SERVICES WELFARE –
Welfare of Government Employees – Sanction of expenditure on Funeral Charges
(Obsequies charges) of deceased Government Employees – Enhancement of Funeral
Charges (Obsequies charges) from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.15,000/- – Orders issued
“3. the amount that may be sanctioned by the
Head of Office for the purpose shall not be more than Rupees fifteen thousand only
O R D E R:
In the orders read above as amended from time to time,
the Government have introduced a scheme under Welfare Measures to Government
Employees according to which an amount of Rs.10,000/- is being sanctioned in
terms of G.O.12th read
above to the nearest relative of Government Employees or the person lawfully in
possession of the body of the deceased Government Employees to meet the
expenses on obsequies ceremony.
In the D.O letter 13th read above, the Finance Department has
requested this Department to take necessary action for enhancement of Funeral
Charges to the deceased Government Employees as per the 10th Pay Revision Commission
recommendation on the matter. The 10th P.R.C.,
has recommended to increase the amount to Rs.20,000/-.
The Government after careful examination, hereby
enhance the Funeral Charges (Obsequies Charges) from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.15,000/-
(Rupees Fifteen thousand only) to all categories of Government Employees
including All India Service Officers payable to the person indicated in para (1) above
and accordingly the following amendment is issued to the Annexure to
G.O.Ms.No.1669, G.A. (Ser.F) Department, Dt.15-9-1965 as amended in the G.Os.
read above.
AMENDMENT
The existing Rule 3 under
“sanction of expenditure” shall be substituted as under:
2.
For the existing para-3 in G.O.Ms.No.548,
G.A.(Ser.Wel) Department, Dt.7-12-1998 the following para shall be substituted:-
“The item of expenditure on obsequies charges shall be debited to sub-
detailed Head of Account “310-Grants-in-aid”, “312-Other Grant-in-aid” under
respective Major, Minor and Sub-Head of Account of the Department concerned and
exempted from the Treasury Control and Quarterly Control orders. All
Departments of Secretariat and Heads of Departments are requested to obtain
supplementary grant for such expenditure incurred at the appropriate time
during the same Financial Year.”
3.
This order issues with the concurrence of the
Finance (HR.VI-MSPA-A&L) Department vide their U.O.No.25029/2/2016-SO (HR
VI & MSPA-A&L), dated 24.2.2016.
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