**Executive Summary:**
This notification outlines amendments to the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009. The amendments, effective August 1, 2015, concern expense limits, disincentives, and termination conditions for development officers. It also details appeal processes and cadre-related provisions.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment Title and Effective Date:**
* These rules are called the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service Amendments Rules, 2016.
* The rules are deemed to have come into force on August 1, 2015, except as otherwise provided.
* These rules apply to appraisals falling due on or after August 1, 2015.
* **Expense Limit Revisions (Rule 4 Amendment):**
* The expense limit applicable to a Development Officer is specified in the Table of Expense Limit under clause j of rule 2.
* Development Officers who have completed 55 years of age will have their expense limit increased by four percent.
* Development Officers with ten or more years of service who have completed the age of fifty years but not completed the age of fifty-five years, shall be increased by two percent.
* **Disincentives Table (Rule 6 Amendment):**
* A new Table of Disincentives replaces the existing one, detailing penalties for exceeding prescribed cost ratio limits.
* The disincentives range from "NIL" to "No Fixed Conveyance Allowance" with "No Increment and two decrements," depending on the extent of cost ratio excess and the occasion of the breach.
* **Termination Conditions (Rule 6 Amendment):**
* Services of a Development Officer may be terminated if their annual remuneration exceeds 50% of the eligible premium in a year and the aggregate remuneration over three years exceeds 50% of the aggregate premium in those years.
* **Appeal Process (Rule 7 Amendment):**
* "The Appointing authority" is substituted for "the Zonal Manager".
* "The Zonal Manager" is substituted for "the Managing Director."
* A Development Officer whose appeal is rejected by the Zonal Manager may submit a Memorial to the Chairman.
* **Cadre and Service (Rules 14 & 15 Amendment):**
* The words "in the cadre of Assistant Administrative Officer" shall be substituted for "or Assistant Administrative Officer."
* The words "ten years" shall be substituted for "seven years."
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers**
* *Impact:* Affects expense limits, potential disincentives, conditions for termination, and appeal processes.
* *Action Required:* Understand the revised expense limit rules and disincentive structure to manage performance and adhere to the new guidelines. Be aware of the new appeal process to the Chairman.
**Stakeholder: Life Insurance Corporation of India Management**
* *Impact:* Need to implement and enforce the amended rules, particularly regarding expense limits, disincentives, and potential terminations.
* *Action Required:* Update internal policies and procedures to reflect the changes. Ensure that the revised disincentive table is applied correctly. Implement the changes to the appeal process, and ensure compliance with the new process.
Key Entities Referenced
Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the amendments are being made, specifically referring to section 48.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for making the amendments to the rules.
Life Insurance Corporation of India: The organization whose Development Officers' service rules are being amended.
Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service Rules, 2009: The specific set of rules that are being amended by this notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Zonal Manager: An authority figure within the Life Insurance Corporation of India with decision making power in appeal cases.
Chairman: An authority figure within the Life Insurance Corporation of India to whom a memorial can be submitted if appeal is rejected by the Zonal Manager.
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry under which the Department of Financial Services, responsible for the notification, operates.
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ससससाााा....ककककाााा....ििििनननन 99998888((((अअअअ))))----— के(cid:11)(cid:12)ीय सरकार, जीवन बीमा िनगम अिधिनयम, 1956 (1956 का 31) क(cid:14) धारा
48 क(cid:14) उप-धारा (2) के खंड (गग) के साथ प(cid:16)ठत उप-धारा (1) (cid:19)ारा (cid:22)द(cid:23) शि(cid:26)य(cid:27) का (cid:22)योग करत े (cid:30)ए, भारतीय
जीवन बीमा िनगम िवकास अिधकारी (सेवा के कितपय िनबंधन(cid:27) और शत" का पुनरी$ण) िनयम, 2009 का
संशोधन करन े के िलए िन&िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा*त ्:-
1111.... (1) इन िनयम(cid:27) का संि$/ नाम भारतीय जीवन बीमा िनगम िवकास अिधकारी (सवे ा के कितपय िनबंधन(cid:27)
और शत" का पुनरी$ण) संशोधन िनयम, 2016 ह।ै
(1) इन िनयम(cid:27) म1 अ(cid:11)यथा उपबि(cid:11)धत के िसवाय, ये 1 अग 4त, 2015 को (cid:22)वृत (cid:30)ए समझे जाय1ग।े
(2) ये िनयम 1 अ ग4त, 2015 को या उसके प9ात पड़न े वाली ससु ंगत मू(cid:6)य िनधा*रण तारीख से लाग ू
ह(cid:27)गे।
2222.... भारतीय जीवन बीमा िनगम िवकास अिधकारी (सवे ा के कितपय िनबंधन(cid:27) और शत" का पुनरी$ण)
िनयम, 2009 (िजसे इसम1 इसके प9ात उ(cid:26) िनयम कहा गया ह)ै म,1 िनयम 4 म,1 िनयम (1) और (2) के
4थान पर िन&िलिखत िनयम रखे जाएगँ े, अथा*त ् :-
346 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“(I) (cid:4)कसी िवकास अिधकारी को उसके (cid:22)चालन $े@ के सबं धं म 1 लागू Aय सीमा, ऐसी Aय
सीमा होगी, जो िनयम 2 के खंड (न) के अधीन Aय सीमा क(cid:14) सारणी म 1 यथािविनBदC ह।ै
(2) उपिनयम (1) म 1 (cid:4)कसी बात के होते (cid:30)ए भी, अपने (cid:22)चालन $े@ के संबंध म 1 (cid:4)कसी िवकास
अिधकारी को लागू Aय सीमा, जहां सुसगं त मू(cid:6)यांकन वष * के (cid:22)ारEभ पर या उससे पूव,* -
(क) उसने पचपन वष * क(cid:14) आयु पूण* कर ली ह,ै वहाँ Aय सीमा िनयम 2 के खंड (ञ) के अधीन चार
(cid:22)ितशत बढ़ाकर Aय सीमा क(cid:14) सारणी म 1 यथािविनBदC Aय सीमा होगी; या
(ख) उसने िवकास अिधकारी के Fप म 1 दस वष * या अिधक क(cid:14) सवे ा पूण* कर ली ह ै और पचास वष *
क(cid:14) आयु पूण * कर ली ह,ै परंतु पचपन वष * क(cid:14) आयु पूण* नहG क(cid:14) ह,ै वहाँ Aय सीमा िनयम 2 के
खंड (ञ) के अधीन, दो (cid:22)ितशत बढ़ाकर, Aय सीमा क(cid:14) सारणी म 1 यथािविनBदC Aय सीमा होगी।
3333.... उ(cid:26) िनयम(cid:27) के िनयम 6 म 1
(कककक)))) उप-िनयम (1), “अव(cid:22)ेरणा सारणी” के 4थान पर िन&िलिखत अव(cid:22)ेरणा सारणी रखी जाएगी, अथा*त:-
““““अअअअवववव(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)ररेेररेे णणणणाााा ससससााााररररणणणणीीीी
Hम जहाँ लागत अनुपात अव(cid:22)ेरणा, जहाँ सुसंगत मू(cid:6)य िनधा*रण तारीख “अव(cid:22)ेरणा सारणी” से ठीक पूव*वतI
सं. िविहत सीमा स े मू(cid:6)य िनधा*रण वष * म 1 लागत अनुपात िविहत सीमा से अिधक ह ै
अिधक ह ै
(cid:22)थम अवसर पर ि(cid:19)तीय Hिमक तृतीय Hिमक चतुथ * Hिमक पंचम और
अवसर पर अवसर पर अवसर पर अनुवतI
Hिमक अवसर
पर
1. 2% स े अिधक नहG कुछ नहG कुछ नहG कुछ नहG कुछ नहG कुछ नहG
(परंतु यह (cid:4)क मू(cid:6)य
िनधा*रण वष * म 1
लागत अनुपात
32% से अिधक
नहG ह)ै
2. 2% से अिधक परंत ु िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन
भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े म1 80%
4% स े अिधक नहG
म 1 30% कटौती म 1 50% म 1 60% म 1 60% कटौती और
(परंतु यह (cid:4)क मू(cid:6)य
कोई वेतन
कटौती कटौती कटौती और
िनधा*रण वष * म 1
वृिJ नहG
कोई वते न वृिJ
लागत अनुपात
नहG
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नहG ह)ै I
3. 4% से अिधक िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन
भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23) े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े
(परंतु मू(cid:6)य
(एफसीए) म1
िनधा*रण वष * म 1 म 1 50% कटौती म 1 60% म 1 60% म 1 80%
लागत अनुपात कटौती कटौती और कटौती और 80% कटौती
32% से अिधक कोई वते न कोई वते न और कोई
वृिJ नहG वृिJ नहG वेतन वृिJ
नहG ह)ै I
नहG और एक
वेतन Kास
4. जहाँ मू(cid:6)य िनधा*रण िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन कोई िनयत
वष * म 1 लागत भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23) े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) वाहन भ(cid:23)ा
अनुपात 32% स े (एफसीए)
मँ े 60% कटौती म 1 60% म 1 80% म 1 80%
अिधक ह,ै परंत ु कटौती और कटौती और कटौती और नहG और कोई
वेतन वृिJ
35% से अिधक कोई वेतन कोई वते न कोई वते न
नहG और एक
वृिJ नहG वृिJ नहG वृिJ नहG और
नहG ह।ै
वेतन Kास
एक वते न Kास
5. जहाँ मू(cid:6)य िनधा*रण िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन िनयत वाहन कोई िनयत कोई िनयत
वष * म 1 लागत भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23)े (एफसीए) भ(cid:23) े (एफसीए) वाहन भ(cid:23)ा वाहन भ(cid:23)ा
अनुपात 35% स े (एफसीए) नहG (एफसीए)
म 1 60% कटौती म 1 80% म 1 80%
अिधक ह।ै और कोई वते न नहG और कोई
और कोई वेतन कटौती और कटौती और
वृिJ नहG और वेतन वृिJ
वृिJ नहG कोई वेतन कोई वते न
एक वते न Kास नहG और दो
वृिJ नहG वृिJ नहG और
एक वते न Kास वेतन Kास” ;
(ख) उपिनयम (8) के 4थान पर िन&िलिखत उपिनयम रखा जाएगा, अथा*त:- "(8) उप-िनयम (1) स े (7)
म 1 अंतLवC (cid:4)कसी बात के होते (cid:30)ए भी, जहाँ (cid:4)कसी पूव*वतI वष * (इसके बाद इस उप-िनयम म1 "सुसंगत
वष"* के Fप म 1 उि(cid:6)लिखत) म 1 (cid:4)कसी िवकास अिधकारी का वाLषक पा(cid:16)रMिमक उस वष * के पा@
(cid:22)ीिमयम के 50% से अिधक ह ै तथा सुसगं त वष * और सुसगं त वष * स े तNकाल पूव*वतI दो मू(cid:6)य िनधा*रण
वष" म 1 वाLषक पा(cid:16)रMिमक का कुल जोड़ उन तीन(cid:27) वष" म 1 पा@ (cid:22)ीिमयम के कुल जोड़ के 50% से
अिधक ह,ै वहाँ उसक(cid:14) सवे ाए ँिनयम 7 के अनुसार समा/ क(cid:14) जा सक1गी।"
4444.... उ(cid:26) िनयम(cid:27) के िनयम 7 म,1 –
(कककक) उप-िनयम (1) म,1 शOद "$े@ीय (cid:22)बंधक" के 4थान पर शOद "िनयो(cid:26)ा (cid:22)ािधकारी" (cid:22)ित4थािपत
(cid:4)कए जाएगं े।
(खखखख) उप-िनयम (2) म,1 शOद "(cid:22)ब(cid:11)ध िनदशे क" के 4थान पर शOद "$े@ीय (cid:22)ब(cid:11)धक" (cid:22)ित4थािपत (cid:4)कए
जाएगं े।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(गगगग) उप-िनयम (3) म,1 शOद "(cid:22)ब(cid:11)ध िनदशे क" के 4थान पर शOद "$े@ीय (cid:22)ब(cid:11)धक" (cid:22)ित4थािपत (cid:4)कए
जाएगं े।
(घघघघ) उप-िनयम (3) के प9ात, िन&िलिखत उपिनयम अंतः4थािपत (cid:4)कया जाएगा, अथा*त:-
"(4) िवकास अिधकारी िजसक(cid:14) अपील $े@ीय (cid:22)ब(cid:11)धक (cid:19)ारा अ4वीकार क(cid:14) गई हो, अQय$ को इस
िवषय म 1 अRयावेदन (cid:22)4तुत कर सकेगा।“
5. उ(cid:26) िनयम(cid:27) के िनयम 14 म1 शOद “या सहायक (cid:22)शासिनक अिधकारी” के 4थान पर “सहायक (cid:22)शासिनक
अिधकारी के (cid:22)वग *म”1 शOद रखे जाएगं े।
6. उ(cid:26) िनयम(cid:27) के िनयम 15 म,1 शOद "सात वष"* के 4थान पर शOद "दस वष"* (cid:22)ित4थािपत (cid:4)कए जाएगं े।
[फा. सं. एस-11012/04/2015-बीमा 1]
आलोक टंडन, सयुं(cid:26) सिचव
(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)पपपप(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)ीीीीककककााााररररकककक (cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)ाााापपपपनननन
यह (cid:22)मािणत (cid:4)कया जाता ह ै (cid:4)क इस अिधसूचना को भूतल$ी (cid:22)भाव दने े से भारतीय जीवन बीमा िनगम के
(cid:4)कसी िवकास अिधकारी पर (cid:22)ितकूल (cid:22)भाव पड़ने क(cid:14) सEभावना नहG ह ैI
(cid:16)टTपण: मूल िनयम भारत के राजप@, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म1 अिधसूचना संUया
सा.का.िन. 818(अ) तारीख 12 नवEबर, 2009 को (cid:22)कािशत (cid:4)कए गए थ े I
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22th January, 2016
G.S.R. 98(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (cc) of sub-section (2),
of section 48 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules to amend the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and
Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of
Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendments Rules, 2016.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of
August, 2015.
(3) These rules shall be applicable in respect of appraisals falling due on the 1st August, 2015 and thereafter.
2. In the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of
Service) Rules, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the said Rules) in rule 4, for rules (1) and (2) the following rules
shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) The expense limit applicable to a Development Officer in relation to his operational area shall be the
expense limit as specified in the Table of Expense Limit under clause (j) of rule 2.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rule (1), the expense limit applicable to a Development Officer in relation
to his operational area, where on or before the commencement of the relevant appraisal year,-
(a) he has completed the age of fifty-five years, shall be the expense limit as specified in the Table of
Expense Limit under clause (j) of rule 2 as increased by four percent.; or¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3 (i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
(b) he has completed ten years or more of service as a Development Officer and has completed the age
fifty years but not completed the age of fifty-five years, shall be the expense limit as specified in the
Table of Expense Limit under clause (j) of rule 2 as increased by two percent.”.
3. In rule 6 of the said Rules.-
(a) in sub rule (1), for the “Table of Disincentives” the following ‘Table of Disincentives’ shall be substituted,
namely:-
“Table of Disincentives
Sl. Where the Disincentives where the cost ratio is in excess of prescribed limit in the appraisal year next
No. cost ratio is in preceding the relevant appraisal date.
excess of
prescribed
limit.
On the first On the second On the third On the fourth On the fifth and
occasion successive successive successive subsequent
occasion occasion occasion successive
occasion
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1. By not more NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
than 2%
(Provided that
the cost ratio
in the
appraisal year
is not more
than 32%).
2. By more than 30% cut in Fixed 50% cut in Fixed 60% cut in Fixed 60% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed
2% but not Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance
more than 4% Allowance Allowance Allowance Allowance and Allowance and
(Provided that No Increment No Increment
the cost ratio
in the
appraisal year
is not more
than 32%).
3. By more than 50% cut in Fixed 60% cut in Fixed 60% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed
4% (Provided Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance
that the cost Allowance Allowance Allowance and Allowance and Allowance and
ratio in the No No Increment No Increment
appraisal year Increment and one
is not more decrement
than 32%).
4. Where the 60% cut in Fixed 60% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed No Fixed
cost ratio in Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance
the appraisal Allowance Allowance and Allowance and Allowance and Allowance and
year is more No Increment No Increment No Increment No Increment
than 32% but and one and one
not more than decrement decrement
35%.
5. Where the 60% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed 80% cut in Fixed No Fixed No Fixed
cost ratio in Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance Conveyance
the appraisal Allowance and Allowance and Allowance and Allowance and Allowance and
year is more No Increment No Increment No Increment No Increment No Increment
than 35%. and one and one and two
decrement decrement decrements”;
(b) for sub-rule (8) the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1) to (7) where the annual remuneration of a Development
Officer in any preceding year (hereafter in this sub-rule referred to as the “relevant year”) exceeds 50% of the
eligible premium of that year and the aggregate of the annual remuneration in the relevant year and the two appraisal
years immediately preceding the relevant year exceeds 50% of the aggregate of the eligible premium in those three
years, his services shall be liable to be terminated in accordance with rule 7.”.
4. In rule 7 of the said Rules, -
a) in sub-rule (1), for the word “the Zonal Manager”, the word “the appointing authority” shall be substituted;
b) in sub-rule (2), for the word “ the Managing Director”, the word “the Zonal Manager” shall be substituted;
c) in sub-rule (3), for the word “ the Managing Director”, the word “the Zonal Manager” shall be substituted;
d) after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted namely:—
“(4) A Development Officer whose appeal has been rejected by the Zonal Manager may submit a Memorial to
the Chairman in respect of that matter.”.
5. In rule 14 of the said Rules, for the words “or Assistant Administrative Officer”, the words “in the cadre of
Assistant Administrative Officer” shall be substituted.
6. In rule 15 of the said Rules, for the words “seven years” the words “ten years” shall be substituted.
[F. No. S-11012/04/2015-Ins.I]
ALOK TANDON, Jt. Secy.
.
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
It is to certified that no Development Officer of the Life Insurance Corporation of India is likely to be affected adversely
by the notification being given retrospective effect.
Note.— The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
notification number G.S.R. 818 (E), dated the 12th November, 2009.
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