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Directorate of Estates No. 5/18/2013-RR
Cell dated 27-09-2013
(Circulated vide DG Post No.
10-04/2013-Bldg (Part)Dated 27-11-2013)
Subject:
Regarding withholding of 10% Gratuity from the retiring Gover4nment Servants –
Clarification.
I am
directed to refer to the DoPPW’s O.M. No. 20-16/1998-PPW(F) dated 11th
July, 2013 on the cited subject and to say that DoPPW has reviewed the earlier
guidelines and clarified that their is
no provision for withholding any part of gratuity at the time of retirement for
the purpose of recovery off outstanding government dues other than those
pertaining to Govt. Accommodation, the head of office will complete the
assessment of such dues wit5hin eight months prior to date of retirement.
In
this regard, it is stated that it is mandatory for all the DDOs concerned of
various Govt. Offices to implement the online licence Fee Collection and
Monitoring system built through GAM. Directorate of estates shall not be held
responsible to inform the parent department / office for withholding of 10% Gratuity
for the recovery of licence fee of Allottees of GPRA. The sole responsibility
would lie with DDO concerned. As soon as the recoveries are posted by the DDO,
it gets automatically relected in the Rent card of the Allottee. Time to time,
this Directorate upload the revised Licence fees of different Govt. Residential
places, on website. The DDO may
observe/monitor the same on the website by using their DDO ID & Password
and update the same by online posting of licence fee recovered of the Govt.
Allottees. They should update the posting of past licence fee recoveries in the
portal of their Allottees. The DDOs will generate the print of their monthly
licence fee schedule only through GAMS as enclosure to the pay bills being sent
to their Pay & Accounts Offices. They should examine/verify the dues
pending etc. of their Allottees before retirement and intimate the same to
Allottees, to enable them to obtain “NO DEMAND CERTIFICATE (NOC) from
Directorate of Estates without any fail. The concerned DDOs should also provide
online Rent Recovery Certificate to their Allottees, who are retiring and even
they should provide System Generated (GAMSP Rent Recovery Certificate to each
Allottees on yearly basis.
For seeking any further
advice/guidelines in the matter the concerned office/department might contact
this Directorate on any working day.
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