City Compensatory Allowance Eligibility Law Employment Essay

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

All regular employees of GAIL and probationers (excluding those appointed

on casual/daily-rated/contract basis) but including company Trainees unless

their specific services condition exclude same.

Entitlement

Eligible employees posted at cities classified as ‘A’, ‘B-1’ and ‘B-2’ by7 Central Government will be entitled to City Compensatory Allowance at the following rates:

Class pay rates of CCA

‘‘A’ Rs. 1156/- & above 6% of pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 100/- P.M

‘B-1’ Rs. 1156/- & above 4.5% of pay subject to a maximum of Rs, 75/- P.M

‘B-2’ Rs. 1156/- & above 3.5% of pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 20/-P.M

GENERAL CONDITIONS

The term ‘pay’ as stated above will include in addition to basic pay,

Special pay, personal pay, deputation (duty) allowance, non-practising

Allowance.

CCA at the above rates will be admissible from the date of joining duty at

The places mentioned above.

Where project Allowance is granted no CCA will be payable.

Payment of CCA will be regulated in terms of the instruction issued by

The Govt. of India from time to time.

Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity Scheme

SHORT TITLE

This scheme may be called ‘GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED

Death-cum-Retirement Scheme.

APPLICABILITY

This scheme shall be applicable to all regular employees of the Company

Including Chief Executive and full-time Functional Directors and Ex- servicemen

But exclude the following:-

Govt. employees and others employed on deputation term.

Employees working on contract basis.

Casual & Daily rated employees.

Apprentice and Trainees whether engaged under the Apprentice

Act. 1961 or under company’s own training scheme.

Employees covered under the payment of Gratuity Act. 1972.

Person re-employed after attaining the age of 58 years.

SCOPE

Gratuity shall be granted to the whole-time employees for goods, efficient and

Faithful service.

DEFINITIONS

‘ Company’ means GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED.

‘Continuous service’ means uninterrupted service in the company and

includes service which may be interrupted by authorized leave or cessation

of work not due to the fault of the employee.

‘Emoluments’ for the purpose of scheme would mean ‘pay’ as defined here under plus Dearness Allowance and other relief which may be treated as pay by order of the company which an employee was receiving immediately preceding the date of leaving service or preceding the date of his death.

‘Superannuation’ means the retirement of employee from company’s

Service on reaching the age of 58 years or such extended period as may be

Prescribed by the competent Authority.

‘Family’ shall include the following:-

‘Wife’ in the case of male employee

‘Husband’ in the case of female employee

‘Sons’ including stepsons and legally adopted sons

Unmarried and widowed daughters including stepdaughter and

Legally adopted daughter.

Brothers below the age of 18 years and unmarried and widowed

Sisters including stepbrothers and stepsisters.

Mother

Father

Children of a pre-deceased son and

Wife of a pre-deceased son

‘Qualifying services’ means continuous services rendered in the company

After the completion of 18 years of age and does not include the period of

Service rendered as an apprentice or as trainee and the period of extraordinary

Leave without leave salary, if any.

CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OF GRATUITY

Subject to the provision mentioned here in the fire and here in after

gratuity shall be paid to the employees of the company for good, efficient

and faithful service and shall be granted in the following circumstances:-

Discharge on abolition of the post.

Permanent incapacity due to physical or mental infirmity.

Superannuation.

Resignation/Retirement after 5 years’ qualifying service.

Death of the employee while in the service of the company.

When employee moves from GAIL to the another Public Enterprise with

the consent of the Management of both the Organizations, GAIL would

extinguish its liability towards gratuity payment in respect of the service

rendered by the concerned employee by making lump-sum payment

equivalent to the gratuity earned by him in GAIL as if employee has retired

from the service of the date on which the employee is relieved from GAIL.

(a) Gratuity will not be paid an employee against whom disciplinary

Action/proceeding at the time of resignation/retirement etc.

(b) the gratuity of an eligible employee whose service have been

terminated for any act, wilful omission or negligence causing

damage or loss to or destruction of property belonging to the

company shall be forfeited to the extent of the damage or loss so

caused.

(c) Gratuity payable to an employee may be wholly or partially

Forfeited by the company:-

If the service of such an eligible employee have been

terminated for any act which constitute an offence

involving moral turpitude provided that such offence

is committed by the employee during the course of his

employment.

RATE OF GRUITY PAYABLE EXCEPT IN CASE OF DEATH

Gratuity will be equal to 15/26 days emoluments for every completed year of service

Or part thereof in excess of six months subject to a maximum of 16 1/2 time the emoluments last drawn or Rs. 1,00,000/- whichever is less.

RATE OF GRATUITY PAYABLE IN CASE OF DEATH

In case of death, the amount of gratuity will be as calculated under rule 6

Above or as worked out below whichever is more:-

During the first year of service 2 months emoluments

After one year but before 5 6 months emoluments

After completion of 5 year 12 months emoluments

Service but before 20 years service

Service of 20 year and more Half a months’ emoluments for

Completed half year of qualifying service subject to a maximum

of 33 times the emoluments provided the amount of death gratuity

shall in no case exceed one lakh rupees.

REGULATION OF GRATUITY IN RESPECT OF PERSON JOINING GAIL FROM OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

GAIL will accept pro-rata gratuity in respect of person who may join

GAIL from other PSU after applying through proper channel provided

The PSU agree to transfer the pro-rata gratuity to GAIL.

In case where the gratuity is transferred to GAIL the total gratuity

Admissible in respect of such employee will be regulated as per

Provision of the scheme only referred to here in before and after

And the employee will have no claim on the provision as applicable

In the parent/previous organization from where the same was transferred.

GENERAL

INCOME TAX/DUTY ETC. PAYABLE BY THE EMPLOYEE

In case of tax super tax any of the tax/duty if any payable on the

Amount of gratuity the same shall not be borne by the company but shall

Be deducted from out of the gratuity amount payable.

ADDITION AND ALTERATION TO THE SCHEME

The company may at its discretion, alter, amend or repeal any of the

Provision of the scheme.

INTERPRETATION OF THE PROVISION OF THE SCHEME

Wherever there is any doubt about the meaning or extent of application

Of the scheme, the decision of the Director/C.M.D shall be final and binding.

OTHER ALLOWANCE

PROJECT ALLOWANCE

Project allowance is admissible to all regular employee of the company

And shall include probationers and trainees working in the field and

Project offices of the company.

The allowance is paid at the following rates

STAFF

Project allowance is to be paid as under on the pre-received basic pay.

Whenever employees get an increment in the revised pay, the old rate

Of increment will be added in the pre-received pay for calculating project

Allowance.

SHIFT ALLOWANCE

Employee of the company, both Executive and non-Executive, who works

On a shift basis will be eligible for payment of shift allowance at the

Following rates:

SHIFT SHIFT TIMING RATE OFSHIFT

ALLOWANCE

‘A’ 6 a.m to 2 p.m Rs. 200 per shift/day

‘B’ 2 p.m to10 p.m Rs. 200 per shift/day

‘C’ 10 p.m to 6 a.m Rs. 200 per shift/day

(night shift)

The shift allowance will be admissible for attending to duties in general

Shift

No shift allowance will be admissible for attending to duties in general

shift

No shift allowance will be paid during any leave or holiday available of

By an employee.

When an employee works on a holidays in shift, compensatory off will be

Given to him/her as per rules.

GUN ALLOWANCE

Security Guard who possess their own guns and bring the same at the time

Of duty will be paid allowance of Rs. 25/- per month toward their proper

Upkeep and maintenance.

CASH HANDLING ALLOWANCE

Cash Handling allowance is admissible to those non-executive employees

In the accounts department who discharge the duties of a cashier, and in this

Capacity handle monthly cash disbursements exceeding Rs. 1.5 lakh.

The rates of cash allowance would be as follows:

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PAY RAGE RUPEES RUPEES

Employees in the scale of Rs. 125/- p.m

1456-2706and Rs. 1526-2886

Employees in the scale of Rs. 100/- p.m

1306-2246and below

In case of monthly cash disbursement below Rs. 1.5 lakh, uniform rate

Of cash handling allowance of Rs. 50 per month will be paid.

NON PRACTISING ALLOWANCE (NPA)

NPA is payable to the Medical Officers of GAIL employed on full-time basis.

NPA shall count for all service matters i.e for calculating the amount of

HRA/leased accommodation , CCA, TA/DA entitlement, allotment of

Company’s quarter, advances like HBA/conveyance, PF, Gratuity, pension etc.

But not for fixation of pay on promotion.

LEAVE TRAVEL COCESSION:-

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the scheme is to grant as a welfare measure travel assistance

To the employee of the GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED for journeys

To their HOME TOWN or ANT PLACE in India during leave.

APPLICABILITY:

All regular employees of the company

Persons on deputation with the company , if they opt for GAIL

Scheme

Probationers after completion of the year service.

Persons re-employed after their retirement

SCOPE:

The leave travel concession will cover the employee and his family.

ADMISSIBILITY OF LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION

The LTC shall be admissible to persons of categories specified in

Clause(a) , (c) and (d) of rule 3.1 only if they have completed one year’s

Continuous services in GAIL on the date of journey performed by them

Or their families, as the case may be to avail of the concession.

LTC shall be admissible during any leave including earned leave, casual

Leave special casual leave and extra-ordinary leave without pay.

ENTITLEMENT:

The LTC to home town shall be admissible irrespective of the distance

Between the head quarter of the employee and his home town once in a

Block of two calendar years such as 1986-87, 1988-89 and so on.

The LTC to any place in India shall be admissible irrespective of the place

Of visit from the head quarter of the employee, once in a block of four

Calendar year such as 1986-89, 1990-93 and so on.

ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION

In the case an employee want to encash leave travel concession available to

Him to any place in India he can do so. In that event the encashment would

Be restricted to 75% of the rail-fare by entitled class not exceeding the first

Class fare for 1500 kms each side the encashment would be further restricted

To 4 tickets i.e. for self, spouse and two children no encashment will be permitted

In respect of home town LTC.

REIMBURSEMENT:

In respect of journey to home town & back and anywhere in India and back

Reimbursement will be allowed by the entitled class or actual class, by which

An employee travels.

FORFEITURE OF CLAIM:

A claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred on journey under this

Scheme shall be submitted within three months after the completion of the

Return journey , if no advance had been draw. Failure to do so will entail

Forfeiture of claim and no relaxation shall be permissible in this regard.

FRADULENT CLAIM FOR LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESION:

If a decision is taken by the Disciplinary Authority to initiate

Disciplinary proceeding against an employee on the charge of a

Fraudulent claim of LTC, such employee shall not be allowed

The LTC till finalization of such disciplinary proceedings.

If the disciplinary proceeding result in imposition of any of the penalties

Specified in GAIL employees rules, the employees shall not be allowed

The next two sets of the LTC in addition to the sets already withheld

During the tendency of the disciplinary proceedings.

For reasons to be recorded in writing, the controlling officers can also disallow

More than two sets of LTC.

TRAVELING AND DAILY ALLOWANCE RULES

These rules may be called GAIL travelling & Daily allowance Rules and shall

Be applicable to journey performed by the employees to places beyond the radius

Of 30 km unless otherwise specifically provided in any provision of these rules.

ELIGIBILITY:

All regular employees of the company including probationers/ contract

Employees and deputationists if their terms of deputation so provide in

Respect of all travel performed on company’s duty are concerned, are

Eligible.

Company’s trainees/apprentice are also eligible under these rules subject

To such other conditions as herein specified.

Masculine gender also refers to feminine gender.

ENTITLEMENT:

Travelling allowance- an employee shall be eligible for travelling

Allowance subject to conditions laid down if journey are undertaken

For the following purposes:-

Tour

Transfer

Recall from leave

Medical treatment at outstation/duty station

Superannuation/ retirement

Appearing in an interview

Journey on first appointment

During suspension

JOURNEY ON TOUR travelling allowance will be admissible for

Journey on tour by train or air or road to the extent indicated herein after.

INSURANCE OF OFFFICERS TRAVELLING BY AIR TOUR:-

Sr. executive of the rank of General Manager and above will be covered

By a personal accident insurance policy for a sum of Rs. 1 lack

on annual premium basis.

Other Executive entitled to travel by air on tour may claim reimbursement

Of charges for a personal accident insurance policy along with their TA claims.

AMOUNT OF ADVANCE:

An advance may be sanctioned to an employee of the company under

these rules but such advance shall not exceed the actual amount of fare

or the entitled class, amount of daily allowance for the period of absence

and such other expenditure on local transport etc. which is likely to be

incurred by the employee while on tour.

Ordinarily a second advance shall not be sanctioned to an employee until

an account has been of the first advance.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

TA claims once submitted by an employee cannot supplemented.

TA bills for journey, specially where TA advance has been taken should

Be submitted by the employee within a fortnight of the completion of the

Journey and balance of advance, if any should be refunded immediately

And a receipt obtained.

Chairman & Managing Director at their direction to be recorded by them relax

Any of these rules to mitigate the hardship caused to an employee.

Any case which is not adequately covered these rules or which requires

Relaxation of all or any of the provision of these rules shall be referred

To corporate office for decision.

In case of any doubt regarding interpretation of any of these rules the matter

Shall be referred to corporate office for necessary clarification.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DATA COLLECTION METHOD:

For collecting primary data, questionnaires method was followed. The questionnaires were issued to collect the data.

SOURCE OF DATA:

PRIMARY DATA:

The primary data has been collected by means of questionnaires and interview method and also to the employee of GAIL.

SECONDARY DATA:

The secondary data has been collected from various public sources. Books, journals and various website.

RESEARCH DESIGN:

To study and describe the satisfaction level of various monetary and non monetary variables provided to employee GAIL is descriptive research. Descriptive research includes survey and fact finding enquires of different kinds. The major purpose of descriptive research is description of the state affairs as it exist at present.

SAMPLING DESIGN:

50 employees has been taken from different departments.