Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments for the year 2019-20

No.10(1)/2020-D(Est LING)
Government of India,
Ministry of Defence,
(Deptt, Of Defence Production)
New Delhi

Dated: the 23rd Oct, 2020

To
The Chairman.
Ordnance Factory Board,
10A, S. K. Bose Road.
Kolkata- 700 001.

The Controller General of Defence Accounts.
New Delhi.
The Director general of Quality Assurance,
New Delhi.
The Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance,
New Delhi.

Subject: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments for the year 2019-2020.

Madam / Sir,

I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No.48(4)/98/D(B&C) dated 27th July, 2000 on the above subject and to convey the sanction of the President to payment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2019-20 equivalent to 37 days wages to the eligible employees in Defence Production Establishments as mentioned therein with an overall ceiling of wages of Rs.7000/- per month. PLB is to be calculated taking average number of days per month as 30.4 days.

02. The casual labour who has worked for at least 240 days, in each year, for 03 years or more, will be eligible for this PLB payment. The amount will be paid on a notional monthly wages of Rs.1200/-. In case where the actual emoluments fall below Rs.1200/- per month, the amount will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments, All payments under these orders will he rounded oft’ to the nearest rupee.

3. The above sanction is subject to the following condition:-

(a) OFB will submit a monthly status report on the progress achieved to review the formula for calculation of PLB which otherwise would have been reviewed after three years from implementation i.e, from the accounting year 1999-2000.

(b) GMs each of the respective factories should submit the Certificate regarding standard man-hours for jobs whenever there is a change in production processes or when new labour saving machines are introduced, incorporating the following details:

• Standard Man Hours before the installation of CNC Machines.
• Standard Man Hours after the installation of CNC Machines,
• Difference between the above two leading to savings in Standard Man Hours.

In the event of more than one CNC’ Machine being installed on two different occasions, each t me figures are to be updated for additional subsequent addition of CNC Machine.

(c) The financial implications on this account would be met from your existing sanctioned Budget of FY 2020-21 without any additionality from the Government.

4. It is also advised that formula for working out PLB may be revisited/re-examined for future years. However since PLB for the current year has been computed as per the approved formula. the proposal of OFB for Payment of 37 days PLB for 2019-20 to the 75016 eligible employee of OFB, DGQA, DGQAQA and DAD working in OFB is sanctioned.

5. The expenditure will be debited to Major head 2079 of the Defence Service Estimates (Ordnance Factories) from the existing budget provisions for the F.Y. 2020-21 and to the respective Heads to which the pay and allowances of employees of allied establishments are debited.

6. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance vide ID No.7-39/2007-E-III(A), dated 21.10.2020/eFTS 1506055/2020 and MoD (Finance Division) vide N-23 dated 23.10.2020 in MoD File No. 10(1)/2020-D(Estt/NG).

(ManishaBhatnagar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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No.7/24/2007/ E III (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
(E III-A Branch)

North Block, New Delhi
21st October 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2019-20

The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the President to the grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2019-20 to the Central Government employees in Group ‘C’ and all non-gazetted employees in Group ‘B’, who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall be monthly emoluments of Rs.7000/-, as revised w.e.f 01/04/2014 vide OM No.7/4/2014-E.III(A), dated 29th August, 2016. The payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders will also be admissible to the eligible employees of Central Para Military Forces and Armed Forces. The orders will be deemed to be extended to the employees of Union Territory Administration which follow the Central Government pattern of emoluments and are not covered by any other bonus or ex-gratia scheme.

2. The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and conditions:-

78 days Bonus for non-gazetted Railway employees – Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus 2019-20

• Only those employees who were in service as on 31.3.2020 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 2019-20 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro-rata payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded off to the nearest number of months);
• The quantum of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) will be worked out on the basis of average emoluments/calculation ceiling whichever is lower. To calculate Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) for one day, the average emoluments in a year will be divided by 30.4 (average number of days in a month). This will, thereafter, be multiplied by the number of days of bonus granted. To illustrate, taking the calculation ceiling of monthly emoluments of Rs. 7000 (where actual average emoluments exceed. Rs.7000), Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) for thirty days would work out to Rs. 7000×30/30.4=Rs.6907.89 (rounded off to Rs.6908/-).
• The casual labour who have worked in offices following a 6 days week for at least 240 days for each year for 3 years or more (206 days in each year for 3 years or more in the case of offices observing 5 day week), will be eligible for this Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) Payment. The amount of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) payable will be (Rs.1200×30/30.4 i.e.Rs.1184.21 (rounded off to Rs.1184/-). In cases where the actual emoluments fall below Rs.1200/- p.m., the amount will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments.
• All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.
• Various points regarding regulation of Ad-hoc/Non-PLB Bonus are given in the Annexure.

3. The expenditure on this account will be debitable to the respective Heads to which the pay and allowances of these employees are debited.

4. The expenditure to be incurred on account of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) is to be met from within the sanctioned budget provision of concerned Ministries/ Departments for the current year.

Important FAQ regarding Bonus for Central Government Employees and regulation of Ad-hoc/Non-PLB Bonus – FinMin Order

(B.K.Manthan)
Deputy Secretary

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