrear of Rs.2668(Max) through their bank account

BONUS CEILING OM LIKELY TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY EVENING

EXPECT BONUS ORDER ON FRIDAY EVENING

BONUS CEILING – OM – LIKELY TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY EVENING ONLY

CONFEDERATION PRESIDENT IS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE EXPENDITURE SECRETARY

LOT OF CALLS ARE BEING RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS IN THE HEADQUARTERS - BUT DELAY IS ONLY DUE TO PROCEDURE THAT ON SEEING THE MINUTES OF CABINET MEETING ONLY ANY ORDER CAN BE ISSUED BY DOPT. SINCE IT WAS A CABINET NOTE FROM RAILWAY MINISTRY THE RAILWAYMEN BONUS IS STRAIGHTAWAY ORDERED BY RAILWAY MINISTRY – FOR OTHERS SANCTION OF MOF IS NECESSARY ON RECEIPT OF CABINET MINUTES. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL DELAY.

DUE TO NON-RECEIPT OF CABINET MINUTES THE RELEASE OF OM ON BONUS CEILING TO OTHER CG EMPLOYEES.

EXPENDITURE SECRETARY TOLD CONFEDERATION THAT ON FRIDAY THE ORDER WILL BE RELEASED ON RECEIPT OF MINUTES.

IN DELHI 9.10.2008 IS A GOVERNMENT HOLIDAY

NO CHANCE OF ORDER BEFORE 10.10.2008 EVENING.

MOF YET TO ISSUE ORDERS ON BONUS REVISION

MOF YET TO ISSUE ORDERS ON BONUS REVISION MINISTRY OF FINANCE WILL ISSUE ORDERS ON SEEING THE CABINET MINUTES ANY TIME

MOF ORDERS NOT YET RELEASED SINCE CABINET DECIDED ONLY ON FRIDAY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ENDORSEMENT ONLY AFTER MOF ORDERS

Production Linked Bonus in Ordnance factories

PLB scheme in Ordnance factories

Concluding The Commission would like to observe that the extant remarks formulae of paying PLB in none of the 3 major ministries/departments are geared towards rewarding an actual increase in productivity/efficiency.

The introduction of PRIS will ensure that actual performance of each employee or group of employees is measured using objective criteria and incentive given based on performance rather than uniformly across the organisation.

The concerned Ministries should, therefore, seriously consider devising an appropriate PRIS. The Government, as a policy, should also consider replacing all form of bonus schemes by that of PRIS.

It is also clarified that in the revised scheme of emoluments being recommended by the Commission, all increase in productivity/profitability should reflect in form of PRIS.

The ad-hoc bonus schemes should cease immediately and be replaced with PRIS.

Payment of Bonus with the modified formula in PLB schemes shall be continued only till the time a scheme for implementing PRIS is formulated.

This should be done within the time period of three years, after which all incentives presently being paid in form of bonus, etc. shall be allowed only in form of PRIS.

The Government may also implement the scheme of variable increments for all groups of employees to reward individual performances.

REVISED BONUS CEILING...Rs.3500 PER MONTH

ALL TO GET BONUS @ 3500/= FROM LAST YEAR

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT

RELEASED

ALL TO GET REVISED BONUS @ 3500/=

FOR 2006-07 AND 2007-08

BONUS CEILING NOT RAISED...

BONUS CEILING NOT RAISED

GOVERNMENT ORDERED ADHOC BONUS WITHOUT CHANGING CEILING TO 3500/= FOR NON-PLB DEPARTMENTS.

The Bonus ceiling was revised last year by amending the Bonus Act but the benefit of enhancement to 3500/= from 2500/= was not extended to Central Government Employees at that time. As the same was expected to be enhanced for the current year bonus for 2007-2008, it is a shock for us to come to know that the Government has announced adhoc bonus to other than PLB covered CG Employees without changing the bonus ceiling at all.