Ad-hoc Bonus: RBE No.279/1988 – To RPF/RPSF Personnel

No.E(P&A)II-88/Bonus/3, dated 29.12.1988

Sub: Clarifications relating to ad-hoc Bonus to RPF/RPSF Personnel.         

1. Reference Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II/88/Bonus/1, dated  14.10.1988 (RBE No.241/1988) sanctioning 27 days emoluments as ad-hoc bonus for the year 1987-88 to the RPSF employees not covered by the Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme. 

2. A few points of doubt raised so far in the context of the above orders are clarified as under: 

	Points of doubt	Clarification
1	Whether the employees in the following categories are eligible for the benefit of ad-hoc bonus for an accounting year:	Subject to completion of minimum of six months services and being in service as on 31st March of the accounting year.
(a)	Employees appointed purely temporary ad-hoc basis.	Yes, if there is no break in service.
(b)	Employees, who resigned, retired from service or expired before 31st March of the relevant year.	As a special case only those persons who superannuated or retired  on invalidation on medical grounds or died  before 31st March 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 term  of  nearest number of months of service.
(C)	Employees on deputation foreign service terms to State Govts./ U.T. Govts./  Public Sector Undertakings etc., on 31st March.	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 organisation depending upon the ad-hoc bonus scheme, if any, in force in the borrowing organisation.
(d)	Employees who reverted during accounting year from deputation on foreign service with the organizations indicated in (c) above.	The total amount of bonus 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 orders.
(e)	Employees   from   State Govt./ UT  Admn./ Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous  Organisation 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 ad-hoc orders provided no additional incentive as part of terms of deputation other than Deputation Allowance, is paid and  the lending authorities have no objection.
(f)	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 period prior to superannuation and that for re-employment period being restricted to the maximum admissible under ad-hoc bonus orders.
(g)	Employees on half pay leave/ EOL/ 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 EOL/ dies-non will be excluded from eligibility period but will not count as break in service for the purpose of ad-hoc bonus.
(h)	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.
(i)	Employees transferred from one Ministry/ Deptt./ Office covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to  another within the Govt. of India of Union Territory Govt. of an autonomous body covered by ad-hoc bonus  orders and vice versa.	Employees who are transferred from any of the Ministry/ Deptt./ 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 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 and no adjustments with the previous employer will be necessary.
(j)	Employees who are transferred from a Govt. Deptt./ Organisation covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to  a Govt. Deptt./ 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 and or at the time of payment.
(k)	Part time employees engaged on nominal fixed payment.	Not eligible.
2	What are the emoluments to be taken into account for working out eligibility and quantum of bonus in the following types of cases:	In terms of ad-hoc bonus orders employees drawing emoluments upto and including Rs.2500 per month are eligible for benefit of ad-hoc bonus. The points raised are clarified as under:
(a)	The month in the accounting year the emoluments for which is to be taken in account.	Emoluments admissible as on 31st March or the emoluments last drawn by the employees who superannuated/ expired during the year.
(b)	Those who were on EOL/ Half pay leave/ study leave during the month of March.	Emoluments last drawn before proceeding on leave.
(c)	Those promoted on ad-hoc basis to higher posts but who have not completed six months period as in higher post.	The emoluments admissible as on 31st March.
(d)	Those who promoted, draw increment which entitle them to emoluments exceeding Rs.2500 per month.	The emoluments admissible on 31st March alone will be taken into account for the purpose of determining eligibility and payment of bonus.
(e)	Types of allowances which will be treated as part of emoluments.	Unless otherwise defined in the ad-hoc bonus orders for the relevant year, the term ‘emoluments’ will be and include basic pay, personal pay, special pay and dearness allowance, deputation (duty) allowance and will also include additional dearness allowance and interim relief in the case of employees who have not opted to come over to revised scales of pay. It does not  include certain other allowances such as house rent allowance, compensatory (city) allowance, special compensatory (remote locality) allowance, bad climate allowance, children education allowance, etc.
(f)	Employees in the case of pensioners who are re-employed.	The emoluments which the pensioners are entitled as 31st March (including  the portion of deduction on account of pension or PEG)
(g)	In case of employees of State Govt./ U.T. Govt./ Public Sector Undertakings, autonomous organizations on reverse deputation to Govt. of India.	Emoluments admissible as on 31st March in the borrowing organizations under Central Government.

3.     This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.279/1988

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.126/2016