REVISION OF

PAY & ALLOWANCES (ROPA)

2020

THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.

“BIDYUT UNNAYAN BHABAN”,

3/C, LA-BLOCK, SECTOR-III, BIDHANNAGAR, KOLKATA-700

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THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED

(A Govt. of West Bengal Enterprise)

Office Order No. :1228/2020 Dated : 17th July, 2020

REVISION OF PAY & ALLOWANCES

ALLOWANCES OF EMPLOYEES OF WBPDCL

In exercise of the power conferred by the Department of Power & NES, Government of West
PO/O/C-IV/1E-06/09 dated 17.02.2009 followed by Memo No 91(2)-
Bengal vide Notification No.71-PO/O/C 91(2)
04/2020 dated 10/02/2020 and in pursuance of the decision of the Board of Directors
PO/0/IV/1E-04/2020
of the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. in its meeting held on 12th March, 2020,
and 15th July,2020 the “WBPDCL
WBPDCL Revision of Pay & Allowances Rules, 2020 (ROPA, 2020)”, is
hereby enunciated as follows :

1) Short Title and Commencement

Commencement:

i. These Rules may be called “The West Bengal Power Development Corporation
Limited (Revision of Pay and Allowances) Rules, 2020”.
20
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ii. These Rules shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1 day of January, 2016
unless otherwise specifically provided.

2) Scale of Pay :

The present revised pay in relation to any post/grade corresponding to the existing Band
Pay and Grade Pay has been specified in the Pay Matrix vide Annexure-I
Annexure

3) Applicability:

a) Every employee of the Company

Company, including those on deputation to other Organizations
Organizations,
shall be entitled to fixation of pay in the corresponding revised scale of pay w.e.f.
01.01.2016.

b) If an employee enters the Company’s service on or after 01.01.2016,

01.01.20 he/she will be
entitled to fixation of pay from the date of his/her joining the Company.

Compensatory Allowance,
c) Dearness Allowance,, House Rent Allowance, Field Compensatory A Electricity
Allowance, Medical Allowance, Non-practicing Allowance, as applicable, in the revised
rate shall be paid w.e.f. 01.01.2020.

d) All other allowances except those mentioned in point no 3(c) will be applicable w.e.f.
01.04.2020.

appointment of an employee after break in service on or after 01.01.2016

Note :Re-appointment 01.01.20 shall for
all purposes be treated as first appointment under the Company.

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4) Definitions:

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires –

i. “Company”” shall mean The West Bengal Power Development Corporation

Limited (WBPDCL).
WBPDCL).

ii. “Existing Pay” means Pay drawn in the prescribed existing Band Pay and
Existing Basic Pay
Grade Pay,, including stagnation increment (s) but does not include any other type of
increment
pay like Special Pay.

iii. “Existing Scale” in relation to an employee means the present scale applicable to the
st
post held by the employee as on 1 day of January, 2016,, whether in a substantive or
officiating capacity.

iv. “Pay
Pay in the Revised Pay Structure”
Structure means Pay y drawn as on 01.01.2016 under Sl.Sl
No. 4 (ii)) with multiplying factor of 2.57 (two and decimal point fifty seven) and fixed
suitably in the new scale of pay not including any other er type of pay like Special pay
etc.

v. “Employee” means regular employees of WBPDCL including those on deputation to

other Organizations.

vi. “Cadre” means the strength of a service or part of service sanctioned as a separate
unit or group organized on the basis of a certain set of professional skills.

vii. “Pay Matrix”” means as specified in Annexure-I,, with levels of pay arranged in vertical
cells as assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay.

hall mean the level corresponding to the existing Pay Band

viii. “Level” in the Pay Matrix sshall
and
d Grade Pay as specified in Annexure-I.

ix. “Pay in the Level” means pay drawn in the appropriate Cell of the Level as specified
in Annexure-I.

5) Fixation of initial pay in the revised pay structure:

The initial pay of an employee to be governed by the revised pay structure shall notionally
st
be fixed on and from 1 January, 2016
2016 or from the date of his/her joining whichever is later
in the following manner:

i. The revised pay of an employee shall be determined by multiplying the existing Band
Pay plus Grade Pay as on 01.01.2016 or as on the date of his/her joining whichever
is later, by the factor of 2.57 and the resultant figure will be rounded off to the next
multiple of 100 and the figure so arrived at will be located in the applicable level in
the Pay Matrix and if such an identical figure corresponds to any cell in the
s all be the Pay, and if no such cell is
applicable level in the Pay Matrix, the same shall

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available in the applicable level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher
cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix as per Annexure-I.
Annexure

ii. If the minimum pay or the first cell in the applicable Level is more than the amount
(i) above, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum
arrived at as per 5(i) mini pay of the first cell
of that applicable Level.

The above provisions shall also be applied in the case of those recruited between
01.01.2016 and the
e date of publication of these Rules.
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iii. In case of new recruits in the induction level, their pay shall be fixed at the initial of
the concerned Level in the Pay Matrix after publication of these Rules.

iv. Fixation of pay in case of Medical Officers

Officer :

Non Practicing Allowance, the

In the case of Medical Officers who are in receipt of Non‐Practicing
pay in the revised pay structure shall be fixed in the following manner:

The existing basic pay (band pay + grade pay) shall be multiplied by a factor of 2.57
and the figure so arrived at shall be added to by an amount equivalent to Dearness
Allowance on the pre Practicing Allowance admissible as on 1st day of
pre‐revised Non‐Practicing
January, 2016. The figure so arrived at will be located in the applicable Level in the
Pay Matrix and if such an identical figure corresponds to any Cell in the applicable
Level, the same shall be the pay. If no such Cell is available in the applicable Level,
the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next higher Cell in that applicable Level in the
Pay Matrix.

v. Fixation of pay in case of Promotion :

The fixation of pay in case of promotion from one le

level
vel to another in the revised pay
structure shall be made in the following manner, namely
namely:

One increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted and
he shall be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to
which promoted and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which promoted, he
shall be placed at the next higher Cell in that Level.

Note 1.‐ An employee may have option to get his his/her pay fixed either from the date
of promotion or from the date of next increment:

(a) In case the employee opts to get his/her pay fixed from the date of promotion,
his/her pay in the promotion post shall be fixed under the provisions of these
th
Rules and his/her
his/ next increment will fall due on the 1st July (as referred to in
clause no 14) on completion of six months from the date of such promotion.

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(b) In case the employee opts to get his/her pay fixed from the date of increment,
then on the date of promotion his/her pay shall initially be fitted in the applicable
promotional post at the same Cell as that of his/her existing pay and
level of the promotion
in absence of such Cell, it shall be fitted at the next higher Cell and such pay
shall finally be re‐fixed
re under the provisions of these Rules after accrual of
increment in the lower post. The next increment shall, however, fall due on the
next 1st July.

(c) format for exercising option is given in Annexure-II.

The prescribed for Annex The option
once exercised shall be final. This option is to be exercised by the employees
who will be promoted w.e.f.
w 01.01.2020.

The concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officer (DDO) shall ffix pay considering
Note 2.‐The
(a) & (b) above in a manner which is beneficial to the Employee for those who have
been promoted during the period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2019.

6) Protection of Pay :

(A) Bunching of pay :

Where during fixation of pay, the pay of an employee drawing pay at two or more
consecutive stages in the existing scale gets bunched at the same pay in the revised pay
structure with the employees belonging to the same cadre, then, for every two stages so
bunched, benefit
nefit of one increment shall be given to avoid bunching.
bunching

(B) Step up:

(a) Where in the fixation of pay under revised pay scale the pay of an employee, who, in
the existing pay structure was drawing more pay than another employee junior to him
in the same grade and cadre immediately before the 1st day of January,2016, gets
fixed in the revised pay structure in a Cell lower than that of such junior , his/her pay
shall be stepped up to the same Cell in the revised pay structure as that of the junior.

(b) In the case where a senior employee promoted to a higher post before the 1st day of
January, 2016 draws less pay in the revised pay structure than his/her junior who is
promoted to the higher post on or after the 1st day of January, 2016 , the pay of senior
seni
employee in the revised pay structure shall be stepped up with respect to his/her
junior subject to the fulfillment
fulfillm of the following conditions:

(i) Both the junior and the senior employees belong to the same cadre and the posts
in which they have been pr
promoted are identical.

revised pay scale and the revised level in pay structure of the lower and
(ii) The pre-revised
o draw pay should be identical.
higher postss in which they are entitled to identical

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(c) An employee should be Senior in all respect for getting his/her

her pay stepped up with
his/her junior employee.

(d) The benefit of stepping up of pay shall not be admissible where the employee was
debarred from enjoying the admissible benefit due to punishment, Extra Ordinary
Leave
eave not counting for increment, wrong choice of date of option, forego
foregoing/refusing
promotion.

(e) Step–up
up is not admissible with respect to the lateral entry in any post.

(f) The next increment date after Stepping

Stepping-up
up of pay will be after completion of minimum
period of 6 (Six) months.

(g) In case where a senior becomes entitled to the benefit of “stepping up” twice with
reference to the Pay of two of his/her juniors promoted later, in identical posts in the
same cadre, the benefit of stepping up of pay in accordance with this order should be
nce with reference to the pay of the first junior and not with reference to
allowed only once
second junior promoted later than the first junior. Second time stepping up of pay to
such senior employee may be allowed only if the pay of the first junior is stepped up
further with reference to the second or third junior promoted later. Here first junior
means the junior whom senior chooses first for stepping up of pay.

(h) No step-upup cases arising due to restructuring of the cadre or change in general
policies adopted by the Management beyond ROPA shall be considered.
Management

(i) In this context, it may be noted that ‘training period’ and/or

/or ‘extended training period’
shall be considered for computing the service length only for terminal benefit of the
employee concerned. However, no incremental or promotional benefits will be
considered with respect to the ‘extended training period’.

(j) e incidence of any anomaly of pay among different levels of same cadre shall only
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be considered w.e.f. 01st January, 2016 only. However, financial effect for the same
shall be admissible w.e.f. 01st January, 2020.

Note -All such step-up referred to the competent authority for final decision
up cases should be referred
upon receiving of application from the employee concern
concerned during his/her service period.

7) Dearness Allowance (DA) :

The Dearness Allowance admissible to all categories of employees of the Company shall be
payable on the Revised Pay + Non Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA),), if any, from the dates
mentioned below at the following rates :

Date from which payable Rate of Dearness Allowance per month

From 01.01.2020 10% of the Revised Pay (plus NPA

NP where applicable)

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Henceforth,, Dearness Allowance shall be admissible to the employees of the Company at

such rate and from such date as may be decided by the Company keeping in view the rates
as would be admissible to the employees of the State Government and Central Government
from time to time.

8) House Rent Allowance (HRA) :

(a) ouse Rent Allowance will be allowed @16% (Sixteen per cent) of basic pay subject
House
16,000/ (Rupees Sixteen Thousand) only.
to maximum of Rs. 16,000/- only However, employees
drawing HRA more than Rs.16,000/- per month, in the pre-revised
revised scale will continue
to get that amount of HRA which will be protected at that amount only and will not be
increased any further.

(b) Employees
mployees posted at New Delhi Office will get 24% (Twenty
Twenty Four per cent) of basic
24,000/- (Rupees Twenty Four Thousand) only.
pay subject to maximum of Rs. 24,000/

(c) In case of an employee whose spouse is working with WBPDCL and posted at the
same location, HRA will be admissible to any one of them as per their option
option, subject
to maximum ceiling of Rs.16,000/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand) only.
only

In case an employee whose spouse is working at a different location and not residing
quarters HRA will be admissible for both of them. However, in the event
in Company quarters,
of both having common residential address, only one of them will be eligible for HRA.
In the later case, no HRA will be admissible if they are residing in Company quarters.

(d) Spouse Working in any other Organization (State/Central Govt. /PSU/Private etc.)

(i) Spouse working in any other organization but living with the employee in the
same living establishment/ having common residential address : HRA of the
spouse shall be taken into account while determining Overall ceiling of Rs.
16,000/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand) only per month.

(ii) Spouse Working in any other Organization (State/Central Go Govt./PSU/Private

entities etc.) and living separately beyond a distance of 50 Kms and above: Full
HRA may be admissible to the employee.

A declaration shall be submitted by each employee, i.r.o. all the categories in the
month of February every year/at /at the time of joining service as per the format
prescribed in Annexure-III.
Annexure

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9) Field Compensatory Allowance (FCA):

Field Compensatory Allowance (FCA) has been introduced with a view to encourage
employees to stay at the Plants/Mines and ensuring their availability which will ultimately
impact productivity in a positive way. Further, for the purpose of effectively carrying out day
to day Operation and Maintenance as well as allied services in P Power Plants/Mines it is
mandatory that all employees attached /Mines, whose residential
attache to the particular Plant/Mines
addresses are beyond 8 KM from the Plants/Mines, resides in the adjoining Township of
the Company.

FCA shall be admissible to the employees as per table below: Employees attached to
Power Stations/Projects who are not getting HRA shall be entitled to such allowance. The
employees occupying Field Hostel and Shared Accommodation shall also be eligible for
such allowance.

Quantum per head Maximum limit per

Zone Unit per month month
A BTPS & KTPS 8% of Basic Pay Rs.9000/
Rs.9000/-
B BkTPS
kTPS 10% of Basic Pay Rs.11000/-
Rs.11000/
C SgTPP& STPS 12% of Basic Pay Rs.13000/
Rs.13000/-
D Green Field Project 12% of Basic Pay Rs.13000/-
Rs.13000/

KTPS- Kolaghat Thermal Power Station, BTPS- Bandel Thermal Power Station, BkTPS-
SgTPP- Sagardighi Thermal Power Project, STPS
Bakreswar Thermal Power Station, SgTPP STPS-
Santaldih Thermal Power Station.

In case of an employee whose spouse is working with WBPDCL and posted at the same
arter is allotted in his/her name, FCA shall be admissible only to him/her
location and a quarter
i.e. in whose name the quarter is allotted.
allotted

Employees attached to the Mines under operation (including railway siding) / Green Field
Coal Mines, who are not getting HRA shall be en
entitled
titled to Field Compensatory Allowance
Rs.13000/- per month.
(FCA) @12% of Basic Pay subject to maximum of Rs.13000/

An employee posted at Corporate/Durgapur

Corporate/ office will not be entitled to FCA.

Employees posted at Mines and enjoying boarding and lodging facilities arranged by the
Company, will contribute 1% of basic pay for availing such facilities which will be recovered
from their monthly salary.

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10) Admissibility of HRA in certain conditions

conditions:

In continuation to Rule-8 of WBPDCL ROPA, 2020, henceforth the house rent allowance
will also be admissible at the following rate and conditions to the employees concerned in
the Power Stations / Projects / Mines.

Conditions Plant Percentage of HRA

(i) Standard Quarters
uarters as
also quarters which are one All Plants & NIL
step below Mines

Percentage of HRA Overall Celling

Conditions Plant
(FCA+HRA)
(ii) Quarters which are two STPS & SgTPP 20% of FCA (12%) Rs.15600/-
step below or Field hostel BkTPS 20% of FCA (10%) Rs.13200/-
KTPS & BTPS 20% of FCA (8%) Rs.10800/-
MINES 20% of FCA (12%) Rs.15600/-

Overall Celling
Conditions Plant Percentage of HRA
(FCA+HRA)
(iii)Shared accommodation
accommodation- STPS & SgTPP 25% of FCA (12%) Rs.16000/-
If shared by two & above BkTPS 25% of FCA (10%) Rs.13750/-
KTPS & BTPS 25% of FCA (8%) Rs.11250/-
MINES 25% of FCA (12%) Rs.16000/-

Hostel will be entitled to get the above HRA for a

Note 1.- The Employees occupying Field Hostel
maximum period of six
ix months from the date of Occupation.

Note 2.- Recovery of Service Charges for occupation of Company’s Quarter vide Office
from July,2020
Order No 102/95 dated 20/06/1995 stands withdrawn with effect from

11) Electricity Allowance (EA):

(EA)

Following will be the rate of Electricity Allowance for different classes of employees :

Admissible amount of Electricity

Level in the Pay Matrix Allowance per month
Pay Level 1 & 2 Rs. 800/-
800/
Pay Level 3 to 7 Rs.1000/-
Rs.1000/
Pay Level 8 to 14 Rs.1300/-
Rs.1300/

Those who are getting higher electricity allowance in the pre-revised scale will
Note :Those
continue to get the same.

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12) Medical Allowance (MA):

(MA)

(i) Medical Allowance @ Rs. 500/

500/- per month will be paid uniformly to all categories of
employees.
(ii) For the purpose of determination of dependency on the employees in respect of any
family member the monthly income limit from all sources will be Rs. 8650/- 8650/ per
month.

13) Rate of increment in the Revised Pay Structure

Structure:

The rate of increment in the revised pay structure will be 3% (Three per cent) of the Basic
pay in the revised pay applicable, which will be rounded off to the next multiple of Rs.100/-
Rs
(Rupees One Hundred) only only.. The amount of increment will be added to existing
e pay. The
figure is available in the next index (slab) of the same level(column) as shown in the Pay
Matrix as at Annexure – I. I

14) Date of next increment in the Revised Pay Structure:

Structure

For administrative convenience, it has been decided that in

i respect of all employees, there
shall be uniform date of annual increment and such date of annual increment shall be the
1st day of July every year:

Note 1.– In case of an employee completing six (6) months and above in the revised pay
structure as on 1st day of July, he/she shall be eligible to be granted the increment. The first
increment after fixation of pay on the 1st day of January, 2016 in the revised pay structure
shall be granted notionally on the 1st day of July, 2016 for those employees for whom the
date of next increment was between 1st July, 2016 to 1st January,2017.

Note 2. – In case of the employees who earned their last increment between the period
commencing from the 2ndday of January, 2015 and ending on the 1st day of January, 2016,
after fixation of their pay under revised pay structure, such employee shall
s get next
st
increment on the 1 day of July, 2016.

Note 3. – In case of the employees whose date of next increment falls on the 1st day of
pre revised pay scale as on the 1st day of
January, 2016, after granting an increment in the pre-revised
sh be fixed on the 1st day of January,
January, 2016, their pay in the revised pay structure shall
2016 and such employees sh shall get their next increment on the 1st day of July, 2016.

ordinary leave is not condoned and the period of such extra ordinary leave
Note 4.– If extra-ordinary
exceeds one month after 1st July of usual annual increment, the employee may be allowed
the incremental benefit from the date of next annual increment notionallyon the 1st July of
next year. However, the actual benefit of increment will be admissible from the month after
qualifying month(s) of service spent on extra ordinary leave from 1st July
deducting the non-qualifying
of notional incremental benefit
enefit.

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Note 5. – Necessary protection of Pay will be provided during fixation of Pay upon adoption
of uniform increment date where promotion is involved. This proviso will be applicable upto
01.01.2020.

15) Stagnation Increment :

An employee, whose pay has been fixed in the revised scale in terms of these rules and
who reaches the maximum of the scale shall draw an annual increment for stagnation
beyond the maximum of the scale at the same rate at which it was last drawn subject to a
maximum of six such annual increments provided that the normal conditions for earning
increment is fulfilled.

16) Mode of payment of arrears & current pay:

pay

The revised pay of an employee will be fixed notionally from 01.01.2016. The pay so fixed
shall be notional from 1st January, 2016 to 31st December, 2019 and no arrear will be paid
for this period.

17) Drawall of Pay and Allowances in the Revised Scales of Pay:

Pay

The revised scale of pay has been prepared by Corporate Office and the pay so arrived has
already been disbursed in the month of March, 2020. It is hereby clarified that such fixation
in revised pay is “provisional” and “over drawal / underdrawal”
underdrawal if any, shall be
recovered/paid in one installment.

18) Classification of Services:

Services

The existing Classification of Services of the employees of the Company is hereby

reclassified as below:

Class Existing Grade Pay Revised Scale of Pay Level of Pay

I Rs.10,000/-
Rs.10,000/ Rs. 1,56,500 – 2,10,800/- Level 14
Rs.8,900/
Rs.8,900/- Rs. 1,47,300 – 2,04,500/- Level 13
Rs.8,700/
Rs.8,700/- Rs. 1,38,700 – 2,04,400/- Level 12
Rs.8,100/
Rs.8,100/- Rs. 1,34,500 – 1,98,300/- Level 11
Rs.7,600/
Rs.7,600/- Rs. 96,800-1,81,200/- Level 10
Rs. 6,600/
6,600/- Rs. 73,700-1,65,600/- Level 9
Rs.5,400/
Rs.5,400/- Rs. 56,100-1,60,500/- Level 8
II Rs. 4,700/
4,700/- Rs. 37,400 – 1,08,200/- Level 7
III Rs. 4,400/
4,400/- Rs. 36,800 – 1,06,700/- Level 6
Rs. 3,900/
3,900/- Rs. 35,000 – 1,01,400/- Level 5
Rs. 3,600/
3,600/- Rs. 29,000 – 84,500/- Level 4
Rs. 2,600/
2,600/- Rs. 23,400 – 68,900/- Level 3
IV Rs. 2,100/
2,100/- Rs. 20,400 – 60,500/- Level 2
Rs. 1,700/
1,700/- Rs. 17,300 – 51,800/- Level 1

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19) Special Service Linked Scheme (SSLS)

Existing system of SSLS as contained in the “WBPDCL Recruitment

Recruitment & Promotion Rules,
2017” will continue, subject to the following conditions:

The employees who have been extended the SSLS benefit and allowed one additional
increment will not be eligible for further promotional increment if promoted to the post of
Deputy General Manager subsequently in the new pay matrix.

20) Charge Allowance :

With effect from 1stApril, 2020 Charge Allowance shall be payable @ 2% of the initial Basic
Pay of corresponding Level in the Pay Matrix of the Higher
High Charge.

21) Night Shift Allowance :

st
With effect from 1 April, 2020,
20 Night Shift Allowance shall be admissible to the employees
posted in different Power Stations/Projects/Coal
Stations/Projects /CGCR (Corporate Office) at the
Mines/CGCR
rates indicated below :

i. At the rate of Rs.200/-

Rs. undred) only per head per night shift duty
(Rupees Two Hundred)
for Class-II & Class-II
Class employees.

ii. At the rate of Rs.150/-

Rs. (Rupees One Hundred & Fifty)) only per head per night shift
duty for other employees.

Note: No employee, irrespective of category shall be eligible for anyny Night Shift Allowance
unless he/she performs at least 5 (five) Night Shift duties in a month.

22) Bi-Cycle Allowance :

cycle Allowance stands withdrawn w.e.f 01.04.2020.

The provision of Bi-cycle

23) Kit Allowance :

Kit Allowance will be admissible for Security Officers and Security Inspectors posted at the
Power Stations/Projects/Other offices of the Corporation at the rate of Rs.250/-
Rs.250/ for the first
Rs.100/ subsequently per annum. Employees while preferring
year of appointment and Rs.100/-
the claim
aim for Kit Allowance shall furnish the following certificate:

“Certified that I possess necessary kits and use the same in the proper performance of my
official duties” and this certificate should be countersigned by the Controlling Officer
concerned.

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24) Allowance for Differently Abled E

Employee
mployee (Divyanga allowance)
allowance):

With effect from 1st April, 2020 for Differently Abled employees, Divyanga Allowance will be
paid @ Rs.800/- (Rupees Eight hundred) only per month , subjected ed to the conditions that
the allowance will not be admissible during suspension.

25) Washing Allowance :

With effect from 1stApril, 2020 Washing Allowance shall be given in the following manner
and rates only to the employees who are provided with the uniforms by the Management.

i) Peons/Office
Office Support Staff/General
Staff Duty Attendant @ Rs.70/- (Rupees Seventy) only
per head per month.

ii) Security Personnel @ Rs.120/-

Rs.120/ (Rupees One hundred and Twenty) only per head per
month.

iii )Nurses @ Rs.120/- (Rupees One hundred and Twenty) only per head per month.

Note : Other existing terms and conditions shall apply. The employees concerned on duty
must wear the uniforms regularly and maintain it in a tip
tip-top
top condition always
always.

26) Conveyance
nce Allowance for the regular employees posted at New Delhi :

With effect from 1stApril, 2020 Conveyance Allowance for the regular employees posted at
New Delhi shall be as under :

Level Amount (Rs. Per month)

8 and above Rs. 8,000/-
6&7 Rs. 4,200/-
1 to 5 Rs. 1,600/-

27) Non-Practicing
Practicing Allowance (NPA) ffor Doctors :

Non-practicing Allowance shall be paid at the rate of 20% of the revised basic pay subject to
p.m and subject to the condition that the revised Basic pay plus NPA
maximum Rs.20,000/- p.m.
shall not exceed Rs. 2,04,,400/- p.m. Dearness Allowance will be applicable on NPA.
NP

28) Special Allowance (O&M Allowance) :

With effect from 1stApril, 2020 the employees attached to Operation & Maintenance/ Coal
Mines who are not entitled to Overtime Allowance but required to work beyond normal duty
hours will get the O&M Allowance per head per month based on attendance as under :

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(i) Employees belonging to Level 8 to Level 14 :

Physical attendance less than 15 (fifteen) days in a month ; Nil.

Physical attendance 15 and up to 18 days in a month : Rs.1000/-.

Physical attendance
e from 19 to 20 days per month : Rs. 1500/-

Physical attendance 21 days and above in a month : Rs.2000/-.

(ii) Employees belonging to Level 7 :

Physical attendance less than 15 (fifteen) days in a month : Nil.

Physical attendance 15 and up to 18 days in a month : Rs.750/-.

Physical attendance
e from 19 to 20 days per month : Rs. 1250/-

Physical attendance
dance 21 days and above in
i a month : Rs.1500/-.

29) Other Allowances :

With effect from 1stApril, 2020

20 the rate of the following existing allowances shall be revised
as under:

i) Technical Staff who are not entitled to

Project Allowance – Technical and Non-Technical
O&M Allowance and directly or indirectly associated with Extension Project
associated P / Coal
Mines shall be entitled to draw Project Allowance @ 5% of Basic Pay subject to
maximum of Rs. (Rupees One thousand two hundred) per month with
Rs.1200/-(Rupees
minimum working of 15 ddays in a month.

Special allowance for handling Coal/Dust/Acid

ii) Coal, Dust & Chemical Allowance –Special
& other Chemicals for employees of Level 1 to 6 actually deployed in the Coal
Handling Plant i.e. Operation/ Unloading Point, Coal Yard and at the top of Boil
Boiler
Plant, Water Treatment Plant will be paid @
Bunker and Chlorination, Acid Dozing Plant,
Rs.30/- (Rupees Thirty) only per head per day of work.

Employees up to the level 6 at Coal Mines and Railway Siding shall also be entitled
to the Allowance.

pecial allowance only in respect

An employee shall be entitled to get the aforesaid Special
of one of the elements(coal/dust/acid
elements(coal/dust/ and chemical) referred herein above related to
coal/Acid
Acid and other Chemical
Ch handling functions only.

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iii) Cash Handling Allowance – Cash Handling

andling Allowance @ Rs.
Rs.400/- (Rupees Four
Hundred)
undred) only per head per month will be paid to the employees who are dealing
with cash and posted in Cash Section.

iv) Store Keeper Allowance – Store Keeper Allowance@ @ Rs. 400/- (Rupees Four
Hundred) only per head per month will be paid to the employees handling Store
Materials and posted at Store Section at the Plant.

Special Allowance for occasional handling of cash/store will be paid @ Rs.20/-

(Rupees twenty)) only per head per day up to a maximum of Rs.
Rs.400/- in a month.

v) Tiffin Allowance - With effect from 1stApril, 2020,Non-technical

technical Level 1 & Level 2
employees rendering services at least for 02 hours beyond the normal office hours
(for offices located at Bidyut Unnayan Bhavan & Administrative Offices
O of Power
Stations/Projects/Mines) will be allowed Tiffin Allowance @ Rs. 35/-
35/ per head per
day subject to the maximum limit of Rs. 350/-
350/ per month.

30) Difficult Area Allowance:

Allowance

With effect from 1st April, 2020 Difficult Area Allowance @ 5% of the Basic Pay will be paid
to the employees posted at Santaldih & Sagardighi Thermal Power Stations/Projects only.
This allowance will, however, be paid to the employees who will phyphysically attend office at
least 90% of the total working days in a month. Fraction of a day will be rounded off to the
next higher figure.

Regular employees posted at Coal Mines and Railway Siding shall also be entitled to the
benefit.

31) Head of the Department (HOD) Allowance :

With effect from 1st April, 2020 this

his allowance is applicable for Sr. Managers who are
holding the portfolio of the Head of the Department @ Rs.1,500/-
Rs.1,500/ (Rupees One Thousand
Five Hundred) only per head per month. The allowance shall be applicable to the Coal
Mines also.

32) Public Relation Allowance :

With effect from 1st April, 2020 Executive Directors/Directors will be entitled to Public
2500/ (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred) only per head per
Relation Allowance @ Rs 2500/-
month.

Rs.2,000/ (Rupees Two thousand) only per head per month

Public Relation Allowance @ Rs.2,000/-
will be paid to the General Managers of WBPDCL.

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The Agents at Coal Mines who are under the regular establishment of WBPDCL and in the
rank of Deputy General Managers will be given Public Relation Allowance
llowance at the rate of Rs.
1500/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred) only per head per month being such agents
are functioning as head of the respective coal mines.

33) Reimbursement of Professional Fees:

Fees
Membership Fees of Professional bodies/Institutes and cost of Professional
Profession Journal will be
reimbursed at actual to an employee on the basis of specified relevance to the area or
responsibilities in the Company.
Sl. Reimbursement of
No. Specified Qualifications Area of responsibility Professional
expenses payable
per annum.
i. Graduate Engineer / Post Graduate/ Working in Technical
Doctoral Degree in Engineering from Discipline of the Rs.3,000/-
recognized University/ Institute Company
ii. Section (A) & (B) of Associate -do- Rs.3,000/-
Membership of Institution of Engineers
iii. Post Graduate Degree / Diploma (2
years duration) in Social Welfare/ Working in HR&A Rs.3,000/-
Personnel Management / Industrial Wing/Legal Cell
Relation / MBA / Law / from recognized
University/Institute
iv. Member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India/Institute of Cost F & A /RA Wing Rs.3,000/-
Accountants of India/MBA (Finance)
v. Member of the Institute of Company Board/Company Affairs Rs.3,000/-
Secretaries of India.
vi. Degree/ Diploma in Journalism/ Mass
Communication of recognized Public Relation Rs.3,000/-
professional body/Institute
vii. Graduate / Post Graduate Degree/ Medical Wing Rs.3,000/-
Diploma in Medical Science
viii. Degree/Diploma in Law (LLB),Public General
Administration Administration/Legal Rs.3,000/-
Cell
ix. Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial
Purchase/Materials Management (Not Materials Section Rs.3,000/-
less than 2 years course)
x. Diploma in Engineering Technical Section Rs.1,500/-

34) Funeral Expenses :

10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand) only will be paid on application of

Funeral Expenses of Rs.10
the family member of the deceased employee.

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The allowance will be effective from 01.04.2020

35) Reimbursement of Children Education Expenses :

To support children education,

educ expenses in the form of Hostel Subsidy
S (bed and other
charges) will be reimbursed to an employee for a sum not exceeding Rs. 12,000/-12,000/ per
annum per ward per employee subject to a maximum of two children. The claim for
reimbursement of hostel subsidy of one financial year should be lodged once in a year
within a period of the first six months of the subsequent year supported with the certificate
from the Head of the concerned School / College / Institution / University as to the actual
stay of the student in their hostels / approved student homes.

The children of those employees, who die or suffer permanent total disablement arising out
of and in course of employment who were availing such hostel subsidy will continue to avail
the same benefit till their stay in the hostel or date of superannuation of the employee
ver is earlier. The reimbursement is to be claimed in the same manner as above
whichever
either by the surviving parent or by the incumbent himself.

36) Computer Advance:

The provision of Computer Advance stands withdrawn w.e.f 01.04.2020.

37) Payment for Over Time Work:

With effect from 1stApril, 2020 payment for Overtime Work shall be paid to the eligible
employees up to 15 (Fifteen) hours in a month subject to a maximum of 45 (Forty five)
hours in a quarter as per the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948.

38) Medical Attendant and Treatment :

Existing rules, regulations and subsequent amendments thereto shall continue to apply.

39) Maternity Leave :

Maternity Leave will be allowed up to a maximum period of 182 (One Hundred & Eighty two)
182
days for two children only. The terms and conditions of sanctioning of leave will remain
unaltered.

40) Paternity-cum-Child
Child Care Leave :

Existing rules and regulations as notified vide Office Order No. 465/2017 dated 29.08.2017
shall continue to apply.

41) Travelling Allowance (TA) on Transfer:

TA on transfer comprising of the following components:

components:-

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(i) Transfer Grant.

(a) The Transfer Grant shall be paid at the rate of 35% (Thirty five per cent) of
basic pay, in case of transfer involving a change of place of posting located at a
distance of more than 20 kms, provided a change of residence is actually
involved.

(b) In cases of transfer to another place of posting, which is at a distance of less

than 20 Kms, 1/3rd of the Transfer grant will be admissible, provided a change
of residence is actually involved.

(c) If the transfer of husband and wife takes place within six months of each other
from their existing same location to another same location, only one transfer
grant will be permitted,. In cases where the transfer takes place within six
months, but after 60 days of the transfer of the spouse, 50% of the transfe
transfer
grant on transfer shall be allowed to the spouse transferred later. No transfer
grant shall be admissible to the spouse transferred later, in case both the
transfers are ordered within 60 days.

(d) In case of transfer at own request, no transfer grant shal

shall be admissible.

(e) Henceforth, transfer grant will be payable only after joining at new place
involving change of residence.
residence

(ii) Packing & Conveyance Grant :

The Packing & Conveyance Grant shall be paid at the rate of 5% (Five per cent) of
basic pay, in case of transfer involving a change of place of posting, provided a
change of residence is actually involved.

The above reimbursement will also be applicable in case of employees whose transfer
has been made based on their own application

nt of charges on transportation of personal effects

(iii) Reimbursement
The pay Levels and the entitlement for carriage of personal effects will be as follows:

Pay Level Rate per km

5 & above Rs.40/- per km
1 to 4 Rs.25/- per km

The above reimbursement will also be applicable in case of employees whose transfer
has been made against their own application.

No other claim in connection with transfer is admissible besides the above.

Note-No

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42) Travelling Allowance (TA) on Retirement:

A retiring employee will be entitled to the same benefits as admissible to a serving

employee of his/her status/pay level on transfer as described under Rule-41 for proceeding
to home town as per last recorded address, provided the employee was wa staying at
Company’s Quarter at the time of his/her retirement or vacated his/her quarter not more
than three months prior to his/her retirement. In case the employee is posted at Corporate
Office and recorded/permanent address is different from temporary
temporary address, he/she will be
entitled to TA subject to Rule 41 above.

43) Leave Encashment during Service :

Existing Rules for granting Leave Encashment facilities of 20 days beyond 180 days of
Earned Leave in a calendar year will continue.
Leave encashment for the employees on service on the basis of revised pay will be
effective from 1st April, 2020

44) Contractual Appointments for fixed tenure :

Contractual engagements for identified tasks, particularly those requiring high

person from outside. Any existing
professional skills may be made by inducting suitable persons
employee, after retirement might also be so engaged. Tenure and rremuneration of such
engagement
gagement may be decided by the Company
C on case to case basis.

45) Terminal Benefits

The existing terms and conditions regarding pension benefit as in DCRB, 1992 shall
continue with the following modifications:
(a) Extension of Full Terminal Benefit in respect of employees covered under DCRB,
1992: The length of required service for being entitled to full terminal benefit to the
employees of this Company and covered under DCRB, 1992 shall be 25 (twenty
five) years of satisfactory and continuous service subject to the condition that the
concerned employee continue in employment of the Company
ployee shall co C till his/her age
of superannuation. This will be effective on and from 01.01.2020.

(b) Minimum Pension: Minimum Pension/Family pension shall be not less than Rs.
8,650/- per month.

(c) Enhancement of Pension for the old pensioner / family pensioner –

The quantum of pension / family pension available to the old pensioners/family
pensioners will be enhanced in the following manner :

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Age of Pensioners Additional Quantum of Pension

20% of revised basic pension / family pension.
From 80 years to less than 85 years
30% of revised basic pension / family pension
From 85 years to less than 90 years
40% of revised basic pension / family pension
From 90 years to less than 95 years
50% of revised basic pension / family pension
From 95 years to less than 100
1 years
100% of revised basic pension / family
100 years or more
pension

(d) Pensioners who retired / died in harness before 01.01.2016 :

The existing basic pension in respect of all past pensioners who retired prior to
01.01.2016 shall be multiplied by 2.57, and the amount so arrived at shall be
rounded off to next 100
10 (one hundred) ,which
which shall be the revised basic pension on
and from 01.01.2016. As the revised basic pension is inclusive of already commuted
portion of pension, the commuted value of pension, already paid, shall be deducted
from the revised pension for monthly disbursement of pension.

(e) Pensioners who retired/died in harness on or after 01.01.2016 :

harness
For the pensioners retired / died in harness on or after 01.01.2016 the benefit shall
calculated on the basis of the revised pay taking effect from 01.01.2016.
be re-calculated
In line with the decision to pay arrears w.e.f. 01st January, 2020 in respect of all
categories including retired employees, arrear in respect of commutation of pension
will be admissible w.e.f 01.01.2020.

(f) Arrear Pension : Arrear Pension for the period 01.01.2020 to 31.03.2020 will be paid
in the financial year 2020-21.
2020

(g) Dearness Relief : 10% of Dearness Relief on revised pension shall be admissible to
the pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2020. Subsequent increase in dearness relief shall be
same date and the same rate at which
made admissible to the pensioners from the same
D.A. is sanctioned to the employees of the Company.

(h) 500/ per month will be payable to the retired employees

Medical Allowance :Rs. 500/-
with pension like regular employees of the Company. Retired employees opting for
“WBPDCL Medical Scheme for Retired Employees, 2018”
2018 will not be entitled to get
this allowance.

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46) Leave Encashment at the time of Retirement:

R
An employee is eligible to encash maximum 300 days accumulated earned leave at the
time of his/her retirement.

The upper limit of accumulation of Earned Leave is enhanced to 320 days instead of the
existing limit of 315 days in view of the existing encashment of leave per annum @ 20
days.

There will be no arrear for Cash Equivalent to Leave Salary for the employees who have
retired before 1st January 2020. Employees retiring on and from 1st January 2020 will be
entitled to such benefit on the basis of revised pay as per ROPA, 2020.

47) Gratuity:

The
e ceiling of the gratuity as revised vide Office Order No. 156 dt. 01.08.2018 & Office
Order No. 69/2019 dt. 27.05.2019 shall continue until further order.
Employees covered under CPF will be entitled to get Grat uity as per the Payment of
Gratuity
Gratuity Act, 1972.

In line with the decision to pay arrears w.e.f. 01st January, 2020 in respect of all categories,
ratuity will be admissible prior to
including retired employees, no arrear with respect to Gratuity
01.01.2020.

48) Overriding effect of Rules :

evision of Pay and Allowances (ROPA
All previous Rules/Regulations/Orders relating to Revision
2009) made by The West Bengal PowePowerr Development Corporation Ltd. shall
s not, save or
otherwise provided in these Rules, apply to cases where pay is regulated under these
th
Rules.

49) Power to relax :

Whereas the Chairman & Managing Director is satisfied that the operation of all or any of
creates anomaly in any particular case, he
the recommendations causes undue hardship or create
with or ,relax the requirement of that recommendation to such
may, by order, dispense with,
extent and subject to such conditions as he may consider necessary for dealing with the
case in a just and equitable manner.

50) Interpretation :
Director (HR)) is authorized to give interpretation/clarifications of the provisions of these
Rules wherever necessary, and his/her decision will be final.

S. S. SENGUPTA
(S. SENGUPTA)
Director (HR)

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PAY MATRIX
ANNEXURE – I

Class IV III II
Pay Band PB1 PB 2 PB3
Scale 4900-9200 6300-20200 9300-34800
Grade Pay 1700 2100 2600 3600 3900 4400 4700
LEVEL
Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 17300 20400 23400 29000 35000 36800 37400
2 17900 21100 24200 29900 36100 38000 38600
3 18500 21800 25000 30800 37200 39200 39800
4 19100 22500 25800 31800 38400 40400 41000
5 19700 23200 26600 32800 39600 41700 42300
6 20300 23900 27400 33800 40800 43000 43600
7 21000 24700 28300 34900 42100 44300 45000
8 21700 25500 29200 36000 43400 45700 46400
9 22400 26300 30100 37100 44800 47100 47800
10 23100 27100 31100 38300 46200 48600 49300
11 23800 28000 32100 39500 47600 50100 50800
12 24600 28900 33100 40700 49100 51700 52400
13 25400 29800 34100 42000 50600 53300 54000
14 26200 30700 35200 43300 52200 54900 55700
15 27000 31700 36300 44600 53800 56600 57400
16 27900 32700 37400 46000 55500 58300 59200
17 28800 33700 38600 47400 57200 60100 61000
18 29700 34800 39800 48900 59000 62000 62900
19 30600 35900 41000 50400 60800 63900 64800
20 31600 37000 42300 52000 62700 65900 66800
21 32600 38200 43600 53600 64600 67900 68900
22 33600 39400 45000 55300 66600 70000 71000
23 34700 40600 46400 57000 68600 72100 73200
24 35800 41900 47800 58800 70700 74300 75400
25 36900 43200 49300 60600 72900 76600 77700
26 38100 44500 50800 62500 75100 78900 80100
27 39300 45900 52400 64400 77400 81300 82600
28 40500 47300 54000 66400 79800 83800 85100
29 41800 48800 55700 68400 82200 86400 87700
30 43100 50300 57400 70500 84700 89000 90400
31 44400 51900 59200 72700 87300 91700 93200
32 45800 53500 61000 74900 90000 94500 96000
33 47200 55200 62900 77200 92700 97400 98900
34 48700 56900 64800 79600 95500 100400 101900
35 50200 58700 66800 82000 98400 103500 105000
36 51800 60500 68900 84500 101400 106700 108200

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PAY MATRIX
ANNEXURE – I

Class
Pay Band PB 4 PB 5
Scale 15600 – 39100 37400 – 67000
Grade Pay 5400 6600 7600 8100 8700 8900 10000
LEVEL
Index 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 56100 73700 96800 134500 138700 147300 156500
2 57800 76000 99800 138600 142900 151800 161200
3 59600 78300 102800 142800 147200 156400 166100
4 61400 80700 105900 147100 151700 161100 171100
5 63300 83200 109100 151600 156300 166000 176300
6 65200 85700 112400 156200 161000 171000 181600
7 67200 88300 115800 160900 165900 176200 187100
8 69300 91000 119300 165800 170900 181500 192800
9 71400 93800 122900 170800 176100 187000 198600
10 73600 96700 126600 176000 181400 192700 204600
11 75900 99700 130400 181300 186900 198500 210800
12 78200 102700 134400 186800 192600 204500
13 80600 105800 138500 192500 198400
14 83100 109000 142700 198300 204400
15 85600 112300 147000
16 88200 115700 151500
17 90900 119200 156100
18 93700 122800 160800
19 96600 126500 165700
20 99500 130300 170700
21 102500 134300 175900
22 105600 138400 181200
23 108800 142600
24 112100 146900
25 115500 151400
26 119000 156000
27 122600 160700
28 126300 165600
29 130100
30 134100
31 138200
32 142400
33 146700
34 151200
35 155800
36 160500

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ANNEXURE – II

FORM FOR EXERCISE OF OPTION

[See rule 5(v)]

( In the event of fixation of Pay on Promotion to the next higher grade / post )

-------------------------------------, hereby exercise option in view of my

I ------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------- with effect from ---------------------------
promotion to the post of---------------------------------------------------
and would like to get my pay fixed :

(a) From the date of promotion on -----------------------------

OR

(b) With effect from the next date of increment i.e. on 1st day of July-------------
July-------------.

Signature ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
:‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Name ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
:‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Emp. No. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

:‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Designation :‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Department ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
:‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Date :

Place :

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ANNEXURE – III

H.R.A. DECLARATION FORM

[See rule 8(d)]

I ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐,
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐, hereby declare that ::‐
(i) I am married / un‐married/widow/widower.
married/widow/widower.
(ii) My wife/husband is not in service under the Government of India or any State Government or
Government Undertaking or any Statutory or Local Body or any Educational Intuitions or any Private
entities etc.
OR
My wife/husband is in service and following are the particulars of her/his employment and Pay etc.
etc dawn
by her/him:

a) Name of her/his Office/Organization/Institution_______________________

Office/Organizatio __________________________

b) Address of the Office/Organization/Institution __________________________________________

_____ ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________ __________________________

c) Present Basic Pay per month and

and Scale of Pay___________________________________________
Pay_________________________

d) Date of next increment _________________________ ___________________________________

________________________________________________

month_______________________________________________
e) House Rent Allowance drawn per month____________________________________
uthenticated by DDO of that Office or Certificate in the official letter head)
(Supported by Pay Slip duly authenticated

f) Residential Address of Self_____________________ ______________________________

Self___________________________________________________________

g) Residential Address of Spouse_____________ ______________________________________

Spouse________________________________________________________
OR
My wife / husband is not drawing any HRA because _____________________________________________

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Signature ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Name ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Emp. No.‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Designation ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Department ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Date :
Place :

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PAY & ALLOWANCES OF THE
TEACHING & NON-TEACHING STAFF
OF THE SCHOOLS OF WBPDCL – 2020

THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.

“BIDYUT UNNAYAN BHABAN”,

3/C, LA-BLOCK, SECTOR-III, BIDHANNAGAR, KOLKATA-700 106

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Office Order No. :1229/2020 Dated : 17th July, 2020

Revision of Pay and Allowances of the Teaching and Non-teaching Staff of

the Schools of WBPDCL
In exercise of the power conferred by the Department of Power & NES, Government of West Bengal vide
Notification No.71-PO/O/C-IV/1E-06/09 dated 17.02.2009 followed by Memo No 91(2)-PO/0/IV/1E-04/2020
dated 10/02/2020 and in pursuance of the decision of the Board of Directors of the West Bengal Power
Development Corporation Ltd. in its meeting held on 12th March, 2020 and 15th July, 2020 the Pay & Allowances
of the teaching and non-teaching staff under the regular establishment of WBPDCL attached to T. T. Dr. B. C. Roy
Vidyalaya (H.S.) at BTPS, KTPP High School (H.S.) at KTPS, BkTPP Prabir Sengupta Vidyalaya (H.S.) at BkTPS, SgTP
School (HS) at SgTPP and Dr. B. C. Roy Primary School, at BTPS, are hereby revised as per details given below :

1) Short Title and Commencement:

i. These Rules may be called “The Revision of Pay and Allowances Rules, 2020 of the Teaching and
Non-teaching staff of the Schools of WBPDCL”.

ii. This shall deem to have come into force w.e.f. 1st January, 2016 notionally and with actual financial
effect from 01.01.2020, unless otherwise specifically provided under these Rules.

2) Definitions:

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires : –

i. “Existing Basic Pay” means Pay drawn in the prescribed existing Band Pay and Grade Pay, including
stagnation increment (s) but does not include any other type of pay like Special Pay.

ii. “Existing Scale” in relation to an employee means the present scale applicable to the post held by
st
the employee as on 1 day of January, 2016, whether in a substantive or officiating capacity.

iii. “Pay in the Revised Pay Structure” means Pay drawn as on 01.01.2016 under Sl. No. 2 (i) above
with multiplying factor of 2.57 (two and decimal point fifty seven) and fixed suitably in the new
scale of pay not including any other type of pay like Special pay etc.

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iv. The term Company shall mean The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
(WBPDCL).

v. “Employee” means teaching and non-teaching staff of WBPDCL Schools.

vi. “Pay Matrix” means as specified in Annexure-I, with levels of pay arranged in vertical cells as
assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay.

vii. “Level” in the Pay Matrix shall mean the level corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade
Pay as specified in Annexure-I.

viii. “Pay in the Level” means pay drawn in the appropriate Cell of the Level as specified in Annexure-I.

3) Pay Structure :

Revised Pay Structure

Existing Pay Structure w.e.f. 01.01.06
Sl. No. Name of Service / Post with w.e.f. 01.01.2016
qualification Pay Band No. Corresponding Level of Entry Pay
Pay Band (Rs.)
Grade Pay Pay (Rs.)
1. Headmaster/Headmistress of High. P.B. – 4 Rs.9000-40500 Rs. 5600
10 56,100/-
School
2.a. Asstt. Headmaster/ Headmistress of High P.B. – 4 Rs.9000-40500 Rs. 5100 9 42,600/-
School- Post Graduate Scale
2.b. Asstt. Headmaster/ Headmistress of High P.B. – 4 Rs.9000-40500 Rs. 4900
8 39,900/-
School- Honours Graduate Scale
3. Asstt Teacher- High School P.B. – 4 Rs.9000-40500 Rs.4800
9 42,600/-
Post Graduate Scale
4. Asstt Teacher- High School P.B. – 4 Rs.9000-40500 Rs.4700
8 39,900/-
Honours Graduate Scale
5. Asstt. Teacher – Graduate Scale P.B. – 4 Rs.9000-40500 Rs.4400
7 35,800/-
(High School) (For CAS)
6. Asstt. Teacher – Graduate Scale P.B. – 3 Rs. 7100-37600 Rs.4100
6 33,400/-
(High School)
7. Librarian (for CAS) P.B. – 3 Rs. 7100-37600 Rs.4100 6 33,400/-
8. Librarian P.B. – 3 Rs. 7100-37600 Rs.3900 5 32,100/-
9. Head/Asstt. Teacher - Primary School P.B. – 3 Rs. 7100-37600 Rs.3200
4 27,000/-
(for CAS)
10. Head Teacher - Primary School P.B. – 2 Rs. 5400-25200 Rs. 2800 3 22,700/-
11. Asstt. Teacher- Primary School P.B. – 2 Rs. 5400-25200 Rs.2600
3 22,700/-
with HS (Plus 2) with D.El.Ed
12. Clerk (For CAS) P.B. – 3 Rs. 7100-37600 Rs.3200 4 27,000/-
13. Clerk with H.S. (plus 2) P.B. – 2 Rs. 5400-25200 Rs.2600 3 22,700/-
14. Laboratory Attendant (For CAS) P.B. – 1 Rs. 4900-16200 Rs. 2100 2 19,700/-
15. Laboratory Attendant P.B. – 1 Rs. 4900-16200 Rs. 1700 1 17,300/-

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4) Level of Posts :

From the date of 1st January, 2016, the Level of posts shall be determined in accordance with the various
Levels as assigned to the corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay as specified in the Pay Matrix.

5) Drawal of Pay and Allowances in the Revised Pay structure :

The revised pay so arrived will be disbursed in the month of July,2020. It is hereby clarified that such
fixation in revised pay is “provisional” and “over drawal”/under-drawal, if any, shall be recovered/paid in
one installment.

6) Fixation of initial pay in the revised pay structure :

The initial pay of all teaching /non-teaching staff to be governed by the revised pay structure shall be
st
fixed notionally on and from 1 January, 2016 or from the date of his/her joining whichever is later in the
following manner :

i. The revised pay of an employee shall be determined by multiplying the existing Basic Pay (Band
Pay plus Grade Pay) as on 01.01.2016 or as on the date of his/her joining whichever is later, by
the factor of 2.57 and the resultant figure be rounded off to the next multiple of 100 and the
figure so arrived at will be located in the applicable level in the Pay Matrix. If such an identical
figure corresponds to any cell in the applicable level in the Pay Matrix, the same shall be the Pay,
and if no such cell is available in the applicable level, the pay shall be fixed at the immediate next
higher cell in that applicable Level of the Pay Matrix as per Annexure-I.

ii. If the minimum pay or the first cell in the applicable Level is more than the amount arrived at as
per (i) above, the pay shall be fixed at minimum pay of the first cell of that applicable Level.

The above provisions shall also be applied in the case of those recruited between 01.01.2016 and
the date of publication of these Rules.

7) Fixation of Pay in revised Pay Structure of Teaching / Non-teaching Staff appointed as fresh recruits on
or after 1st day of January, 2016.

(i) The pay of direct recruits to a particular post on or after the 1st day of January, 2016 shall be fixed
at the minimum pay in the first Cell of the Level, applicable to the post to which such employees
are appointed.

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(ii) The provision of sub-rule (i) shall also be applied in the case of those recruited between the 1st
day of January, 2016, and the date of publication of these rules.

8) Fixation of pay in case of Promotion/Career Advancement Scheme(CAS) :

The fixation of pay in case of promotion/CAS from one level to another level in the revised pay structure
shall be made in the following manner: -

One increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is promoted / granted CAS and
his/her pay shall be fixed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which
promoted / granted CAS and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which promoted / granted CAS,
his/her pay shall be fixed at the next higher Cell in that Level.

Note-1.- An employee may have option to get his pay fixed either from the date of promotion / CAS or
from the date of next increment:

(a) In case, the employee opts to get his pay fixed from the date of promotion / CAS, his / her pay in
the promotional post / level of pay on CAS shall be fixed under the provisions of this rule and
his/her next increment will fall due on the 1st July on completion of at least six months from the
date of such promotion / CAS.

(b) In case, the employee opts to get his/her pay fixed from the date of increment, then on the date
of promotion/CAS his/her pay shall initially be fitted in the applicable level of the promotional
post / level of pay of CAS at the same Cell as that of his existing pay and in absence of such Cell, at
the next higher Cell and such pay shall finally be re-fixed under the provisions of this rule after
accrual of increment in the lower post. The next increment shall, however, fall due on the next 1st
July.

(c) The prescribed format for exercising option is given in Annexure-II. The option once exercised
shall be final.

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Note-2. On promotion to the post of Asst Head Master/Mistress, one increment will be given in the
existing Pay level as applicable to him/her and if such Asst. Head Master/Mistress is promoted to
the post of Head Master/Mistress, he/she will be given one increment in the pay level applicable
to such Asst Head Master/Mistress.

It is clarified that this above benefit of fixation shall be independent of the additional increment
as provided in clause no 9(II)(A).

9) Increment in the Revised Pay Structure :

I. After fixation of pay in the appropriate Level in the Pay Matrix, the subsequent increment in the
Level shall be at the immediate next higher Cell vertically arranged in that Level.

II. Other Benefits:

A. With effect from 01st January, 2020, all Assistant Teachers of Higher Secondary Schools of
WBPDCL entitled to Honours or Master Degree Pay Level 8 or 9 and all Head
Masters/Mistress & all Assistant Head Masters/Mistresses will be given three additional
increments as follows :

1st additional increment: After completion of 8(eight) years continuous & satisfactory
service from the date of joining as Assistant Teacher under any High School of WBPDCL ,
1st additional increment will be given.

2nd additional increment: After completion of 16(eight) years continuous & satisfactory
service from the date of joining as Assistant Teacher under any High School of WBPDCL as
stated above, 2nd additional increment will be given,

3rd additional increment : After completion of 25 (eight) years continuous & satisfactory
service from the date of joining as Assistant Teacher under any High School of WBPDCL as
stated above, 3rd additional increment will be given.

B. With effect from 01st January, 2020, all other teaching and non-teaching employees of
Higher Secondary Schools entitle to Pay Level 6 or below and Primary School of WBPDCL
entitled to Pay Level 3 or below in Pay Matrix will be given three benefits as follows:

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1st Benefit : 1st additional increment after completion of 8(eight) years continuous &
satisfactory service from the date of joining as Assistant Teacher or any induction level
post under any High School or Primary School of WBPDCL.

2nd Benefit : Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) after completion of 16 (eight) years
continuous & satisfactory service from the date of joining as Assistant Teacher or any
induction level post under any High School / Primary School of WBPDCL as stated above.
As per CAS, the concerned eligible employees will be given 01 (One) increment in their
existing Level of Pay in the Pay Matrix and then they will be placed in the next Higher Pay
Level in Pay Matrix, accordingly their Pay will fixed in the appropriate Cell in that Higher
Pay level in Pay Matrix.

3rd Benefit: Another additional increment will be given after completion of 25 (twenty
five) years continuous & satisfactory service from the date of joining as Assistant Teacher
or any induction level post under any High School or Primary School of WBPDCL as stated
above.

However, if any Teaching or non-teaching employee of Primary School of WBPDCL is

appointed as Assistant Teacher or joins in any non-teaching post of WBPDCL High School
through open & direct recruitment process as departmental candidate, such employee’s
service rendered in Primary School will not be counted for above benefits.

However the entire service rendered in Primary School as well as High School will be
considered for Pension benefit, if any & Gratuity benefit; credited leaves in Primary School
will be carried forward.

10) Date of Increment in the Revised pay Structure :

There shall be a uniform date of annual increment for all teaching and non-teaching staff and such date of
annual increment shall be the 1st day of July of every year.

All teaching and non-teaching staff completing at least 6 (six) months in the revised pay structure as on 1st
day of July, shall be eligible to be granted annual increment.

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Note-1. In the case of benefit under CAS (16 years benefit) or additional increments (8,16,25 years
benefits) an employee may opt for the same on the date of entitlement or on the immediate
next 1st July, the date of accrual of annual increment.

Note-2. In case the employee opts for the benefit on the date of entitlement he/she will get one
increment on that date, but he/she will not be entitled to next annual increment on the 1st July
of the same year unless he/she completes at least 6 months of service. In other words – if the
date of entitlement falls during from 1st July to 1st January, the employee after having the
benefit of one additional increment, on the date of entitlement, will get annual increment on the
next 1st July, but if the date of entitlement falls during 2nd January to 30th June, the employee
after having the benefit of one additional increment, will not be entitled to the annual increment
on 1st July of the same year; he/she will, however, get the annual increment on the 1st July of
the following year.

Note-3. In case the employee opts for the benefit on the date of accrual of annual increment, on 1st July
he/she will get the annual increment first and then he/she will get the additional
increment/benefit of CAS on the basic pay arrived at after getting the annual increment.

Note-4. If extra-ordinary leave(EOL) is not condoned and the period of such extra ordinary leave (EOL)
exceeds one month after 1st July of usual annual increment, the employee may be allowed the
benefits of 8,16,25 years etc. notionally from the date of 1st July/date of option. However, the
actual benefits of 8,16,25 years of service etc. will be admissible from the month after deducting
the non-qualifying month(s) of service spent on extra ordinary leave counting from 1st July of
notional benefit of 8,16,25 years of service etc.

11) Benefit of Additional Remuneration :

a) Benefit of the Head Master/Headmistress of the Higher Secondary School- In the revised pay
structure the Head Master/ Headmistress of the Higher Secondary School shall get an Additional
Remuneration of Rs.500/-(Five Hundred) per month for shouldering responsibility as Head
Master/Headmistress of any Higher Secondary School with effect from the date of appointment
or from 01.01.2020 whichever is later.

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b) Benefit of the Assistant Head Master/Assistant Headmistress of the Higher Secondary School-
Assistant Head Master / Assistant Head Mistress of the Higher Secondary Schools shall get an
Additional Remuneration of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) per month for shouldering
responsibility so long he/she continues in the said post with effect from the date of appointment
or from 01.01.2020 whichever is later.

c) Benefit of Teacher-in-Charge in the revised pay structure of Higher Secondary School- Teacher-in-
charge of a Higher Secondary School shall get an Additional Remuneration of Rs. 250/- (Two
Hundred Fifty) per month for shouldering responsibility so long he/she continue in the said post
with effect from the date of appointment or from 01.01.2020 whichever is later.

d) Benefit of Head Teacher of Primary School- Head Teacher of a Primary School shall get in the
revised pay structure an Additional Remuneration of Rs. 400 (Four Hundred) per month in
addition to his/her pay in the respective pay Level with effect from the date of appointment or
from 01.01.2020 whichever is later..

e) Benefit of Teacher-in-Charge in the revised pay structure of Primary School- Teacher-in-charge of

a Primary School shall get an Additional Remuneration of Rs. 200/- (Two Hundred) per month for
shouldering responsibility so long he/she continues in the said post with effect from the date of
appointment or from 01.01.2020 whichever is later.

Note-1. Additional remuneration mentioned as above shall not count for various allowances like DA, HRA,
FCA etc. and nor it shall count for retirement benefits.

12) Dearness Allowance (DA) :

The Dearness Allowance admissible to all categories of teaching and non-teaching staff of the Company
shall be payable on the Revised Pay, from the dates mentioned below at the following rates :

Date from which payable Rate of Dearness Allowance per month

From 01.01.2020 10% of the Revised Pay

Henceforth, Dearness Allowance shall be admissible to the teaching and non-teaching staff of the
Company at such rate and from such date as may be decided by the Company keeping in view of rates as
would be admissible to the employees of the State Government and Central Government from time to
time.
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13) House Rent Allowance (HRA) :

(a) House Rent Allowance will be allowed @16% (Sixteen per cent) of basic pay subject to maximum of
Rs.16,000/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand) only. However, employees drawing HRA more than Rs.
16,000/- per month, in the pre-revised scale will continue to get that amount of HRA which will be
protected at that limit only and will not be increased any further.

(b) In case of an employee whose spouse is working with WBPDCL and posted at the same location,
HRA will be admissible to any one of them as per their option, subject to maximum celling of
Rs.16000/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand) only.

In case an employee whose spouse is working at different location and not residing in Company
quarters, HRA will be admissible for both of them. However, in the event of both having common
residential address, only one of them will be eligible for HRA. In the later case, no HRA will be
admissible to both of them if they are residing in Company quarters.

(c) Spouse Working in other Organization (State/Central Govt. /PSU/Private etc.)

(i) Spouse working in other organization but living with the employee in same living
establishment/ having common residential address, HRA of the spouse shall be taken into
account while determining Overall ceiling of Rs. 16,000/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand) only per
month.

(ii) Spouse Working in other Organization (State/Central Govt./PSU/Private entities etc.) and
living separately beyond a distance of 50 Kms and above full HRA may be admissible to the
employee.

A declaration shall be submitted by each employee, i.r.o. all the categories in the month of February
every year as per the format prescribed in Annexure-III.

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14) Field Compensatory Allowance :

Field Compensatory Allowance, as existing, shall be admissible to the employees as under. Employees
attached to Power Stations/Projects who are not getting HRA shall be entitled to such allowance. The
employees occupying Field Hostel and Shared Accommodation shall also be eligible for such allowance.

Zone Unit Quantum per head per month Maximum limit per month
A SgTPP 12% of Basic Pay Rs.13000/-
B BkTPS 10% of Basic Pay Rs.11000/-
C BTPS & KTPS 8% of Basic Pay Rs.9000/-

KTPS-Kolaghat Thermal Power Station, BTPS-Bandel Thermal Power Station, BkTPS- Bakreswar Thermal
Power Station, SgTPP- Sagardighi Thermal Power Project.

In case of an employee whose spouse is working with WBPDCL and posted at the same location and a
quarter is allotted in his/her name, FCA will be admissible only to him/her i.e in whose name the quarter
is allotted.

15) Admissibility of HRA in certain conditions:

In continuation to Rule-13 of these Rules, henceforth the house rent allowance will also be admissible at
the following rate and conditions to the employees concerned in the power stations/projects.

Conditions Plant Percentage of HRA

(i) Standard Quarters as also
quarters which are one step All Plants NIL
below

Conditions Percentage of HRA Overall Celling

Plant
(FCA+HRA)
(ii) Quarters which are two SgTPP 20% of FCA (12%) Rs.15600/-
step below or Field hostel BkTPS 20% of FCA (10%) Rs.13200/-
KTPS & BTPS 20% of FCA (8%) Rs.10800/-

Overall Celling
Conditions Plant Percentage of HRA
(FCA+HRA)
(iii) Shared accommodation-If SgTPP 25% of FCA (12%) Rs.16000/-
shared by two & above) BkTPS 25% of FCA (10%) Rs.13750/-
KTPS & BTPS 25% of FCA (8%) Rs.11250/-

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Note 1.- The Employees occupying Field Hostel will be entitled to get the above HRA maximum for a
period of Six months from the date of Occupation.

Note-2.- Recovery of Service Charges for occupation of Company’s Quarter vide Office Order No 102/95
dated 20/06/1995 stands withdrawn with effect from July,2020.

16) Electricity Allowance :

Following will be the rate for different classes of employees :

Admissible amount of Electricity Allowance per

Level in the Pay Matrix month
Level 1 & 2 Rs. 800/-
Level 3 to 9 Rs.1000/-
Level 10 Rs.1300/-

Note : Those who are getting higher electricity allowance in pre-revised scale will continue to get the
same.

17) Medical Allowance :

(i) Medical Allowance @ Rs. 500/- per month will be paid uniformly to all categories of employees.
(ii) For the purpose of determination of dependency on the employees in respect of any family
member the monthly income limit from all sources will be Rs. 8650/- per month.

18) Allowance for Differently Abled Employee (Divyanga allowance):

With effect from 1st April, 2020 for Differently Abled employees, Divyanga Allowance will be paid @
Rs.800/- (Rupees Eight hundred) only per month, subjected to the conditions that the allowance will not
be admissible during suspension.

19) Holiday / Leave:

The Holidays and Leave facilities shall be governed as admissible for Govt. Sponsored or Govt. Aided
recognized Schools of West Bengal up to Class-XII standard unless there is any Notification/Order to the
contrary.

20) Other Conditions of Service:

All other conditions of service including disciplinary issues, and other benefits such as Travelling
Allowance, LTC/HTC, Medical facilities, General Provident Fund, Pension & Gratuity, would be admissible
as per relevant Rules & Regulations of WBPDCL and Central/State Government, as amended from time to
time .
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21) Mode of payment of arrears:

The revised pay of all teaching and non-teaching staff will be fixed notionally from 01.01.2016. The pay
so fixed shall be notional from 1st January, 2016 to 31st December, 2019 and no arrear shall be paid for
this period. However the arrear due to revision of pay for the period from 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2020 shall
be paid in the month of July, 2020.

22) Overriding effect of Rules:

All previous Rules/Regulations/Orders relating to Revision of Pay and Allowances (ROPA 2009) made by
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. shall not, save or otherwise provided in these
Rules, apply to cases where pay is regulated under these Rules.

23) Power to relax :

Where the Chairman & Managing Director is satisfied that the operation of all or any of the
recommendations causes undue hardship or create anomaly in any particular case, he may, by order,
dispense with, or relax the requirement of that recommendation to such extent and subject to such
conditions as he may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner.

24) Interpretation:

Director (HR) is authorized to give interpretation/clarifications of the provisions of these Rules

wherever necessary, and his decision will be final.

(S. S. SENGUPTA)
Director (HR)

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PAY MATRIX
ANNEXURE – I

Pay Band
PB-1 PB-2 PB-3 PB-4
No
Pay Band Rs. 4900-16200 Rs.5400-25200 Rs.7100-37600 Rs. 9000-40500
Grade Pay 1700 2100 2600 3200 3900 4100 4400 4700 4800 5400
Old Entry
6600 7680 8840 10300 12270 12750 13400 14930 15960 21000
Pay
Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 17300 19700 22700 27000 32100 33400 35800 39900 42600 56100
2 17900 20300 23400 27800 33100 34400 36900 41100 43900 57800
3 18500 20900 24100 28600 34100 35400 38000 42300 45200 59500
4 19100 21500 24800 29500 35100 36500 39100 43600 46600 61300
5 19700 22100 25500 30400 36200 37600 40300 44900 48000 63100
6 20300 22800 26300 31300 37300 38700 41500 46200 49400 65000
7 21000 23500 27100 32200 38400 39900 42700 47600 50900 67000
8 21700 24200 27900 33200 39600 41100 44000 49000 52400 69000
9 22400 24900 28700 34200 40800 42300 45300 50500 54000 71100
10 23100 25600 29600 35200 42000 43600 46700 52000 55600 73200
11 23800 26400 30500 36300 43300 44900 48100 53600 57300 75400
12 24600 27200 31400 37400 44600 46200 49500 55200 59000 77700
13 25400 28000 32300 38500 45900 47600 51000 56900 60800 80000
14 26200 28800 33300 39700 47300 49000 52500 58600 62600 82400
15 27000 29700 34300 40900 48700 50500 54100 60400 64500 84900
16 27900 30600 35300 42100 50200 52000 55700 62200 66400 87400
17 28800 31500 36400 43400 51700 53600 57400 64100 68400 90000
18 29700 32400 37500 44700 53300 55200 59100 66000 70500 92700
19 30600 33400 38600 46000 54900 56900 60900 68000 72600 95500
20 31600 34400 39800 47400 56500 58600 62700 70000 74800 98400
21 32600 35400 41000 48800 58200 60400 64600 72100 77000 101400
22 33600 36500 42200 50300 59900 62200 66500 74300 79300 104400
23 34700 37600 43500 51800 61700 64100 68500 76500 81700 107500
24 35800 38700 44800 53400 63600 66000 70600 78800 84200 110700
25 36900 39900 46100 55000 65500 68000 72700 81200 86700 114000
26 38100 41100 47500 56700 67500 70000 74900 83600 89300 117400
27 39300 42300 48900 58400 69500 72100 77100 86100 92000 120900
28 40500 43600 50400 60200 71600 74300 79400 88700 94800 124500
29 41800 44900 51900 62000 73700 76500 81800 91400 97600 128200
30 43100 46200 53500 63900 76900 78800 84300 94100 100500 132000
31 44400 47600 55100 65800 78200 81200 86800 96900 103500 136000
32 45800 49000 56800 67800 80500 83600 89400 99800 106600 140100
33 47200 50500 58500 69800 82900 86100 92100 102800 109800 144300

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ANNEXURE – II

FORM FOR EXERCISE OF OPTION

[See rule 8(b) & 10]
(In the event of fixation of Pay on Promotion/CAS/Additional Increment)

I --------------------------------------------------------------------, hereby exercise option in view of my

Promotion/CAS/ Additional Increment to the post of---------------------------------------------------- with effect

from ----------------------------- and I would like to get my pay fixed :

(a) From the date of promotion/CAS/Additional Increment on -----------------------------

OR

(b) With effect from the next date of increment i.e. on 1st day of July --------------------.

Signature ---------------------------------------------------

Name ------------------------------------------------------

Emp. No.----------------------------------------------------

Designation ------------------------------------------------

Name of School -------------------------------------------

Date :

Place :

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ANNEXURE – III

H.R.A. DECLARATION FORM

[See rule 13(C)]

I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, hereby declare that :-

(i) I am married / un-married/widow/widower.
(ii) My wife/husband is not in service under the Government of India or any State Government or
Government Undertaking or any Statutory or Local Body or any Educational Intuitions or any Private
entities etc.
OR
My wife/husband is in service and following are the particulars of her/his employment and Pay etc dawn by
her/him:

a) Name of her/his Office/Organization/Institution_______________________________________________

b) Address of the Office/Organization/Institution ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

c) Present Basic Pay per month and Scale of Pay_________________________________________________

d) Date of next increment ___________________________________________________________________

e) House Rent Allowance drawn per month_____________________________________________________

(Supported by Pay Slip duly authenticated by DDO of that Office or Certificate in the official letter head)

f) Residential Address of Self________________________________________________________________

g) Residential Address of Spouse_____________________________________________________________

OR
My wife / husband is not drawing any HRA because _________________________________________________

Signature ---------------------------------------------------------------

Name --------------------------------------------------------------------

Emp. No.----------------------------------------------------------------

Designation -----------------------------------------------------------

Name of School ------------------------------------------------------

Date :

Place :
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