Date: 2022-06-21Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification regarding revision of salary and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
## Report on Amendment to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Rules
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members Rules, 2000. The amendment, dated June 21, 2022, focuses on revising the compensation, benefits, and service conditions for the Chairperson, wholetime members, and part-time members of the IRDA. Key changes include revised salary structures without housing and car benefits, alterations to provident fund and pension eligibility, modifications to travel allowances, and adjustments to leave policies. These amendments aim to modernize the terms of service for IRDA leadership.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview of the amendment to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members Rules, 2000, as published in the Gazette of India on June 21, 2022. The analysis is based solely on the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* The amendment modifies the existing Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members Rules, 2000.
* The core objective, inferred from the provided text, is to revise the salary structure, benefits, and other terms and conditions of service for the Chairperson, wholetime members, and part-time members of the IRDA.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The amendment likely seeks to modernize the compensation and benefits packages for IRDA leadership, potentially to attract and retain qualified individuals and to align these packages with current standards. The specific reasons for these changes are not explicitly stated within the provided text, but the revisions suggest a desire to update the financial and service-related aspects of these positions.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
The amendment introduces the following key changes to the IRDA Rules, 2000:
* **Rule 3 (Pay):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** The Chairperson will receive a consolidated salary of ₹4,50,000 per month without house and car facility. A wholetime member will receive a consolidated salary of ₹4,00,000 per month without house and car facility.
* **Effect:** This change eliminates housing and car allowances, providing a fixed salary instead.
* **Rule 4 (Provident fund, gratuity and pension):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** The Chairperson and wholetime members are eligible for the Authority's provident fund. However, they are not entitled to pension, gratuity, or post-retirement allowances.
* **Effect:** While provident fund eligibility remains, pension and gratuity benefits are removed.
* **Rule 5:**
* **Original Rule:** Omitted.
* **Effect:** The content of this rule is fully removed.
* **Rule 6 (Travelling Allowance):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** The Chairperson and wholetime members are entitled to travel allowance, daily allowance, and transportation of personal effects on the same scale as Secretary and Additional Secretary to the Government of India, respectively, for joining, expiry of term, tours, and training.
* **Effect:** Aligns travel benefits with those of comparable government positions.
* **Rule 7 (Accommodation):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** The Chairperson and wholetime members will not be allotted housing.
* **Effect:** Reinforces the removal of housing benefits, stated in the revised Pay rule.
* **Rule 9 (Medical Assistance):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** Medical assistance will be decided by the Authority. Those retired from government or public sector entities can choose to be governed by the medical rules of their previous service.
* **Effect:** Grants the Authority discretion over medical assistance, while providing an option for those with prior public service.
* **Rule 10:**
* **Original Rule:** Omitted.
* **Effect:** The content of this rule is fully removed.
* **Rule 11 (Leave and Leave Encashment):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** Specifies leave sanctioning authority, earned leave entitlement, carry-forward provisions, leave salary rules (CCS Leave Rules, 1972), leave encashment rules (50% once per year, max 12 days), casual leave (8 days), and half-pay leave provisions.
* **Effect:** Provides detailed and updated leave policies.
* **Rule 12 (Leave Travel Concession):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** Leave travel concession is aligned with the provisions applicable to Secretary and Additional Secretary to the Government of India, respectively.
* **Effect:** Aligns leave travel benefits with comparable government positions.
* **Rule 13 (Sitting Fee):**
* **Original Rule:** Subrule 5 is being replaced.
* **New Rule:** Part-time members receive ₹6,000 per day for attending Authority meetings, restricted to a maximum of ten meetings per month.
* **Effect:** Establishes a sitting fee for part-time members, with a cap on the number of meetings for which it can be claimed.
* **Rule 14 (Other Terms and Conditions of Service):**
* **Original Rule:** Replaced.
* **New Rule:** Mandates absence of conflict of interest, applies Civil Service Conduct Rules (1964), and aligns other service conditions with those of Secretary and Additional Secretary to the Government of India, respectively. Specifies no sitting fees for Chairman and wholetime members.
* **Effect:** Emphasizes ethical standards and aligns remaining service conditions with relevant government officer levels.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary stakeholders directly affected by this amendment are:
* The Chairperson of the IRDA.
* Wholetime members of the IRDA.
* Part-time members of the IRDA.
* The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) itself.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* The Central Government is the competent authority for sanctioning leave for the Chairperson. The Chairperson is the authority for sanctioning leave for wholetime members.
* The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (June 21, 2022).
* The IRDA is responsible for implementing the medical assistance policy.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of these amendments likely include:
* A revised and potentially more transparent compensation structure for the IRDA leadership.
* Modernization of the benefits package, aligning it with current standards and practices.
* Clarification of leave policies and other service conditions.
* Ensuring ethical conduct and absence of conflict of interest among the Chairperson and members.
* Standardized sitting fees for part-time members, to attract qualified members.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Salary and Allowances Rules, 2000, represents a significant update to the compensation, benefits, and service conditions of the IRDA leadership. By revising salary structures, benefits packages, leave policies, and ethical guidelines, the amendment aims to modernize the terms of service for the Chairperson, wholetime members, and part-time members, potentially enhancing the attractiveness and effectiveness of these positions.
Key Entities Referenced
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: Regulatory body for the insurance sector in India. The act establishing the authority is also mentioned.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Act, 1999: The Act of the Indian Parliament that established the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, which is making the rules further to amend existing rules.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members Rules, 2000: The principal rules being amended by this notification.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members Amendment Rules, 2022: The short title for the amended rules.
Chairperson: The head of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, whose salary and service conditions are being defined.
Secretary to Government of India: A high-ranking position in the Indian government, used as a benchmark for certain entitlements.
Additional Secretary to the Government of India: A high-ranking position in the Indian government, used as a benchmark for certain entitlements.
Central Civil Services Leave Rules, 1972: Rules governing leave for civil servants of the Indian government, relevant to leave salary provisions.
Civil Service Conduct Rules, 1964: Rules governing the conduct of civil servants of the Indian government.
Central Civil Services Classification, Control. and Appeal Rules, 1965: Rules related to classification, control, and appeal processes for civil servants of the Indian government.
Department of Financial Services: The department of the Ministry of Finance issuing the notification.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry under which the Department of Financial Services operates.
New Delhi: Capital of India. Place of publication of the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 440] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, िनू 21, 2022/ज्य ष्े ठ 31, 1944
No. 440] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022/JYAISHTHA 31, 1944
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(जित्तीय सेिाएं जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 िून, 2022
सा.का.जन. 461(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, बीमा जिजनयामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1999 (1999 का
41) की धारा 24 की उपधारा (1) तथा उपधारा (2) के खण्ड (क) और (ख) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, बीमा
जिजनयामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (अध्यक्ष और अन्य सिस्ट्यों को िये िेतन और भत्त े तथा सेिा की अन्य ित ें और
जनबंधन) जनयम, 2000 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाात:-
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारम्भ. – (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम बीमा जिजनयामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (अध्यक्ष और
अन्य सिस्ट्यों को िये िेतन और भत्त े तथा सेिा की अन्य ित ें और जनबंधन) संिोधन जनयम, 2022 ह।ै
(2) ये जनयम रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. बीमा जिजनयामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण (अध्यक्ष और अन्य सिस्ट्यों को िये िेतन और भत्त े तथा सेिा की अन्य ित ें
और जनबंधन) जनयम, 2000 म,ें -
(i) जनयम 3 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात :-
“3. िेतन.- (1) अध्यक्ष को घर और कार की सुजिधा के जबना प्रजत माह चार लाख पचास हिार रुपय े का समेदकत
िेतन प्राप्त होगा।
(2) एक पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य को घर और कार की सुजिधा के जबना प्रजत माह चार लाख रुपय े का समेदकत
िेतन प्राप्त होगा।
4156 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ii) जनयम 4 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात :-
"4. भजिष्य जनजध, उपिान और पेंिन. - (1) अध्यक्ष और एक पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य प्राजधकरण की भजिष्य
जनजध म ें योगिान करने के जलए पात्र होंगे और इस संबंध म ें लागू रीजत तथा जनबंधन और ित ें यथािश्यक
पररितान सजहत िैस े ही होंग े िसै े िे प्राजधकरण के अन् य कमाचाररयों पर उनकी भजिष्य जनजध के जलए प्राजधकरण
द्वारा बनाए गए जिजनयमों के अधीन लाग ू होते ह।ैं
(2) अध्यक्ष और एक पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य प्राजधकरण म ें प्रिान की गई सेिा के जलए पेंिन या उपिान या
दकसी भी सेिाजनिृजत्त स े पूिा के दकसी भत्त े या लाभ के भगु तान के हकिार नहीं होंगे।
(iii) जनयम 5 का लोप दकया िाएगा;
(iv) जनयम 6 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात :-
“6. यात्रा भत्ता.-(1) अध्यक्ष और कोई पणू ाकाजलक सिस्ट्य जनयुजि पर, (क) प्राजधकरण म ें पिभार ग्रहण
करन े के जलए जनिास स्ट्थान स े यात्रा करन े और प्राजधकरण के साथ अिजध की समाजप्त पर, पररिार के साथ गृह
नगर की यात्रा करन े के हकिार होंग े (पररिार द्वारा की गई यात्रा के संबंध म ें सजहत); और (ख) भारत के भीतर
और बाहर िौरे या प्रजिक्षण पर यात्रा भत्ता, िैजनक भत्ता और व्यजिगत प्रभािों के पररिहन पर खचा की प्रजतपूर्त ा
के उसी िेतनमान और िरों पर हकिार होंग,े िो दक क्रमिः भारत सरकार के सजचि और अपर सजचि पर लाग ू
होते ह।ैं ”;
(v) जनयम 7 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात :-
"7. आिास.- अध्यक्ष और दकसी पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य को जनिास के जलए कोई घर आिंरित नहीं दकया
िाएगा।”;
(vi) जनयम 9 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात :-
9. जचदकत्सा सहायता. - अध्यक्ष और कोई पणू ाकाजलक सिस्ट्य प्राजधकरण के साथ कायका ाल के िौरान ऐसी
जचदकत्सा सहायता का हकिार होगा िो प्राजधकरण द्वारा तय दकया िाए:
परंत ु यदि अध्यक्ष या पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य सरकारी सेिा स े या सािािजनक क्षत्रे की इकाई या दकसी केंद्रीय
या राज्य अजधजनयम द्वारा स्ट्थाजपत जनगजमत जनकाय की सेिा स े सेिाजनिृत्त हो गया ह ै जिसम ें ऐसी सेिा के जलए
जचदकत्सा सहायता के अनुिान के जलए जनयमों का एक अलग सेि ह,ै िह, ऐसे जनयमों द्वारा िाजसत होन े का
जिकल्प चुन सकता ह।ै ”;
(vii) जनयम 10 का लोप दकया िाएगा;
(viii) जनयम 11 के स्ट्थ ान पर जनम्न जलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात्:
11. छुट्टी और छुट्टी नकिीकरण –
(1) छुट्टी स्ट्िीकृत करने के जलए सक्षम प्राजधकारी अध्यक्ष के संबधं म ें केंद्रीय सरकार होगी और पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य के संबंध म ें
अध्यक्ष होगा।
(2) अध्यक्ष अथिा पणू ाकाजलक सिस्ट्य प्रत्येक सेिा िर्ा के जलए तीस दिनों की अर्िात छुट्टी प्राप्त करन े का हकिार होगा:
परंतु छुट्टी खाते म ें प्रत्येक कैलेंडर िर्ा म ें प्रत् यके 1 िनिरी और 1 िुलाई को अजग्रम म ें पंद्रह दिनों की िो दकस्ट् तों म ें
अर्िात छुट्टी डाली िाएगी:
परंतु और यह दक जपछले छमाही िर्ा के अंत म ें िमा अर्िात छुट्टी को अगले छमाही िर्ा के जलए आगे बढाया
िाएगा।
(3) छुट्टी के िौरान छुट्टी िेतन का भगु तान केंद्रीय जसजिल सिे ा (छुट्टी) जनयम, 1972 के जनयम 40 के उपबंधों के द्वारा
िाजसत होगा।
(4) अध्यक्ष और पणू ाकाजलक सिस्ट्य दकसी भी समय अपन े खाते म ें अर्िात छुट्टी का पचास प्रजतित भाग का नकिीकरण
करने हते ु हकिार होगा, इस िता के अध् यधीन दक नकिीकरण की अनुमजत दकसी कैलेंडर िर्ा के िौरान अजधकतम बारह
दिनों के जलए केिल एक बार िी िाएगी।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(5) अध्यक्ष और पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य दकसी कैलडें र िर्ा म ेंआठ दिनों की आकजस्ट्मक छुट्टी के हकिार होंगे।
(6) अध्यक्ष और पणू ाकाजलक सिस्ट्य सेिा के प्रत्येक पणू ा िर् ा के संबंध म ें बीस दिनों की िर स े जचदकत्सा प्रमाण पत्र या जनिी
मामलों पर अधा िेतन छुट्टी के हकिार होंग,े प्रत्येक कैलेंडर िर्ा की 1 िनिरी और 1 िुलाई को िस दिनों की िो दकश्तों म ें
अजग्रम म ेंिमा की िाएगी और अर्िात छुट्टी के िौरान अध ा िेतन के जलए छुट्टी का िेतन स्ट्िीकाय ा छुट्टी िेतन का आधा होगा।
(7) आधे िेतन पर छुट्टी को अध्यक्ष या पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य के जििेक पर पूणा िेतन छुट्टी म ें पररिर्तात दकया िा सकता ह,ै
यदि जचदकत्सा आधार पर जलया िाता ह ैऔर सक्षम जचदकत्सा प्राजधकारी द्वारा जचदकत्सा प्रमाण पत्र द्वारा समर्थात ह।ै
(ix) जनयम 12 के स्ट्थ ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् -
“12. छुट्टी यात्रा ररयायत—छुट्टी यात्रा ररयायत भारत सरकार के सजचि और भारत सरकार के अपर सजचि पर लाग ू
उपबंधों के अनुसार अध्यक्ष और पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य के जलए क्रमिः स्ट्िीकाय ा होगी.”;
(x) जनयम 13 म,ें उप-जनयम (5) के स्ट् थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् —
“(5) एक अंिकाजलक सिस्ट्य उसके द्वारा प्राजधकरण की बैठक म ें भाग लेन े के जलए प्रजत दिन छह हिार रुपय े के बैठक
फीस के रूप म ेंभत्ता प्राप्त करन ेका अजधकार होगा:
परंतु इस तरह के बैठक फीस की हकिारी प्राजधकरण की िस स े अजधक बैठकों तक सीजमत नहीं होगी, जिसम ें एक
मास म ें अंिकाजलक सिस्ट्य द्वारा भाग जलया िाएगा।
(xi) जनयम 14 के स्ट्थ ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा, अथाात् :-
“14. सेिा के अन्य जनबंधन एिं ितें. — (1) अध्यक्ष और एक पूणाकाजलक सिस्ट्य अपन े कायाालय के कायों के
जनष्पािन म ें जहतों के िकराि की अनुपजस्ट्थजत सुजनजित करेगा और उसके पास ऐसा कोई जित्तीय या अन्य जहत नहीं
होगा िो उसके कायाालय के कायों के जनष्पािन को पूिााग्रह स ेप्रभाजित करने की संभािना ह।ै
(2) इन जनयमों, जसजिल सेिा (आचरण) जनयम, 1964 और केन्द्रीय जसजिल सेिा (िगीकरण, जनयंत्रण और अपील)
जनयम, 1965 के अधीन अजभव् यक्त रूप स े उपबंजधत सेिाओं के अलािा अन्य सेिा ित ें ऐसी होंगी िैसी केंद्रीय
सरकार के अजधकाररयों, अध्यक्ष के मामले म ें भारत सरकार के सजचि के स्ट्तर पर और पूणका ाजलक सिस्ट्य के मामल े म ें
भारत सरकार के अपर सजचि पर लाग ू होती ह।ै
(3) अध्यक्ष और पणू ाकाजलक सिस्ट्य प्राजधकरण की बैठकों म ें भाग लने े के जलए दकसी भी बैठक फीस के हकिार नहीं
होंगे।
[फा. स.ं आर-16012/02/2021-बीमा.I]
सौरभ जमश्रा, संयुि सजचि
रिप्पणी : मूल जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन.
स.ं 841(अ) तारीख 25 अिूबर, 2000 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और तत्पिात ् अजधसूचना संख यांक
सा.का.जन. स.ं 827(अ) तारीख 1 दिसंबर, 2008, सा.का.जन. स.ं 307(अ) तारीख 19 अप्रैल, 2012,
सा.का.जन. स.ं 269(अ) तारीख 4 अप्रलै , 2014 और सा.का.जन. स.ं 580(अ) तारीख 24 िलु ाई, 2015 द्वारा
िुजिपत्र द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st June, 2022
G.S.R. 461(E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clauses (a) and (b) of
sub-section (2) of section 24 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Act, 1999
(41 of 1999), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority (Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions
of service of Chairperson and other members) Rules, 2000, namely: —
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These rules may be called the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority (Salary and Allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of
Chairperson and other members) Amendment Rules, 2022.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Salary and Allowances payable to, and other
terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members) Rules, 2000, —
(i) for rule 3, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“3. Pay. — (1) The Chairperson shall receive a consolidated salary of rupees four lakh fifty
thousand per month, without the facility of house and car.
(2) A whole-time member shall receive a consolidated salary of rupees four lakh per
month, without the facility of house and car.”;
(ii) for rule 4, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“4. Provident fund, gratuity and pension. — (1) The Chairperson and a whole-time member
shall be eligible to contribute to provident fund of the Authority and the manner and terms
and conditions applicable in this regard shall, mutatis mutandis, be the same as those
applicable to other employees of the Authority under regulations made by the Authority for
their provident fund.
(2) The Chairperson and a whole-time member shall not be entitled to payment of pension
or gratuity or any post-retirement allowance or benefit for service rendered in the
Authority.”;
(iii) rule 5 shall be omitted;
(iv) for rule 6, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“6. Travelling Allowance.—(1) The Chairperson and a whole-time member at the time of
appointment, shall, (a) be entitled to travel from place of residence to join the Authority
and on the expiry of the term with the Authority, to travel to home town with family
(including in respect of journey undertaken by family); and (b) on tour or training within
and outside India, be entitled to journey allowance, daily allowance and reimbursement of
expense on transportation of personal effects at the same scales and rates as are applicable
to Secretary and Additional Secretary to the Government of India, respectively.”;
(v) for rule 7, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“7. Accommodation. —The Chairperson and a whole-time member shall not be
alloted any house for residence.”;
(vi) for rule 9, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“9. Medical assistance. —The Chairperson and a whole-time member during tenure with
the Authority shall be entitled to such medical assistance as may be decided by the
Authority:
Provided that if the Chairperson or a whole-time member has retired from
Government service or from the service of a public sector entity or a body corporate
established by a Central or State Act which has a separate set of rules for the grant of
medical assistance for such service, he may, opt to be governed by such rules.”;
(vii) rule 10 shall be omitted;
(viii) for rule 11, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“11. Leave and leave encashment. — (1) The authority competent to sanction leave shall be
the Central Government in respect of the Chairperson, and the Chairperson in respect of a
whole-time member.
(2) A Chairperson and a whole-time member shall be entitled to thirty days of earned leave
for every year of service:
Provided that the leave account shall be credited with earned leave in advance in
two instalments of fifteen days each, on 1st January and 1st July of every calendar year:
Provided further that the earned leave at the credit at the close of previous half year
shall be carried forward to the next half year.
(3) The payment of leave salary during the leave shall be governed by the provisions of rule
40 of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
(4) The Chairperson and a whole-time member shall be entitled to encashment of fifty
percent of earned leave to his credit at any time, subject to the condition that encashment
shall be permitted only once during any calendar year for a maximum of twelve days in a
calendar year.
(5) The Chairperson and a whole-time member shall be entitled to eight days casual leave
in a calendar year.
(6) The Chairperson and a whole-time member shall be entitled to half pay leave on
medical certificate or on private affairs at the rate of twenty days in respect of each
complete year of service, to be credited in advance in two instalments of ten days each, on
1st January and 1st July, of every calendar year and leave salary for half pay shall be
equivalent to half of the leave salary admissible during the earned leave.
(7) Leave on half pay may be commuted to full pay leave at the discretion of the
Chairperson or a whole-time member, if is taken on medical grounds and is supported by a
medical certificate by competent medical authority.”;
(ix) for rule 12, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“12. Leave travel concession. —Leave travel concession shall be admissible to the
Chairperson and a whole-time member in accordance with the provisions applicable to
Secretary to Government of India, and Additional Secretary to Government of India,
respectively.”;
(x) in rule 13, for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: —
“(5) A part-time member shall be entitled to receive an allowance by way of sitting fee of
rupees six thousand per day, for attending meeting of the Authority by him:
Provided that the entitlement to such sitting fee shall be restricted to not more than
ten meetings of the Authority attended by the part-time member in a month.”;
(xi) for rule 14, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“14. Other terms and conditions of service. — (1) The Chairperson and a whole-time
member shall ensure absence of conflict of interest in the performance of the functions of
his office and shall not have any such financial or other interests as are likely to
prejudicially affect the performance of the functions of his office.
(2) Service conditions other than those expressly provided for under these rules, the Civil
Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control. and
Appeal) Rules, 1965 shall be such as are applicable to officers of the Central Government,
at the level of Secretary to Government of India, in the case of the Chairperson, and
Additional Secretary to Government of India, in the case of a whole-time member.
(3) The Chairperson and a whole-time member shall not be entitled to any sitting fee for
attending meetings of the Authority.”.
[F. No. R-16012/02/2021-Ins.I]
SAURABH MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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. 841(E), dated the 25th October, 2000 and
subsequently amended vide notification numbers G.S.R. 827 (E), dated the 1st December, 2008,
G.S.R. 307(E), dated the 19th April, 2012, G.S.R. 269(E), dated the 4th April, 2014 and
Corrigendum vide G.S.R. 580(E), dated the 24th July, 2015.
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