This Gazette may contains Multiple Subjects

4. In the said regulations, in regulation 4, -,

(a) in sub regulation (1), for the words "Regional Provident Fund

Commissioner* the words "Chairman of the Board" shall be substitued.

(b) after sub regulation (3). the following note shall be inserted,

namely :-

"Note: The amount of employer's share of contribution in respect of

employee who was previously member of Contributory Provident Fund

Scheme and now is covered under clause (iii) of sub regulation (3) of

regulation 1, before he opted for the pension, General Provident Fund

and gratuity scheme of the Board on the pattern of Punjab Civil Services

Rules Vol. II, shall be kept by the Board of Trustees and will be invested

in the manner specified in these regulations. The interest earned by the

Board of Trustees on this amount shall be paid by the Board of Trustees

to the Board for discharging the pensionary liability of such employees."

5. In the said regulations, in regulation 5 for sub regulation^) and (2). the following sub regulations shall be substituted, namely :-

"(1) Every employee from the date of joining service under the Board, join the fund and thus become the member of the Fund

(2) Pensioners and superannuated persons of the State Governments or Electricity Boards and Central Government Departments shall have the option to join the Fund from the first day of their service in the Board and contribution of Board alongwith his share shall be payable to such a subscriber on termination of his service from the Board."

6. In the said regulations, in regulation 9, after clause (e) the following clauses shall be inserted, namely :-

'(f) the accumulations on account of employer's share of Contributory

Provident Fund mentioned in clause (b) of Regulation 3.

(g) the accumulations on account of General Provident Fund of the

employee mentioned under clause (c) of regulation 3.

(h) CPF Employees Pension Fund covered under Regulation 13." ,6—2.W GI/20014960 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) [PARI III—See. 4 7. In the said regulations, for regulation 13, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely :-

"13 CONTRIBUTION BY THE BOARD -The Board shall every month contribute in respect of each member covered under regulation 3, a sum equal to the total of each member's compulsory subscription under these regulations. The contribution as made, shall vest in the Board of Trustees for credit to the member's individual account in the books of the Fund except in respect of those members who are covered under the Bhakra Beas Management Board Contributory Provident Fund Employees' Pension Scheme 2001. In the case of members who are covered under the Bhakra Beas Management Board Contributory Provident -Fund Employees Pension Scheme, 2001, 8.33% of employee's salary out of employer's contribution shall be credited to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Contributory Provident Pension Fund. The Board shall also contribute in such cases an additional contribution @ 1 16% of the salary to "Bhakra Beas Management Board Contributory Provident Pension Fund; provided that where the salary of the member exceeds Rs.5,000/- PM, the contribution payable by the employer shall be limited to the amount payable on his salary of Rs.5,000/- only.

Explanatory Note- In the case of an employee whose salary is more than Rs.5,000/- per month say Rs.6,000/-. 8.33% of such employee's salary upto Rs,5,000/- i.e. Rs.417/- shall be credited to Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees Contributory Provident Pension Fund and R S 1 8 3 /- shall be credited to the subscriber's account. Further Rs.58/- shall be contributed by the Board to the Pension Fund." 8 In the said regulations, for regulation 30 the following regulation shall be substituted, namely -

"30. WITHDRAWAL ON LEAVE PREPARATORY TO RETIREMENT—It shall be open to the trustees of the Fund to permit the withdrawal of the ninety percent of the amount standing at the credit of an employee within the period of one year before the date of retirement.

9. In the said regulations, in regulation 3 2 ,-

(a) for sub regulation (1), the foUowing sub regulation shall be substituted, namety:-

"(1) When a member voluntarily quits the services of the Board or his services are terminated by the Board, otherwise than on misconduct or he retires from the services of the Board, the entire amount standing to his credit in the fund shall be paid to the member.*

(b) sub regulation (2) shall be omitted.

10 In the said regulations, after regulation 37, the following regulation shall be inserted, namery -

•37A BENEFI? OF BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD EMPLOYEES' CONTRIBUTORY PROVIDENT FUND PENSION SCHEME—(1) The Board may frame a scheme for the purpose of providing superannuation/ retiring pension, widows or widowers pension to the members of the turtd

(2) On the establishment of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Penston Fund, the family pension scheme framed under regulation 37 shall cease to operate and all assets of the ceased scheme shall vest and shall stand transferred and all the liabilities under the ceased scheme shall be enforceable against the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund and tne fwjeficianes under the ceased scheme shall be entitled to draw tne benefit not less than the benefit they were entitled under the ceased scheme from the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Penston Fund

13) i ne pension fund shaU vest in and be administered by the Board of Trustees in the manner as specified in these regulations.

Footnote . The Bhakni Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Fund Regulations, 1981 were punished in Gazette of India, Part 3—Section 4 dated 26th December, 1931 v"de notification No. 28208/B-1273/11B dated 27th November 1981 and subsequently Amended by notification No. 14954/R&RV76/86/R-1 dated 3 1" May, 1994 published in Gazette of India, Part 3—Section 4 dated 17* September, 1994.

(I.C. SHARMA ) e,r

Special Secretary

BBMB, Chandigarh.

No. \ 8'•) ° 5 /R&R/22/86/R-1. in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of sub section (9) of Section 79 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966) the Bhakra Beas Management Board with the previous approval of the Central Government makes in pursuance of regulation 37A of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1981, the following scheme, namely :-

1, Short title, commencement and application -

(1) This scheme may be caiied the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Fund Sj^nsion Scheme, 2001.

(2) This scheme shall come and shal! be*deemed to have come into force on 18th day of November, 1995.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this scheme, the employees who are the members of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Contributory Provident Fund as per the previsions of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees Contribaery & Genera! Provident Fund Regulations, 1981, as amended from time >n % ne shall have an option to become the members of this scheme with effet t from I* day of April, 1993.

(4) Nothing in this scherr-e s iais app^y to the employees who are governed by the Pension Gratuity & Provident Fund Scheme of the Bhakra Beas Management Board ,is y*\ the provisions of Punjab Civil Services Rules Vol.fl as amended frcm time to tsme.

2. Definitions :-

(a) "Acf means the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 (19 of 1952);

(b) "actual service* means the aggregate of periods of service rendered from the 16th November, 1995, or joining the service of the Board and becoming the member of the Bhakra Baas Management Board Contributory & Genera! Provident Fund as per the provisions of the regulations whichever is later, to the date of exit from the membership of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees" Contributory Provident Fund;

c) 'contributory service" means the period of actual service rendered by a member for which the contributions to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund have been received or are receivable as per the provisions of BBMB Employees' Contnbutory and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1981 as amended from time to time,

(d) "eligible member" means an employee who is eligible to join the scheme;

(e) "existing member" means an employee who was the member of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Family Pension Scheme, 1983 and continued as such even after 1" day of January 1990 by not opting for the Penston, Gratuity and General Provident Fund Scheme of the Bhakra Beas Management Board as per Punjab Civil Services Rules Vol. II introduced with effect from 1" January, 1990;

(f) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the Board of Trustees constituted under the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1981 as amended from time to time;

(g) family" means -

(i) wife, in the case of male member of the BhaKra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund;

(ii) husband, in the case of a female member of Bhakra Baas Management Boani Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund; and

(iu) sons and daughter i of a member of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employee* > 'contributory Provident Pension Fund;

(iv) Explanation - Trv> xpwssion 'sons' and 'daughters' shall include children iegaJly at*o, >ted by the member.

(h) 'member* means an employee who is a member of Bhakra Beas Management Board Contributory Provident Fund under the regulations and is a member o? Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contnbutory Provtdent Pension Fund as per the provisions of this scheme.

(i) "non contributory service' means the period of 'actual service¹ rendered by a member for which no contribution to the 'Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund' has been received;

(j) "orphan" means a person, none of whose parents is alive;

(k) "permanent total disablement* means such disablement of permanent nature as incapacitates an employee for all work which he/ she was capable of performing at the time of disablement, regardless whether such disablement is sustained in the course of employment or otherwise;

(I) "past service" means the period of service rendered by an existing member from the date of joining Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Family Pension Fund' till the 15* November, 1995;

(m) "pension" means the pension payable under this scheme and also includes the family pension admissible and payable under the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Family Pension Scheme, 1983, before the commencement of this scheme,

(n) "pension fund" means the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund set up under the regulation 13 and includes the Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Fund set up under Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Family Pension Scheme. 1983;

(o) "pensionable service⁸ means the service rendered by the member for which contributions have been received or are receivable as per regulations and the scheme;

(p) "regulations* means the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory and General Provident Fund Regulation, 1981 as amended fror.-t ?;nie to time;

(q) *tab*e>' means table appended to this scheme; and

(r) The words and expressions used but not defined in this scheme and defined in the Regulations, in the Provident Fund Act, 1925 (19 of 1925) and the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the regulations and the Act,PART III—SEC. 4] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) 4965 3 Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund >

(i) The contributions payable by the Bhakra Beas Management Board in each month on account of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund under regulation 13, shall be remitted by the concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officer BY A SEPARATE Bank draft or cheque on the account of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund, in such manner as may be specified by the Executive Officer.

(li) The contribution payable under sub paragraph (i) shall be calculated on the salary of the member of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund, actually drawn by him during the whole month.

(iii) Each contribution payable under sub-paragraph (i) shall be calculated to the nearest rupee, fifty paise or more to be counted as the next higher rupee and fraction of a rupee less than fifty paise to be ignored.

(iv) The net assets of the existing Family Pension Scheme, 1983 shall vest in and stand transferred to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund.

(v) The Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund shall rest in the Board of Trustees constituted under regulations 14 & 15 of the regulations and shall be administered by it in such manner as may be specified in the regulations or the scheme.

Payment of contributions :-

(i) The concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officer shall, in the first instance, pay both the contributions payable under regulation 13, to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund in respect of the members of this fund, whose salary is drawn or disbursed by him as his duty.

(ii) It shall be the responsibility of the concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officer to pay the contributions payable under sub-paragraph (i) monthly on or before 8* of the following month to which the contribution relates, accompanied by monthly return in Forms 3 & 4.

5. Membership of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Scheme - This scheme shall apply to every employee of the Bhakra Beas Management Board :-

(a) who has been a member of ceased Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees¹ Family Pension Scheme, 1983;

(b) who on of after 16th day of November, 1995, is a member of the scheme.

(c) who exercises option under paragraph 6 below.

6. Optlqn for joining the Scheme :-

(i) Every employee who is a member of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Fund but is not a member of existing Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Scheme, 1983 shall have the option to join this scheme.

(ii) Every employee referred to in sub paragraph (i) and was also the member of Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Scheme, 1983 who was out of employment on or after 1* Apn!, 1993 may also exercise option to become the member of the scheme

(iu) The option referred to in sub paragraph(i) & (ii) shall be exercised within a period of six months from the date of the notification of this schema in the official gazette of India.

7 Resolution of doubts - If any doubt arises whether an employee is entitled to become a member of the scheme or not the same shall be referred to the Bhakra Beas Management Board for decision and the decision of the Chairman of the Board shall be final and binding on all concerned.

8. Determination of eligible service - The eligible service shall be determined as follows >

Explanation - In the case of employees employed seasonally in any establishment the period of "actual service" in any year, notwithstanding that such!$ervice is less than a year shall be treated as a full year.

(b) In the case of the 'existing member' the aggregate of actual service and the past service shall be treated as eligible service;

Provided that if there is any period in the past service for which the contributions towards the Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Scheme, 1983 and/ or Family Pension Fund under the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme has not been received, the said period shall eo>jnt as edible service only if the contributions thereof have been received in the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund.

Explanation - For the purpose of this sub paragraph the total past service for less than six months shall be ignored and the total past service for six months and above shall be rounded off to a year.

9. Determination of pensionable service.-

(a) The pensionable service of the member s!,al! be determined with refarence to the contributions received or receivable on his beharf in the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund .

(b) In the case of the member who is superannuated on attaining the age of 58 years/ 60 years as the case may be and/ or who has rendered 20 years pensionable service or more, his pensionable service shall be increased by adding a weightage of 2 years,

10. Determination of pensionable salary :

(1) Pensionable salary shall be the average monthly pay drawn, in any manner including on piece rated basis, during the contributory period of service in the span of 12 months preceding the date of exit from the 7—239 Cil/200!

membership of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund.

(2) If during the said span of 12 months there are non contributory penods of service including cases where the member has drawn salary for a part of the month, the total wages during the 12 months' span shall be divided by the actual number of days for which salary has been drawn and the amount so derived shall be multiplied by 30 to work out by average monthly pay.

(3) The maximum pensionable salary shall be limited to five thousand rupees per month.

11 Monthly pension payable to the member.-

(1) A member shall be entitled to :

(a) Superannuation pension, rf he has rendered eligible service of 20 years or more and retires on attaining the age of 58 years/ 60 years as the case may be;

(b) Retirement pension, if he has rendered eligible service of 20 years or more and retires or otherwise ceases to be in the employment before attaining the age of 58/ 60 years, as the case may be;

(c) Short service pension, if he has rendered eligible service of 10 years or more but less than 20 years.

(2) In the case of a new entrant the amount of monthly superannuation pension or retirement pension, as the case may be, shall be computed in accordance with the following factors, namely :-

Monthly member's pension

Pensionable salary x pensionable service

70

(3) In the case of an employee who is a member of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Scheme, 1983 and who has noti'. T HJ—SFC. 41 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) 49ft¹; attained the age of 48 years on 16th November, 1995, his superannuation/ retirement/ short service pension shall be equal to the aggregate of:

(a) Pension as determined under sub-paragraph (2) for the period of pensionable service rendered from the 16th day of November, 1995 or Rs.635/- per month whichever is more;

(b) Past service benefit as indicated below :-

The past service benefit payable on completion of 58/60 years of age as the case may be as on 16.11.1995 >

Vears of Past Service

$r. No.

Salary upto Rs.2600/- per month

Salary more than Rs.2500/- per month

80/- 95/-

1. 2.

85/- 105/-

120/-

3.

135/- 4.

170/-

1507-

Upto 11 years More than 11 years upto 15 years More than 15 years but less than 20 years. Bevond 20 vears

Subject to a minimum of Rs,800/- per month provided the past service is 24 years;

Provided further that if the member's aggregate service is less than 24 years the pension and the benefits computed as above will be reduced proportionately subject to a minimum of Rs.450/- per month (4) In the case of an employee who is a member of the existing Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Scheme, 1983 and has attained the age of 48 years but less than 53 years on the 16th November, 1995, the superannuation/ retirement pension shall be equal to the aggregate of:

(a) Pension as determined under sub paragraph (2) for the period of service rendered from the 16th November, 1995 or Rs 438/- per month whichever is more;

(b) Past service benefit as provided in sub paragraph (3) subject to a minimum of Rs.600/- per month provided the past service is 24 years.

Provided further that rf it is less than 24 years the proportionately les& subject to the minimum of Rs.3?5/~ re month.

(5) In the case of an employee who is a member of the existing Bhakra Beas Management Board Family Pension Scheme, 1983 and who has attained the age of 53 years or more on the 16* November, 1995, the superannuatiopy retirement pension shall be equal to the aggregate of :-

(a) Pension as determined under sub paragraph(2) for the period of service rendered from the 16th November, 1995, or Rs.335/- per month whichever is more;

(b) Past service benefits provided in sub paragraph (3) subject to the minimum of Rs.600/- per month, provided the past service is 24 years; provided further that if it is less than 24 years the pension payable and the past service benefits shall be proportionately less but subject to the minimum of Rs,265/- per month.

(6) Except as otherwise expressly provided hereinafter the monthly member's pension under sub paragraphs (2) to (5) mentioned heremabove, as the case may be, shall be payable from a date immediately following the date of completion of 58/60 years of age notwithstanding that the member has retired or ceased to be in the employment before that date.

12. Optjqn for return of capital.-

(1) A member eligible to pension may, in lieu of pension normally admissible under paragraph 1, opt to draw for reduced pension and avail of return of caprtal under anyone of the three alternatives given below -1JART IIf—Srr. 41 THE GAZliTTE UI; INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) 4971

Alternative

Amount payable as return of capital

Revised pension

payable

Sr. No.

1.

90% of original

monthly pension

100 times the original monthly pension on death of member to the nominee

Revised pension during lifetime member with return of capital on his death

2

90 times the ongmal monthly pension on death of widow/ remarriage to the nominee.

90% of the original monthly pension to the member. On hi* death, 80% of trie original monthly pension to the widow.

Revised pension during the life time of member further reduced pension during lifetime of the widow or her remarriage whichever is earlier and return of capital on widow's death/ remarriage

3

Pension for a fixed period of 20 years notwithstanding whether the member lives for that period or not

87.5% of the onginal monthly pension for a fixed period of 20 years. The pension will cease thereafter.

100 times the original monthly pension at the end of 20 years from the date of commencement of pension to the member if he is alive, otherwise to his nominee.

Explanation 1.

In alternative 2, if the spouse dies or remarriages before the death of member, capital equal to 90 times the original monthly pension shall be paid to the nominee on the member's death.

Explanation 2

In alternative 3, rf the member dies before the end of 20 years period, the pension shall be paid to his nominee for the balance period

ExcXapatjon 3

In the case of a member who is eligible for permanent total disablement pension, and where the payment of such pension is to commence before his attaining the age of 50 years, the option shall also be admissible but in such case the actual pension payable shall be reduced by one percent and the return of capital shall be further reduced by Rs, 1,000/- for every year by which th" age at the commencement of pension falls short of 50 years.

(2) The option under sub paragraph (1) shall be exercised by the member at the cvne of ,3ubm"ss"on of the application form for pensto" in accordanceW2 TrjE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) [PART III—SEC. 4 with the provisions of this scheme. The option once exercised, the member shal! be deemed not to have exercised any option under this paragraph and his/her pension shall be determined under the provisions of paragraph 11.

(3) Notwithstanding that the capita! is returned under this paragraph the widow/ children shall continue to be eligible for normal widow pension/ children pension/ orphan pension under paragraph 16 of this scheme from the -i?te immediately following the date of death of the member 13 Benefits on leaving service before being eligible for monthly member s pension - (1) rf a member has not rendered the eligible service prescribed in paragraph 8 on the date of exit, or on attaining 58/60 years of age, as the case may be, whichever is earlier, he/she shall be entitled to a withdrawal benefit as laid down in Table V,

12) Provided that an existing member shall receive additional return of contributions for his/her past service under the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees¹ Pension Scheme, 1983 computed as wtthdrawal-cum- retirement benefits as per Tabie-'A' multiplied by the factor given in Table *B\

14 Benef-fe on permanent and total disablement during the service.-

(1) A member, who is permanently and totally disabled during the employment shall be entitled to pension as admissible under sub paragraphs (2) to (5) of paragraph 11, as the case may be, subject to a minimum of Rs.250/- per month, notwithstanding the fact that he/she has not rendered the pensionable service entitling him/her to pension under paragraph 11 provided that he/she has made at least one month's contribution to the pension.

(2) The monthly member's pension in such cases shall be payable from the date following the date of permanent total disablement and shall be tenable for the lifetime of the member.

(3) A member applying for benefits under this paragraph shall be required to undergo such medical examination as may be prescribed by the Board to determine whether or not he or she is permanently and totally unfrt for the employment which he or she was doing at the lime of such disablement.

15. Benefits to the family on the death of a member.-

(1) The family Pension shal! be admissible from the date following the date of death of the member if the member dies.-

(a) White in service, provided that at least one r"^.-*!,.? contribution has been paid into the Bhakra Beas Manay-c^eni Board Emptoyees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund ; o-

(b) After the date of @idt but before attaining the age of 58 years/ 60 years, as the case may be, from the employment having rendered service entitling him/ her to monthly member's pension but before the pension has vested; or

(c) After commencement of payment of the monthiy member's pension.

(2) (a) The monthly widow pension shali be -

i) In the cases covered by clause (a) of sub paragraph (1) equal to the monthly member's pension which would have been admissible as if the member had retired on the date of death or Rs.4507- or the amount indicated in Table 'C whichever is more;

ii) In the cases covered by clause (b) of sub paragraph (1) equal to the monthly member's pension which would have been admissible as if the member had retired on the date of exit or Rs.2507- per month or the amount indicated in

Table 'C whichever is more;

iii) In the cases covered by clause (c) sub paragraph (1) equal

to 50 per cent of the monthly member's pension payable to

the member on the date of his death subject to a minimum

of Rs.250/- per month.

(b) The monthty widow pension shall be payable upto the date of the death of the widow or remarriage whichever is earlier.

Note : In cases where there are 2 or more widows, family pension

shall be payable to the eldest surviving widow. On her

death, it shall be payable to the next surviving widow, if

any. The term 'eldest would mean seniority with reference

date of marriage.

(3) Monthly children pension :-

(a) If there are any surviving children of the deceased member, falling within the definition of family, they shall be entitled to a monthly children pension in addition' to the monthty widow/ widower pension.

(b) Monthly children pension for each child shall be equal to 25 per cent of the amount admissible to the widow/ widower of the deceased member as monthly widow/ widower of the deceased member as monthly widow pension payable under sub paragraph (2)

(c) Monthly children pension shall be payable.-

(i) in the case of son until he attains the age of 25 years; and (ii) In the case of unmarried daughter until she attains the age

of 25 years or gets married, whichever is earlier.

(d) The monthly children pension shall be admissible to maximum of two children at the time and will run from the oldest to the youngest child in that order.

(4) (a) tf the deceased member Is not survived by any widow but is survived by children falling within the definition of family or if the widow pension is not payable, the children shall be entitled to a monthly orphan pension equal to 75 per cent of the amount of the monthly widow pension as payable under sub paragraph (2)(a)(i) provided that minimum monthly orphan pension for each orphan shall not be less than Rs.1707- per month,

(b) In the event of death or remarriage of the widow/ widower after sanctioning of widow/ widower pension the children shall be entitled in lieu of the monthly children pension to the monthly orphan pension from the date following the date of death/ remarriage of the widow/ widower.

(c) The monthly orphan pension shall be admissible to a maximum of two orphans at a time and shall run in order from the oldest to the youngest orphan; provided that :-

(i) In the case of a mate orphan the orphan pension shall be

admissible upto the age of 25 years;

(ii) In the case of female orphan, the orphan pension shall be

admissible upto the age of 25 years or her marriage

whichever is earlier.

(5) (a) A member who is not married or who does not have any living spouse and/ or an eligible child may nominate a person to receive benefits as laid down hereafter provided that in the event of his/ her acquiring a family subsequently, the nomination so made shall become void. In the event of death of the member such a nominee shall be entitled to receive a monthly pension equal to the monthly widow pension as admissible under sub clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (a) of sub paragraph (2).

8—2M) til/20014076 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) [PART III—SEC. 4 (b) tf the deceased member had not rendered pensionable service on the date of exist from the employment which would have made him entitled to a monthly member's pension under paragraph 11, the nominee shall be entitled to return of capital as provided in sub paragraph (i) of paragraph 12.

16 The employees who opt for the pension scheme with affect from 1.4.1993 shall be required to refund contributions at the rate of 8.33% of his salary out of Employer's share of contribution credited to his acccint alongwith interest to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund, from the said date.

17 Preparation of the Contribution Cards.- The employer shall prepare the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fjnd contribution cards in respect of the employees who has become a member of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund.

18. Dutjtfs of the Emptoyer,-

(1) Every employer shall send to the Executive Officer, within fifteen days of the commencement of this scheme, a consolidated return in Form 7 of the employees entitled to become members of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund, showing the basic wage retaining allowance, if any, and deamess allowance including the cash value of any food concession paid to each of such employees.

Provided that if there is no employee who is entitled to become a member of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund, the employer shall send a 'NIL' return.

(2) Every employer shall send to the Executive Officer, within fifteen days of the dose of each month, a return in Form 8 of the employees leaving service of the employer during the preceding month.

Provided that if there is no employee leaving service the employer during the preceding month, the employer shall send a NIL' return.

(3) Every employer shall maintain accounts in relation to the amounts contributed to the Bhakra Beas Management Boaid Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund by him, by the eny ./ies and the Board in Form 3,4,5 & 6 as directed by the Executive Officer from time to time and furnish the same to the Accounts Officer of the said fund immediately after dose of the month/ year. It shall be the duty of the every employee to assist the Executive Officer/ Accounts Officer in making payments from Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund to his employees as are sanctioned by or under the authority of the Executive Officer.

(4) Notwithstanding anything herein before contained in this paragraph, the Fxacuttve Officer may issue such directions to the employer generally as it may consider necessary or proper for the purpose of implementing this scheme, and it shall be the duty of every employer to carry out such directions.

19. Allotment of Account Nos.- Account numbers allotted under the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees¹ Contributory & General Provident Fund Regulations, 1981 as amended from time to time, shall be same for this scheme atso.

20. Investment of Funds belonging to Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Scheme.-

(1) All the money belonging to the scheme shall vest with Board of Trustees as per regulation 37-A of the Regulations. All money belonging to the scheme shafl be deposited in the State Bank of India or any such other scheduled Bank as may be approved by the Executive Officer from time to time. All expenses incurred in respect of loss, if any, arising from any investment shal be charged to the scheme.

(2) AH money belonging to or standing to the credit of Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Fund shall be invested in the same manner as specified in the regulations.

21. Disposal of the Fund.- All payments on account of Pension,Family Pension and other benefits under this scheme shaU be chargeable against the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees¹ Contributory Provident Pension Fund.

22. Information to Board- The Executive Officer shall furnish such information to the Board from time to time in respect of the incomings and outgoings from the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Penston Fund Account as may be asked for and in such manner as may be directed by the Board.

23. Fonrts of Accounts.- The accounts of the Bhakra Beas Management BoardPART III—SEC. 41 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) 4979

(2) The receipts for money (cheques and cash) received by or on behalf of

the Trustees and also cheques of banking accounts of the fund may be

issued, drawn, signed or endorsed on behalf of the Trustees by the

Accounts Officer or his representative as nominated by the Board of

Trustees for the purpose subject to such conditions, if any, as the

Executive Officer may prescribe.

26. In case there " any loss in administering the scheme, the same shall be borne

by the Bhakra Beas Management Board.

27 Any amendments to the provisions relating to the rates of contributions, pension,

widow pension, children pension, orphan pension, other benefits of pension

scheme made by the Central Government in the Employees Provident Fund and

Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 or the Pension Scheme, 1995 shall be

automatically applicable to the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees'

Contributory Provident Pension Scheme, 2001.

Explanatory memorandum:

The Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' contributory Provident

Fund Pension Scheme, 2001 is given effect from 16 day of November

i.e. the day when Employees" Pension Scheme, 1995 was introduced by

the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section

6A of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,

1952 (19 Of 1952).

( I . C. SHARMA )^(

Special Secretary

BBMB, Chandigarh.

TABLE-A

(See paragraph 15)

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT

No of full years contribution paid

No. of full years contribution paid

Proportion of pay payable at cessation of membership

Proportion of pay payable at cessation of membership 1 2

4

t.

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

0.20 0.41 0.62 0.84 1 06 1 20 1 M 1.75 1.98 2.23 2.47 2.72 2.98 3.24 3.51 3.78 4.05 4.34 4.62 4.92

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

5.21 5.52 5 83 6.14 6.46 6 79 712 7.46 7.81 8.16 8.52 8.89 9 26 9.64 10.03 10.43 10.83 11,24 11.66 12.08

TABLE - 8

(See paragraph 13)

FACTOR FOR COMPUTATION OF PAST SERVICE BENEFIT Z[UNDER THE

CEASED] FAMILY PENSION SCHEME FOR EXISTING MEMBERS ON EXIT FROM

THE EMPLOYMENT

'[YEARS]

FACTOR

'[YEARS]

FACTOR

Less than 13 Less than 14 Less than 15 Less than 16 Less than 17 Less than 18 Less than 19 Less than 20 Less than 21 Less than 22 Less than 23 Less than 24

1.049 1.154 1.269 1.396 1.536 1.689 1.858 2.044 2.248 2.473 2.720 2.992

Less than 1 Less than 2 Less than 3 Less than 4 Less than 5 Less than 6 Less than 7 Less than 8 Less than 9 -"ss than 10 . than 11 isthan 12

3.292 3.621 3.983 4.381 4.819 5.301 5.810 6.414 7,056 7.761 8.537 9.390PART TTT—SRT. 41 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA. SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) 4V8I TABLE-C

(See paragraph 15)

EQUIVALENT WIDOW PENSION

Salary at day of death not more than

Equivalent widow penston

Equivalent widow pension

Salary at day of death not more than

(Rupees)

(Rupees)

(Rupees)

(Rupees)

862 880 898 916 935 954 973 992 1011 1030 1049 1068 1087 1106 1125 1144 1163

Upto 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850

250 327 343 359 375 391 408 425 442 459 476 493 510 527 544 561 578 595 612 629 646 664 682 700 718 736 754 772 790 808 826 844

1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2550 2600 2650 2700 2750 2800 2850 2900 2950 3000 3050 3100 3150 3200 3250 3300 3350 3400 3450 3500

1182 1201 1221 1241 1261 1281 1301 1321 1341 1361 1381 1401 1421 1441 1461 1481

NOTE - In the case of employees drawing wages above Rs.3500/- p.m. the WKJOW pension shall be increased by Rs.20/- p.m. for every increase in wages of Rs.50/- or part thereof subject to the maximum of Rs.1750/-.

TABLE - D

fSe" paragraph 13)

RETURN OF CONTRIBUTION ON EXIT FROM THE EMPLOYMENT

Year of service

Year of service

Proportion of wages at exit

Proportion of wages at exit

6 7 8 9

6.40 7 54 8 70 9 86

1 2 3 4 5

1.02 2.05 3.10 4.18 5.284982 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 (BHADRA 24, 1923) [PART III—SEC. 4

B.B.M.B. EMPLOYEES' C.P.F. PENSION SCHEME, 2001

FORM -1

(See Paragraph 6)

OPTION

I opt for Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident

Pension Scheme, 2001

Witness

Signature Signature

Name in full C.P F A/c No (in block letters)

Date

Designation

Name in full

(in block letters)

Name of the establishment.

Designation

.

Name of the establishment

CERTIFICATE

The provisions of the Bhakra Beas Management Board Employees' Contributory Provident Pension Scheme ,2001 were explained to Shri/Smt.

in my presence and were properly understood by him/her before exercising the above option, It was made explicit to the opter that option once exercised is final and irrevocable.

Signature of the employer or his authorised official

Name

(in block letters)

Name of the Establishment, Exempted/Unexempted

Code No.

Seal of establishment.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Received from Shri/Smt.

an . employed in (Name of establishment) for the BBMB Employees' CPF A/c No optwn dated Pension Scheme,2001 benefits.

Signature Executive Officer/A.0.

FORM -2

(See Paragraph 5)

DECLARATION

Account No.

1 Name Surname

(in Nock letters)

2 Sex

3 Nationality

4 Fathers/Husband's Name

5 Marital status

.

(whether un-married, mamed, widow or widower)

6 Date of birth day month year

(Where exact particulars are not available, approximate age may be indicated in consultation wrth the Medical Officer of the Establishment)

7 Permanent Address Village ^ _ _ ~ __

Thana Tehsil/Sub Division Post Office District State

8 (i) I declare that I have not previously been a member of the BBMB Employees Pension Fund.

(ii) I hereby furnish below particulars of the members of my family who would be eligible to receive Family Pension and Life Assurance benefits in the event of my premature death in service :- Sr Name & Address of the Age Relationship wrth No family member

the member

*(ni) I certify that I have no family as defined in para 2 (g) of the BBMB Employees' CPF Pension Scheme, 2001 and should I acquire a family hereafter I shall furnish particulars thereof in the above form.

"(Detete if not necessary)

Signature or Left/Right hand thumb impression of the member

(To be completed by the employer)

Certified that the above declaration has been signed/thumb impressed by Shn/Smt. employed in my establishment before me after he/she has read the entries/the entries have been read over to him/her by me and got confirmed by him/her.

Signature of the employer or other authorised officer of his establishment

Designation

Place

Name and address of the establishment

D a t e d^ Office seal/Stamo

9—23y (;!/2()()l VC oc -t-

FORM - 3

(See Paragraph 18)

ffl 1 Return for the month of

o 2 Name of Office

button

)yers Contn

Emptc

TotaJ

PS

m

PS

C PF

Refund

TotaJ Col 9,12 & 14

Total SrNo 9 & 12

Total 10 & 11

Board Contribution Penswn Scheme

of Advance

g

D > 15

14"

13

12

11.

9

10.

6

tfl

DO

8

Add eA (he end : Total

wa:>

Total

D

Contribution towards Depos* Link Insurance Scheme.

to JP-

(0 Employees' ContnbuUon % of Rs

(ii) Board Contributor! % of Rs.

>o u>

Total

!

-9

I-HI

P

F O R M -4

(Se" Paregr^rfi 18)

Total No. of Subscribers

1 Staiement of Contnbution tor the month of

Q

Currency period from

to

2 Name of DtvistOftfOffice

Raie of Contribution

No of members voluntary contributing at higher than the prescribed rate

O

D

Total Employer's Contnbution

Workers Contribution CPF

Amount

ffl

Total No. of subsc- ribers

Grand Total Col. No. 12,13 8. 14

Compul- sory

Wages/ Salary on which contribution are recovered

No. & date of Cheque Bank Draft SBIN/ NGL

Cd m

15.

16.

17. 3.

2.

1.

LA

k

o

I i

>

D > to No. as per last month return {+), No. of New subscribers as per detai attached (-) No. of subscribers left service as per detai attached (1) this should taly with the figures given at the top right hand comer of this form.

to

^o oc 4^ VO

ooo

FORM-5

(See sub para - of Paragraph 18)

Contribution Card for the year to

1 Account Ho. 2 Name 3 Father's Name

o >

PS

Total

Remarks Paid Month Worker's Contribution

Employer's Contributions CPF PS Total

Grand Total Col. 5+8

Compulsory Voluntary

contribution

Refund of Advance

c

5

10.

t. 2. 3. 4.

6. 7. 8 9.

1 ApriJ

z 2. May

> 3. June

tn 4. July

5. August

6. September

to m ?s 7. October

8. November

y to 9H December

8 10. January

B 11. February

> 12. March

> to _** Checked and found correct authorised officiaJ of the CAO, BBMB.

vo

I a

R 3 R M -S

(See sub para- of Paragraph 18)

ConsoUatod Amual Contribution Statament for the year

iO OS I

00

F O R M -7

(See Paragraph IS)

Return of Env>lovee" WTK> are ertftted end required to become members of the F u^

o Estabfthment it cowred under fte scheme.

Date of coverage

Name and address erf the EstaMshment

Regd.No. of the Estabfishment

Industry in wWch the Eslabishment is engaged

I Data

jo Stafcm

1

W

Signahjre of the Employer or other

Authorised Officer

o

jo > to The information received in form 8 in respect of the member leaving service shaH be entered on the form by Executive Officer specifying dearly the reasons for leaving service.

to Note: The form should be accompanied by decterabon Form No. 1 under regulation No.5{ ) a n d B( ) by every starry c* the Estabishrrwni ernptoyee rneritoned in Col. No. 3

a

I

n •d

—i

* >.

FORM-8

(See Paragraph 18)

Return of Memberstoavfogtwvtee during the month of

a o > N m NameandactdressoftheEstabfohment

Code No._

o

T\

Reasons for leaving service

Remarks

+—i >

Father's Name

(or husband's name in case of

married women)

GO

f.

6.

tn

% w

t-ft

8

"3

o Date:

Signature of the Employer or other Authorised Officer

Stamp of the Estabishment

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