Annexure - II. Benefits available to Tamil Nadu government employees. Revised pay scales with grade pay

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1 1 Annexure - II Benefits available to Tamil Nadu government employees 1 - Monetary benefits 1.1 Salary The pay structure of various cadres of employees as per the VI pay commission is given below Revised pay scales with grade pay Group No. Existing scales of pay Revised pay Pay band Grade pay (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Rs. Rs. Rs PB 1A PB PB

2 2 13(a) (*) (*) (**) PB PB Source: G.O.MS. No:234 Dt: of Finance Department, Govt. of TN

3 3 (*) The existing scale of pay of Ministerial Superintendents (Rs ) including interchangeable posts has been upgraded as proposed in Group No.17 above (**) The promotion posts to the Ministerial Superintendents viz. Tahsildars, Block Development Officers etc., presently in the scale of pay of Rs has been upgraded as proposed in Group No.18 above Further the state Government employees salary is revised once in a year and annual increment is given based on the basic pay. The employees also get revision in their DA twice in a year i.e., on Jan 1 and July 1 to meet the increasing cost of living Dearness Allowance The DA revision made in the last five years is given below Pongal Bonus Date of Revision - Percentage % % % % % % % % % % % For employees drawing basic pay below Rs. 5,000. Rs. 3,000 For employees drawing basic pay above Rs. 5,000. Rs. 1, Other allowances Other than the above said dearness allowance, the employees are entitled to receive various allowances which are listed below:

4 House Rent Allowance (HRA) below The Government servants are eligible for House Rent Allowance as given House rent allowance with effect from Pay Range Pay Bond- Grade pay Grade1(a) Chennai city and places around the city of a distance not exceeding 32 kms from the city limits Grade 1(b) cities of Coimbatore and Madras and places around them at a distance not exceeding 16 kms from the city limits Places in Grade-II and places around 8 kms from the town limits Places in Grade-II Unclassified Places Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. 1)up to ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

5 5 11) ) ) ) ) ) )25000 and above Source: GO MS 234, Dt: of Dept. finance, Govt. of Tamil Nadu City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) The following table provides necessary information about eligible CCA S.No. Scale of Pay Chennai City and places around 32 kms Kovai, Madurai,Salem Trichy,Tirunelveli Cities and places around 16 kms 1 Below Rs and above Source: GO MS 234, Dt: of Dept. finance, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Note: In case where the revised rate of city compensatory Allowance falls short of double the rate in the existing quantum of CCA due to revised pay ranges in such cases the quantum of CCA shall be actually doubled.

6 Security Compensatory Allowance (SCA) The Government servants who handle cash are expected to give a fidelity guarantee to insure against any future loss/theft during the period of service. S.No. Fidelity Guarantee Old New onwards 1 Below Rs.500 Rs.5 Rs.10 2 Rs Rs.10 Rs.20 3 Rs Rs.15 Rs.30 4 Rs.5000 Rs.20 Rs Conveyance Allowance for physically challenged employees From onwards Rs.1000 is paid per month Clerical Allowance Rs.120 per month Cooking Allowance Rs.20 per month Washing Allowance Rs.15 - Rs Hill Allowance Rs Rs.900 per month Winter Allowance Rs.250 per month Stitching charges (uniform) Rs.200 per set Risk Allowance Rs.500 per month Risk Allowance for Veterinary surgeons Rs.150 per month Farm Allowance Rs.200 per month Allowance to Drivers Rs.350 per month Travelling Allowance If any employee travels beyond 8 kms his office/headquarters for official work he/she can claim actual conveyance charges and DA. If it is above 50 kms. full TA including flat rate TA claims should be restricted to 20% basic pay in a month. The drivers of Government vehicles are exempted from the ceiling and may be allowed full TA Daily Allowance This allowance is given while employee is on official tour For 0 to 6 hours - 30%of the DA And 6 to 12 hours - 70% of DA From 12 to 28 hrs - 100% per annum as per their departments Incidental Charges: To carry luggage / local transportation on official tour Transport Flat charges: To meet expenses arising due to transfer of job location

7 Supervisory allowance: For the Assistants in Tamil Nadu ministerial service for supervising three and more junior assistants Rs. 50 per month 1.5. Loans & Advances It is to be noted that these Government servants are also eligible for various kinds of loans & advances as given below Transfer Advance During transfer of job from one location to another location, one month salary can be availed as advance to meet transfer related expenses Advance for purchase of handloom clothes Employees who have completed 5 years of service can avail the amount equivalent to their basic pay and DA of a month,as advance. The amount will be recovered in 10 equal installments Festival Advance A sum of Rs.5000 is granted as festival advance for the festivals like Deepavali,Pongal,Onam, Milad-e-nabi, Bakrid,Easter,Christmas, republic day and independence day. The amount will be recovered in 10 equal installments from the next month Advance for purchase of two wheeler or car a) For purchase of car (pay band 4 lakhs & above) For pay band 3 For better pay band 3 Rs.6 Lakhs Rs.5 Lakhs Rs.3 Lakhs b) For purchase of two wheeler /motor cycles Rs.50,000/- granted for purchasing fresh two wheelers Education Advance For educating children of the employees this advance can be availed as given below 1. For technical education in (like BE/B/Tech) Rs2500 per year 2. For Arts & Science education & Polytechnic Rs.1500 per year

8 Marriage Advance For those employees who have completed probation a sum of Rs.6000 can be availed for their male children and Rs.10,000 for their girl children, as marriage advance Cycle Advance For those who completed 5 years of service can avail Cycle advance. Rs.1500/-is granted as advance which will be deducted in 40 installments. Once in 6 years this can be availed by a staff Advance for purchasing text books For employees drawing a monthly salary of Rs.5200 & below (as per 4 th commission ) the entire cost of the books actually purchased by their children in the school can be reimbursed Advance for TB, Leprosy & Cancer patients If an employee is affected by TB or leprosy or cancer, Rs.1600/- can be availed, which will be deducted in 18 installments Advance for purchase domestic appliances from TANSI For purchasing the domestic appliances like Steel Almirah, table, Electrical equipments etc., from Government owned TANSI showroom Rs.8,000/- or two months basic pay whichever is low can be availed interest will be charged for this and it will be recovered in 10 equal installments Advance to purchase Winter Clothes For Employees working in hill areas Rs.1000 is granted as advance to buy overcoats, sweater etc Advance for purchase of Computer All permanent employees can avail Rs.50,000/- as advance to buy computer for their home. 10% interest will be charged Advance for Constructing House Those who completed 6 years of service can avail 75 times of their basic pay + DA as housing loan, up to a maximum of Rs.26 lakhs. Interest chargeable for housing loan is Up to Rs.55,000-5% Per annum

9 9 Rs.50,001 Rs.1,50,000 7% per annum Rs.1,50,000 Rs,5,00,000 9% per annum Rs.5,00,000 - & above - 10% per annum Advance for Funeral Expenses Rs.5,000/- will be provided to the family members of the diseased employee to meet the funeral expenses. The amount will be deducted from provident fund settlement. Advances is also given to family members to return to their native place and for transporting the dead body to the native town. Children of the diseased are exempted from paying fees in the Government institutions. 2. Non-Monetary benefits available to the Government servants The respondents of this study do enjoy apart from the above said monetary benefits other non-monetary benefits like different types of leaves and holidays, which are listed below Kinds of Leave available for the Tamil Nadu Government employees Casual Leave : 12 days per annum Restricted / Religious leave : 3 days per annum for Hindu/Christian/islam or other religions Special CL : If employee s wife undergoes family Planning operation 7 days. If employees undergoes family Planning operation 8 days Special CL for Communicable disease : In case any of the family member or the employee is affected by RABIS 21 days Special CL for sports & games Employees can avail 30 days special leave in case if they participate in National or international sports and games Compensatory Leave A maximum of 20 days per year if an employee happens to work on Government holidays and weekends to a maximum of 180 days.

10 Maternity Leave For the permanent employees: 180 days. For temporary employees after completing one year of service from the total no. of days earned leave accrued till the date will be deducted and the remaining days can be availed. For women employees in case of natural or voluntary abortion 6 weeks leave can be availed Earned leave 30 days per year Unearned leave on private affairs probationers Not eligible 0-10 years experience can avail 90 days. Above 10 years of service 180 days going their entire service Leave on Loss of Pay (LLOP) or Extra ordinary leave Can avail a maximum of 60 days. If the leave exceed 60 days the case will be referred to Medical board Study leave Normally granted to gazette officers to study scientific and technical problems or to undergo special courses inside or outside India months leave can be availed with half pay Special disability leave A maximum of 24 months, in case if any employee becomes disabled either due to natural reasons or due to accident during their service.during that period full pay for 120 days and half pay for the remaining period will be paid Hospital Leave Any employee handling dangerous machinery, explosive materials, drugs performing risky operations are entitled to 6 months leave in a block of every 3 years. For the first 3 months full pay and for the next 3 months half pay will be paid Public Holidays In addition to various aforesaid leave benefits the employees also enjoy in an average 24 to 25 days in a year as Government public holidays. For example, the list of general holidays for the year is given below.

11 11 Public Holidays-2015 Date Days Holidays Thursday English New year Sunday Miladi Nabi Thursday Pongal Friday Thiruvalluvar Day Saturday Farmer s Day Monday Republic Day Saturday Telugu New Year Wednesday Half year Bank Accounts closing Thursday Mahavir Jayanthi Friday Good Friday Tuesday Tamil New Year day Dr.Ambedkar Birthday Friday May Day Saturday Ramzan Saturday Independence Day Saturday Krishna Jayanthi Thursday Vinayagar chathurthi Thursday Bakrid Friday Gandhi Jayanthi Wednesday Ayutha Pooja Thursday Vijaya Dasami Friday Moharam Tuesday Deepavali Wednesday Miladi Nabi Friday Christmas Total 24 Days 3. Social Security Measures These Government employees are also eligible for the following social security measures. 3.1.Provident Fund Currently 12% of basic pay+ DA+Grade pay is deducted every month from the salary and credited to PF account of every individual employee. As per the new pension scheme employees joined from January 2003 have to pay 10% of their basic pay+da+grade pay as contributory provident fund. The fund thus collected is handed over to the fund managers who will invest the money in share market and in other investment avenues. The pension will be paid based on the profit made on the investment instead of a fixed sum paid for the employees in the old scheme joined service before The employee can avail 50-75% advance from his contributions

12 12 for various purpose like marriage, medical expenses, house construction, education etc. 3.2.Gratuity These Government employees are also entitle for gratuity as per the Gratuity Act. The employees who have completed a minimum of 5 years of continuous service are only eligible to receive the same. The gratuity amount is calculated as follows. 50% of the last pay drawn X number of years served Pension Pension is one of the motivating factor for a candidate to join both central and state government service. These Government servants in this study are provided with pension benefits as per the pension policy and regulations available from time to time. 3.4 Medical Assistance/ benefits Employees who have successfully completed the probation are eligible along with their family members to avail this benefit. A sum of Rs.100/- per month can be availed as medical allowance in their salary. The employees who are not applying for the monthly medical allowance can claim the actual medical expenses incurred for buying medicines and medical treatment to a maximum of 30% gross pay. As per new medical insurance scheme of 2012 an employee can get medical insurance of Rs.4 lakhs for 4 years between A summary of Retirement Benefits The following 19 types of terminal benefits are available to an employee in the event of retirement or death, while in the service. 1. Pension 2. Family pension in the event of death of the pensioner. 3. Service gratuity if the minimum qualifying service is less than ten years 4. Death cum retirement gratuity 5. Interest on delayed payment of gratuity if D.C.R.G is not paid within three months

13 13 6. Provisional pension /provisional D.C.R.G if sanction of pension D.C.R.G is delayed due to administrative reasons 7. Re-employment in the case of teachers 8. Medical Reimbursement / Medical allowance 9. Commutation of pension 10. Health Fund Scheme 11. Encashment of E.L on the date of retirement/death 12. T.A to self and family to the native place (in the case of death also) 13. Advance of Rs.5000/- for meeting the funeral expenses in the event of death while in service 14. To transport the death body to the native place to the event of death 15. Educational concession to the children of the deceased employee 16. Compassionate ground appointment in the event of death 17. Family security fund (Rs.1, 00,000) 18. Employees special provident fund (S.P.F) Rs.5, 000 and Rs.1, 00, Full pension With effect from , the age of retirement is 58 years for superior service and basic service the age of retirement in 60 years. Full pension on completion of 30 years of service. Details of the Annexure II sourced through: 1. G.O.MS. No:234 Dt: of Finance Department, Govt. of TN 2. N.A. Hariharan, Know your established rules : Vol -1 Samiroo Publishers, Chennai 5 3. Diary , TN Govt. Employees Association, Chennai. *****