Scheme for immediate relief to the families of deceased Govt. employee
The Government of West Bengal, Finance Department issued NA dated N.A. for Scheme for immediate relief to the families of deceased Govt. employee. This order comes under the Pension category and is published on the official Finance Department portal.
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch
No.7325-F/F2M-380/77 Kolkata, the 11th July, 1978.
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Scheme for providing immediate relief to the families of Government servants who die while in service.
The Government of West Bengal have for sometime past been considering the question of formulating a Scheme for providing immediate relief to the families of Government servants who die while in service in consideration of the fact that immediately on death of a Government servant his family loses the benefit of his regular monthly salary and any delay in sanctioning the dues in respect of the deceased such as arrear pay, death gratuity and family pension etc. places the family in position of financial hardship. After careful consideration the Governor has now been pleased to formulate the following
Scheme for providing immediate relief to the families of the Government servants who die while in service:
- In case a Government servant, other than a casual or dialy rated employee holding a gazetted or non-gazetted post in a permanent, quasi-permanent, permanent status and temporary capacity dies while in service (whether on duty or on leave with or without leave salary) and in receipt of pay not exceeding Rs.1000/-, his family will be eligible for relief in the shape of an advance in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum.
- Amount of Relief: The relief may be allowed in the form of advance limited to three months’ pay of the deceased Government servant or Rs.1000/-, whichever is less, provided that the amount so sanctioned does not exceed the estimated payments due to the family as indicated in clause (v) below. In doing so the outstanding Government dues should also be taken into account.
- Sanction of advance: The sanction of advance should be communicated to the Audit Officer by the Head of the Office and should contain the following particulars:
- Name and designation of the Government servant.
- Status of Government servant (whether gazetted or non-gazetted).
- The emoluments last drawn.
- Amount of advance sanctioned.
- Name or names of the beneficiaries to whom the payment of advance is to be made.
- Head of Account: Advance paid under this Memorandum should be debited under the Head of Account “850-Civil Advances-Other Advances”.
- Adjustment of Advance: The advance will be adjusted against the arrears of pay and allowances including leave salary, death gratuity, balances in the Contributory Provident Fund or General Provident Fund or any other payment due in respect of deceased Government servant and becoming payable to the family. The adjustment of advance should be made as soon as possible but should not be delayed beyond the period of six months reckoning from the date of sanction of the advance.
- Beneficiaries:–
- In case the deceased Government servant was governed by the provisions of the West Bengal Services(Death-cum-Retiorement Benefit) Rules, 1971 or was a subscriber to the Contributory Provident Fund, the payment of advance should be made to the person or persons in the same manner as the payment of death gratuity of the payment of the balances in the Contributory Provident Fund would have been made.
- In a case other than the one referred to in sub-clause (a) above, the payment of the advance should be made to the person eligible to receive the death gratuity becoming payable on the death of the Government servant.
- A separate undertakinhg should be taken from each person where the payment of advance is made to the effect that he or she agrees to the amount of advance being recovered from any accounts payable on the death of the Government servant.
- Payment of Advance: To enable the Head Office to make immediate payment to the family of the deceased Government servant, the Head of Office is authorized to use, for this purpose the imprest or other resources. If those resources are not sufficient to cover the payment, the Head of Office should draw the amount from the treasury on a simple receipt in a form similar to Form TR 48 as provided in S.R.456 of the Treasury Rules, West Bengal and the Subsidiary Rule made thereunder. As soon as the payment of advance has been made, the Head of Office will immediately inform the Audit Officer, and also advise him as to how the advance is to be adjusted against the payments becoming payable in respect of the deceased Government servant. The fact of the payment of advance should be incorporated in Form No.1 and 3 of the West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971. The fact of the payment of advance should also be recorded by the Head of Office/Treasury or Sub-Treasury Officer or Pay & Accounts Officers, Calcutta Pay & Accounts Office in the last pay certificate of deceased Government servant concerned. A copy of the letter sanctioning advance in respect of deceased Government servants may be endorsed to the Treasury/Sub-Treasury Officer/Calcutta Pay &Accounts Office concerned.
- In the case of a Government servant who dies while on deputation in foreign service the advance may be sanctioned by the parent department.
- Formal amendment to the Financial Rules will be issued in due course.
Sd/- S.Goswami,
Deputy Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal.
Note: This order has since been reviosed vide Memo. No. 10849-F dt. 31.10.90 at page 147 post.
Vide Memo. No. 10849-F dt. 31.10.90
How to Access the Original Order:
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FAQs for NA:
Q: What is Memo No. NA?
A: It is a Finance Department notification issued on N.A. related to the matter of Scheme for immediate relief to the families of deceased Govt. employee, Department of West Bengal.
Q: Which department issued this order?
A: The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, under the Pension category.
Q: What is described on the order?
A: Scheme for immediate relief to the families of deceased Govt. employee.
Q: Where can I find the original document?
A: The original PDF is available at the official Finance Department website: finance.wb.gov.in