Anomaly and disadvantage to the employee on retirement, who are born on 1st day of Month

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All India Regional Rural Bank Employees Association

(A Coordinating Body of National Federation of RRB Officers & National Federation of RRB Employees)

Adviser: Ajit Kumar Ghosh

President: C. Rajeevan                                                           GOLDERS GREEN Ground Floor F-G Block             

Secretary General: A. Sayeed Khan                                     1 Nazrul Islam Avenue (VIP ROAD)

                                                                                                            Kaikhali Kolkata –700 052

 

Ref.No.88                                                                                                           Date: - 21-05-2014

To

Sri AK Dogra

Deputy Secretary

Department of Financial Services,

Ministry of Finance,

Government of India,

New Delhi – 110001

dograak@gmail.com

Respected Sir,

Sub: - Anomaly and disadvantage to the employee on retirement, who are born on 1^st day of             the month.

We like to draw your kind attention to the following facts –

       i.          As per provisions of the service rule in RRB sector, an employee retires on attaining superannuation on completion of sixty years of age.

     ii.          An employee who is born on 1^st day of the month will retire on last day of the previous month.

    iii.          In India Gregorian calendar and Indian Standard Time (IST) is followed in official system since 1957 and a day runs between 12:00 a.m. morning to the stroke of 12:00 at midnight covering 24 hours.

   iv.          Birth time is not mentioned generally in Birth Certificate.

     v.          If an employee was born on 1^st day of November, he will be retired on 31^st October as per the provision under service regulation. But he will attain 60 years of age at the stroke of 12:00 midnight on 31^st October when the day is completed. So the employee does not attain 60 years on 31^st October when he is relieved at the close of business on 31^st October. So he cannot be relieved also before completion of the age of 60 years, he should be and can be released at the beginning or close of office hours on 1^st day of the month.

   vi.          The concerned regulations, if read carefully will appear to be not consistent with main spirit of the fixation of age of retirement.

Adverse impacts of retiring an employee on previous day of the month –

         i.          The employee is denied one day’s wages/salary for the 1^st day i.e. date of birth.

       ii.          The employee is denied increment in the wage scale if it falls due on 1^st.

     iii.          The employee is denied one days’ PL (Privilege Leave) in spite of completing 11 days service on 1^st.

     iv.          The employee is denied wage revision in case the revision takes place from 1^st.

       v.          The employee is denied gratuity of one year even if he completes 6 months on 1^st.

     vi.          The employee is denied pension weightage of one year if he completes 6 months on 1^st.

It is understood that incase of the employee of the Central Government and other PSUs, when retired on last day of the previous month, a letter is issued to that effect and all admissible service and retirement benefits upto the 1^st of the month are allowed to the employee. This fact can be easily ascertained and verified, Sir.

Under the above context, may we request you Sir, to kindly look into the matter and issue suitable instructions so that RRB employees who are being retired “on the previous day”, may not be deprived of their legitimate due on the above grounds.

Expecting your kind consideration and necessary advice/instructions.

With regards

Yours faithfully

(A Sayeed Khan)

Secretary General

Copy for information and necessary action to –

Ø  The Chief General Manager, NABARD, Mumbai.