Additional Responsibility when done Recognised by Additional Allowance OFFICIATING ALLOWANCE l (Regulation 23 (vi)) Officiating allowance is payable only when a junior level officer officiates in a higher grade/ post categorised as such. The staffing pattern of branches, depending upon its categorisation is furnished in the annexe. Officiating allowance is linked to the categorised post (refer staffing pattern) and NOT to the grades of officers occupying such posts. For example, in a LARGE branch if an MMG II officer officiates as Senior Manager, he will be eligible for officiating allowance. Likewise if a JMG Scale I officer is officiating in the place of first line Manager in the large branch, he will be eligible for officiating allowance. Ilustrations 1. MMG Scale III officer attached / posted to a branch if officiates as Senior Manager, he is not eligible for officiating allowance since he is not officiating in a post higher than his grade. 2. In the case of Small branches (to be headed by JMG I) where MMG II or MMG III has been posted as Manager, if they go on leave and JMG I officers will not be eligible for officiating allowance since as per the categorisation JMG I officer can be Manager of the branch. Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017 85
3. When an officer in a higher grade/post goes on leave, officiating allowance is payable to the officer in lower grade who holds additional charge during the leave period and it will not have telescopic effect. For example: If Chief Manager of very large branch goes on leave, the Senior Manager in Scale III who holds the additional charge as Chief Manager is eligible for this allowance. But the deputy manager of the branch cannot claim this allowance on the plea that he is officiating as Senior Manager as the Senior Manager is officiating as Chief Manager. In otherwords, it has no chain effect. Eligibility Criteria a. The officer must officiate in a post in a higher scale for a continuous period of not less than seven days at a time or an aggregate of 7 days during a calendar month. b. The amount of allowance payable is 6% of his pay w.e.f. 01.11.1999 pro rata for the period for which he/she officiates during a calendar month. c. The officiating allowance shall rank as pay for the purpose of provident fund and pension and not for other purposes. Explanatory Note An MMG II officer is working as Manager in a branch, say of Medium size from 01.01.2005 and the branch gets upgraded. The eligibility for officiating allowance is as under: Date of reporting of the Date of upgradation Date of eligiblility Manager at that branch for officiating allowance. 01.01.2005. (Reported before upgradation) A* 31.03.2005 01.04.2006 01.01.2005 (Reported after upgradation) B* 31.03.2004 01.01.2005 A*) B*) Management reserves the right to post Manager within one year from the date of upgradation and hence Officiating allowance will be paid only on expiry of one year from the date of upgradation. Though one year period is not over from the date of upgradtion, Officiating allowance is due from the date when the junior level Manager reports to the branch to head the senior level Manager s position. 86 Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017
SPLIT DUTY ALLOWANCE (Regu.23(viii)) If the total business / working hours during a day are split with a minimum interval of two hours, the officers are eligible for split duty allowance of Rs.200/- p.m. w.e.f. 01.11.2012 i.e. If the banks have working hours split into Morning / Evening hours, this allowance is payable to officers. HILL AND FUEL ALLOWANCE (Regu.23(X)) wef.01.11.2012 Sl.No. Place Rate 1. Place with an altitude of 1000metres 2% of the revised pay subject to and above but less than1500 metres a maximum of Rs.750/- and Mercara Town. per month 2. Place with altitude of 1500 metres 2.5% of the revised pay subject to and above but less than 3000 a maximum of Rs.1000/- metres. per month 3. Place with an altitude of 3000 5% of the revised pay subject to metres and above. a maximum of Rs.2000/- per month Note : Officers posted at places with an altitude of not less than 750 metres which are surrounded by Hills with higher altitudes and which cannot be reached without crossing an altitude of 1000 metres or more, will be paid an Hill & fuel allowance at the same rate as is payable at centres with an altitude of 1000 metres and above. DEPUTATION ALLWANCE : [Regu.23(V)]. Wef 01.06.2015 This allowance is payable if an officer is deputed to serve outside the bank. Place deputed To a place other than the place of present posting Or deputed to serve outside the Bank. To an organisation which is located at the same place /centre where the officer is posted immediately prior to his deputation or to the training establishment of the Bank. Amount 7.75% of pay with a maximum of Rs.4,000/- per month 4% of Pay with a maximum of Rs.2,000/- per month Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017 87
HALF YEARLY CLOSING ALLOWANCE: [Regu.23(vii)] Rs.250/- for each half yearly closing as on 31st March and 30th September every year for those officers who are posted at branches where the books are closed. P.S. : Respective Regional Offices are the sanctioning authorities for all the allowances discussed above. MID ACADEMIC YEAR TRANSFER ALLOWANCE : With effect from 01.06.2015, Mid academic transfer allowance shall be payable at Rs.1100/- per month subject to other conditions. PROJECT AREA ALLOWANCE : On and from 01.11.2012, Project area compensatory allowance, shall be payable at the following rates. Project Areas falling in Group A Project Areas falling in Group B - Rs.400/- p.m. - Rs.350/- p.m. SPECIAL AREA ALLOWANCE : Sl. AREA ALLOWN. ALLOWN. 1. Mizoram : Rs. Rs. a) Chimptuipui district and areas beyond 25 kms. 2000 2600 from lunglei town in Lunglei district b) Entire Lunglei district excluding areas 1600 2100 beyond 25 kms from Lunglei town c) Entire Aizwal district 1200 1500 2. Nagaland 1600 2100 3. Andaman & Nicobar Islands: a) North Andaman, Middle Andamans, Little 2000 2600 Andaman, Nicobar & Narcondum Islands b) South Andaman (including Port Blair) 1600 2100 4. Sikkim 2000 2600 5. Lakshadweep Islands 2000 2600 88 Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017
6. Assam 320 400 7. Meghalaya 320 400 8. Tripura a) Difficult areas of Tripura 1600 2100 b) Throughout Tripura except difficult areas 1200 1500 9. Manipur 1200 1500 10. Arunachal Pradesh a) Difficult areas of Arunachal Pradesh 2000 2600 b) Throughout Arunachal Pradesh other than 1600 2100 difficult areas 11. Jammu &Kashmir 1) Kathua District: Niabat Bani, Lohi, 2000 2000 Malthar & machhodi 2) Udhampur District : a) Dudu Basantgarh, Lander Bhamag Illaqa, other 2000 2600 than those included in Part 2(b) b) Areas upto Goel from Kamban side and areas 1600 2100 upto Amas from Keasi side in Tehsil Mohre 3) Doda District : Illaquas of Padder and Niabat 2000 2600 Nowgam in Kishtwar Tehsil 4) Leh District :All places in the District 2000 2600 5) Barmulla District: a) Entire Gurez-Nirabat, Tangdar Subdivision and 2000 2600 Keran illaqua b) Matchill 1600 2100 Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017 89
11. 6) Poonch and Rajouri District: 1200 1500 Areas in Poonch & Rajouri District excluding the towns of Poonch and Rajouri and Secunderbani and other areas in the two Districts. 7) Areas not included in (1) to (6) above, but which 1200 1500 are within the distance of 8 kms. From the line of Actual Control or at places which may be declared as qualifying for border allowance from time to time by the State Government for their own staff 12. Himachal Pradesh 1) Chamba District : 2000 2600 a) Pangi Tehsil, Bharmour Tehsil, Panchayats : Badgaun, Bajol, Deol Kugti, Nayagam & Tundah, Villages : Ghatu of Gram Panchayat Jagat, Kanarsi of Gram Panchayat Chauhata b) Bharmour Tehsil, excluding Panchayats and 1600 2100 villages included in (a) above. c) Jhandru Panchayat in Bhatiyat Tehsil, Churah 1200 1500 Tehshil, Dalhousie Town (including Banikhet proper) 2) Kinnaur District : a) Asrang, Chitkul and Hango Kuno/Charang 2000 2600 panchayats, 15/20 Area comprising the Gram panchayats of Chhota Khamba, Nathpa and Rupi, Pooh Sub division, excluding the panchayat areas specified above. b) Entire district other than areas included in 1600 2100 (a) above. 90 Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017
3) Kullu District : a) 15/20 Area of Nirmand Tehsil, comprising the 2000 2600 Gram Panchayats of Kharga, Kushwar and Sarga b) Outer Saraj (excluding villages of Jakat 1200 1500 Khana and Burrow in Nirmand Tehsil) and entire district excluding outer Seraj area and pargana of Pandrabis but including villages Jagat Khana and Burrow of Tehsil Nirmand 4) Lahaul and Spiti District : Entire area of Lahaul and Spiti 2000 2600 5) Shimla District : a) 15/20 area of Rampur Tehsil comprising of 2000 2600 Panchayats of Koot, Labana Sadana, Sarpara and Chadi Branda b) Dora Kawar Tehsil, Gram Panchayat of Darkali in 1600 2100 Rampur, Kashapath Tehsil and Munish, Ghori Chaibis of Pargana Sarahan c) Chopal Tehsil and Ghoris, Panjgaon, Patsnau, 1200 1500 Naubis and Teen Koti of Pargana Sarahan, Deothi Gram Panchayat of Taklesh Area, Pargana Barabis, Kasba Rampur and Ghori Nog of Pargana Rampur of Rampur Tehsil, Simla Town and its suburbs (Dhalli, Jatog, Kasumpti, Mashobra, Taradevi and Tutu) 6) Kangra District : a) Areas of Bara Bhangal and Chhota Bhangal 1600 2100 b) Dharamshala Town of Kangra District and the following offices located outside the Municipal limits but included in Dharamshala Town : Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017 91
Women s ITI, Dari, Mechanical Workshop, 1200 1500 Ramnagar, Child Welfare and Town and Country Planning Offices, Sakoh, CRSF Office at Lower Sakoh, Kangra Milk Supply Scheme, Sugiar, HRTC workshop, Sadher, Zonal Malaria Office, Dari, Forest Corportion Office, Shamnagar, Tea Factory, Dari, IPH Sub Division, Dan Settlement Office, Shamnagar, Hinwa Project, Shamnagar Palampur Town of Kangra District including 1200 1200 HPKVV Campus at Palampur and the following offices located outside its municipal limits but included in Palampur Town H.P. Krishi Vishwavidhalaya Campus, Cattle Development Office / Jersey Farm, Banuri, Sericulture Office/Indo German Agriculture workshop / HPPQS Division, Bundla, Electrical Sub Division, Lohna, DPO Corporation, Bundla, Electrical HESEE Division, Ghuggar 7) Mandi District : Chhuhar Vallery of Jogindernagar Tehsil, 1200 1500 Panchayats in Thunag Tehsil of Bagraa, Chatri, Chhotdhar, Garagushain, Gatoo, Garyas, Janjehli, Jaryar, Johar, Kalhani, Kalwan, Kholanal, Loth, Silibagi, Somachan, Thachdhar, Tachi, Thana, Panchayatas of Dharmpur Bloc Binga, Kamlah, Saklana, Tanyar and Tarakholah, Panchayatsof Karsog Tehsil Balidhar, Bagra, Gopalpur, Khajol, Mahog, Mehudi, Manj, Pekhi, Sainj, Sarahan and Teban, Panchayats of Sundernagar Tehsil Bohi, Batwara, Dhanyara, Paura - Kothi,Seri and Shoja. 92 Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017
8) Siramur District : Panchayats of Bani, Bakhali (Pachhad Tehsil), 1200 1500 Bharog Bheneri (Paonta Tehsil), Birla (Nahan Tehsil), Dibber (Pachhad Tehsil) and Thana Kasoga (Nahan Tehsil) and Thansgin Tract 9) Solan District : Mangal Panchayat 1200 1500 10) Remaining areas of Himachal 320 400 Pradesh not included in (1) to (9) 13. Uttar Pradesh : Areas under Chamoli, Pithoragarh and 2000 2600 Utrtar Kashi Dts. 14. Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) : Areas under Rudraprayag and 2000 2600 Champavat Districts Hand Book on Duties and Rights - 2017 93