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Part – IVA BENGALURU, MONDAY, 06, JANUARY, 2025 PUSHYA, 16, SHAKAVARSHA, 1946)
No.
09
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No: FD 15 SAVIYO 2024 Karnataka Government Secretariat,
Vidhana Soudha,
Bangalore, Dated:06.01.2025.
NOTIFICATION
Whereas the draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka
State Employees Group Insurance Scheme Rules, 1981 was published as
required by clause(a) of sub section(2) of Section 3 read with Section 8 of the
Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) in
Notification No. FD 15 SAVIYO 2024, dated:27th November 2024 in Part IVA of
the Karnataka State Gazette, dated:10th December 2024 inviting objections and
suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within fifteen days
from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette;
Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 10th
December 2024;
And Whereas, no objections and suggestions have been received in this
behalf by the State Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
Section 3 read with Section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act,
1978(Karnataka Act No.14 of 1990), the Government of Karnataka hereby
makes the following rules, namely:-
(1)2
RULES
1. Title and Commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka
State Employees Group Insurance Scheme(Second Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) These rules shall come into force from the First day of January, 2025.
2. Amendment of Rule 5:- In the Karnataka State Employees Group
Insurance Scheme Rules, 1981(herein after referred to as the said rules) in Rule
5, for sub-rules 5.1 and 5.2, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“5.1- The subscription for a member of the “Scheme” shall be rupees
240/-, rupees 480/-, rupees 540/- and rupees 720/- per month for
Group D, C, B and A employees respectively.
5.2. In the event of regular promotion of a member from one group
to another, his subscription shall be revised from the next
anniversary of the “Scheme” to the level appropriate to the group to
which he is promoted. Until the date of the next anniversary of the
“Scheme”, he shall continue to be covered for insurance for the same
amount for which he was eligible before such promotion.
For example:-
i. A Group `D’ employee promoted on regular basis to Group `C’ in
February 2025 shall continue to subscribe at the rate of Rs.240/- per
month up to December 2025 and be eligible for the insurance cover
of Rs.2,40,000/- only, in addition to the benefits from the Savings
Fund appropriate to his subscription. From January 2026, his
subscription shall be revised to Rs.480/- per month and he shall
become eligible for an insurance cover of Rs.4,80,000/- in addition
to appropriate benefits from the Savings Fund.
ii. A Group `C’ employee promoted on regular basis to Group `B’ in
February 2025 shall continue to subscribe at the rate of Rs.480/- per
month up to December 2025 and be eligible for the insurance cover
of Rs.4,80,000/- only, in addition to the benefits from the Savings
Fund appropriate to his subscription. From January 2026, his
subscription shall be revised to Rs.540/- per month and he shall
become eligible for an insurance cover of Rs.5,40,000/- in addition
to appropriate benefits from the Savings Fund.3
iii. A Group `B’ employee promoted on regular basis to Group`A’ in
February 2025 shall continue to subscribe at the rate of Rs.540/- per
month up to December 2025 and be eligible for the insurance cover
of Rs.5,40,000/- only, in addition to the benefits the Savings Fund
appropriate to his subscription. From January 2026, his subscription
shall be revised to Rs.720/- per month and he shall become eligible
for an insurance cover of Rs.7,20,000/- in addition to appropriate
benefits from the Savings Fund.
3. Amendment of Rule 6:- In the said rules, for Rule 6 the following shall be
substituted, namely:
“6. Premium and Insurance cover for ‘employees’ other than
members:- An ‘employee’ entering service in a month other than
January falling after 1st January 2025, shall be given the benefit of
Insurance cover applicable to the Group to which he belongs from the
date of joining the Government service up to the date of his becoming
member of the ‘Scheme’, for group ‘D’ employee on payment of
subscription of Rs.60/- per month as the premium for every
Rs.2,40,000/- of the Insurance cover. Similarly, in the case of group
‘C’ employee, on payment of a subscription of Rs.120/- per month as
the premium for every Rs.4,80,000/-of insurance cover. In the case
of group ‘B’ employee, on payment of a subscription of Rs.135/- per
month as the premium for every Rs.5,40,000/- of insurance cover. In
the case of group ‘A’ employee on payment of a subscription of
Rs.180/- per month as the premium for every Rs.7,20,000/- of
insurance cover. From the date of anniversary of the ‘scheme’, he shall
pay subscription at the rate specified in sub-rule 5.1 of rule 5.
For example:- A Group `D’ employee entering the service in
February 2025 shall pay a subscription of Rs.60/- per month as
premium for an insurance cover of Rs.2,40,000/- for a period of eleven
months up to December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription
shall be raised to Rs.240/- per month and he shall become eligible for
the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to the insurance cover
of Rs.2,40,000/-. Similarly, a Group `C’ employee entering the service
in February 2025, shall pay a subscription of Rs.120/- per month, the
premium for an insurance cover of Rs.4,80,000/- for a period of eleven
months up to December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription
shall be raised to Rs.480/- per month and he shall become eligible for
the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to insurance cover of4
Rs.4,80,000/-. Similarly, a Group `B’ employee entering service in
February 2025, shall pay a subscription of Rs.135/- per month the
premium for an insurance cover of Rs.5,40,000/- for a period of eleven
month up to December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription
shall be raised to Rs.540/- per month and he shall become eligible for
the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to insurance cover of
Rs.5,40,000/- Similarly, a Group `A’ employee entering service in
February 2025, shall pay a subscription of Rs.180/- per month the
premium for an insurance cover of Rs.7,20,000/- for a period of eleven
months up December 2025 and from January 2026 his subscription
shall be raised to Rs.720/- per month and he shall become eligible for
the benefits from the Savings Fund in addition to insurance cover of
Rs.7,20,000/-.
4. Amendment of Rule 7: In the said rules, in Rule 7, for sub-rule 7.1, the
following shall be substituted, namely:
“7.1 In order to provide an Insurance cover to each member of the
“Scheme”, such portion of the monthly subscription as may be
specified from time to time under orders of the State Government
and for the present, an amount of rupees 60/- for group ‘D’
employee, rupees 120/- for group ‘C’ employee, rupees 135/- for
group ‘B’ employee and rupees 180/- for group ‘A’ employee of
subscription shall be credited to an Insurance Fund to be held in the
Public Account of the State Government. The amount of Insurance
cover to group D, C, B and A shall be respectively rupees 2,40,000/-
, rupees 4,80,000/-, rupees 5,40,000/- and rupees 7,20,000/- for
each subscription, it shall be paid as specified in rule 10, to the
nominee or nominees of the member who dies due to any cause,
while in service.”
5. Amendment of Rule 8: In the said rules, in Rule 8, for sub-rule 8.1 the
following shall be substituted, namely:
“8.1 Such portion of the monthly subscription as may be specified
from time to time under order of State Government and for the
present, an amount of rupees 180/- for group ‘D’ employee, rupees
360/- for Group ‘C’ employee, rupees 405/- for group ‘B’ employee
and Rs.540/- for group ‘A’ employee of subscription shall be creditedR.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19
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to Savings Fund. The Amount in the Savings Fund shall be held by
the State Government in Public Account. The total accumulation of
savings together with interest thereon shall be payable to the
member on his retirement after attaining the age of superannuation
or on cessation of his employment with the State Government or to
the nominees or members of the family or legal heirs of the member,
as specified in rule 10, on his death while in service.’’
By Order and in the name of the
Governor of Karnataka,
(Netraprabha M. Dhayapule)
Under Secretary to Government
Finance Department (Admin and Advances).
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