Ad hoc bonus for Haryana staff
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — The Haryana Government has decided to grant ad hoc bonus equivalent to 30 day's emoluments to its employees for the year 1996-97, computed on the basis of actual emoluments up to Rs 4000 per month as on March 31, 1997.

Disclosing this here today, Mr Charan Dass Shorewala, Finance Minster, said 25 per cent of the total ad hoc bonus would be paid in cash and the remaining amount would be credited in the general provident fund accounts. Similarly, in the case of those employees who had no such accounts, their remaining amount after making cash payment of 25 per cent would be invested in post office saving certificates. The national savings certificates would be purchased by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers in the name of the concerned government employee.

He said the maximum amount would be restricted to the amount admissible to those drawing emoluments of Rs 2500 per month. For the employees drawing monthly emoluments Rs 2500 per month, but not exceeding Rs 4000 per month.

The ad hoc bonus would be calculated as if the emoluments were Rs 2500 per month. The upper ceiling limit of Rs 4000 per month as on March 31, 1997 would be applicable on the emoluments drawn in the revised pay scales.

Mr Shorewala said the benefit would be admissible subject to the terms and conditions that only those employees who were in service on March 31, 1997, and had rendered at least six months' of continuous service during the year 1996-97. Pro-rata payments would be admissible to the eligible employees for period of continuous service during the year ranging from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service, rounded to the nearest number of months. The quantum of ad hoc bonus admissible would be worked out on the basis of emoluments as admissible on March 31, 1997. Emoluments include basic pay, personal pay, special pay, deputation allowance and dearness allowance.

The work-charged and daily-wage employees, who had worked for at least 240 days for each year for three years or more would also be eligible for this ad hoc payment as casual labour. Similarly, the work-charged employees getting regular pay scales but not working on regular basis would also be treated as casual labour. The amount would be paid on a notional monthly wage of Rs 750, irrespective of actual monthly wage. The amount of ad hoc bonus would be Rs 726. In case where the actual emoluments fall below Rs 750, the amount would be calculated on actual monthly emoluments. The ad hoc employees would not be eligible for this bonus.

The bonus has been granted to those government employees who had not been covered by any of the productivity linked bonus scheme for any such bonus or ex-gratia scheme, he added.