Regulation of Ad-hoc / Non- PLB Bonus: Various
points and Clarification by Finance Ministry
[Annexure to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M.
No.7/4/2014/E III (A) dated 19.09.2017 Subject: Grant of Non-Productivity
Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year
2016-17.]
ANNEXURE
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Point
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Clarification
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1__
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Whether the employees in the following categories are eligible for the
benefit of ad-hoc bonus for an accounting year
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Subject to completion of minimum six 1 months continuous service and
being in service as on 31st March, 2017..
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(a)
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Employees appointed on purely temporary ad-hoc basis.
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(a)
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Yes, if there is no break in service.
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(b)
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Employees who resigned, retired From service or expired before 31st
March, 2017.
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(b)
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As a special case only those persons who superannuated or retired on
invalidation on medical grounds or died before 31st March, 2017 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.
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(c)
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Employees on deputation/foreign service terms to state governments,
U.T.Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, etc., on 31st March, 2017.
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(c)
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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.
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(d)
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Employees who reverted during accounting year from deputation on
foreign service with the organizations indicated in 'C' above.
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(d)
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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.
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(e)
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Employees from state Government/U.T. Admn./Public Sector Undertakings
on reverse deputation with the Central Government.
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(e)
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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.
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(f)
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Superannuated employees who were re-employed.
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(f)
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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.
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(g)
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Employees on half-Pay leave/E.O.L./Leave not
due/study leave at any time during the accounting year.
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(g)
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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.
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(h)
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Contract employees.
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(h)
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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 labour in terms of
ad-hoc bonus orders.
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(i)
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Employees under suspension at any time during
the accounting year.
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(i)
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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.
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(j)
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Employees transferred from one
Ministry./Department/Office covered by the Government of India or a Union
Territory Government covered by ad-hoc bonus orders and vice versa.
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(j)
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Employees who are transferred from any of the
ad-hoc bonus orders to another within 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 17 and no adjustments
with the previous employer will be necessary.
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(k)
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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.
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(k)
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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, 2017 and/or at
the time of payment.
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(l)
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Part-time employees engaged on nominal fixed
payment
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(I)
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Not eligible.
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2
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Whether ad-hoc bonus is payable to casual
labour for an accounting year in the following cases:-
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(a)
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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.
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(a)
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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.
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(b)
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Casual labour who were not in work on 31st
March, 2017.
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(b)
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The condition of being in employment on 31st
March, 2017 as laid down in these orders is applicable to regular Government
Employees and not to casual labour.
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(c)
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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.
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(c)
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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, 2017 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.
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