Government Servants Benevolent Fund Govt of Punjab Rules 2020

Government of the Punjab, Service and General Administration Department has issued the official Notification No. No.BF-217(Gazetted)/2017 in connection with Government servants benevolent fund Govt of Punjab rules 2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred under section 7 of the Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund Ordinance, 1960 (XIV of 1960), Governor of the Punjab is pleased to direct that in the Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Part-I (Disbursement) Rules, 1965 the following further amendments shall be made:

AMENDMENTS

In the Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund Part-I (Disbursement) Rules, 1965, in rule 3:


Marriage Grant


(1) In clause (a), under the heading “MARRIAGE GRANT“, for the figures “40,000· and “50,000” wherever occur, the figures “150,000” shall be substituted.


Death Grant


(2) In clause (b), under the heading “FUNERAL GRANT” for the figures “20.000”wherever occur, the figures “50,000” shall be substituted.

(3) For clause (c), the following shall be substituted:


Educational Scholarship


(i) Primary to Secondary School Certificate or Rs.20,000/-P.A equivalent level;

(ii) Higher Secondary School Certificate RS.50,000/-P.A including Diploma, Bachelors, Masters, or equivalent level.

Note: The educational scholarship shall not be admissible beyond Sixteen Years of education and to those receiving stipend or internship fee.


Benevolent Fund After Retirement


Provided that:

(i) In case of a retired or in-service Government servant:

(a) grant may be admissible to not more than two children of a Government servant who has or have passed all the subjects of Secondary School Certificate or post-Secondary School Certificate examination from a recognized Board of Examination or University securing at least sixty percent aggregate marks and is or are studying in the next class in a recognized educational institution;

(b) if one or more of the children of a Government servant are studying in a recognized educational institution meant for special children, then not more than three children shall be eligible for the grant;

(ii) in case of a Government servant who has died or retired on grounds of invalidation or incapacitation, the grant may be admissible to not more than three children;


Benevolent Fund Application Form


(iii) the Provincial Benevolent Fund Board shall each year invite applications on the prescribed form through publication in the newspaper;

(iv) the application shall be verified by the head of department and the head of the educational institution and accompanied by the following documents:

(a) computerized national identity card of a Government servant and/or of the student (if applicable);

(b) result card, detailed marks sheet, certificates and degree pertaining to the preceding educational classes

(c) certificates of recognition of previous and education Institution in case of current educational institution; and

(v) an application received after the last date the advertisement and not verified and supported by the  documents mentioned above shall not be entertained.


Monthly Benevolent Grant


(4) In clause (d):

(a) under the heading “MONTHLY GRANT” for the figures “5250”, “9000” and “12000” wherever occur, the figures “10000” “15000” and “20,000” shall be substituted respectively;

(b) under the heading “Monthly Grant“, as amended newly the following note shall be inserted.

Note: The amendments in the rules shall be effective from the date of its issuance of Notification and shall be beneficial in cases where marriage or death occurs on or after the date of notification.


Eligibility Criteria


(c) Under the heading ” Eligibility” for sub-cause (i), the following shall be substituted:

(i) If Government servant dies while in service his widow shall get monthly grant for life time from the date of superannuation of such employee provided that he does not remarry. If there are more than one widow grant shall be divided amongst them in equal shares In the case of a widower, the grant shall be for a period of fifteen years provided that he does not remarry and does not have another wife at the time of death of his spouse.

Note: A widow or a widower of a Government servant who is receiving grant since after his or as the case may be, her death and is not a beneficiary of financial assistance package issued by the Government, as amended from time to time, shall continue receiving that grant.” and

(d) In sub clause (v), under the heading “Limitations“, in para (1) and para (2), for the expression “death- wherever occurs, shall be substituted the following;

Superannuation in case of ln-service death or death after retirement,


Farewell Grant


(5) In clause (e), under the heading “FAREWELL GRANT

(a) after para (ii), the ” Note” shall be omitted.

(b) after the proviso, the “Note” shall be omitted.


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