Voluntary Retirement of State Government employees
Voluntary Retirement of State Government employees
Voluntary Retirement of State Government employees on completion of 20 years qualifying service, it has been recommendation of the Pay Commission, West Bengal, get this Memorandum.
The Deputy Secretary (Audit Branch), Finance Department, West Bengal
No. 6620-F Date: Calcutta, the 20th August. 1981
MEMORANDUM
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Scheme for Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) of State Government employees on completion of 20 years qualifying service
In pursuance of the recommendation (সুপারিশ) of the Pay Commission, West Bengal, the Governor has been pleased to decide that the State Government employees (কর্মচারী) who have put in not less than 20 years qualifying service (চাকুরী) may, by giving notice of 3 months in writing to the appointing authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ), retire from Service Voluntarily. This Scheme is purely Voluntary the initiative resting with the Government Servant (সরকারী কর্মচারী) himself. The Government does not have the reciprocal right to retire, Government (সরকারী) employees on its own under this Scheme.
2. The benefit of retiring person will admissible to Government employees retiring under this Scheme.
3. A notice of less than 3 months may also be accepted by the appointing authority in deserving cases with concurrence of the Finance Department.
4. If a Government Servant retires under the Scheme of Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) while he is on leave not due without returning to duty, the retirement (অবসর) shall take effect from the date of commencement (সূচনা) of the leave not due and the leave salary paid in respect of such leave not due shall be recovered.
5. A notice of Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) may be withdrawn subsequently only with the approval of the appointing authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ) provided the request for such withdrawal is made before the expiry of the notice.
6. A notice of Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) given after completion of 20 years qualifying service will require acceptance by the appointing authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ) if the date of retirement on the expiry of the notice would be earlier than the date on which the Government employee (কর্মচারী) concerned could have retired Voluntarily (স্বেচ্ছায়) under Rule 75(aaa) of West Bengal Service Rules, Part-I, such acceptance may be generally given in all cases except those (a) in which disciplinary proceedings are pending or contemplated against the Government employee (কর্মচারী) concerned for the imposition of a major penalty and the disciplinary (অনুশাসনীয়) authority. having regard to the circumstance of the case, is of the view that the imposition of the penalty of removal or dismissal (বরখাস্ত) from service would be warranted in the case or (b) in which prosecution (কেস) is contemplated or may have been launched in a court of law against the government employee concerned. If it is proposed to accept the notice of Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) even in such cases, approval of the Minister-in-Charge should be obtained in respect of Government employees belonging to Group (গ্ৰুপ)-A, Group (গ্ৰুপ)-B and Group-C. In respect of Government employee (সরকারী কর্মচারী) belonging to Group D in such cases the approval of the head of the Department should be obtained. Even where a notice of Voluntary Retirement given by a Government employee giving requires acceptance by the appointing authority, a Government employee giving notice may presume acceptance and the retirement (অবসর) shall be effective in terms of the notice unless the competent authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ) issues an order to the contrary before the expiry of the period of notice.
7. While granting pension to a Government employee retiring voluntary under this Scheme, weightage up to 5 years would be given towards qualifying service in addition to the qualifying service actually rendered by him. The grant (মঞ্জুর) of weightage of up to 5 years will, however, be subject to the following conditions-
(a) The total qualifying service (কোয়ালিফাইং সার্ভিস) after allowing the weightage should not in any event, exceed 30 (ত্রিশ) years qualifying service and
(b) The total qualifying (কোয়ালিফাইং) service after giving the weightage should not exceed the qualifying service which he would have had, if he had retired voluntarily at the lowest age /minimum (নূন্যতম) service limit applicable to him for Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) prescribed under rule 75(aaa) of West Bengal Service Rules, Part I.
Illustrations
(i) If a Government (সরকারী) servant belonging to Group A or Group B who could be retired prematurely or Voluntarily under the existing rules seeks Voluntary Retirement under this scheme after he has attained (অর্জিত) the age of 47 years and has rendered 22 years service, the weightage in pension (পেনশন) would be limited only up to 3 years.
(ii) If a Government servant (সরকারী কর্মচারী) belonging to Group C or Group D who could be retired (অবসর) prematurely or voluntarily under the existing rules, seeks (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) Voluntary Retirement under this scheme after he has attained the age of 51 years and has rendered 24 years of service, the weightage in pension (পেনশন) would be admissible up to 4 years.
8. The weightage given under this scheme (পরিকল্পনা) will be only an addition to the qualifying (কোয়ালিফাইং) service for purpose of pension and gratuity (গ্র্যাচুয়িটি), it will not entitle the Government (সরকার) servant retiring voluntarily to any notional fixation (স্থিরকরণ) of pay for purpose of calculating (গণনা করা) the pension (পেনশন) and gratuity which will be based on the actual emoluments calculated with reference to the date of retirement (অবসর).
9. The amount of pension (পেনশন) to be granted after giving the weightage will be subject to the provisions (বিধান) of rule 65 of the West Bengal Services ( Death-cum-Retirement Benefit ) Rules, 197. The pension will also be subjected to the provisions of Rule, 89 and 10 ibid.
10. The Scheme of Voluntary Retirement under these orders will not apply to those Government employees on deputation to autonomous (স্বশাসিত) bodies/ public undertaking etc. who propose to get absorbed in the autonomous bodies/ public (পাবলিক) undertaking etc.
11. A Government employee giving notice of Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) may also apply, before the expiry of the notice for the leave standing to his credit which may be granted to him to run concurrently (একযোগে) with the period of notice. The period of leave, if any extending beyond the date of retirement (অবসর) on expiry of notice but not extending beyond the date on which the Government servant should have retired on attaining the age of superannuation may be allowed as terminal (শেষ) leave. The leave salary (বেতন) for such terminal leave shall be payable in accordance with the rules prescribed for this purpose.
12. Government employees (সরকারী কর্মচারী) retiring under this scheme would continue to be subject to the provisions of rule 89 of the West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971 relating to post-retirement commercial employment.
13. The benefit of Voluntary Retirement under this scheme will not be admissible to holder of certain service and posts as enumerated in rule 59 of the West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971.
14. In the light of the provisions of these orders, rule 60(1) ibid shall be deemed to have been amended to this extent and formal amendment to the West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971 and the West Bengal Service rules, Part I will be taken separately (আলাদাভাবে) by this Department in due course.
15. Before any permission of Voluntary Retirement (স্বেচ্ছায় অবসর) under this scheme is given certificate from the Audit Officer should be obtained to the effect that the Government Servant concerned have rendered 20 years’ qualifying service.
Note: Para 1 of this Order has been deleted wef 01.01.1085 by Memo No. 1517-F Dated 22.-2.1985. For Ref. See WBSR, Part-I.
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