EPFO HEAD OFFICE
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
14, BHIKAIJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI 110066
www.epfindia.gov.in

No: – WSU/25(1)2003/ PLB/Vol.II/11575

Dated: 19 OCT 2022

TO

All Addl CPFC (HQ) (Zones)
All Addl. CPFC (Zones),
RPFC-I (ASD), Head Office &
Director (PDNASS) and
All Regional P.F. Commissioners-In charge of
Regional Offices

Sub:- Payment of advance against the Productivity Linked Bonus admissible for the eligible Group C and Group B (Non-gazetted) employees of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization for the year 2021-22 – regarding.

Sir/Madam,

Please refer to the above said subject.

Approval of the Competent Authority for grant of advance against the Productivity Linked Bonus admissible for the eligible Group C and Group B (Non-gazetted) employees of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization for the year 2021-22 is conveyed herewith against the Productivity Linked Bonus equal to 60 (Sixty) days’ wages subject to the maximum of Rs. 13806/- (rupees Thirteen thousand eight hundred six only) to the eligible Group C and Group B (Non-Gazetted) employees of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization for the year 2021-22.

EPFO Employees Productivity Linked Bonus PLB Order PDF

2. The payment of the advance is subject to the condition that an undertaking (in the enclosed Performa ) to the effect that “the advance will be adjusted against the PLB due for the year 2021-22 and any excess payment detected towards PLB for the year 2021-22 would be refunded forthwith”, shall be submitted by each eligible employee. The payment of advance is subject to the same terms and conditions that are applicable to the grant of PLB and are appended. However, advance is not admissible in respect of employees who have already retired from the services of EPFO.

Non-Productivity Linked Bonus ad hoc bonus to Central Government Employees 2022

3. The quantum of bonus may be assessed as per the following formula

= (AVERAGE EMOLUMENTS X (NUMBER OF DAYS OF BONUS)
30.4*

(* Average number of days in a month)

4. The expenditure incurred for payment of bonus may be debited from the budget head “Productivity Linked Bonus.”

5. The amount of advance against the PLB for the year 2021-22 may be paid to the eligible employees by 20.10.2022 under intimation to this office. The number of such employees and amount disbursed may also be intimated.

(This issues with the approval of CPFC)

Enel: As Above

Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(V. Ranganath)
ACC(WSU)

Download EPFO Employees Bonus Order 2022 PDF

Terms and conditions for payment of advance against Productivity Linked Bonus to the employees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization for the year 2021-22

1. All regular employees of Group ‘C and Group “B” (Non gazetted) whether temporary or permanent shall be eligible for the advance against Productivity Linked Bonus provided they were in service on pro rata basis, and also on the last day in March of the relevant financial year i.e. 2021-2022. Casual/ contract/ extra departmental employees shall not be eligible for any Bonus.

2. The employees who were in service for less than one year during the relevant financial year shall be allowed the advance against PLB on proportionate basis, provided they were in service for at least six months during the financial year 2021-22.

3. The employees drawing monthly wages of more than Rs. 7,000/- shall be entitled to the advance against PLB at the rate admissible to those drawing wages of Rs. 7,000/- per month.

4. The employees who happen to be on extraordinary or half pay leave during the month of March will be paid the advance against PLB based on the pay and allowances that would have been payable but for their being on EOL, HPL
etc.

UNDERTAKING

I, Shri/Smt. /Ms. _________ (Name), _______ (Designation) do hereby undertake as under:

1. That I understand that the advance against the PLB due and admissible to me for the year 2021-22, equal to 60 days’ wages (subject to the maximum of Rs. 13806/-) has been provisionally sanctioned and being paid to me.

2. The said advance will be adjusted against the PLB due and admissible to me for the year 2021-22 and any excess payment detected at a later stage, on any account, shall be refunded by me forthwith.

Signature:
Name:
Designation:
Date:

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Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. Of India)
Head Office
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan , 14- Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110066

No: WSU/25(1) /2018-19/ PLB/1035

Date: 07.10.2020

TIME BOUND

To

All Addi. Central P.F. Commissioners (Zone)
Zonal Offices.

Sub: Forwarding of details required for assessment and timely declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2019-20.

Sir/Madam ,

Please refer to the above said subject.

The work relating to the assessment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2019-20 has been taken up. The Productive Linked Bonus (PLB) for the employees of EPFO is assessed on the basis of the productivity achieved and manpower used in respect of field offices separately. For Head Office (including PDUNASS), it is worked out based on average of All India Productivity and Manpower. Information relating to parameters and performance as per the Scheme is to be furnished in the Annexure A to C (copies enclosed).

Also check: Declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus (P.L.B.) for the employees of the EPFO for the year 2018-2019

ACCOUNTS &. CASH

2. The time-limit of 20 days (calendar days) has been notified for settlement of PF, EPS & EDU claims, transfer including advances cases .In case, the job is not completed within 20 days, weightage would be reduced for the work done beyond 20 Date of receipt of claim form (complete in all respects) and the date of despatch of cheque / transfer through NEFT would be taken into account for reckoning 20 calendar days.

3. As regards issue of “Annual Statement of Accounts “, it has been classified into two groups, Viz (1) current year’s Accounts slips issued and (2) Previous year’s Accounts slips issued during the current year. Accounts slips relating to the “current Year” and those pertaining to previous years but issued during the current year should be shown separately.

ENFORCEMENT &. DAMAGES

4. The activities of “Enforcement & Damages” include:

• No of 7A notices issued.
• No. of Speaking Orders of 7A passed and compliance effected.
• No. of Speaking Orders passed for Levy of Damages.
• No. of Recovery Certificates Executed:-
  • For default in all the five Accounts (A/c No. 1,2,10,21 & 22)
  • For default in 3 or 4 of the five Accounts.
  • For default in 1or 2 of the five Accounts.

7-A NOTICES

5. Only one notice has to be taken into account for all the three Schemes.In case three separate notices are issued for the three Schemes, it has to be taken as one Further, only the initial notice issued has to be taken into account and not the notices issued every time after adjournment of proceedings due to any reason. With the amendment of Section 7A, the RPFCs are required to decide not only the quantum of dues but also to decide the Applicability .In such cases also if more than one notices are issued, it should be taken as one only for the purpose of PLB return.

SPEAKING ORDER S OF 7A PASSED AND COMPLIANCE EFFECTED

6. Against this item all the speaking orders passed under Section 7A should not be Only those orders passed, which have been complied with, should be shown. However, instructions contained in the preceding para as “7A Notices” should also be kept in view.

SPEAKING ORDERS FOR LEVY OF DAMAGES

7. All the speaking orders passed for levy of Damages may be shown against this However, if separate orders are passed for all the three schemes, only one order should be taken into account for the purpose of Bonus return.

RECOVERY CERTIFICATES EXECUTED

8. Only those Recovery Certificates, which have been duly executed and not merely issued, should only be shown against this i This item has been classified into three categories namely:

• For default in all the five Accounts (Bank A/c 1, 2, 10, 21 & 22)
• For default in 3 or 4 of the five Accounts.
• For default in 1or 2 of the five Accounts.

Hence, information may be furnished separately against the three categories.

PROSECUTIONS

9. The number of Prosecutions launched against the defaulting establishments/ employers under Section 14 of the Act and Section 406/409 !PC has to be indicated against the relevant item under this head.

MANPOWER

1o. Manpower in position as on 31st August 2019 all over the region has to be The manpower reckoned for the purpose of assessment of PLB shall be as follows:

Detailed information of various sections/staff coming under all the above four heads is given in Annexure-C . All the Regional offices may forward the consolidated information in respect of the Region.

11. The information relating to Staff in position in respect of the Zone as on 31.08.2019 has to be furnished in Annexure-B.

Also check: EPFO – Guidelines for Appointment on Compassionate grounds- Revised delegation of Administrative Powers

12. It is requested that the aforesaid information in Annexure-A to C may be furnished In any case the information should reach the Head Office on or before 12th October, 2020 at rc.wsu@epfindia.gov.in.

13. All the ROs may furnish their data to their respective Zonal Offices and subsequently ACC (Zones) after compilation of the same, may forward the same to Head Office.

14. This has approval of ACC (HQ)-Finance.

Encl: – As above.

Source: EPFO

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Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. Of India)
Head Office
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan,14-Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi-1 10066

No. WSU/25(1)/2017-18/PLB/13218
Date: 15.10.2018

All Addl. CPFC (HQ/Zones),
Addl. CPFC (ASD), Head Office
Director (PDUNASS) and
All Regional P.F. Commissioners-Incharge of
Regional Offices.

Sub: Declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus (P.L.B.) for the employees of the EPFO for the year 2017-2018.

Madam/Sir,

The Central Government has conveyed its approval to the existing Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme for the year 2017-2018 for the employees of EPFO vide MoL&E letter No A-26022/1/94-SS.1 (Pt) dated 12th October, 2018.

2. Accordingly, the competent authority is pleased to convey the approval for payment of the Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2917-2018 for 60 (Sixty) days in all the offices of EPFO. The bonus of 60 days has been assessed on the basis of data/information submitted by the Zonal Offices in compliance to Head Office letter dated 25.09.2018. The payment of bonus is to be released to all Group ‘C’ and Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) employees of EPFO.

3. The terms and conditions governing payment of P.L.B. will be as per the instructions issued by the Ministry of Finance O.M. No. 7/24/2007/E.III(A) dated 08.10.2018 for payment of the bonus to the employees in Central Government departments from time to time. However, the quantum of bonus may be assessed as per the following formula, as given in above letter:-

= (AVERAGE EMOLUMENTS) x (NUMBER OF DAYS OF BONUS)

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30.4*
(*Average number of days in a month)

4. The expenditure incurred for payment of bonus may be debited from the budget head- “Productivity Linked Bonus.”
(This issues with the approval of Central P.F. Commissioner).

Yours faithfully,
(Jag Mohan)
Addl. CPFC (HQ)-Finance

Source: www.epfindia.gov.in

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