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The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is an Indian law that makes companies pay a one-time gratuity to retiring employees or employees who resigns after a minimum of 5 years of service. The law applies to all companies of at least 10 employees. [1] The gratuity is 15 days' wages for every year of employee service, or partial year over six months.
The employee can borrow up to 34 months of the basic pay to a maximum of Rs 25 lakh, or cost of the house/flat, or the amount according to repaying capacity, whichever is the least. If both spouses are central government employees, they can take Housing Building Advance (HBA) either jointly, or separately.
The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 applies to establishments with 10 or more workers. Gratuity is payable to the employee if he or she resigns or retires. The Indian government mandates that this payment be at the rate of 15 days salary of the employee for each completed year of service subject to a maximum of ₹ 2000000. [24]
The terms of reference of the commission was: To examine, "the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind," of civilian employees of the central government (33.02 lakh); and of the Defence forces (13,86,171) [1]: page 105, para 6.2.2
Government employees in the union government in 56 ministries [1] and departments under latter as of 1 July 2023 has 48.67 lakhs working employees and 67.95 retired employees on rolls. [2] [1] [3] Indian Railways with 1.3 million employees has highest number of employees in union government. [4]
The employees performance review is conducted under the Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (J) and 56 (I), and also under Rule 48 (1) (b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, that gives "absolute right" to the appropriate authority to retire a government servant, "if it is necessary to do so in public interest".
The report led to a six percent increase in the cost of living allowance for central government employees from 16 percent to 22 percent. [ 3 ] The Sixth Central Pay Commission estimated that the financial implication of its recommendations would be "Rs.7975 crore for the year 2008 – 2009, and an additional, one time burden of Rs.18060 crore ...
The service members work under restrictions and rules of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. The service serves as the backbone of administrative work [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and provides permanent bureaucracy and functionary staff in the Union Government ministries , Cabinet Secretariat , Central Secretariat and other offices of Government of India .