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ORIENTALBANKOFCOMMERCE

(Personnel Department)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 18th Apnl, 2002

No. 3940.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19, read with sub-section (2) of section 12 of the

Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980), the Board of Directors of Oriental

Bank of Commerce in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Govern-

ment, hereby makes the following Regulations to further amend the Oriental Bank of Commerce (Officer's) Service Regula-

tions, 1982 namely:—

1. (1) These regulations may be called the Oriental Bank of Commerce (Officers') Service

(Amendment) Regulations, 2002.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these regulations, they shall come into force on the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.

In the Oriental Bank of Commerce (Officers') Service Regulations, 1982, -

(i)

in regulation 4, for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulations shall be substituted,

namely: -

"(3)

With effect from 1st April, 1998, the scales of pay specified against each grade

shall be as under ;-

(a)

Top Executive Grade :

Scale VII

Rs. 19340-420-20180-520-20700-600-21300

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Scale VI

Rs. 17660-420-19340

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(b)

Senior Management Grade :

Scale V

Rs. 16140-380-17660

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Scale IV

Rs. 13900-340-14240-380-16140

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(c)

Middle Management Grade :

Scale m

Rs. 12540-340-14240-3J0-15000

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Scale II

Rs.9820-340-13560

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Junior Management Grade :

Scale I

Rs.7100-340-12540

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Note: Every officer who is governed by the scales of pay as in force as on 31.3.1998 shall

be fitted in the scale of pay set out as in this sub-regulation as on 1.4.1998 on stage

to stage basis, i.e. on corresponding stages from first stage onwards in the

respective scales and the increments shall fall on the anniversary date as usual

except where provided otherwise.

(4)

Nothing in sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) shall be construed as requiring the Bank

to have at all times, officers serving in all these grades";

(ii)

for regulation 5, the following regulation shall be substituted namely:-

"5. Increments - (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3) of Regulation4, on and

from 1.4.1998, the increments shall be granted subject to the following sub-clauses :-

(a) The increments specified in the scales of pay set out in Regulation 4 shall, subject to

the sanction of the Competent authority, accrue on an annual basis and shall be

granted on the first day of the month in which these fall due.

(b) Officers in Scale I and Scale II, 1 year after reaching the maximum in their respective

scales, shall be granted further increments including stagnation increment(s) in the

next higher scale only as specified in (c) below subject to their crossing the efficiency

bar as per guidelines of the Government.

(c) Officers including those referred to in (b) above who reach the maximum of the

Middle Management Grade Scales II and III shall draw stagnation increment(s) for

every three completed years of service after reaching the last stage of the Scale II or

Scale III as the case may be subject to a maximum of two such increments of

Rs.340/- each for officers in the last stage of Scale II and one such increment of

Rs.38O/- for officers in the last stage of Scale III.

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Provided that on and from 1.11.1994 officers in substantive Scale III i.e. those who

are recruited in or promoted to Scale III shall be eligible for second stagnation

increment three years after having received the first stagnation increment.

Note:

Grant of such increments in the next higher scale shall not amount to promotion.

Officers even after receipt of such increments shall continue to get privileges,

perquisites, duties, responsibilities or posts of their substantive Scale I or Scale II as

the case may be.

(2)

An additional increment each shall be granted in the scale of pay for passing Part I of

CAIIB/Junior Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers and Part W Certified Associate

of the Indian Institute of Bankers Examination.

Explanation :

(a) In the case of an officer who has passed Part I or Part II of Certified Associate

of Indian Institute of Bankers Examination as an officer before the appointed date,

the additional increment, or increments as the case may be, shall be given effect

to from the appointed date provided that he has not received any increment or

received only one increment, for passing both parts of the said Examination.

(b) On and from 1.11.1987, officers who reach or have reached the maximum in the

pay scale and are unable to move further except by way of promotion shall

subject to Government guidelines, if any, be granted Professional Qualification

Allowance in lieu of additional increments in consideration of passing CAHB

Examination as under:-

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Those who have passed :

onlyPartlofCAllB

Those who have passed :

both Parts of CAIIB

(i) Rs.100/- p.m. after one year of which Rs.75/-

shall rank for superannuation benefits.

(i) Rs.100/- p.m. after one year, of which

Rs.75/- shall rank for

supefannuation

benefits.

(ii) Rs.250/- p.m. after two years, of which

Rs.200/- shall rank for superannuation

benefits.

(c) On and from 1.11.1994, other things being equal, the quantum of Professional

Qualification Allowance shall stand revised as under :-

Those who have passed :

only Part I of CAIIB

Those who have passed :

both parts of CAIIB

(i) Rs. 120/- p.m. after one year on reaching top

of the scale.

(i) Rs, 120/- p.m.. after one year on reaching top

of the scale

(ii) Rs.300/- p.m. after two years on reaching top

of the scale.

Provided that officers who are eligible to draw Fixed Personal allowance in terms

of Regulation 5(3 Xb) shall draw Professional Qualification Allowance one year/two

years after receipt of such Fixed Personal Allowance respectively for Part I and II

as the case may be.

(d) On and from 1.11.1999, other things being equal, the quantum of Professional

Qualification Pay shall stand revised as under -

Those who have passed JAI1B

orPartlofCAIIB:

Those who have passed JAIIB

and CAIIB or both parts of

CATTB:

(l) Rs. 150/- p.m. after one year on reaching

max. of the scale

(i) Rs. 150/- p.m. after one year on reaching

max. of the scale

(h) Rs.360/-p.m. after two years on reaching

max. of the scale.

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Provided that officers who are in Scale 1 and Scale II and are granted further increments

in the next higher scale as in sub-regulation (1 )(b) shall draw Professional Qualification

Pay after one/two years, as the case may be, on reaching the maximum in such higher

scales."

Note:

(i) If an officer who is in receipt of Professional Qualification Pay is promoted to next

higher scale, he shall be granted, on fitment in such higher scale, additional

increment(s) for passing JAIIB/C AIIB to the extent increments are available in the

scale and if no increments are available in the scale, the officer shall be eligible for

Professional Qualification Pay in lieu of increment(s).

(ii)

On and from 1.11.1994 Professional Qualification Allowance or Professional

Qualification Pay, as the case may be, shall rank for Dearness Allowance, House

Rent Allowance and Superannuation Benefits.

3(a) All officers who are in the bank's permanent service as on 1* November, ,1993 will get

one advance increment in the scale of pay. Officers who are OQ probation on 1

November, 1993 will get one advance increment one year after confirmation.

Note :

There shall be no change in the date of annual increment because of advance increment.

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(b) An officer who is at the maximum of the scale or who is in receipt of stagnation

increment(s) as on 1* November, 1993, will draw a Fixed Personal Allowance from lrt

November, 1993 which shall be equivalent to an amount of last increment drawn plus

dearness allowance payable thereon as on I1* November, 1993, plus house rent

allowance, at such rates as applicable in terms of Regulation 22. The Fixed Personal

Allowance given hereunder together with House Rent Allowance, if any, shall remain

frozen for the entire period of service.

Increment

Component

(A)

Rs.

230

250

300

400

DA as on

1.11.1993

(B)

Rs

5.79

6.30

7.56

10.08

Total F.P.A. payable where bank's

accommodation is provided

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Rs

236

257

308

411

(c) On and from 1st November, 1999 other things being equal, the Fixed Personal Pay with

House Rent Allowance, if any, shall be as given hereunder :-

Increment

Component

(A)

Rs.

340

380

420

600

DA as on

1.11.1997

(B)

Rs

4.28

4.78

5.29

7.56

Total F.P.P. payable where bank's

accommodation is provided

(C)

Rs.

345

385

426

608

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Note

(i)

Fixed Personal Allowance/Fixed Personal Pay as indicated Under Column

(c) in clause (b) and (c) shall be payable to those officer employees who are

provided with bank's accommodation.

(ii)

Fixed Personal Allowance./Fixed Personal Pay fbr ofiicers eligible for House

Rent Allowance shall be (A)+(B)+House Rent Allowance drawn by the

concerned officer employees when the last increment of the relevant scale

of pay as specified in sub-regulation (2) and (3) of Regulation 4 is earned.

(iii)

On and from 1* November, 1999 there shall be no change in the schedule

of releaw Of Professional Qualification Pay as in Explanation (c) under sub-

regulation (2) on account of release of Fixed Personal Pay:

Provided that where any instalment of Professional Qualification Pay which

on account of the earlier provisions has been shifted by a year and is

scheduled for release on or after to 1* November, 1999 it shall be released

to the offieer oh and from this date and second instalment of Professional

Qualification Pay, if any, shall be released on 1* November, 2000.

(iv)

The increment component of Fixed Personal Allowance/Fixed Personal Pay

shall rank for superannuation benefits.

(d) An officer who has earned the advance increment as in (a) above shall draw the

quantum of Fixed Personal Allowance/Fixed Personal Pay as mentioned in (b) or (c)

above, one year after reaching the maximum of the scale";

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(Hi)

In regulation 21,after sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted,

namely :-

"(3)

On and from 1.4.1998, Dearness Allowance Scheme shall be as under :-

(a)

Dearness Allowance shall be payable for every rise or fall of 4 points over

1684 points in the quarterly average of the All India Average Working

Class Consumer Price Index (General) Base 1960=100.

(b)

Dearness Allowance shall be payable as per the following rates :-

(i) 0.24% of'pay' upto Rs.7100/- plus,

(ii) 0.20% of'pay' above Rs.7100/- to Rs.l 1300/- plus,

(iii) 0.12% of 'pay' above Rs. 11300/- to Rs. 12025/- plus,

(iv) 0.06% of'pay' above Rs. 12025/-

Note

(A)

'Pay' for the purpose of Dearness Allowance shall mean basic pay including

Stagnation Increments.

(B)

Professional Qualification Allowance/Professional Qualification Pay as specified in

Explanation (c) and (d) to sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 5 shall rank for dearness

allowance";

(iv)

for Regulation 22, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely,

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"22. House Rent Allowance- (l)(a) -On and from 1st November, 1994 where an officer

is provided with residential accommodation by the Bank, a sum equal to 4% of the

basic pay in the first stage of the scale of pay in which he is placed or the standard rent

for the accommodation, whichever is less, will be recovered from him.

(b) Where an officer is not provided any residential accommodation by the Bank he shall

be eligible on and from 1.11.1992 for House Rent Allowance at the following rates: -

Column I

Where the place of work is in

(i)

Major A' Class Cities specified as such from time

to time in accordance with the guidelines of the

Government & Project Area Centres in Group A'

(ii)

Places in Area I and Project Area Centres in

Group B'

(iii)

Area II and State Capitals amd Capitals of Union

Territories not covered by (i) and (ii) above

(iv)

Area HI

Column II

HRA payable shall be

13% of the pay p.m.

12% of the pay p.m.

10 1/2% of the pay p.m.

9 1/2% of the pay p.m.

Provided that if an officer produces a rent receipt, the House Rent Allowance payable

to him shall be the actual rent paid by him for his residential accommodation in excess

over 4% of the pay in the first stage of the scale of pay in which he is placed or 150%

of the House Rent Allowance payable as per Column II above, whichever is lower.

(2)(a)

On and from 1st November, 1999 where an officer is provided with residential

accommodation by the Bank, a sum equal to 2.5% of the basic pay in the first stage

of the scale of pay in which he is placed or the standard rent for the accommodation,

whichever is less, will be recovered from him.

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(b) Where an officer is not provided any residential accommodation by the Bank he shall

be eligible on and from 1.11.1999 for House Rent Allowance at the following rates: -

Column I

Where the place of work is in

(i)

Major A' Class Cities specified as such from

time to time in accordance with the guidelines of the

Government & Project Area Centres in Group 'A'

(ii) Places in Area I and Project Area Centres in

Group B'

(Hi) Area 11 i.e. all places not covered by (i) and (ii)

above

Column n

HRA payable shall be

9% of the pay p.m.

8%ofthepayp.m.

7% of the pay p.m.

Provided that if an officer produces a rent receipt, the House Rent Allowance payable

to him shall be the actual rent paid by him for his residential accommodation in excess

over 2.5% of the pay in the first stage of the scale of pay in which he is placed or

150% of the House Rent Allowance payable as per Column II above, whichever is

lower.

Note (i) 'Pay' for the purpose of House Rent Allowance shall mean basic pay including

stagnation increments.

(ii) Professional Qualification Allowance or Professional Qualification Pay, as the

case may be, shall rank for House Rent Allowance with effect from 1.11.1994.

(3)

Where an officer resides in his own accommodation he shall be eligible for a House

Rent Allowance on the same basis as mentioned in proviso to sub-regulation (l)(b)

and 2(b) as if he were paying by way of monthly rent a sum equal to one twelfth of the

higher of A or B below:-

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A

The aggregate of :-

i) Municipal taxes payable in respect of the accommodation; and

ii) 12% of the capital cost of the accommodation including the cost of the land and if

the accommodation is part of a building, the proportionate share of the capital cost

of the land attributable to that accommodation, excluding the cost of special

fixtures, like air conditioners, or

B

The annual rental value taken for municipal assessment of the accommodation.

Explanation - (1) For the purpose of this Regulation "standard rent'1 means :-

(a)

In the case of any accommodation owned by the Bank, the standard rent

calculated in accordance with the procedure for such calculation in vogue

in the Government.

(b)

Where accommodation has been hired by the bank, contractual rent

payable by the bank or rent calculated in accordance with the

procedure in (A) above, whichever is lower.

(2)

In this Regulation, for the purpose of sub-regulation (1), Area I, Area II, and Area

III shall mean as under: -

Area I

-

Places with a population of more than 12 lakhs.

Area II

-

All Cities other than those included in Area I which have a

population of 1 lakh or more.

Area III

-

All places not included in Area I and Area II.

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(3) For the purpose of sub-regulation (2) of this Regulation and Regulation 23, Area

I and Area II shall mean as under :-

Area I

-

Places with a population of more than 12 lakhs

Area II

-

All places not included in Area - 1 " ;

(v)

in regulation 23,

(a) for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely >

"(i) On and from 1.11.1999, if he is serving in a place mentioned in column 1 of the

Table below, a City Compensatory Allowance at the rate mentioned in column 2

thereof against that place shall be payable :-

(a)

Places

1

Places in Area I and in the

State of Goa

Places with population of 5

lakhs and over and State

Capitals and Chandigarh,

Pondicherry and Port Blair

not covered by (a) above.

Rates

2

4% of basic pay subject to a maximum

of Rs.375/- per month

3% of basic pay subject to a maximum

ofRs.250/- per month.

(b)

for clause (v) and (vi), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely >

"(v)

on and from 1.11.1999, if an officer is deputed to serve outside the bank,

he may opt to receive the emoluments attached to the post to which he is

deputed. Alternatively, he may in addition to his pay draw a deputation

allowance of 7.75% of pay subject to a maximum Rs.1000/- per month and

such other allowances he would have drawn had he been posted in the

bank's service at that place

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Provided that where he is deputed to an organisation which is located at the

same place where he was posted immediately prior to his deputation, he

shall received a deputation allowance equal to 4% of his pay subject to a

maximum Rs.500/- per month.

Provided further that an officer on deputation to the Training Establishment

of the bank as a faculty member shall be eligible for deputation allowance

at 4% of his pay subject to a maximum Rs.500/-per month";

(vi)

On and from 1.11.1999 if be is required to officiate in a post in a higher scale for a

continuous period of not less than 7 days at a time or an aggregate of 7 days during a

calendar month, he shall receive an officiating allowance equal to 6% of his pay, pro-rata

for the period for which he officiates. Officiating allowance will rank as pay for purposes

of Provident Fund/ Pension and not for other purposes.

Provided that where an officer comes to officiate in a higher scale, as a

consequence solely of the review of the categorization of posts under

Regulation 6, he shall not be eligible for the officiating allowance for a

period of one year from the date on which the review of the categorization

takes effect.";

(c)

for clause (x), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-

"(x) On and from 1.11.1999, if the officer is serving in a place mentioned in column

1 of the table below, he shall receive a hill and fuel allowance at the rate

mentioned in column 2 thereof:-

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Place

1

(i) Place with an altitude of 1000

metres and above but less than

1500 metres and Mercara Town

(ii) Place with an altitude of 1500

metres and above but less than

3000 metres

(iii) Place with an altitude of 3000

metres and above

Rate

2

2% of pay subject to a maximum of

Rs.220/-

2V/2% of pay subject to a maximum of

Rs.260/-

5% of pay subject to a maximum of

Rs750/-

Note :-

(a)

Officers posted at places with an altitude of not less than 750 metres and

which are surrounded by hills with higher altitude which cannot be reached

without crossing an altitude of 1000 metres or more, will be paid hill and

fuel allowance at the same rate as is payable at centers with an altitude of

1000 metres and above.

(b)

Hill and Fuel Allowance presently paid at any centre not covered by the

above classification shall stand withdrawn.

Provided that in respect of an officer who was posted in such a centre prior

to 1st May, 1989 and remains posted at that centre even after that date, the

quantum of allowance which he was drawing as at 30th April, 1989 shall

be protected and paid to him every month till the time he remains posted at

that centre in the same scale of pay.";

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(vi) in Regulation 24, in sub-regulation (1 ),-

(A) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-

"(a) Medical Expenses.- On and from 1.11.1999 reimbursement of medical

expenses to an officer in the grade specified in column 1 of the Table below

and his family may be made on the strength o~the officer's own certificate

of having incurred such expenditure supported by a statement of accounts

for the amounts claimed subject to the limit specified in column 2 thereof-

Table

Grade

1

Junior Management and Middle

Management Grade

Senior Management and Top

Executive Grade

Reimbursement limit p.a.

2

Rs.2225/-

Rs.3000/-

(B) for Note (ii), the following note shall be substituted, namely :-

"(ii) For the year 1999 the reimbursement of medical expenses under the medical

aid scheme shall be enhanced proportionately for two months, i.e. November

and December, 1999";

(C) in clause (b), after para (iii) the following para shall be inserted namely: -

"(iv) On and from 1st November, 1999 in addition to diseases mentioned in para

(iii) above, the following diseases shall also become eligible for domiciliary

treatment, other conditions remaining unchanged:-

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Hepatitis-B, Haemophilia and Myaestheniagravis.";

(vii)

for regulation 25, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-

"25.

Residential Accommodation- (1) No officer shall be entitled as of right to be

provided with residential

accommodation by the Bank.

(2) It shall, however, be open to the Bank to provide residential accommodation to an

officer on payment by the officer, on and from 1st November, 1999, a sum equal

to 2.5% of the basic pay in the first stage of the scale of pay in which he is placed

or the standard rent for the accommodation, whichever is less:

Provided that where the officer is provided with furniture at such residence, a

further sum equal to 0.5% of basic pay in the first stage of the scale of pay in which

he is placed, will be recovered by the Bank from him.

Provided further that, where such residential accommodation is provided by the

bank, the charges for electricity, water, gas and conservancy shall be borne by the

officer.";

(viii) in regulation 35, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely;-

"Provided that in case of additional sick leave availed on or after 29th June, 1999

commutation of additional sick leave may be allowed in accordance with sub-regulation (2)

of Regulation 34";

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(ix)

for Regulation 36, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: -

"36. Maternity Leave- (1) On and from l" day of April, 2000, leave upto a period of

6 months at a time may be granted by way of Maternity Leave including in respect of

post-natal period or at the time of miscarriage or abortion or medical termination of

pregnancy:

Provided that not more than 12 months of such leave shall be available during the

entire period of service of the officer.

(2) Leave may also be granted once during service to a childless female employee for

legally adopting a child which is below one year of age till it reaches the age of one

year, subject to a maximum period of two months on the following terms and

conditions: -

(i) Leave will be granted for adoption of only one child,

(ii) The adoption of a child should be through a proper legal process and the

employee should produce the adoption deed to the Bank for sanctioning such

leave.";

(x)

in regulation 41, for sub-regulation (4), the following shall be substituted, nameiy:-

"(4)(a) Halting Allowance.- On and from 1st day of June, 2001 an officer in the

Grades/Scales set out in column 1 of the Table below shall be entitled to per diem'

Halting Allowance at the corresponding rates set out in column 2 thereof:

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Grades/Scales of officers

1

Officers in Scale IV & above

Officers in Scale I/n/m

Major "A* Class cities

Area I

Other Places

2

Rs.

275.00

220.00

Rs.

220.00

190.00

Rs.

190.00

165.00

Provided that where the total period of absence is less than 8 hours but more than

4 hours, Halting Allowance at half the above rates shall be payable.

Explanation :

For the purpose of computing Halting allowance per diem' shall mean each period

of 24 hours or any subsequent part thereof, reckoned from the reporting time for

departure in the case of air travel and the scheduled time of departure in other

cases, to the actual time of arrival. Where the total period of absence is less than

24 hours "per diem' shall mean a period of not less than 8 hours.

(b) Lodging Expenses.- An officer in the Grades/Scales set out in column 1 of the

Table below may be reimbursed the actual hotel expenses, restricting to single room

accommodation charges in ITDC hotels of the corresponding star category set out

in column 2 below:

Grades/Scales of officers

1

Scale VI & VII

Scale IV & V

Scale II & HI

Scale I

Eligibility to stay

2

4* Hotel

3* Hotel

2* Hotel (Non AC)

1* Hotel (Non-AC)

The Board may prescribe reimbursement of additional limit in excess of the limits

prescribed above in accordance with the guidelines of the Government.

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(c)

Boarding Expenses :- An officer shall be entitled to per diem boarding expenses

at the rates set out in sub-regulation 4 (a) above.

,(d)

Where lodging is provided at bank's cost or arranged through the bank free of cost,

3/4* of the Halting Allowance will be admissible.

(e)

Where boarding is provided at bank's cost or arranged through the bank free

of cost, Vi of the Halting Allowance will be admissible.

(f)

Where lodging and boarding are provided at bank's cost or arranged through the

bank free of cost, 1/4* of the Halting Allowance will be admissible.

Provided that, in the case of an officer claiming boarding expenses on a declaration

basis without production of bills for actual expenses incurred, he shall not be

eligible for l/4th of the Halting Allowance.

(g)

A supplementary diem allowance of Rs. 10/- per day of halt outside headquarters

on inspection duty may be paid to all inspecting officers";

(xi)

in regulation 42, for sub-regulation (2X0, the following shall be substituted, namely. -

"(2)(i) On and from the 1st day of April, 1998 an officer on transfer will be reimbursed his

expenses for transporting his baggage by goods train upto the following limits :-

Pay Range

Rs.7100 per month

to

Rs.9820

per

month

Rs.9821 per month

and above

where an officer has

family

3000 kgs

Full wagon

where an officer has no

family

1500 kgs

2500 kgs.

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(xii)

in regulation 46, in sub-regulation (2), after the second proviso, the following proviso shall

be inserted, namely: -

"Provided also that pay for the purpose of Gratuity of an officer who ceased to be in service

during the period 1.4.1998 to 31.10.1999 shall be with regard to scale of pay as specified

in sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 4.".

T. M. BHASIN, Dy. General Manager (Per.)

[ADVT-m/TV/128/2002/Exly,]

Foot Note :-

The amendments carried out earlier in the Oriental Bank of Commerce (Officers') Service

Regulations, 1982 were published in the Gazette of India vide notifications as under:-

SI.No.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

Notification No.

3901

3902

3904

3906

3908

3910

3911

3912

3913

3915

3916

3919

3921

3924

3925

3927

3936

Dated

17.10.1987

05.11.1987

12.11.1988

04.03.1989

07.10 1989

05.04.1990

09.06.1990

04.05.1991

04.04.1992

09.01.1993

31.12.1994

13.08.1996

30.11.1996

17.04.1999

13.11.1999

19.08.2000

29.09.2001

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