RBE No. 170/2018: Ad-hoc Bonus – 2017-2018 – RPF/RPSF

Points

Clarification

1

Whether the employees in following categories are eligible for the benefit of Ad-hoc Bonus for an accounting year.

Subject to completion of minimum six months continuous service and being in service as on 31st March, 2018.

a

Employees appointed on 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, 2018.

As a special case only those persons who superannuated or retired on invalidation on medical grounds or died before 31st   March, 2018 but after completing at least six month regular service during the year will be eligible for Ad-hoc Bonus on Pro-rata basis in terms of nearest number of months of service.

c

Employees on deputation/ Foreign Service terms of state governments, UT Governments, public sector undertaking etc. on 31^st March, 2018

Such employees are not eligible for the Ad-hoc Bonus to be paid by the Landing 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.

d

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 Ad-hoc Bonus, if any, due form a Central Government Office for the period after reversion will be restricted to the amount due under Ad-hoc Bonus as per these orders.

e

Employees from State Government/ UT Admn/ Public Sector Undertaking 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.

f

Superannuated employees who were redeployed.

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.

g

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.

h

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 the Casual Labour in terms of Ad-hoc Bonus orders.

i

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 employee on Leave Without Pay.

j

Employees transferred from one Ministry/ Department/ Office covered by Ad-hoc Bonus orders to another within the Government of India or Union Territory Government covered by Ad-hoc Bonus orders and vice versa.

Employees who are transferred from one 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 different organisations. Those who are nominated on the basis of a Limited Departmental or Open Competitive Exam 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, 2018 and no adjustments bill with the previous employer will be necessary.

k

Employees who are transferred from a Government Department/ Organization covered by Ad-hoc Bonus orders to a Government Department/ Organization 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, 2018 and or at the time of payment.

l

Part time employees engaged on nominal fixed payment.

Not eligible.