Leave fair concession

LEAVE FARE CONCESSION:

Eligibility: All permanent employees who have put in 11 months of active service

1. Entitlement – clerks – AC II Tier for the journey by mail/express train for 2000 Kms under 2 years span and

4000 Kms under 4 Years span

Sub-staff – AC III Tier for journey by mail / express train for 2500 Kms under 2 years span and

5000 Kms under 4 years span

Sleeper charges, reservation charges and safety surcharges in train fare are to be included in all case for calculation of entitlement under LFC.

Ref: P/A/SSG/2866 dt 12.02.04 & KZO/HRD/PGN/2003-04/1819/15.3.04

CLAUSE 19 (iii) OF 9^TH BIPARTITE SETTLEMENT DATED 27.04.2010:

An employee and/or members of his family, when availing leave fare concession may undertake travel by any mode of surface transport between places and he employee will be eligible to claim in respect o such journey his actual expenditure or the notional train fare by the entitle class for the distance so travelled, whichever is less, within his overall entitlement.

For the purpose of this sub-clause, travel by any approved mode of surface transport would mean such travel undertaken through any public transport or transport (including taxi) operated by agencies/tour operators approved by appropriate Government authorities or motorcar owned by the employee with the permission of the Bank.

2. CLAUSE 19 (ii) OF 9^TH BIPARTITE SETTLEMENT DATED 27.04.2010:

When a clerical staff and/or members of his family undertake travel by air either to his place of domicile or to any other place for rest and recuperation within India, he shall be entitled to be reimbursed the actual air fare so incurred or the AC II Tier class fare by train by a direct route in case of travel to place of domicile to the extent of the maximum admissible distance in case of travel to any other place for rest and recuperation, during the two year/four year block respectively, whichever is less.

3. 1^st B.P.S dated 19.10.1966

A workman availing of the leave fare concession will, if he so request, be advanced any salary falling due during his leave period.

For the purpose of leave fare concession

i). The expression ‘family’ shall mean the employee’s spouse wholly dependent children, as also parents, brothers and sisters ordinarily residing with and wholly dependent on the employee.

ii). The term ‘children’ shall include step children and legally adopted children but shall not include married daughters including widowed daughters.

iii). The term ‘brothers and sisters’ shall not include step brother, step sisters, married brothers and married sisters.

iv). The term ‘parents’ shall include step mother but shall not include step father.

v). the term ‘wholly dependent child/ brother/ sister/ parent’ shall mean such relative having a monthly income not exceeding Rs.3,500/-p.m.

vi). If the income of one of the parents exceeds Rs.3, 500 p.m. or the aggregate income of both the parents exceeds Rs.3,500 p.m., both the parents shall not be considered as wholly dependent on the employee.

Ref: BPS dt. 28.11.97 – Br.cir.no. 91/184 dt. 12.1.98 & BR BPS dt 2.6.05

vi). A married female employee may include her natural parents or parents-in-law under the defining of family - but not both – provided that the parents/parent-in-law are ordinarily residing with and wholly dependent on her.

4. 5^th B.P.S dated 16-07-91

Conveyance expenses with the prescribed rates from residence to nearest railway station/ bus/ airport/ docks and vice versa as also similar expenses at the place of destination shall be reimbursed under leave fare concession facility within the overall entitlement of the employee.

5. The fare permissible under leave fare concession will be advanced to the workman on the following conditions

i) In the case of outward journey on his undertaking to produce tickets before the commencement of the journey or within 7 days from the date of the advance, whichever is earlier. On such evidence being produced the fare for the return journey will also be advanced subject to the condition that evidence of the return journey shall be produced to the bank within 7 days of the resumption of duties by the workman.

ii) In case members of the workman’s family avail of the leave fare concession before or after he himself avails of the concession, the appropriate outward fares will be advanced against the undertaking to produce evidence of travel within 30 days from the date of the advance.

6. Encashment of privilege leave while proceeding on leave fare concession shall be permitted as under

For availment of LFC under 2 years block – maximum 15 days either in each block or 30 days in one block

For availment of LFC under 4 years block – maximum 30 days

Encashment of PL will be made 15 days prior to the date of commencement of leave under LFC. For the purposes of PL encashment, 30 days is treated as one month.

7. a) for journey undertaken by conducted tour, in case of visit to any other place, entitlement would be determined train fare for permissible distance or actual fare charged by the travel agency, excluding charges for boarding & lodging, whichever is less.

For journey undertaken by conducted tour, in case of visit to home town/ domicile, entitlement would be permissible railway fare for the actual distance travelled or actual fare charged by the travel agency, excluding charges for boarding & lodging, whichever is less.

8. Supplementary settlement dt. 31.10.1979

An employee claiming reimbursement under leave fare concession shall produce money receipts as evidence and if the money receipt is not available, any other satisfactory evidence of travel along with a suitable explanation for the non-production of money receipts.

9. 4^th BPS dt. 08-09-1983 class 6(I) LFC

LFC will be permitted to the employee even when he proceeds on leave of any kind.

Supplementary settlement dt.05-01-1987

Leave fare concession may be availed of by the workman’s family for travel without the attendance of workman. The workman and/or members of his family may visit the same place or different places of their choice within the permissible distance.

As per 9^th Bipartite Settlement dated 27-04-2010, where an employee has to travel on duty/ leave fare concession between 2 places, he shall be reimbursed actual road mileage costs or at Rs.3/- per km, whichever is less.

Visit to home town/domicile

a) In case of travel to place of domicile, there shall be no limits to distance irrespective of periodicity.

b) While visiting domicile/home town while on LFC, employee has necessarily to travel by shortest/direct route to become eligible for reimbursement of full fare.

c) The employee can visit home town only by the shortest/ direct route. The employee should not deviate from the direct route while journeying both ways. If he deviates, then the entitlement will be treated as visit for rest and recuperation and the maximum eligibility as per option or the claim whichever is less will be reimbursed.

ENCASHMENT OF LFC:

As per 9^th Bipartite Settlement dated 27-04-2010, clause 19 (iv)

1. By exercising an option anytime during a block of 2 years or 4 years, as the case may be, an employee can either undertake travel availing of leave fare concession and claim reimbursement up to his entitlement or to encash the facility for the concerned block. The option so exercised shall be irrevocable for the block concerned. On opting to encash the facility, he/she will be entitled o receive a lump sum equivalent to 75% of notional train fare for the admissible distance (depending on a 2 year or 4 year block) by the entitle class, subje3ct to deduction of admissible tax at source.

2. LFC for travel to place of domicile is not encashable.

3. The facility of encashment of privilege leave while availing of LFC is also available while encashing the facility of LFC.

4. Provided, however that an employee so encashing the facility of leave fare concession shall proceed on leave for a minimum period of one day.

5. For the purpose of encashment of LTC/LFC facility in respect of senior citizen dependent family member, the Train Fare as applicable to senior citizen only should be reckoned and NOT the Train Fare (normal fare) as applicable to non-senior citizen. – Ref.H.O.Br.Circular no.100/4 dt.08.04.2006

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