CENTRAL OFFICE, MUMBAI Department: PersonneVER "Yogakshema”, Jeevan Bima Marg, Circular No. :3861/ASP/2000 ‘Mumbai-400 021 June 28, 2000 ‘TO ALL OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION: Re: Instructions for implementation of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of 2) Bules, 2000 ‘A copy of the instructions issued by the Chairman in the above matter is enclosed. ‘Apart from the above instructions, the Chairman has issued the following further directions for giving effect to the benefits amended and for calculating the arrears and making payment to the eligible Development Officers. It may please be noted that the instructions are not applicable to the officers who have resigned or whose services have been terminated under Rule 39 of (Staff) Rules, 1960, during the period from 1.8,1997 to the date of notification i.e. 22.06.2000 and therefore they are not entitled for any arrears. 1. GRATUITY: ‘There is no change in rules regarding Gratuity. However, consequent upon the revision of scales of pay and allowances, it will be necessary to re-calculate gratuity in case of officers retired or died while in service and the difference be paid wherever due. 2. PROVIDENT FUND: Rule 8 of the Revision Rules lays down the rate of Provident Fund contribution at the rate 0f 10% of Pay.For officers who are not governed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees) Pension Rules, 1995, the difference in the employer's contribution to provident fund has to be remitted to the provident fund authorities. For officers who are governed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees) Pension Rules, 1995, the employer's contribution is to be credited to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees) Pension Fund. AAs far as additional provident fund is concerned, an officer may be allowed to make or discontinue any additional contribution or vary the rate thereof, subject, however, to the rules of the provident fund or to adjust towards the dues of his regular contribution as a result of revision of scales, any additional contribution made by him from the first day of ‘August, 1997, or from a later date if he is governed by the new scales of pay from a date later than the first day of August, 1997, provided that no part of any contribution already ‘made shall become refundable as a result thereof. HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE: a) House Rent Allowance will be payable as provided in Rule 6 of the Revision Rules read with Clause 7 of the Instructions. b) Where the husband and wife are employee(s/Development Officer(s)/Class-I Officer(s), whether posted at the same station or not, House Rent Allowance may be paid to both of them as hitherto, if they are not in staff quarters or leased accommodation. ©) If they are at the same station, they shall be allotted only one staff quarter and the licence fee shall be recovered at the appropriate rate from the officer to whom the staff quarter is allotted but his/her spouse may be paid the House Rent Allowance. d) If any officer has been allowed, as a matter of concession, to retain or have any staff quarter at his/her previous place of posting or elsewhere, HRA will not be admissible to hinv/her and the licence fee payable by him/her in respect of the staff quarter which he/she has been allowed to retain or to have at any other place as a matter of concession shall be determined in accordance with such instructions as may be issued by the Corporation from time to time in this regard.CLASSIFICATION OF CITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE(HRA) AND CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE(CCAY: As per the revised rule, the cities have been classified into three categories for the purposes of payment of House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance. The charts showing classification of cities have been enclosed as Appendix-I(A) for HRA and Appendix-I(B) for CCA. The cities shall include their urban agglomerations. LICENCE FEE: ‘The officers allotted staff quarters are not eligible for House Rent Allowance. They have 10 pay licence fee at the rate as specified by the Corporation. As it may take some time before a decision is taken with regard to the rate at which the licence fee on the revised salary is to be charged, the amount of licence fee which is being deducted at present shall ‘continue to be deducted until further instructions in this regard. DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS APPOINTED FROM _EXISTING CLASS-III 1997; Development Officers who have been appointed from the existing Class-IIl employees after 1,8,1997 may be paid the arrears from the date of fixation in scale of pay of Development Officer. Provided, however, that where such Development Officer has ‘exercised the option to be govemned by the Development Officer Revision Rules from the date of such appointment or any date later than the date of appointment, he shall not be paid the arrears on account of revision of Class-II1/Class-II Revision Rules upto the said date. ‘SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE: ‘There is no change in the rules governing Subsistence Allowance, However, in view of the revision in the scales of pay and allowances the Subsistence Allowance paid on or after 1.8.1997 may be reviewed and difference, if any, paid. OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED, RETIRED AFTER 1,8.1997; Officers who have died or retired (retirement includes Voluntary Retirement under Rules 19(2A) of (Staff) Rules, 1960, Rule 31 of LIC of India (Employees) Pension Rules, 1995