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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No: FD 15 SAVIYO 2024 Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Bangalore, Dated:06.01.2025.

NOTIFICATION

Whereas the draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka

State Employees Group Insurance Scheme Rules, 1981 was published as

required by clause(a) of sub section(2) of Section 3 read with Section 8 of the

Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) in

Notification No. FD 15 SAVIYO 2024, dated:27th November 2024 in Part IVA of

the Karnataka State Gazette, dated:10th December 2024 inviting objections and

suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within fifteen days

from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette;

Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 10th

December 2024;

And Whereas, no objections and suggestions have been received in this

behalf by the State Government;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of

Section 3 read with Section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act,

1978(Karnataka Act No.14 of 1990), the Government of Karnataka hereby

makes the following rules, namely:-

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RULES

1. Title and Commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka

State Employees Group Insurance Scheme(Second Amendment) Rules, 2024.

(2) These rules shall come into force from the First day of January, 2025.

2. Amendment of Rule 5:- In the Karnataka State Employees Group

Insurance Scheme Rules, 1981(herein after referred to as the said rules) in Rule

5, for sub-rules 5.1 and 5.2, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“5.1- The subscription for a member of the “Scheme” shall be rupees

240/-, rupees 480/-, rupees 540/- and rupees 720/- per month for

Group D, C, B and A employees respectively.

5.2. In the event of regular promotion of a member from one group

to another, his subscription shall be revised from the next

anniversary of the “Scheme” to the level appropriate to the group to

which he is promoted. Until the date of the next anniversary of the

“Scheme”, he shall continue to be covered for insurance for the same

amount for which he was eligible before such promotion.

For example:-

i. A Group `D’ employee promoted on regular basis to Group `C’ in

February 2025 shall continue to subscribe at the rate of Rs.240/- per

month up to December 2025 and be eligible for the insurance cover

of Rs.2,40,000/- only, in addition to the benefits from the Savings

Fund appropriate to his subscription. From January 2026, his

subscription shall be revised to Rs.480/- per month and he shall

become eligible for an insurance cover of Rs.4,80,000/- in addition

to appropriate benefits from the Savings Fund.

ii. A Group `C’ employee promoted on regular basis to Group `B’ in

February 2025 shall continue to subscribe at the rate of Rs.480/- per

month up to December 2025 and be eligible for the insurance cover

of Rs.4,80,000/- only, in addition to the benefits from the Savings

Fund appropriate to his subscription. From January 2026, his

subscription shall be revised to Rs.540/- per month and he shall

become eligible for an insurance cover of Rs.5,40,000/- in addition

to appropriate benefits from the Savings Fund.

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iii. A Group `B’ employee promoted on regular basis to Group`A’ in

February 2025 shall continue to subscribe at the rate of Rs.540/- per

month up to December 2025 and be eligible for the insurance cover

of Rs.5,40,000/- only, in addition to the benefits the Savings Fund

appropriate to his subscription. From January 2026, his subscription

shall be revised to Rs.720/- per month and he shall become eligible

for an insurance cover of Rs.7,20,000/- in addition to appropriate

benefits from the Savings Fund.

3. Amendment of Rule 6:- In the said rules, for Rule 6 the following shall be

substituted, namely:

“6. Premium and Insurance cover for ‘employees’ other than

members:- An ‘employee’ entering service in a month other than

January falling after 1st January 2025, shall be given the benefit of

Insurance cover applicable to the Group to which he belongs from the

date of joining the Government service up to the date of his becoming

member of the ‘Scheme’, for group ‘D’ employee on payment of

subscription of Rs.60/- per month as the premium for every

Rs.2,40,000/- of the Insurance cover. Similarly, in the case of group

‘C’ employee, on payment of a subscription of Rs.120/- per month as

the premium for every Rs.4,80,000/-of insurance cover. In the case

of group ‘B’ employee, on payment of a subscription of Rs.135/- per

month as the premium for every Rs.5,40,000/- of insurance cover. In

the case of group ‘A’ employee on payment of a subscription of

Rs.180/- per month as the premium for every Rs.7,20,000/- of

insurance cover. From the date of anniversary of the ‘scheme’, he shall

pay subscription at the rate specified in sub-rule 5.1 of rule 5.

For example:- A Group `D’ employee entering the service in

February 2025 shall pay a subscription of Rs.60/- per month as

premium for an insurance cover of Rs.2,40,000/- for a period of eleven

months up to December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription

shall be raised to Rs.240/- per month and he shall become eligible for

the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to the insurance cover

of Rs.2,40,000/-. Similarly, a Group `C’ employee entering the service

in February 2025, shall pay a subscription of Rs.120/- per month, the

premium for an insurance cover of Rs.4,80,000/- for a period of eleven

months up to December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription

shall be raised to Rs.480/- per month and he shall become eligible for

the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to insurance cover of

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Rs.4,80,000/-. Similarly, a Group `B’ employee entering service in

February 2025, shall pay a subscription of Rs.135/- per month the

premium for an insurance cover of Rs.5,40,000/- for a period of eleven

month up to December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription

shall be raised to Rs.540/- per month and he shall become eligible for

the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to insurance cover of

Rs.5,40,000/- Similarly, a Group `A’ employee entering service in

February 2025, shall pay a subscription of Rs.180/- per month the

premium for an insurance cover of Rs.7,20,000/- for a period of eleven

months up December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription

shall be raised to Rs.720/- per month and he shall become eligible for

the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to insurance cover of

Rs.7,20,000/-.

4. Amendment of Rule 7: In the said rules, in Rule 7, for sub-rule 7.1, the

following shall be substituted, namely:

“7.1 In order to provide an Insurance cover to each member of the

“Scheme”, such portion of the monthly subscription as may be

specified from time to time under orders of the State Government

and for the present, an amount of rupees 60/- for group ‘D’

employee, rupees 120/- for group ‘C’ employee, rupees 135/- for

group ‘B’ employee and rupees 180/- for group ‘A’ employee of

subscription shall be credited to an Insurance Fund to be held in the

Public Account of the State Government. The amount of Insurance

cover to group D, C, B and A shall be respectively rupees 2,40,000/-

, rupees 4,80,000/-, rupees 5,40,000/- and rupees 7,20,000/- for

each subscription, it shall be paid as specified in rule 10, to the

nominee or nominees of the member who dies due to any cause,

while in service.”

5. Amendment of Rule 8: In the said rules, in Rule 8, for sub-rule 8.1 the

following shall be substituted, namely:

“8.1 Such portion of the monthly subscription as may be specified

from time to time under order of State Government and for the

present, an amount of rupees 180/- for group ‘D’ employee, rupees

360/- for Group ‘C’ employee, rupees 405/- for group ‘B’ employee

and Rs.540/- for group ‘A’ employee of subscription shall be credited

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to Savings Fund. The Amount in the Savings Fund shall be held by

the State Government in Public Account. The total accumulation of

savings together with interest thereon shall be payable to the

member on his retirement after attaining the age of superannuation

or on cessation of his employment with the State Government or to

the nominees or members of the family or legal heirs of the member,

as specified in rule 10, on his death while in service.’’

By Order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka,

(Netraprabha M. Dhayapule)

Under Secretary to Government

Finance Department (Admin and Advances).

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