Order G. O. (Ms.) No. 23/12/GAD dated 31st January 2012

Kerala Gazette No. 8 dated 21st February 2012. PART I

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Abstract

SAINIK WELFARE DEPARTMENT—KERALA STATE MILITARY BENEVOLENT FUND/ DISTRICT MILITARY BENEVOLENT FUND—AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUND—SANCTIONED— ORDERS ISSUED

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SAINIK WELFARE) DEPARTMENT G. O. (Ms.) No. 23/12/GAD. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 31st January, 2012.

Read:—1. G. O. (Ms.) No. 350/04/GAD dated 1-12-2004.

2. G. O. (Ms.) No. 258/06/GAD dated 29-9-2006.

3. G. O. (Ms.) No. 366/07/GAD dated 23-7-2007.

4. G. O. (Ms.) No. 01/08/GAD dated 1-1-2008.

5. G. O. (Ms.) No. 389/10/GAD dated 29-11-2010.

6. G. O. (Ms.) No. 223/11/GAD dated 14-7-2011.

7. Letter No. SW1/339/11/DSW dated 29-11-2011 & 16-1-2012 of Director, Sainik Welfare, Thiruvananthapuram.

8. Letter No. L.F. 23679/MS2/2011 dated 20-12-2011 of the Director of Local Fund Audit Department.

ORDER

The Rajya Sainik Board meeting held on 9-11-2011 has decided to make some amendments to certain provision in the existing Rules for the Administration of State Military Benevolent Fund/District Military Benevolent Fund. Based on the above decision the proposal submitted by the Director of Sainik Welfare has been examined by Government in detail and the following amendments are made to the existing Rules.

KERALA STATE MILITARY BENEVOLENT FUND

Rule Existing rule Amendment/Addition

No.

proposed

(1) (2)

(3)

7 (b)

Amendment of GO (Ms.) 389/

10/GAD dated 29th November

2010.

Amendment of GO (Ms)

389/10/GAD dated 29th

November 2010.

The figures of ` 4,000 and ` 3,000 shall be substituted by ` 5,000 and ` 4,000 respectively.

In special cases where immediate financial assistance is considered necessary, the President of the Board (Chief Minister) may on the recommendation of the Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board, sanction such amounts, but not exceeding ` 4,000 as considered necessary, Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board shall be competent to sanction immediate grants not exceeding ` 3,000. Cases of such special grants will be placed before the next meeting of the Rajya Sainik Board for ratification.

7 (c) (vi)

Amendment of GO (Ms.) 389/

10/GAD dated 29th November

2010.

Amendment of GO (Ms.)

389/10/GAD dated 29th

November 2010.

The maximum grant payable from both funds (SMBF/DMBF) for a period of three years shall not exceed ` 25,000. The maximum grant shall not include the grant paid under Rule 10 of the State Military Benevolent Fund.

The maximum grant payable from both funds (SMBF/DMBF) for a period of three years shall not exceed ` 10,000. The maximum grant shall not include the grant paid under Rule 10 of the State Military Benevolent Fund.

3 (1) (2) (3)

8(a)

Amendment of GO (Ms.) 350/

04/GAD dated 1st December

2004-Disbursement of Grant.

Amendment of GO (Ms.)

350/04/GAD dated 1st

December 2004-Disburse-

ment of Grant.

As far as possible payment to beneficiaries of SMBF/DMBF shall be made through electronic mode of payment. Wherever it is not possible for any reason the Zila Sainik Welfare Officer can resort to MO or direct payment.

As far as possible payments shall be made to the parties by the Secretaries of the Zila Sainik Boards only on obtaining advance receipts in the prescribed form. It may be made either by money order deducting the M. O. commission or to the grantee in person if the Secretary is satisfied of the identity of the persons and obtaining a receipt.

10 (a) (i)

Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

223/11/GAD dated 14th July

2011-Medical After Care

Grant.

Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

223/11/GAD dated 14th July

2011-Medical After Care

Grant.

The figure ` 75,000 (Rupees Seventy five thousand only) shall be substituted by ` 1,50,000 (Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only).

The amount of grant shall be at the rate of ` 1,000 (Rupees one thousand only) per month for a period of six months at a time and a maximum period of three years. The income limit for granting financial assistance under the scheme will be ` 75,000 (Rupees seventy five thousand only).

The grant shall be sanctioned by the Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board. The amount thus sanctioned will be4 (1) (2) (3) made available to the Secretary to the concerned Zila Sainik Board in lumpsum for payment to the grantee in six equal monthly instalments. The grantee shall after receipt of first grant of ` 6,000 furnish a utilization certificate to the effect that he has utilized the grant for which it was sanctioned.

10 (a) (ii)

Amendment of GO (Ms.) No.

389/10/GAD dated 29th

November 2010-Medical

After Care Grant to Cancer

Patients.

Amendment of GO (Ms.) No.

389/10/GAD dated 29th

November 2010-Medical After

Care Grant to Cancer

Patients.

Add

The grant shall be extended to maximum of two years in the case of Ex-servicemen/ Dependent of Ex-servicemen who are not recipient of any pensionery benefit/any kind of grant from any other agencies.

The Medical After Care Grant of ` 1,000 per month Shall be sanctioned to every Ex-Serviceman Cancer patient for a period of one year at a time on recommendation from a Government Cancer Institute to confirm that such Ex-servicemen had undergone treatment for cancer. The scheme is extended to widows/ wives/dependent children of Ex-Servicemen also. The grant will be for a period of one year at a time on recommendation from a cancer institute where he/she is undergoing continuous treatment. Income limit prescribed for the grant is exempted.

5 (1) (2) (3)

10 Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

(d) 223/11/GAD dated 14th July 223/11/GAD dated 14th July 2011—Marriage Grant.

2011—Marriage Grant.

A sum of ` 10,000 will

The figure ` 1,00,000 shall be given as grant to poor ex- be substituted by ` 1,50,000.

serviceman for marriage of one

of his daughters provided his

annual income is less than

` 1,00,000 subject to

availability of funds.

10 Amendment of GO (Ms.) No.

Amendment of GO (Ms.) No.

(i) 389/10/GAD dated 29th 389/10/GAD dated 29th November 2010—Financial November 2010—Financial assistance to the Physically assistance to the Physically disabled son/daughter of ex- disabled son/daughter of servicemen.

ex-servicemen.

An amount of ` 300 per

The figure ` 300 per month will be given to the month shall be substituted to physically disabled son/ ` 500 per month and ` 75,000 daughter of Ex-servicemen/ shall be substituted to ` 1,50,000.

soldiers who died while in

service. The annual income of

family, parent should be less

than ` 75,000 disability

should be 40% and above,

certified by a Medical Board,

the parents of the beneficiaries

should be unemployed, the

beneficiaries should be

unemployed and unmarried.

6 (1) (2) (3)

10 (1)

Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

223/11/GAD dated 14th July

2011—Financial Assistance

to Children of Ex-servicemen

who are undergoing SET,

NET, JRF, ICWA, CA, Civil

Service Examination etc.

Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

223/11/GAD dated 14th July

2011—Financial Assistance to

Children of Ex-servicemen

who are undergoing SET, NET,

JRF, ICWA, CA, Civil Service

Examination etc.

The figure ` 75,000 shall be

substituted by ` 1,50,000.

In order to help the children of Ex-servicemen, who are undergoing coaching classes for SET, NET, JRF, ICWA, CA, Civil Service Examination etc., one time grant of ` 5,000 (Rupees five thousand only) will be paid. Children of ex-servicemen, who are undergoing the above coaching and whose annual income is below ` 75,000 are eligible for the grant. The amount will be paid only after producing required documents as proof of coaching and appearance of examination.

New Scheme

Grant for Dialysis to Kidney p a t i e n t s — E x - s e r v i c e m e n / Widows of Ex-servicemen.

The grant of ` 1,000 (Rupees one thousand only) per dialysis and upto a maximum of ` 10,000 (Rupees Ten thousand only) shall be sanctioned to Ex- servicemen/Widows of Ex- servicemen who are undergoing dialysis regulary. The applicant should produce a medical7 (1) (2) (3) certificate from the hospital where he/she is undergoing treatment and also produce a certificate to this effect that such grant is not received from any other sources including Ex- servicemen Contributory Health Scheme.

18 New Scheme

Conducting awareness/

orientation programme to

motivate youth to join Armed

Forces.

In order to help the children of Ex-Servicemen to join Armed Forces one time Pre-training course will be imparted free of cost.

DISTRICT MILITARY BENEVOLENT FUND (DMBF)

Rule Existing rule Amendment/Addition

No.

proposed

(1) (2)

(3)

6 (c) (i)

Amendment of GO (Ms.) No.

366/07/GAD dated 23rd July

2007.

Amendment of GO (Ms.) No.

366/07/GAD dated 23rd July

2007.

The figures of ` 500 and ` 1,000 shall be substituted by ` 1,000 and ` 2,000 respectively.

The Secretary Zila sainik Board shall be competent to grant reasonable amounts limited to ` 500 in most deserving cases requiring immediate help. Similarly, the president of the Board (District Collector) may, on the recommendation of the8 (1) (2) (3) Secretary of the Board sanction immediate financial assistance upto ` 1,000 in most deserving cases. The

grants thus sanctioned shall be

referred to the next meeting of

the Zila Sainik Board for

ratification.

G.O. (Ms.) No. 389/10/GAD

8 (g)

dated 29th November 2010.

The maximum grant payable The maximum grant

from both funds (State Military payable from both funds (State

Benevolent Fund & DMBF) for Military Benevolent Fund &

a period of the three years shall DMBF) for a period of the

not exceed ` 20,000. The three years shall not exceed

maximum grant shall not include ` 10,000. The maximum grant

grant paid under Rule 10 of the shall not include grant paid

State Military Benevolent Fund under Rule 10 of the State

Rule.

Military Benevolent Fund Rule.

G.O. (Ms.) No. 350/04/GAD

dated 1st December 2004—

Payments

(a) As far as possible (a) Payments shall be

payment to beneficiaries of made to the parties only after

SMBF/DMBF shall be made obtaining advance receipt and

through eletronic mode of making separate acquittance of

payment.

the receipt at the time of

payment otherwise than by

money order.

(b) Payments may be

(b) Wherever it is not made either by money order possible for electronic mode of deducting money order payment the Zila Sainik Welfare9 (1) (2) (3) commission or by direct Officer can resort to Money payment to the party after Order or direct payment.

ascertaining his/her identity.

Amendment to GO (Ms.) No.

389/10/GAD dated 29th

November 2010—Financial

Assistance to Mentally

Retarded Children of

Ex-Servicemen.

Amendment to GO (Ms.)

No. 389/10/GAD dated 29th

November 2010—Financial

Assistance to Mentally

Retarded Children of

Ex-Servicemen.

The figure 75,000 shall be (a) The amount of relief

substituted by ` 1,50,000.

will be ` 500 per month.

(b) Annual income limit of the family should be less than ` 75,000.

(d) The parents of the beneficiary should be unemployed.

(e) Medical Certificate should contain the percentage of disability and IQ should be below 40 (severe retardation).

The above conditions will be applicable to existing beneficiaries also.

This amendment will come into force with effect from 1-4-2012.

By order of the Governor,

K. J. ANTONY,

Additional Secretary to Government.

The Director of Sainik Welfare, Thiruvananthapuram.

The Principal Accountant General (Audit), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

The Accountant General (A & E), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

The Director of Local Fund Audit, Thiruvananthapuram.

All District Collectors.

All Zila Sainik Welfare Officers (Through Director of Sainik Welfare) Stock File/Office Copy.