Memorandum for clarification of West Bengal State Govt. Employees’ Group Insurance cum savings Scheme, 1987 Subscription amount and group released on 06/10/2020 by Audit branch of Finance Department of West Bengal.
Summery of the Memorandum
| Memorandum No | 2160-F(J)WB |
| Date | 6th Jan, 2020 |
| Published by | Audit Brunch of Finance Department, Government of West Bengal |
| Subject | Memorandum on the West Bengal State Government Employees Group Insurance – cum – Savings Scheme |
Simplified table of Pay Level wise GISS Subscription
| Sl No | GISS Group | Minimum Entry Pay | Pay Level |
| 1 | Group A | Rs. 35800/- and above | 12 and above |
| 2 | Group B | Rs. 24700/- and above | 7 to 11 |
| 3 | Group C | Rs. 18800/- and above | 3 to 6 |
| 4 | Group D | Rs. 17000/- and above | 1 and 2 |
Original Memorandum:
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch
No.2160-F(J)WB, Dated: 06.10.2020.
MEMORANDUM
The undersigned is directed, to say, that the West Bengal State Govt. Employees’ Group Insurance — cum — savings Scheme, 1987 was introduced vide F. D. Memo. No.825-F dated 31.01.1987 and the employees were graded for this purpose as Group – A, B, C and D following their pay scales vide para 7.1 of the said scheme. Subsequently gradations were revised vide F.D. Memorandums No. 6168-F dated 03.07.1991, No. 8741-F dated 21.12.1998 and 185-F(J) Dated 07.01.2010 after implementation of WBS (ROPA) Rules, 1990, 1998 and 2009 respectively. Now after implementation of WBS(ROPA) Rules. 2019 another revision has become necessary.
Accordingly in supersession of F.D. Memo. No. 185-F(J) dated 07.01.2010 the Governor is pleased to decide that with effect from 01.11.2020 the State Govt. Employees shall be graded for the above purpose in the following manner
I. Group – A: all employees having Entry Pay in the Pay-Level with a minimum Rs, 35,800/-and above with Level of Pay ranging from 12 and above.
II. Group – B: all employees having Entry Pay in the Pay-Level with a minimum of Rs. 24,700/-and above with Level of Pay ranging from 7 to 11.
III. Group – C: all employees having Entry Pay in Pay-Level with a minimum of Rs. 18,800/-and above with Level of Pay ranging from 3 to 6.
IV. Group – D: all employees having Pay in the Pay-Level with a minimum of Rs. 17,000/- and above with Level of Pay ranging in 1 and 2.
The rate of subscription and amount of Insurance cover corresponding to each Group shall however remain unchanged.
Para 7.1 of F. D. Memo No. 825-F dated 31.01.1987 and para 4 of Accounting procedure circulated under F.D. Memo. No. 11099-F dated 08.10.1987 shall be treated as modified to that effect.
It should be noted that the holders of Pay Level No. 7 under WBS (ROPA) Rules, 2019, though, graded as Group-C in Rule 13 of the said rules, has been classified under Group-D for this (” …. graded as Group-C in Rule 13 of the said rules , has been classified under Group-B for this ….. “—- View Corrigendum) purpose for maintaining continuity of groupwise categorization. Otherwise the gradation of employees as recast above is in identical terms of Rule 13 of WBS (ROPA) Rules, 2019.
By the order of the Governor
Deputy secretary
to The Govt. of West Bengal
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