60 Days Productivity Linked Bonus (P.L.B.) for the employees of the EPFO for the year 2019-2020
Bonus for EPFO Employees 2020
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. Of India) Head Office Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14-Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi-1 10066
No. WSU/25(1)/2018-19/ PLB
Date: 22.10.2020
All Addl. CPFC (Zones), RPFC-I (ASD), Head Office & Director (PDNASS) and All Regional P.F. Commissioners-Incharge of Regional Offices.
Sub: Declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus (P.L.B.) for the employees of the EPFO for the year 2019-2020.
The Central Government has conveyed its approval to the existing
Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme for the year 2019-2020 for the
employees of EPFO vide letter No A- 26022/1/94 -SS-1 (Pt) dated 22nd October, 2020.
2. Accordingly, the competent authority is pleased to convey the
approval for payment of the Productivity Linked Bonus for the year
2019-2020 for 60 (Sixty) days in all the offices of
EPFO. The bonus of 60 days has been assessed on the basis of data/
information submitted by the Zonal Offices in compliance to Head Office
letter dated 07.10.2020. The payment of bonus is to be released to all
Group ‘C’ and Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) employees of EPFO.
3. The quantum of bonus may be assessed as per the following formula:-
(AVERAGE EMOLUMENTS) X (NUMBER OF DAYS OF BONUS) 30.4*
(* Average number of days in a month)
4. The expenditure incurred for payment of bonus may be debited from the budget head “Productivity Linked Bonus.” It may be ensured that Bonus is disbursed as per eligibility.
5. This has approval of Central P.F. Commissioner.
Defence Bonus 2020 – Payment of PLB to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments 2019-2020
Defence Bonus 2020
Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments for the year 2019-20
No.10(1)/2020-D(Est LING) Government of India, Ministry of Defence, (Deptt, Of Defence Production) New Delhi
Dated: the 23rd Oct, 2020
To The Chairman. Ordnance Factory Board, 10A, S. K. Bose Road. Kolkata- 700 001.
The Controller General of Defence Accounts. New Delhi. The Director general of Quality Assurance, New Delhi. The Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, New Delhi.
Subject: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments for the year 2019-2020.
Madam / Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter
No.48(4)/98/D(B&C) dated 27th July, 2000 on the above subject and to
convey the sanction of the President to payment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2019-20 equivalent to 37 days wages
to the eligible employees in Defence Production Establishments as
mentioned therein with an overall ceiling of wages of Rs.7000/- per
month. PLB is to be calculated taking average number of days per month
as 30.4 days.
02. The casual labour who has worked for at least 240 days, in each
year, for 03 years or more, will be eligible for this PLB payment. The
amount will be paid on a notional monthly wages of Rs.1200/-. In case
where the actual emoluments fall below Rs.1200/- per month, the amount
will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments, All payments under
these orders will he rounded oft’ to the nearest rupee.
3. The above sanction is subject to the following condition:-
(a) OFB will submit a monthly status report on the progress achieved
to review the formula for calculation of PLB which otherwise would have
been reviewed after three years from implementation i.e, from the
accounting year 1999-2000.
(b) GMs each of the respective factories should submit the
Certificate regarding standard man-hours for jobs whenever there is a
change in production processes or when new labour saving machines are
introduced, incorporating the following details:
Standard Man Hours before the installation of CNC Machines.
Standard Man Hours after the installation of CNC Machines,
Difference between the above two leading to savings in Standard Man Hours.
In the event of more than one CNC’ Machine being installed on two
different occasions, each t me figures are to be updated for additional
subsequent addition of CNC Machine.
(c) The financial implications on this account would be met from your
existing sanctioned Budget of FY 2020-21 without any additionality from
the Government.
4. It is also advised that formula for working out PLB may be
revisited/re-examined for future years. However since PLB for the
current year has been computed as per the approved formula. the proposal
of OFB for Payment of 37 days PLB for 2019-20 to the 75016 eligible
employee of OFB, DGQA, DGQAQA and DAD working in OFB is sanctioned.
5. The expenditure will be debited to Major head 2079 of the Defence Service Estimates (Ordnance Factories) from the existing budget provisions for the F.Y. 2020-21 and to the respective Heads to which the pay and allowances of employees of allied establishments are debited.
6. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance vide ID
No.7-39/2007-E-III(A), dated 21.10.2020/eFTS 1506055/2020 and MoD
(Finance Division) vide N-23 dated 23.10.2020 in MoD File No.
10(1)/2020-D(Estt/NG).
(ManishaBhatnagar) Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Postal Employees Bonus 2020 - Productivity Linked Bonus for postal employees for the accounting year 2019-2020
Postal Employees Bonus 2020
File No. PP-26/1/ 2020-PAP Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (Establishment Division) P.A.P. Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110 001. Dated: 22.10.2020
To All Chief Postmasters General All Postmasters General Sr. Deputy Director General (PAF), Department of Posts All General Managers (Finance) All Directors/ Deputy Directors of Accounts (Postat) Director. RAKNPA/ Directors of All PTCs
Sub: Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2019-20.
Sir/ Madam, The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2019-20 equivalent of emoluments of 60 (Sixty) Days to the employees of Department of Posts in MTS, / Group ‘C’ and non-gazetted Group ‘B’. Ex-gratia payment of bonus to Gramin Dak Sevaks who are regularly appointed after observing all appointment formalities, and Ad-hoc payment of bonus to Casual laborers who have been conferred Temporary Status are also to be paid equivalent to allowance/ wages respectively for 60 (Sixty) Days for the same period.
1.1 The calculation for the purpose of payment of bonus under eachcategory will be done as indicated below:-
2. REGULAR EMPLOYEES:
2.1 Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated on the basis of thefollowing formula:
Average emoluments X Number of davs of bonue 30.4 (average no. of days in a month)
2.2 The terms “emoluments” for regular Departmental
employees includes Basic Pay in the Pay matrix, Dearness Pay, S.B.
Allowance, Deputation (Duty) Allowance, Dearness Allowance and Training
Allowance, to Faculty Members in Training Institutes. In case of drawal
of salary exceeding Rs.7000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand only)
in any month during the accounting year 2019-20, the emoluments shall
be restricted to Rs.7000/-(Rupees Seven Thousand only) per month only.
2.3 “Average Emoluments” for a regular employee is
arrived at by dividing by twelve, the total salary drawn during the year
2019-20 for the period from 1.4.2019 to 31.03.2020, by restricting each
month’s salary to Rs.7000/- per month. However, for the periods of EOL
and Dies-Non in a given month, proportionate deduction is required to be
made from the ceiling limit of Rs.7000/-
2.4 In case of those employees who were under suspension, or on whom
dies-non was imposed or both, during the accounting year, the
clarificatory orders issued vide Paras 1 & 3 respectively of this
officer order No. 26-8/80-PAP (Pt.I) dated 11.6.1981 and No.
26-4/87-PAP(Pt II) dated 8.2.1988 will apply.
2.5 Those employees who have resigned/retired or left services
orproceeded on deputation within the Department of Posts or those who
haveproceeded on deputation outside the Department of Posts after
31.03.2020 will also be entitled to bonus. In case ofall such employees,
the ProductivityLinked Bonus admissible will be as per provisions of
Paras 2.1 to 2.3 above.
3. GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDSs)
3.1 In respect of GDSs who were on duty throughout the year during
2019-20, Average Monthly Time Related Continuity Allowance will
becalculated taking into account the Time Related Continuity
Allowance(TRCA) plus corresponding Dearness Allowance drawn by them for
theperiod from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2020 divided by 12. However, where the
Time Related Continuity Allowance exceeds Rs. 7000/- in any month during
thisperiod, the allowance will be restricted to Rs.7000/- per month.
Ex-gratia payment of bonus may be calculated by applying the bonus
formula as mentioned below:
Average TRCA X Number of days of bonus 30.4 (average no. of days in a month)
3.2 The allowance drawn by a substitute will not be counted towards
ex-gratia bonus calculation for either the substitutes or the incumbent
GDSs. In respect of those GDS who were appointed in short term vacancies
in Postmen / MTS Cadre will be governed by instructions issued by this
Directorate vide O.M. No. 23-01/2019- GDS dated 23.10.2019.
3.3 If a GDS has been on duty for a part of the year by way of a
fresh appointment, or for having been put off duty, or for having left
service, he will be paid proportionate ex-gratia bonus calculated by
applying the procedure prescribed in Para 3.1 above.
3.4 Those Gramin Dak Sevaks who have resigned/ discharged or
leftservice after 31.03.2020 will also be entitled to proportionate
ex-gratiaBonus. In case of all such Gramin Dak Sevaks, the Ex-gratia
Bonus admissible will be as per provisions of Para 3.1 above.
3.5 In case of those Gramin Dak Sevaks who were under put off, or
onwhom dies-non was imposed, or both, during the accounting year,
theclarificatory orders issued vide Paras 1 & 3 respectively of this
ofEce orderNo 26-08/80-PAP (Pt-I)dated 11.6.1981 and No.
26-04/87-PAP(P.II) dated 8.2.1988 will apply.
4. FULL TIME CASUAL LABOURERS INCLUDING TEMPORATY STATUS CASUAL LABOURERS.
4.1 Full Time Casual Labourers including Temporary Status Casual
Laborers who have worked for 8 hours a day, for at least 240 days in a
year for three consecutive years or more (206 days in each year for
three years or more in case of offices observing 5 days a week) as on
31.03.2020 will be paid ad-hoc bonus on notional monthly wages of Rs.1200/- (Rupees Twelve hundred only). The maximum ad-hoc bonus will be calculated as below:
(Notional monthly wages of Rs.1200 X Number of days of bonus) 30.4 (average no. of days in a month)
Accordingly, the rate of bonus per day will be worked out as indicated below:
Maximum ad-hoc bonus for the year 365
The above rate of bonus per day may be applied to the numler of
daysfor which the services of such casual laborers had been utilized
during theperiod from 1.4.2019 to 31.03.2020. In cases where the actual
wages in anymonth fall below Rs.1200/- during the period 1.4.2019 to
31.3.2020, theactual monthly wages drawn should be taken into account to
arrive at theactual ad’hoc bonus due in such cases.
The amount of Productivity Linked Bonus/ ex-gratia
payment/ Ad-hoc bonus payable under this order will be rounded off to
the nearest rupee. The payment of Productivity Linked Bonus as well as
the ex-gratia payment and ad-hoc payment will be chargeable to the Head
“Salaries” under the relevant Sub-Head of account to which pay and
allowances of the staff are debited. The payment will be met from the
sanctioned grant for the year 2020-21.
After payment, the total
expenditure incurred and the number of employees paid may be ascertained
from all the units by Circles and consolidated figures are intimated to
the Budget Section of the Department of Posts. The Budget Section will
furnish consolidated information to PAP Section about the total amount
of bonus paid and the total number employees (Category-wise) to whom it
was disbursed for the Department as a whole.
This has the
approval of Hon’ble Finance Minister vide Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure’s ID Note No. 11/ 1/2017-E.III(A)(1520078/2020
dated 21.10.2020 and issue with the concurrence of AS & FA vide
Diary No. FA/2020-CS/50 dated 22.10.2020
Employees appointed on purely temporary ad-hoc basis? Yes, if there is no break in service
Employees who resigned, retired from service or expired before 31st March, 2020? As
a special case only those persons who superannuated or retired on
invalidation on medical grounds or died before 31st March, 2020 but
after completing at least six months regular service during the year
will be eligible for the ad-hoc bonus on pro rata basis in terms of
nearest number of months of service.
Employees on
deputation/ foreign service terms to state governments, U.T.
Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, etc., on 31st March, 2020? Such
employees are not eligible for the ad-hoc bonus to be paid by the
lending departments. In such cases the liability to pay ad-hoc bonus
lies with the borrowing organization depending upon the ad-hoc bonus/
PLB/ ex-gratia/ incentive payment scheme, if any, in force in the
borrowing organization.
Employees who reverted during accounting year from deputation on foreign service with the organizations indicated in ‘C’ above? The
total amount of bonus/ex-gratia received for the accounting year from
foreign employer and the ad-hoc bonus, if any, due from a central
government office for the period after reversion will be restricted to
the amount due under ad-hoc bonus as per these orders.
Employees from state Government/U.T. Admn./ Public Sector Undertakings on reverse deputation with the Central Government? Yes,
they are eligible for ad-hoc bonus to be paid by the borrowing
departments in terms of these orders provided no additional incentive as
part of terms of deputation, other than Deputation Allowance, is paid
and the lending authorities have no objection.
Superannuated employees who were re-employed? Re-employment
being fresh employment, eligibility period is to be worked out
separately for re-employment period; the total amount admissible, if
any, for prior to superannuation and that for re¬employment period being
restricted to the maximum admissible under ad-hoc bonus under these
orders.
Employees on half-Pay leave/ E.O.L./ Leave not due/study leave at any time during the accounting year? Except
in the case of leave without pay the period of leave of other kinds
will be included for the purpose of working out eligibility period. The
period of E.O.L./ dies non will be excluded from eligibility period but
will not count as break in service for the purpose of ad-hoc bonus.
Contract employees? Yes,
if the employees are eligible for benefits like dearness allowance and
interim relief. Categories not eligible for these benefits would be
considered at par with casual labor in terms of ad-hoc bonus orders.
Employees under suspension at any time during the accounting year? Subsistence
allowance given to an employee under suspension for a period in the
accounting year cannot be treated as emoluments. Such an employee
becomes eligible for the benefit of ad-hoc bonus if and when reinstated
with benefit of emoluments for the period of suspension, and in other
cases such period will be excluded for the purpose of eligibility as in
the case of employees on leave without pay.
Employees
transferred from one Ministry/ Department/ Office covered by ad-hoc
bonus orders to another within the Government of India or a Union
Territory Government covered by ad-hoc bonus orders and vice versa? Employees
who are transferred from any of the Ministry/ Department/ Office
covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to another such office without break in
service will be eligible on the basis of combined period of service in
the different organizations. Those who are nominated on the basis of a
limited departmental or open competitive exam from one organization to a
different organization will also be eligible for the ad-hoc bonus. The
payment will be made only by the organization where he was employed as
on 31st March, 2020 and no adjustments with the previous employer will
be necessary.
Employees who are transferred from a
Government Department /Organization covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to a
Government Department/ Organisation covered by productivity – Linked
Bonus scheme or vice versa? They may be paid what would have
been paid on the basis of emoluments in ad-hoc bonus covered department
for the entire year less the amount due as productivity-linked bonus.
The amount so calculated may be paid by Department where he was working
on 31st March, 2020 and/or at the time of payment.
Part-time employees engaged on nominal fixed payment? Not eligible.
Those
who have put in specified number of days of work in different offices
during each of the three years ending with the said accounting year? The
eligibility is to be worked out for three years from the said
accounting year backwards. The period of 240 days of work in each of
these years may be arrived at by combining the number of days worked in
more than one offices of the government of India, for which bonus,
ex-gratia or incentive payment has not been earned and received.
Casual labour who were not in work on 31st March, 2020? The
condition of being in employment on 31st March, 2020 as laid down in
these orders is applicable to regular Government Employees and not to
casual labour.
Those who have put in at least specified
number of days of work in each of two years preceding the accounting
year but are short of this limit due to regularization in employment in
the said accounting year? If a casual labour, who has been
regularized in the accounting year does not fulfill the minimum
continuous service of six months as on 31st March, 2020 and therefore,
cannot be granted benefit as a regular employee, he may be allowed the
benefit as for a casual labour provided the period of regular service in
the said year if added to the period of work as casual labour works out
to at least specified number of days in that accounting year.
Bonus 2020 for Central Government Employees - Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) for the year 2019-2020 - FinMin Order
Central Government Employees Bonus 2020
No.7/24/2007/ E III (A) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure (E III-A Branch)
North Block, New Delhi 21st October 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2019-20
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 2019-20
to the Central Government employees in Group ‘C’ and all non-gazetted
employees in Group ‘B’, who are not covered by any Productivity Linked
Bonus Scheme. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus
under these orders shall be monthly emoluments of Rs.7000/-, as revised
w.e.f 01/04/2014 vide OM No.7/4/2014-E.III(A), dated 29th August, 2016.
The payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders will also be admissible
to the eligible employees of Central Para Military Forces and 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:-
Only those employees who were in service as on 31.3.2020 and
have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year
2019-20 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);
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 monthly emoluments of Rs.
7000 (where actual average emoluments exceed. Rs.7000), Non-PLB (Ad-hoc
Bonus) for thirty days would work out to Rs. 7000×30/30.4=Rs.6907.89
(rounded off to Rs.6908/-).
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 day 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.
All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.
Various points regarding regulation of Ad-hoc/Non-PLB Bonus are given in the Annexure.
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 to be 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.
Railway Bonus 2020 - 78 days Bonus for non-gazetted Railway employees - Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus 2019-2020
Railway Bonus 2020
Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2019-2020
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board)
RBE No.91/2020 New Delhi, dt.21.10.2020
No.E(P&A)II/2020/PLB-1
The General Managers/ CAOs, All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
Subject : Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2019-2020
The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked
Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 (Seventy Eight) days wages without any
ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2019-20to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding
all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where, wages exceed Rs.7000/- per month,
Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if the ‘wages’ are
Rs.7000/- p.m.
2. ‘Wages’ for the purpose of calculating Productivity Linked Bonus
shall include ‘Basic pay’ as defined in the Railway Services (Revised
Pay) Rules, 2016 and dearness allowance drawn during the financial year
2019-20. Other conditions of eligibility, method of calculation of
wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry’s instructions and
clarifications issued from time to time, shall remain unchanged.
3. It has also been decided that in the case of eligible employees
mentioned in Para 1 above who were not placed under suspension, or had
not quit service/retired/expired during the financial year 2019-20 or
were on leave where leave salary admissible is not less than that
admissible on leave on average pay, may be paid an amount of Rs.17,951/- towards
Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2019-20. In the case
of employees other than those mentioned above, the amount of
Productivity Linked Bonus may be calculated in accordance with the
extant instructions on the subject.
4. Further, in relaxation to the provisions in Rules 905(2), 908 and
909 of State Railway Provident Fund Rules, as contained in Chapter 9 of
R-1/1985 edition (2003 Reprint edition), such of the subscribers to the
SRPF as are entitled to Productivity Linked Bonus may, if they so
desire, deposit the whole or part of the amount admissible under the
Scheme in their respective State Railway Provident Fund Accounts.
5. Disbursement of Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year
2019-20 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees mentioned in Para
1 above should be made on priority in the same mode as payment of
salary before the ensuing Puja/Dussehra holidays.
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