Central Government employees in Kerala and Maharashtra are in for a festive treat as the Centre has decided to release their salaries and pensions in advance on account of the Onam and Ganesh Chaturthi festivals.
In an Office Memorandum dated August 14, 2023, the Ministry of Finance said, “In view of the ‘ONAM’ and ‘Ganpati’ festival, the Government has decided that the salary/wages/pension of all Central Government employees in the State of Kerala for the month of August 2023 and in the state of Maharashtra for the month of September 2023 may be drawn and disbursed by the Central Government offices (including Defence, Posts & Telecommunications) as per the following dates — (i) Kerala: 25-08-2023 (Friday); (ii) Maharashtra: 27-09-2023 (Wednesday).”
Salaries of Central Government employees in Kerala for August can be drawn on August 25, 2023, in view of Onam. The pension of all Central Government Pensioners in Kerala may also be disbursed by banks/PAOs on this date.
Salaries of Central Government employees in Maharashtra for September can be drawn on September 27, 2023. The pension of all Central Government Pensioners in Maharashtra may also be disbursed by banks/PAOs on this date.
The wages of central government industrial employees serving in the states of Kerala and Maharashtra may also be disbursed in advance as per the dates given above, the finance ministry added.
Further, the salary and pension disbursals will be treated as advance payments, the ministry clarified. “The salary/wages/pension so disbursed is to be treated as advance payments and will be subject to adjustment after the full month’s salary/wages/pension of each employee/pensioner is determined. The adjustment, if any, will be made without exception from the salary/wages/pension of the month of August/September 2023,” the Ministry of Finance said in the Memorandum.
The concerned ministries/departments are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of their offices located in the State of Kerala/Maharashtra for necessary action immediately, the Ministry of Finance added.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all paying branches of all Banks located in the State of Kerala/Maharashtra for necessary action immediately, the ministry stated….Read More
Source By: economictimes
