Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066
Website: www.epfindia.gov.in

No: WSU/25(1)/2018-19/PLB/Part./1404

Date: 19.10.2023

To

All Addl. Central P.F. Commissioners (Zones)
All Regional PF Commissioner-In charge of Regions

Sub: Forwarding of details required for assessment and declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2022-23-reg.

Madam/Sir,

Please refer to the subject cited above.

The work relating to the assessment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2022-23 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 the Head Office (including PDUNASS), it is worked out based on the average of All India Productivity and Manpower. Information relating to parameters and performance as per the Scheme is to be furnished in the Annexures A to C (copies enclosed).

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 days. 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:
5. No. of 7A notices issued.
6. No. of Speaking Orders of 7A passed and compliance effected.
7. No. of Speaking Orders passed for Levy of Damages.
8. 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 only. 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 ORDERS OF 7A PASSED AND COMPLIANCE EFFECTED

6. Against this item all the speaking orders passed under Section 7A should not be shown. 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 ORDER S FOR LEVY OF DAMAGES

7. All the speaking orders passed for levy of Damages may be shown against this item. 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 item. This item has been classified into three categories namely: –

i. For default in all the five Accounts (Bank A/c Nos. 1, 2, 10, 21 & 22)
ii. For default in 3 or 4 of the five Accounts.
iii. 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 IPC has to be indicated against the relevant item under this head.

MANPOWER

10. Manpower in position as on 31st August 2022 all over the region has to be furnished. 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 31.08.2022 has to be furnished in Annexure-B.

12. It is requested that the aforesaid information in Annexure-A to C may be furnished immediately.In any case the information should reach the Head Office on or before 20th Oct 2023 at so.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.

Encl: – As above.

Yours faithfully,

(MSKW Satyanarayana)
ACC (WSU)

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Railway Bonus Order 2023

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBE No. 117/ 2023

No. E(P&A)II/2023/PLB-1

New Delhi, dt. 18.10.2023

The General Managers/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.

Subject: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2022-23.

The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78  (Seventy Eight) days wages without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2022-23 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where, wages exceed ₹7000/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if the ‘wages’ are 27000/- p.m. Other conditions of eligibility, method of calculation of wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry’s instructions and clarifications issued from time to time, shall remain unchanged.

2. It has also been decided that in the case of eligible employees mentioned in Para 1 above who were not placed under suspension, or had not quit service/ retired/ expired during the financial year 2022-23 or were on leave where leave salary admissible is not less than that admissible on leave on average pay, may be paid an amount of ₹17,951/- towards Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2022-23. In the case of employees other than those mentioned above, the amount of Productivity Linked Bonus may be calculated in accordance with the extant instructions on the subject.

3. Further, in relaxation to the provisions in Rules 905(2), 908 and 909 of State Railway Provident Fund Rules, as contained in Chapter 9 of R-I/1985 edition (2003 Reprint edition), such of the subscribers to the SRPF as are entitled to Productivity Linked Bonus may, if they so desire, deposit the whole or part of the amount admissible under the Scheme in their respective State Railway Provident Fund Accounts.

4. Disbursement of Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2022-23 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees mentioned in Para 1 above should be made in the same mode as payment of salary on priority basis.

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

(Gaurav Puri)
Deputy Director, PC-V
Railway Board

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ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP ‘C’
CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi – 110008

Ref: P/4-2/Bonus

Dated: 04.10.2023

To
The Secretary
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001

Sub: Early payment of “BONUS” before Pooja Festival – PLB for the 2022 – 2023 – Reg.

The Dushera festival is fast approaching and to be celebrated on 24th October 2023. It is a custom that the PL Bonus for the previous year has to be paid before the Pooja festival. As this is a very very important festival to celebrate all the parts of the country, the Bonus payment for the F.Y. 2022-23 is most expected by the staff working in our Department.

Hence it is requested to take appropriate steps well in advance for the early payment up bonus well before 24th October 2023

With regards,

Yours sincerely,

(Naresh Gupta)
General Secretary

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