State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 STATE BANK OF INDIA OFFICERS’ SERVICE RULES, 1992 (Updated as on 18.06.2021) State Bank of India, HR Department, Policy & Pensioners’ Management Department, Corporate Centre, Mumbai State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 STATE BANK OF INDIA OFFICERS’ SERVICE RULES, 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS Rules Page No.
CHAPTER I General
1. Short title and commencement ... 1
2. Officers to whom the Rules shall apply ... 1
3. Definitions ... 2
CHAPTER II Grades and Categorisation of Posts
4. Grades and scales of pay ... 5
5. Increments ... 6
6. Categorisation ... 10
CHAPTER III Placement and Fitment of Officers in the Grades and Scales of Pay
7. Placement of officers ... 11
8. Officiating in higher grade ... 11
9. Adjustment Allowance ... 11
10. Personal Allowance ... 11
11. Absorption against future increments and increases ... 12
12. Option ... 12
13. Appeal against fitment ... 12
CHAPTER IV Appointment, Probation, Confirmation, Promotion, Seniority, Retirement and Termination
14. Appointment ... 13
15. Probation ... 13
16. Confirmation ... 13 State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992
17. Promotion ... 14
18. Seniority ... 14
19. Retirement ... 15
20. Termination of service ... 17
CHAPTER V Allowance
21. Dearness allowance ... 18
22. House rent allowance ... 18
23. Other allowance ... 20
CHAPTER VI Perquisites
24. Medical aid ... 24
25. Residential accommodation ... 30
26. Bank's car for personal purposes ... 31
27. Loan for the purchase of conveyance ... 32
28. Loans for the purchase/construction etc. of house ... 32
29. Entertainment expenses, club membership fees ... 32
30. Preferential interest rates on deposits ... 32
CHAPTER VII Leave
31. Kinds of leave ... 33
32. Casual leave ... 34
33. Privilege leave ... 34
34. Sick leave ... 35
35. Study leave ... 36
36. Maternity leave ... 36
37. Extraordinary leave ... 38
37A. Special casual leave and special leave ... 40 State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 37B
37C.
Paternity leave Bereavement leave ...
...
40 40
38. Lapse of leave ... 41
39. Recall for duty ... 41
40. Furnishing leave address, overstaying leave, unauthorised absence, etc.
... 42
CHAPTER VIII Reimbursement of Expenses on Travel
41. Mode of travel and expenses on travel ... 43
42. Transfer travelling allowance, etc. ... 46
43. Travelling allowance on retirement ... 48
44. Leave travel concession and leave encashment ... 48
CHAPTER IX Terminal benefits
45. Provident fund and Pension ... 55
46. Gratuity ... 55
CHAPTER X Transferability, Duty time and Joining time
47. Transferability and deputation ... 57
48. Duty time ... 57
49. Joining time on transfer ... 57
CHAPTER XI Conduct, Discipline and Appeal
50. General observance of good conduct, discipline, integrity, diligence, fidelity, etc.
... 59
51. Engaging in trade, business, employment, acceptance of fee, association with newspapers, other communication systems, etc.
... 60
52. Use of position or influence in matters of employment, sanction of loan, etc. to relatives ... 62
53. Active part in politics ... 64 State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 54 Participation in demonstration, association ... 64 54A Evidence in enquiry, committee etc. ... 64 55 Receiving complimentaries, valediction, etc. ... 65
56. Acceptance of gift by self and family, and dowry ... 65
57. Brining political or outside influence ... 67
58. Absence from work ... 67
59. Borrowing, incurring debts, buying and selling shares, lending money, guarantee, etc.
... 67
60. Drawing advance salary, discounting cheques, accepting contribution, collecting subscription.
... 68
61. Speculation, insolvency, indebtedness ... 69
62. Submission of statement of assets and liabilities ... 69
63. Recourse to court ... 71
64. Second spouse ... 71
65.
65A.
Consumption of intoxicating drinks, etc.
Mandatory Learning ...
… 72 72
66. What is misconduct ... 73
67. Penalties ... 74
68. Decision to initiate and procedure for disciplinary action ... 76 68A Suspension ... 86 69 Appeal against punishment or suspension, review, service of order, extension of time limit, etc.
... 89
70. Central Vigilance Commission ... 90
CHAPTER XII Miscellaneous
71. Existing decisions of the Central Board or Executive Committee to continue till altered ... 91
72. Power to implement ... 91
73. Revocation of earlier rules, etc. ... 91
74. Interpretation ... 92 State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992
75. Appeal against change of Rules ... 92
76. Procedure for dealing with appeal under rule 75 ... 92
77. Appeal requesting for change of Rules ... 92
78. Acknowledgement and declaration ... 93 APPENDIX I Form A - Declaration to be bound by State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 ... 94 Form B - Declaration of Domicile ... 95 State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `1 STATE BANK OF INDIA OFFICERS’ SERVICE RULES, 1992 PRELIMINARY In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 43 of the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (23 of 1955), the Central Board of the State Bank of India hereby makes these Rules determining terms and conditions of the appointment and service of officers in the Bank as hereinafter appearing, namely :-
CHAPTER I - GENERAL Short Title and Commencement
1. (1) These rules may be called “State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992”.
1. (2) Except otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of January 1992.
Officers to Whom the Rules Shall Apply
2. (1) These rules shall apply to all officers of the Bank who are appointed or promoted to any of the grades mentioned in Rule 4 and also to whom any of the following sets of Rules as amended or as deemed to have been amended by the Central Board or the Executive Committee are applicable, namely: -
(i) Rules governing the service of Officers in the Imperial Bank of India;
(ii) Rules governing the service of Assistants in the Imperial Bank of India;
(iii) State Bank of India (Supervising Staff) Service Rules; and
(iv) State Bank of India Officers (Determination of Terms and Conditions of Service) Order, 1979.
2. (2) These rules shall also apply to such other employees, officers and advisers of the bank to whom these may be made applicable by the competent authority to the extent and subject to such conditions as it may decide.
2. (3) These rules shall also apply to officers transferred/posted/deputed outside India except to such extent as may be specifically or generally prescribed by the competent authority.
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2. (4) These rules shall, however, not apply to employees, officers and advisers appointed/engaged in any country outside India and permanently serving there.
Definitions
3. (1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context -
(a) “Appointing Authority” means such authority as designated in accordance with Regulation 55 of the State Bank of India General Regulations, 1955;
(b) “Bank” means the State Bank of India;
(c) “Calendar Year” means the period commencing from 1st day of January of a year and ending with the 31st day of December of the same year;
(d) “Central Board” means the Central Board of Directors of the Bank;
(e) “Chief General Manager” means the Chief General Manager of the Circle in the case of an officer serving in a Circle and the Chief General Manager in charge of personnel area in the case of an officer serving in Corporate Centre establishments;
(ee) “Circle Cadre” shall in respect of a Circle in the Bank mean and imply the officers who have been recruited against vacancies declared by the Bank for this Circle. For the purpose of this clause the expression “Circle” shall mean the administrative units under the control of Local Head Office having control over one or more States of India, as per Gazette notification issued.
(f) “Competent Authority” means the authority designated as such for specific purposes by the Central Board or the Executive Committee;
(g) “Deputy Managing Director” means a Deputy Managing Director appointed as such by the Bank;
(h) “Disciplinary Authority”, “Appellate Authority”, and “Reviewing Authority” means respectively the authorities specified as such by the Executive Committee from time to time;
(i) “Emoluments” means the aggregate of salary and allowances, if any;
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(j) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Central Board;
(k) “Family” means and includes spouse of the officer (if the spouse is not an employee of the Bank) and the children, parents, brothers and sisters of the officer wholly dependent on the officer but shall not include the legally separated spouse;
(l) “Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the Bank and shall include a Deputy Managing Director;
(m) “Officer” means a person fitted into or appointed to or promoted to any of the grades specified in rule 4 and shall also include any specialist or technical person so fitted or promoted or appointed and any other employee or adviser to whom the provisions of these rules have been made applicable under rule 2;
(n) “Pay” means basic pay including stagnation increments, PQP, FPP, Special pay and officiating pay if any
(o) “Probationary Officer” means an officer appointed as such and fitted in the Junior Management Grade;
(p) “Promoting Authority” means such authority as designated in accordance with the Regulation 55 of the State Bank of India General Regulations, 1955;
(q) “Public Servant” means a person defined as such in Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code as amended from time to time;
(r) “Salary” means the aggregate of pay and other allowances including dearness allowance
(s) “Trainee Officer” means a person appointed as such from the staff of the Bank and fitted in the Junior Management Grade;
(t) “Year” means a continuous period of twelve months.
(u) “Perquisites” means the various facilities that have been specified in Chapter VI.
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3. (2) The Central Board reserves the right of changing the rules here laid down from time to time.
Provided that every new rule or alteration in an existing rule shall take effect, unless otherwise directed by the Central Board, from the date on which the new rules or alteration is passed by it in a resolution.
3. (3) When a new rule or alteration in an existing rule is passed by the Central Board, it shall be issued in the form of a circular.
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CHAPTER II - GRADES AND CATEGORISATION OF POSTS Grades and Scales of Pay
4.1. On and from first day of November, 2017, the scales of pay specified against each of the grades are as under: - Scales of Pay Top Executive Grade:
Special Scale II - Rs.183950-5500/4-205950 Special Scale I - Rs.166350-4400/4-183950 Scale I - 36000 - 1490/7 - 46430 – 1740/2 – 49910 – 1990/7 - 63840 Scale II – 48170 - 1740/1 - 49910 - 1990/10 - 69810 Scale III – 63840 – 1990/5 – 73790 – 2220/2 - 78230 Scale IV – 76010 – 2220/4 – 84890 – 2500/2 - 89890 Scale V – 89890 – 2500/2 – 94890 – 2730/2 - 100350 Scale VI – 104240 - 2970/4 - 116120 Scale VII – 116120 - 3220/4 – 129000 Fitment:
Fitment shall be stage-to-stage, i.e. on corresponding stages from 1st stage onwards and the increments shall fall on the anniversary date as usual.
Fitment shall be stage to stage upto TEGS VII. For TEGSS I and TEGSS II fitment shall be as advised from time to time.
4. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), a Probationary Officer and a Trainee Officer, appointed on and from first day of November, 2017 shall on appointment, be placed at the stage of Rs.
41,960/- in Scale I in the Junior Management Grade.
4. (3) Nothing in sub-rule (1) shall be construed as requiring the Bank to have at all times officers serving in all these grades.
4. (4) Subject to the provision of sub-rule (2) and unless otherwise directed by the Executive Committee, the pay of an officer on his appointment to a grade or scale shall be the pay of that grade or scale.
Provided that the officer shall enter that grade or scale either at the minimum or at a stage in accordance with any fitment formula laid down by the Executive Committee.
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5. (1) On and from first day of July, 1993, the increments shall be granted subject to the following: -
(a) The increments specified in the various scales of pay set out in rule 4(1) shall accrue on an annual basis and, subject to the sanction of the competent authority, be effective on the first day of the month in which these fall due.
Provided that an Officer whose probation has been extended by the Competent Authority shall not be eligible for annual increment for the period of extended probation and subject to confirmation of such officer, the increment date shall be shifted accordingly by the period of extended probation.
(b) Officers in Scale I and Scale II, one year after reaching the maximum in their respective scales, shall be granted further increments including stagnation increment(s) in the next higher scale only as specified in (c) below subject to their crossing the efficiency bar as per guidelines issued by the Executive Committee from time to time.
(c) Officers in JMGS I who have moved to scale of pay for MMGS II in terms of Regulation 5 (b) after reaching maximum of the higher scale are presently eligible for four stagnation increments. With effect from 1st November 2017, these officers will be eligible for five stagnation increments. Each of the first four stagnation increments will be released after every two completed years of service upon reaching the maximum in the higher scale. Of these four stagnation increments, the first two shall be of Rs.1990/- each and next two shall be of Rs. 2220/- each. The fifth stagnation increment of Rs.2220/- will be released two years after receipt of fourth stagnation increment or w.e.f. 1st November 2017, whichever is later.
(d) Officers in MMGS II who have moved to Scale of Pay for MMGS III in terms of Regulation 5 (b) after reaching maximum of higher scale are presently eligible for four stagnation increments. With effect from. 1st November 2017 these officers will be eligible for five stagnation increments. Each of the first four stagnation increments of Rs.2220/- will be released after every two completed years of service after reaching the maximum on the State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `7 higher scale. The fifth stagnation increment of Rs.2220/- will be released two years after release of fourth stagnation increment or w.e.f. 1st November 2017, whichever is later.
(e) Officers in substantive MMGS III i.e. those who are recruited in or promoted to MMGS III are presently eligible for five stagnation increments. These officers shall now be eligible for total six stagnation increments. First four stagnation increments of Rs. 2220/- after every two completed years and next two increments of Rs. 2500/- each, two years after receipt of the fourth stagnation increment. The sixth stagnation increment of Rs.
2500/- will be released two years after release of fifth stagnation increment or w.e.f. 1st November 2017, whichever is later.
(f) Officers in SMGS IV are presently eligible for one stagnation increment of Rs. 2500/- two years after reaching maximum of scale. These officers will now be eligible for one additional stagnation increment of Rs. 2730/- after two years of receipt of first stagnation increment or w.e.f. 1st November 2017, whichever is later.
Provided further that the Stagnation increment/s received by the Officers from Scale I to Scale IV who are/were in service of the Bank as on 1st November, 2017 as per periodicity hereinbefore would be readjusted from three year periodicity to two year periodicity from the date of reaching their maximum and officer shall be notionally eligible for stagnation increments w.e.f.
01.11.2017 in terms of this Joint Note as per the revised periodicity which will qualify for superannuation benefits. However, monetary benefit on account of such revised and readjusted periodicity of stagnation increment/s shall be payable from 1st November 2020 or the actual date of entitlement whichever is later.
(g) Officers in SMGS V shall be eligible for one stagnation increment of Rs.2970/- two years after reaching the maximum of scale or w.e.f. 1st November 2020, whichever is later.
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Provided further that such increment(s) in the next higher scale stagnation shall not be allowed to an officer who opts out of promotion process / refuses promotion when offered.
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Provided further that an officer shall also not be eligible for Professional Qualification Pay, as above, if he opts out of promotion process / refuses to accept promotion when offered.
Officers who subsequently opt for the promotion to next higher grade will be allowed the increment/stagnation increment/PQP as applicable, in the higher grade in running scale from the date of his annual increment falling due subsequent to the date of appearing for the promotion exercise.
Note: Grant of increment(s) in the next higher scale in terms of clause (b) above shall not amount to promotion. Officers even after receipt of increments in the next higher scale shall continue to get privileges, perquisites, duties, responsibilities or posts of their substantive Scale I or Scale II, as the case may be.
5. (2) An additional increment shall be granted in the scale of pay for passing each part of Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) Examination.
Provided that in the case of an officer who has passed Part I or both Parts of Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) Examination before his/her appointment in the Bank, he/she will be granted additional increment or increments, as the case may be, from the date of his/her appointment in the Bank.
(A) On and from first day of November, 2017, the aforesaid professional qualification pay shall be payable as under:
i) Those who have passed only CAIIB – Part I / JAIIB:
Rs. 1,020/- p.m. one year after reaching top of the scale.
ii) Those who have passed both parts of CAIIB – a) Rs. 1,020- p.m. one year after reaching top of the scale.
b) Rs. 2,550/- p.m. two years after reaching top of the scale.
Note (1): If an officer who is in receipt of Professional Qualification Allowance/Pay is promoted to next higher scale, he shall be granted, on fitment into such higher scale, additional increment(s) for passing CAIIB to the extent increments are available in the scale and if required number of increment(s) is/are not State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `9 available in the scale, the officer shall be eligible for Professional Qualification Allowance/Pay in lieu of increment(s).
Note (2): On and from first day of November, 1994, the Professional Qualification Allowance/Pay shall rank for dearness allowance, house rent allowance and superannuation benefits.
Note (3): An Officer employee acquiring JAIIB/CAIIB (either or both parts) qualifications after reaching the maximum of the scale of pay, shall be granted from the date of acquiring such qualification the first instalment of PQP and the release of subsequent instalments of PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of first instalment of PQP.
Provided further that in a case where an officer, as on the 2nd June 2005 has already acquired any of the above said qualifications and has not earned any increment or PQP on account of acquiring such qualification/s, he may be, with effect from 1st November 2002 or the date of acquiring such qualification/s, whichever is later, released PQP as provided herein above.
5. (3) (a) All officers, who are in the bank’s permanent service as on 1st November, 1993, except those officers who had received an advance increment on account of computerisation in the clerical cadre and received benefit of such an increment by way of fitment/ adjustment in officer’s scale of pay, will get one advance increment in the scale of pay. Officers who are on probation on 1st November, 1993 will get one advance increment one year after confirmation.
Note: There shall be no change in the date of annual increment because of advance increment.
(b) An officer who is at the maximum of the scale or who is in receipt of stagnation increment(s) as on 1st November, 1993, will draw a Fixed Personal Allowance from 1st November, 1993 which shall be equivalent to an amount of last increment drawn plus dearness allowance payable thereon as on 1st November, 1993, plus house rent allowance, at such rates as applicable in terms of rule 22.
(c) Fixed Personal Pay together with House Rent Allowance shall be at the following rates and shall remain frozen for the period officers remain in that scale. When the officer is promoted to next higher cadre/scale after drawing FPP under lower cadre/scale then he/she will continue to get the amount of FPP in the promoted scale (except when FPP is changed on account of wage revision) State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `10 till such time he/she reaches the maximum in promoted cadre/scale. On completion of stipulated one year on maximum of the promoted cadre/scale, he/she shall be sanctioned FPP as applicable to the higher cadre scale in which he/she is placed.
Increment Component (Rs.)
DA as on
1.11.2017(Rs.)
Total F.P.P. payable where Bank’s accommodation is provided (Rs.)
(A) (B) (C) 1990 53 2043 2220 59 2279 2500 66 2566 2730 73 2803 2970 79 3049 3220 86 3306 4400 117 4517 5500 146 5646 Note:
(i) F.P.P. as indicated in “C” above shall be payable to those officer employees who are provided with Bank’s accommodation.
(ii) F.P.P. for officers eligible for House Rent Allowance shall be “A” + “B” plus House Rent Allowance payable on the last increment of the relevant scale of pay.
(iii) The increment component of F.P.P. shall rank for superannuation benefits.
(iv) Only officers who were in the service of the bank on or before 1.11.93 will be eligible for F.P.P one year after reaching the maximum scale of pay they are placed.
Categorisation
6. (1) Having regard to the responsibilities and functions exercisable, every post of an officer in the Bank shall be categorised by the Central Board or the Executive Committee or the competent authority as falling in any one of the grades or scales mentioned in rule 4 and such categorisation may be reviewed from time to time by the Central Board or the Executive Committee or the competent authority.
6. (2) For the purpose of categorisation of posts under sub-rule (1), every branch or office of the Bank shall be classified by the Bank in accordance with the criteria to be approved by the Central Board or the Executive Committee.
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CHAPTER III PLACEMENT AND FITMENT OF OFFICERS IN THE GRADES AND SCALES OF PAY Placement of Officers
7. (1) The post that an officer is to occupy at any time shall be decided by the competent authority. Provided however, where an officer has been selected against a vacancy declared for any Circle, such officer shall continue to occupy a post within such Circle as shall be decided by the competent authority.
7. (2) Subject to exigencies of service or availability of posts, an officer shall be placed in a post corresponding to his grade/scale. However, the mere fact that an officer belongs to a particular grade or scale shall not by itself entitle him to be posted in a post categorised as such.
Officiating in Higher Grade
8. The competent authority may require an officer to officiate in a higher grade in a temporary or permanent vacancy.
Adjustment Allowance
9. The adjustment allowance being paid to an officer consequent upon his fitment in the scale of pay as on 1.10.1979 or such portion of the adjustment allowance which is yet to be absorbed in accordance with the rules relating to such absorption in vogue, shall continue to be paid to the officer till such time he is promoted to a higher scale. If the salary on such promotion is still lower than the aggregate of salary and adjustment allowance payable to him immediately before such promotion, the difference shall continue to be payable to him as adjustment allowance, so however, the adjustment allowance payable after such promotion shall be absorbed in the future increments to the extent of 33-1/3% of each such increment or of 33-1/3% of the increase in salary as a consequence of such increment, whichever is lower.
Personal Allowance
10. Personal allowance being paid to an officer consequent upon his fitment in the scale of pay as on 01.10.1979 or such portion of the personal allowance which is yet to be absorbed, shall continue to be paid to the officer till such time it is absorbed from increment or increase in pay to the State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `12 extent of 33-1/3% of such increment or of 33-1/3% of the increase in salary as a consequence of such increment or increase in pay, whichever is lower.
Provided that, where an officer is eligible for house rent allowance in terms of rule 22, the element of house rent allowance reckoned for calculation of personal allowance, shall be set off against such house rent allowance and the difference, if any, after such set off shall alone be payable to him.
As on 01.11.2012, Personal Allowance/Adjusting Allowance payable to the officers, if any, shall not be reduced on account of initial fitment in the new scales. Such adjustment, however, shall be made on account of any increment or Professional Qualification Allowance on or after 01.11.2012.
Absorption Against Future Increments and Increases
11. For the purpose of absorbing the allowances mentioned in rules 9 and 10, the amount equivalent to 33-1/3% referred to therein shall be applied firstly for absorbing the adjustment allowance, if so necessary, and then the personal allowance.
Option
12. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, an officer in the service of the Bank prior to 1.10.1979, who has opted for continuing in the old scale of pay shall continue to be governed by such option in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Executive Committee from time to time.
Appeal Against Fitment
13. (1) Any officer aggrieved by a fitment accorded to him in the new scales of pay, may prefer an appeal to the Committee constituted by the Chairman for this purpose.
13. (2) Such appeal shall be preferred within 30 days of the receipt of the communication of the fitment accorded to him.
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CHAPTER IV APPOINTMENT, PROBATION, CONFIRMATION, PROMOTION, SENIORITY, RETIREMENT AND TERMINATION Appointment
14. (1) All appointments in, and promotions to, the officers’ grades shall be made by the competent authority in accordance with the policy or guidelines, if any, laid down in this behalf by the Central Board or the Executive Committee.
Note (1): Subject to such norms as may be prescribed by the Bank, such appointments and promotions will be subject to medical fitness and sound constitution of the person concerned to be certified by one or more qualified medical practitioners approved by the Bank.
Note (2): Such appointments may be subject to verification of antecedents, as may be prescribed by the Bank from time to time.
Probation
15. (1) A person appointed as a Probationary Officer shall be on probation period of maximum two years (excluding extension, if any, granted by the competent authority), while a Trainee Officer shall be on a probation period of one year (excluding extension, if any, granted by the competent authority).
15. (2) Any other employee promoted as an officer to the Junior Management Grade shall be on probation for a period of one year.
15. (3) Any other person appointed to any grade including the Junior Management Grade shall be on probation for such period as may be decided by the competent authority.
Provided that the competent authority may, in the case of any officer, reduce or dispense with the period of probation under this rule.
Confirmation
16. (1) An officer referred to in rule 15 shall be confirmed in the service of the Bank, if in the opinion of the competent authority, the officer has satisfactorily completed the training in any institution to which the officer may have been deputed for training, and the in-service training in the Bank.
Provided, that Bank may at its discretion subject to the merit and suitability of a Probationary Officer/Trainee Officer for future leadership role, being determined through a screening process to be prescribed by the Central Human Resources Committee may confirm and give placement (fitment) to such officers in MMGS II.
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Provided that an officer directly recruited in any grade may be required also to pass a test in a language other than his mother tongue or a professional course.
16. (2) If, in the opinion of the competent authority, an officer has not satisfactorily completed either or both the trainings referred to in subrule (1) or if the officer has not passed the test referred to therein or an officer’s service is not satisfactory, the officer’s probation may be extended by a further period not exceeding one year.
16. (3) Where during the period of probation, including the period of extension, if any, the competent authority is of the opinion that the officer is not fit for confirmation: -
(a) in the case of a direct appointee, his services may be terminated by one month’s notice or payment of one month’s emoluments in lieu thereof, and
(b) in the case of a promotee from the Bank’s service, he may be reverted to the grade or cadre from which he was promoted.
Promotion
17. (1) Promotions to all grades of officers in the Bank shall be made in accordance with the policy laid down by the Central Board or the Executive Committee from time to time.
17. (2) Permanent vacancies in officers grades/scales shall be filled by promotions or otherwise, but the Appointing Authority reserves the right not to fill all or any such vacancy.
17. (3) No permanent vacancy in any grade/scale of officers shall be deemed to have occurred unless in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Executive Committee in this regard.
Explanation: For the avoidance of doubts, it is clarified that the provisions of this rule shall also apply to promotions of any category of employees to the Junior Management Grade.
Seniority
18. (1) Each year, the Bank shall maintain lists of officers in its service showing their names in the order of their seniority and containing such other particulars as the Bank may determine. Such lists will be prepared on a Circle basis in respect of officers belonging to the Junior Management Grade and Middle Management Grade Scales II and III, and on an all-India basis in respect of officers belonging to other grades.
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18. (2) Seniority of an officer in a grade or scale shall be reckoned with reference to the date of his appointment in that grade or scale.
Where there are two or more officers of the same length of service in that grade or scale, their inter-se seniority shall be reckoned with reference to their seniority in the immediately preceding grade or scale or the previous cadre to which they belonged in the Bank’s service.
18. (3) The inter-se seniority of officers directly recruited in a batch to any grade or scale shall be reckoned with reference to the rank allotted to them at the time of such recruitment.
Provided that in case, one or more POs recruited through the all- India open competition and campus recruitment join, by any chance, on the same date, the POs recruited through all-India open competition shall be deemed to be inter-se senior to those recruited through campus recruitment.
18. (4) In the case of an officer whose probation has been extended, the period of extended probation shall not be counted as eligible service for seniority and promotion.
18. (5) Nothing herein contained shall affect the seniority among themselves of the officers who were in the service of the Bank immediately prior to 1.10.1979.
18. (6) It shall be the duty of the officer to draw attention immediately to any mistake which he may notice in the list.
A record of each officer’s service shall be maintained at Regional Business Office, Administrative Office or Local Head Office of the Circle in which he is serving or, in the case of an officer serving in or under Corporate Centre, at Corporate Centre or its establishments or as may be decided by the Executive Committee from time to time.
Retirement
19. (1) An officer shall retire from the service of the Bank on attaining the age of sixty years or upon the completion of thirty years’ service or thirty years’ pensionable service, if he is a member of the Pension Fund, whichever occurs first.
Provided that the competent authority may, for reason to be recorded in writing, extend the period of service of an officer who has completed thirty years’ service or thirty years’ pensionable State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `16 service, as the case may be, should such extension be deemed desirable in the interest of the Bank.
Provided further that an officer who has attained the age of 60 years shall not be granted any further extension in service.
Provided further that an officer may, for reason to be recorded in writing, be retired from the Bank’s service after he has attained 50 years of age or has completed 25 years’ service or 25 years’ pensionable service, as the case may be, by giving him three months’ notice in writing or pay in lieu thereof.
Provided further that an officer who has completed 20 years’ service or 20 years’ pensionable service, as the case may be, may be permitted by the competent authority to retire from the Bank’s service, subject to his giving three months’ notice in writing or pay in lieu thereof unless this requirement is wholly or partly waived by it.
19. (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these rules, no officer who has ceased to be in the Bank’s service by the operation of, or by virtue of, any provision shall be deemed to have retired from the Bank’s service for the purpose of the Imperial Bank of India Employees’ Pension and Guarantee Fund Rules or the State Bank of India Employees’ Pension Fund Rules unless such cessation of service has been sanctioned as retirement for the purpose of either of the said pension fund rules as may be applicable to him.
19. (3) In case disciplinary proceedings under the relevant rules of service have been initiated against an officer before he ceases to be in the Bank’s service by the operation of, or by virtue of, any of the said rules or the provisions of these rules, the disciplinary proceedings may, at the discretion of the competent authority, be continued and concluded by the authority by which the proceedings were initiated in the manner provided for in the said rules as if the officer continues to be in service, so however, that he shall be deemed to be in service only for the purpose of the continuance and conclusion of such proceedings.
Explanation: An officer shall retire from the service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he completes the stipulated service or age of 60 years provided that the officer whose date of birth is 1st of month, shall retire from the service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month.
State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `17 Termination of Service
20. (1) An officer shall not leave or discontinue his service in the Bank without first giving a notice in writing of his intention to leave or discontinue the service or resign. The period of notice required shall be three months and shall be submitted to the competent authority.
Provided that the competent authority may at its discretion permit an officer to resign without notice or payment of three months’ emoluments in lieu of notice or reduce the period of notice.
20. (2) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the subrule (1), an officer against whom disciplinary proceedings are pending shall not leave/discontinue or resign from his service in the Bank without the prior approval in writing of the competent authority and any notice of resignation given by such an officer before or during the disciplinary proceedings shall not take effect unless it is accepted by the competent authority.
(b) Disciplinary proceedings shall be deemed to be pending against an officer for the purpose of this rule if he has been placed under suspension or any notice has been issued to him to show cause why disciplinary proceedings should not be instituted against him or where any charge-sheet has been issued against him and will be deemed to be pending until final orders are passed by the competent authority.
Explanation: A show cause notice or order of suspension or charge-sheet shall be deemed to have been issued prior to or during the period of notice, if it has been signed by the authority empowered in this behalf under the rules and put on a course of transmission prior to or during the said period whether or not it was actually received by the officer.
20. (3) The Bank reserves the right to terminate by an order of the Appointing Authority the service of an officer without notice or notice money in lieu thereof on his being certified by the Medical Board, appointed by the Bank for the purpose, to be permanently incapacitated for further continuous service in the Bank.
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CHAPTER V ALLOWANCES Dearness allowance
21. On and from first day of 01 November, 2017, Dearness Allowance shall stand revised as under:
On and from 1.11.2017, Dearness Allowance shall be payable for every rise or fall of four points over 6352 points in the quarterly average of the All-India Average Working-Class Consumer Price Index (General) Base 1960=100 at
0.07% of Pay.
Note:
(ii) “Pay” for the purpose of Dearness Allowance shall mean basic pay including Stagnation Increments, Special pay and Special Allowance.
(i) Professional Qualification Allowance/Pay shall rank for Dearness Allowance with effect from 01.11.1994.
House Rent Allowance
22. (1) Where an officer is not provided any residential accommodation by the bank, he / she shall be eligible on and from first day of November, 2012, for house rent allowance at the following rates: - I II i) Major “A” Class Cities and Project Area Centres in Group A 9% of Pay ii) Other places in Area I, and Project Area Centres in Group B and State of Goa 8% of Pay iii) Other places 7% of Pay
Provided that, from first day of November, 2017, if an officer produces a rent receipt, the House Rent Allowance payable to him/her shall be the actual rent paid by him/her for the residential accommodation in excess over 0.50% of Pay State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `19 in the first stage of the Scale of Pay in which he/she is placed with a maximum of 150% of the House Rent Allowance payable as per aforesaid rates mentioned in Column II above.
Note: The claims of officer employees for House Rent Allowance linked to the cost of their ownership accommodation shall also be restricted to 150% of House Rent Allowance as hitherto.
22. (2) Where an officer resides in his own accommodation, he shall be eligible for a house rent allowance on the same basis as mentioned in sub-rule (1) above as if he were paying by way of monthly rent a sum equal to one-twelfth of the higher of A or B below: - (A) The aggregate of: -
(i) Municipal taxes payable in respect of the accommodation;
and
(ii) 12% of the capital cost of the accommodation, including the cost of the land and, if the accommodation is part of building, the proportionate share of the capital cost of the land attributable to that accommodation, excluding the cost of special fixtures, like air-conditioners, or (B) The annual rental value taken for municipal assessment of the accommodation.
Explanation:
(1) For the purpose of this rule, “standard rent” shall mean -
(i) In the case of any accommodation owned by the Bank, the standard rent calculated in accordance with the procedure for such calculation in vogue in the Government;
(ii) Where accommodation has been hired by the Bank, the contractual rent payable by the Bank or rent calculated in accordance with procedure in (i) above, whichever is lower.
(2) In this rule and in rule 23;
(i) Area I means places with a population of more than 12 lakhs.
Area II means all cities other than those included in Area I which have a population of 1 lakh and more.
State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `20 Area III means all places not included in Area I and Area II.
(ii) Project Area centres in Groups A and B shall have same meanings as have been accepted for the purposes of service conditions of the workmen staff in the Bank.
Other Allowances
23. An officer shall be eligible for the following other allowances, viz.:-
(i) City Compensatory Allowance (w.e.f. 1.11.2017) Area Maximum Amount
(i) Places in Area 1 and in the State of Goa Rs. 1,400/- p.m.
(ii) Places with population of five lakhs and over and State Capitals and Chandigarh, Puducherry, and Port Blair Rs. 1,150/- p.m.
(i)-(A) Location Allowance (Non-CCA Centres) (w.e.f. 1.11.2017) Effective 1.11.2017 a fixed allowance of Rs.700/- p.m. is payable to all Officers posted in areas other than the areas that are eligible for CCA. This fixed allowance shall not be reckoned for payment of DA, superannuation benefits, viz, pension including NPS, PF and Gratuity.
(ii) Special Area Allowance: A special area allowance at such places and at such rates as may be decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee from time to time.
(iii) Project Area Compensatory Allowance:
On and from 1st November 2017, Project Area Compensatory Allowance shall be payable at the following rates:
Project Areas falling in Group A – Rs. 600/- p.m.
Project Areas falling in Group B – Rs. 525/- p.m.
Explanation:
(a) For the purpose of this allowance, the project areas in Group A will be the same as have been accepted as Group A areas in respect State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `21 of the workmen staff in the Bank and project areas in Group B will be those listed under Group B and Group C for that category.
(b) If at a centre both City Compensatory Allowance / Location Allowance (Non-CCA Centres) and Project Area Compensatory Allowance are payable to an officer, only the highest of the three shall be payable.
(iv) Mid-Academic Year Transfer Allowance: If an officer is transferred from one place to another in the midst of an academic year and if he has one or more children studying in school or college in the former place, a mid-academic year transfer allowance, on and from the first day of November, 2020, of Rs.
1,650/- p.m. from the date he / she reports to the latter place up to the end of the academic year in respect of all the children, provided that such allowance shall cease if all the children cease studying at the former place.
(v) Deputation Allowance: If an officer is deputed to serve outside the Bank, he may opt to receive the emoluments attached to the post to which he is deputed and such other allowances as he would have drawn had he been posted in the Bank’s service at that place.
Deputation Allowance shall be at the following rates w.e.f.
01.11.2020:
An officer deputed to serve outside the Bank
7.75% of Pay with a maximum of Rs. 6,000/- p.m.
An officer deputed to an organization at the same place or to the training establishment of the Bank (not applicable in case of non-teaching staff) 4% of Pay with a maximum of Rs. 3,000/- p.m.
Deputation Allowance shall be at the following rates w.e.f.
01.01.2017 For Officers TEGSS-I & II 15% of Basic Pay p.m.
(vi) Officiating Allowance: If an officer is required by the competent authority to officiate in a post in a higher grade or scale for a continuous period of not less than 7 days at a time or an aggregate of 7 days during a calendar month, he shall receive an officiating allowance equal to 6% of his pay, for the period for State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `22 which he officiates. Officiating allowance will rank as pay for purposes of provident fund and not for other purposes.
Provided further that consequent upon review of the posts in existence, if it is found that an officer was working in a post categorised to as that of grade or scale higher than the one in which he is placed, he will be paid officiating allowance from the date of circularisation of the categorisation and not from the effective date of categorisation.
(vii) Closing Allowance: If he is posted at a branch where books are closed on 31st March and 30th September, a closing allowance, on and from the financial year 1997-98, of Rs. 250/- for each of the two closings.
(viii) Split Duty Allowance: If the working hours of an officer during a day are split with a minimum interval of 2 hours, a split duty allowance, on and from 1st November 2017, Split Duty Allowance shall be payable at 300/- p.m.
(ix) Hill and Fuel Allowance: On and from the 1st day of November 2019, if an officer is serving in a place mentioned in Column 1 of the table below, a hill and fuel allowance as mentioned in Column 2 thereof shall be payable against that place without any ceiling.
(1) (2) In places with Altitude of Rate
(a) 1000 metres & above, upto 1499 mts 3% of Pay p.m.
(b) 1500 metres & above, upto 2999 mts 4% of Pay p.m.
(c) 3000 metres & above 8% of Pay p.m.
Note : Officers posted at places with an altitude of not less than 750 metres and which are surrounded by hills with higher altitude which cannot be reached without crossing an altitude of 1000 metres or more, will be paid hill and fuel allowance at the same rate as is payable at centres with an altitude of 1000 metres and above.
(x) Discomfort Allowance: If an officer is required to work in shifts involving hardships or has to perform onerous duties beyond normal working hours, he shall be paid a discomfort allowance of Rs.75/- p.m. The categories of officers to whom such allowance can be paid and terms and conditions of such payment shall be decided by the Bank from time to time.
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(xi) Special Allowance: With effect from 01.11.2017, officers shall be paid Special Allowance as under:
Grade Special Allowance Scale I-III 16.40% of Basic Pay + applicable Dearness Allowance thereon Scale IV-V 19% of Basic Pay + applicable Dearness Allowance thereon Scale VI-VII 20% of Basic Pay + applicable Dearness Allowance thereon Note : The special allowance with applicable DA thereon shall not be reckoned for superannuation benefits, viz, pension including NPS, PF and Gratuity
(xii) Learning Allowance With effect from 1.11.2017, Officers shall be paid Learning Allowance of Rs.600/- together with applicable Dearness Allowance thereon.
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CHAPTER VI PERQUISITES Medical Aid
24. (1) For the purpose of this rule -
(a) “Authorised Doctor” means registered medical practitioner nominated by the Bank for attendance on its employees at a place where an officer or his family undergoes treatment;
(b) “Doctor” means any qualified registered medical practitioner;
(c) “Eligible parents and children” shall mean the legitimate parents and children of the officer who ordinarily reside with and are wholly dependent on him and shall include legally adopted parents or children;
On and from 21st December, 2020, if in the case of the parents either of them is earning and having an income of over Rs.12,000/-p.m. or if a child is earning and having an income of over Rs.12,000/- per mensem, they will not be deemed to be dependent on the officer;
Note (ii): Married children shall not be eligible but widowed daughters shall be eligible provided they are wholly dependent on and reside with the officer.
(d) “Family” means:
i) The employee’s spouse, wholly dependent unmarried children (including step children and legally adopted children), wholly dependent physically and mentally challenged brother/ sister with 40% or more disability, widowed daughters and dependent divorced/ separated daughters, sisters including unmarried/ divorced/ abandoned or separated from husband/ widowed sisters as also parents wholly dependent on the employee.
State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `25 ii) The term wholly dependent family member shall mean such member of the family having a monthly income not exceeding ₹12,000/- p.m. If the income of one of the parents exceeds ₹12,000/- p.m. or the aggregate income of both the parents exceeds ₹12,000/- p.m., both the parents shall not be considered as wholly dependent on the officer employee.
iii) A married female employee may include her natural parents or parents-in-law under the definition of family, but not both, provided that the parents/parents-in-law are wholly dependent on her.
Note: For the purpose of medical expenses reimbursement scheme, for all employees, i.e. male/female any two of the dependent parents / parents-in-law shall be covered. The officer employee will have the choice to substitute either of the dependents or both.
Physically challenged children of employees to be defined as dependents irrespective of age or marital status, subject to income criteria.
(e) “Sanctioning Authority” means the authority empowered to sanction medical bills under the Scheme of Delegation of Financial Powers in force from time to time.
24. (2) Medical Benefits Subject to the provisions contained herein w.e.f. 10.11.2017, the amount of medical, surgical and hospital expenses as are actually and necessarily incurred by an officer in respect of any injury, disease or illness suffered by him or dependent family member shall be reimbursed in full by the Bank.
24. (3) Treatment by a Doctor Other Than Authorised Doctor Reimbursement shall normally be admissible only if the attending doctor is an authorised doctor nominated by the Bank. However, where the attendance or treatment is by a doctor other than an authorised doctor, the reimbursement may be ordered at the discretion of the sanctioning authority to such extent as the authorised doctor considers the expenditure to be reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case. While prior consultation of the authorised doctor for treatment by another doctor need not be insisted upon (excepting in cases mentioned hereunder), all such bills shall require to be scrutinised by the authorised doctor from the point of view of reasonableness as well as the need for the treatment having regard to the nature of the State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `26 ailment and an effort shall be made to see the requirements of the patients in each case.
24. (4) Visiting and Consulting Charges Visiting and consulting charges are reimbursable, on such scales as may be laid down by the Bank from time to time for various centres.
Travelling expenses incurred by the doctor or the officer in this regard are, however, not reimbursable.
24. (5) Consultation with Specialists Consultation with specialists, wherever considered essential by the attending doctor, may be allowed both in the case of the officer and his family. Ordinarily, such consultations should take place in the consulting room of the specialist, but in exceptional circumstance, where the attending doctor certifies in writing that the removal of a patient to a hospital or to the consulting room of a specialist was dangerous or injurious to life, consultation or treatment at the residence may be allowed. Except in emergent cases and where prior consultation with the authorised doctor for any reason is not possible, all consultations with specialists will be subject to the prior approval of the authorised doctor.
24. (6) Hospitalisation Except in emergent cases, and where prior consultation with authorized doctor for any reason is not possible, an officer or his family may, with the prior approval of the authorized doctor, be admitted for treatment in a private hospital or nursing home. In the former case, the authorized doctor should be informed of the full particulars of the case as soon as possible after the patient has been admitted. The hospital expenses, nursing home fees and the expenses in connection with surgical treatment may be reimbursed to a reasonable extent, depending upon the nature of treatment / surgery, area / place of treatment / surgery and the grade / scale of the officer, as provided in the circulars / guidelines issued by the bank from time to time.
24. (7) Engagement of Nurses The charges for engaging special nurses will not be normally reimbursable, but in special circumstances and where such engagement is considered absolutely essential by the Medical Superintendent/Medical Officer-in-charge of the hospital/nursing State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `27 home where the treatment is taken, the charges may be reimbursed to a reasonable extent by the Bank.
24. (8) Treatment in Places Other Than the Headquarters
(i) An officer shall be entitled for reimbursement under these provisions only if treatment is received at his headquarters.
However, an officer who falls ill at a station other than his headquarters while on tour or during leave shall be eligible for the benefit in respect of treatment at the station where he falls ill.
(ii) Benefits in respect of members of the family shall also be admissible only if treatment is received at the headquarters of the officer. However, if a member of the family of the officer falls ill at a station other than the headquarters of the officer during a casual visit, the benefits shall be available in respect of treatment taken at that station where the member of the family falls ill. Such outstation treatment shall not be admissible if the member of the family normally resides at that station.
(iii) In the case of an officer transferred to a new headquarter and whose family remains at the old headquarters, the benefits shall be available in respect of treatment of the members of the family at the old headquarters provided the family continues to reside at the old headquarters for good and sufficient reasons.
(iv) In respect of children who are prosecuting whole time studies in recognised educational institutions at a station in India other than the headquarters of the officer, benefits in respect of treatment availed of at that station shall be admissible.
(v) In respect of illness where adequate facilities for treatment thereof are not available at the headquarters of the officer or at another station permissible under sub-clauses (i),(ii),(iii) and (iv) above, treatment at the nearest appropriate place shall be permissible provided
(a)the attending doctor certifies that adequate facilities are not available for treatment at the said station and that treatment at the other station is necessary;
(b)where the attending doctor is not the authorised doctor, prior approval of the authorised doctor where possible is obtained; and State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `28
(c)the sanctioning authority permits such treatment on being satisfied in this regard.
In cases of emergency, such outstation treatment can be commenced and ex-post facto permission from the authorised doctor and the sanctioning authority may be obtained. Such permission will be granted only if the authority is satisfied regarding the need for such outstation treatment and also on the point regarding emergency on account of which prior permission could not be obtained.
(vi) In no case, however, travelling expenses incurred in such outstation treatment shall be reimbursable.
(vii)Expenses incurred on treatment in a country outside India will not be reimbursable unless the officer is posted for duty in that country.
(viii) Notwithstanding, anything contained in sub-clause (i) to (vii) of Rule 24 (8) hereinabove, in case of treatment at any empanelled hospital of the Bank, prior approval from authorised doctor / Bank Medical Officer and prior permission from sanctioning authority will not be required.
24. (9) General
(i) On no account shall travelling expenses incurred by an officer in connection with his treatment or of the member of his family be reimbursable. However, where hospitalization becomes necessary, ambulance charges for removing an officer or a member of his family from residence to the hospital/nursing home for treatment shall be reimbursable by the Bank.
(ii) With the prior approval of the sanctioning authority an officer or a member of his family may be admitted to a sanatorium for treatment of T.B. Such sanatorium charges including charges for post-sanatorium treatment as are considered reasonable will be reimbursable by the Bank.
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(iii) Reimbursement for any specialised method of treatment shall be permissible only if the treatment is undertaken with the prior approval of the authorised doctor who should certify at the time of claiming reimbursement that the treatment has been completed or that the case has reached the stage of maximum benefit from the treatment.
24. (10) Exclusions Benefits in respect of the following are excluded from the scope of this rule :-
(a) Disease, injury or disablement directly or indirectly due to breach of law or hunting, steeple chasing, polo, winter sports, riding or driving in races or engaging in aviation or ballooning or entering, leaving or travelling in any aircraft or balloon; but this provision shall not be deemed to exclude injury resulting from an accident whilst travelling as a passenger in a fully licensed standard type of aircraft operated by a recognised airline on a regular scheduled air route.
(b) Circumcision or stricture or vaccination fees or inoculation fees or change of sex or beauty treatment of any description or hearing aid, intentional self-injury or dissipation or general debility or ‘run-down’ condition or venereal disease or intemperance or the use of intoxicating drugs or liquors or any disease, injury or disablement directly or indirectly due to any or more of them.
(c) Dental or eye treatment other than treatment for some disease with the prior approval of the authorised doctor. Cost of dentures or spectacles is in any case not reimbursable.
(d) General check-up in respect of a member of the family.
(e) Nervous breakdown in respect of a member of the family, except in cases where it necessitates hospitalisation in which case, benefits shall be admissible for a maximum total period of three months.
(f) Treatment of insanity of a member of the family beyond the first three months of insanity.
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(g) Charges incurred in respect of a member of the family for diagnosis, X-ray, laboratory examinations, etc., not consistent with or incidental to the diagnosis and treatment of the positive existence or presence of any disease, illness or injury.
(h) Medical and/or non-surgical treatment for diseased or enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids in respect of a member of the family.
(i) Vitamins and/or tonics and/or orthopaedic appliances unless they are forming a necessary part of treatment of any specific illness or disease or injury or forming a necessary part of convalescence treatment.
(j) Expenses in connection with the maternity of an officer or the officer’s family, including pre-natal or post-natal treatment except where a caesarean operation or forceps delivery has to be performed to save the life of the mother/child and
(k) Fees or charges of attending physician, specialist, surgeon or nurse, who is a near relative of the officer - near relative for this purpose shall mean husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
24. (11) In cases where the employees have obtained medical insurance cover for dependent family members, reimbursement may be allowed up to the unsettled amount provided the total medical expenses is within admissible limit and subject to fulfilment of other terms and conditions
24. (12) An officer making a false claim or furnishing any false information shall be guilty of misconduct and shall render himself liable to disciplinary action and consequent punishment including dismissal.
Residential Accommodation State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `31
25. (1) No officer shall be entitled as of right to be provided with residential accommodation by the Bank. It shall, however, be open to the bank to provide residential accommodation on payment by the officer on and from the 1st day of November 2017 House rent recovery shall be a sum equal to @ 0.50 % of the first stage of the scale of pay in which the officer is placed or the standard rent for the accommodation, whichever is less.
Explanation:
For the purpose of this rule, "standard rent" shall mean:
(i) In the case of any accommodation owned by the Bank, the standard rent calculated in accordance with the procedure for such calculation in vogue in the Government.
(ii) Where accommodation has been hired by the Bank, the contractual rent payable by the Bank or rent calculated in accordance with procedure in (i) above, whichever is lower.
25. (2) Where residential accommodation is provided by the Bank, the charges for electricity, water, gas and conservancy shall be borne by the officer.
25. (3) Wherever possible, the Bank may at its discretion provide essential furniture to eligible officers on such scale as may be prescribed by the Bank from time to time, subject to the recovery of a monthly rental of 0.10% (w.e.f. 01.11.2017) of the pay in the first stage of the scale of pay in which he / she is placed.
25. (4) An officer provided with such accommodation shall vacate it, if he / she is transferred to another station, on the day on which he / she hands over charge of his / her appointment or if he / she proceeds on leave, on the day from which his leave commences.
Provided that the competent authority may permit retention of such accommodation by the officer for such time on such terms and conditions laid down by the Bank from time to time.
Bank’s Car for Personal Purposes State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `32
26. No officer, other than officers in the Top Executive Grade Scale VI and above and such officers to whom the Central Board or the Executive Committee considers the extension of this facility necessary, shall be allowed the use of the Bank’s car for personal purposes. The use of the bank’s car for personal purposes will be subject to the rules formulated by the Central Board or the Executive Committee from time to time.
Loan for the Purchases of Conveyance
27. i) The bank may grant to an officer confirmed in the Bank’s service, loan for the purchase of a motor car or other conveyance subject to such terms and conditions as the Central Board or the Executive Committee may decide, either generally or with reference to any particular loan.
ii) The Bank may grant a two-wheeler loan to an officer on probation, subject to the conditions decided by the Bank from time to time.
Loans for the Purchase/Construction etc. of House
28. (1) The Bank may grant to an officer confirmed in the Bank’ service, a loan for the purchase of land for construction of a house and/or for purchase or construction of a house/flat/apartment or for extension or renovation of a house/flat/apartment on such terms and conditions as the Central Board or the Executive Committee may decide generally or with reference to any particular loan.
28. (2) Until otherwise decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee, if any officer desires to join a co-operative house society of Bank employees/officers under the existing scheme for grant of housing loans he will be governed by the terms and conditions of that scheme.
Entertainment Expenses and Club Membership Fees
29. The Bank may reimburse to an officer such entertainment expenses and such fees for membership of clubs and professional institutions as may be decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee.
Preferential Interest Rates on Deposits
30. The Bank may allow one per cent additional rate of interest over its ruling rate of interest on term deposits, savings deposits and recurring deposits State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `33 in the name of an officer individually or jointly with any member of his family as decided by the Bank from time to time.
CHAPTER VII-LEAVE Kinds of Leave
31. (1) Subject to the grant of leave by the competent authority, being determined by the exigencies of service, an officer shall be eligible for the following kinds of leave: -
(a) Casual leave;
(b) Privilege leave;
(c) Sick leave;
(d) Study leave;
(e) Maternity leave;
(f) Extraordinary leave on loss of pay;
(g) Special casual leave & special leave.
(h) Paternity Leave
(i) Bereavement Leave
31. (2) Unless an officer is required or permitted to do so by the authority which granted his leave, an officer may not return to duty before the expiry of the period of leave granted to him.
31. (3) (i) An officer proceeding on leave shall hand over charge of his post at the close of the last working day preceding the date on which he proceeds on leave.
(ii) The last day of an officer’s leave shall be the last working day preceding that upon which he reports his return to duty.
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31. (4) (i) When an officer on leave returns to duty, he shall invariably report his return in writing to the authority empowered to grant him leave.
(ii) Unless otherwise instructed, an officer on leave shall return to duty at the place whence he proceeded on leave.
Casual Leave
32. (1) An officer shall be eligible for casual leave on full emoluments for 12 working days in a year provided that not more than four days’ casual leave may be availed of at any one time.
Provided that an inspecting official on continuous mobile duty may avail casual leave without the ceiling of four days.
Provided that casual leave shall not be granted in combination with any other kind of leave.
Provided that the incumbents of certain posts as may be declared by the Bank from time to time having regard to the nature of duties performed by them, shall be deemed to be ineligible for casual leave. The balance of casual leave in their cases shall be converted to privilege leave and added to the next year’s balance.
32. (2) Casual Leave not availed of in any year may be suffixed or prefixed to sick leave in the following year.
Provided that Casual Leave not availed of in the year 2017 or in any subsequent year may be suffixed or prefixed to sick leave in the following five years.
Privilege Leave
33. (1) An officer shall be eligible for privilege leave computed at one day for every 11 days of service on duty provided that at the commencement of service no privilege leave may be availed of before completion of 11 months of service on duty.
Provided that maximum period of privilege leave admissible to an officer at any one time shall be 4 calendar months.
Provided further that a member of the Bank’s staff promoted as an officer shall have such privilege leave as may be due to him at the time of promotion credited to him as privilege leave earned under this rule.
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33. (2) An officer on privilege leave shall be entitled to full emoluments for the period of leave.
33. (3) The period of privilege leave to which an officer is entitled at any time shall be the period which he has earned, less the period of leave availed of.
33. (4) On and from 01.06.2015, Privilege Leave may be accumulated up to not more than 270 days except where leave has been applied and it has been refused. However, encashment of Privilege Leave shall be restricted up to a maximum of 240 days.
33. (5) An officer desiring to avail of privilege leave shall ordinarily give not less than 10 days’ notice of his/her intention to avail of such leave.
Provided that applications for leave will be called for periodically at the time considered most convenient for the bank to make necessary arrangements.
Sick Leave
34. (1) An officer shall be eligible for 30 days of sick leave for each completed year of service subject to a maximum of 18 months during the entire service. Such leave can be accumulated upto 540 days during the entire service and may be availed of only on production of medical certificate by a medical practitioner acceptable to the Bank or at the Bank’s discretion, nominated by it at its cost.
34. (2) In respect of the period of sick leave, an officer shall be eligible to receive one half of the full emoluments.
Provided that if an officer so desires, the Bank may permit him to draw full emoluments, in respect of any portion of the sick leave granted to him, twice the amount of such period on full emoluments being debited against sick leave account.
34. (3) The Bank may require any officer desiring to resume duty on the expiry of sick leave, to produce medical certificate saying that he is fit for duty.
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34. (4) – a) Where an officer has put in a service of 24 years, he shall be eligible to additional sick leave at the rate of one month for each year of service in excess of 24 years subject to a maximum of 3 months of additional sick leave.
b) An officer employee upon completion of 30 years of service, shall be eligible for further additional sick leave of 3 months at the rate of one month for each year of service in excess of 30 years, subject to a maximum of 720 days in entire service.
c) Women officer employees can avail sick leave for the sickness of their children of 8 years and below subject to production of medical certificate.
34. (5) a. So long as privilege leave is due, an officer who proceeds on leave on medical grounds may exercise the option of availing himself of sick leave or privilege leave.
b. With effect from the 1.6.2015, Special Sick Leave up to 30 days may be granted to an officer employee once during his/her entire period of service for donation of kidney/ organ.
Study Leave
35. An officer may be granted study leave for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee.
Maternity Leave
36. (1) (a) On and from first day of April, 2000, leave upto a period of six months at a time may be granted, if the request is supported by sufficient medical certificate, by way of maternity leave including in respect of post-natal period or at the time of miscarriage or abortion or medical termination of pregnancy, so however, that not more than 12 months of such leave shall be available during the entire period of service of the officer.
(b) On and from 25th day of May, 2015, Maternity leave, which shall be on substantive pay, shall be granted to a female officer for a period not exceeding 6 months on any one occasion and 12 months during the entire period of her service.
State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `37 Note: (i) in case of delivery of twins, the period of Maternity Leave shall be 8 months.
(c) Within the overall period of 12 months, leave may also be granted in case of miscarriage/abortion/MTP.
In case of miscarriage/MTP/abortion, maternity leave may be granted as a rule upto 6 weeks on the basis of medical certificate/advice of a competent medical practitioner, i.e. a qualified gynecologists. In special/exceptional cases involving medical complications, associated with miscarriage/MTP/abortion, maternity leave may be granted beyond 6 weeks if advised by a competent medical practitioner (qualified gynecologist) but upto 6 months only on any one occasion, within the overall limit of 12 months during the entire period of service.
(d) Within the overall period of 12 months, leave may also be granted in case of hysterectomy upto a maximum of 60 days.
Note: In the case of employees who have availed and exhausted Maternity Leave of 12 months, leave of 15 days shall be sanctioned over and above the same, subject to production of Medical Certificate.
(e) Leave may also be granted once during service to a childless female employee for legally adopting a child who is below one year of age, for a maximum period of nine months, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) Leave will be granted for adoption of only one child.
(ii) The adoption of a child should be through a proper legal process and the employee should produce the adoption-deed to the Bank for sanctioning such leave.
(iii) The permanent part-time employees are also eligible for grant of leave for adoption of a child.
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(iv) The leave shall also be available to biological mother in cases where the child is born through surrogacy.
(v) The leave shall be availed within overall entitlement of 12 months during the entire period of service.
(f) Within the overall period of 12 months, leave may also be granted in case of hospitalisation on account of the following gynaecological ailments/ treatments upto a maximum of 30 days:
i. AUB (Abnormal Uterine Bleeding) ii. Ovarian Tumour iii. Tubectomy/Tubectomy reversal iv. Post-Partum Depression (PPD) v. Post-Partum Haemorrhage (PPH) vi. Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Acute PID) vii. Dysfunction Uterine Bleeding; Dysfunction (DUB)
36. (2) Maternity Leave may be availed combining with any other kind of leave except casual leave.
36. (3) Maternity leave may be combined with leave of any other kind unless provided otherwise in these rules.
36. (4) An officer on maternity leave shall be entitled to full emoluments for the period of leave.
Extraordinary Leave
37. (1) An officer shall be eligible for extraordinary leave on loss of pay for not more than 360 days during the entire period of service. Such leave may not be availed of except for sufficient reasons not more than 90 days at a time.
Provided that in very special circumstances, the competent authority may grant extraordinary leave on loss of pay to an officer upto a total period of 720 days.
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Provided further that extraordinary leave granted under this rule shall not count as service for pension.
Extraordinary Leave on loss of pay in continuation to Maternity Leave may be granted to female officers under following circumstances: - i. Extraordinary leave on loss of pay may be granted to a female officer when no privilege leave is due to her and when, having regard to her length of service, sick leave is not considered justified by the authority empowered to grant leave. All cases for sanction of extraordinary leave should be critically screened by the controlling authorities before making recommendation to the competent authority.
ii. Such leave may be sanctioned when applied for in continuation with the Maternity Leave and the reasons for such leave could be for post natal care/rearing of newly born child etc. or on health grounds of the female officer.
iii. Such leave (i.e., Extraordinary Leave on loss of pay) may not be granted for more than 360 days during the entire period of service.
However, such leave may not be availed of for more than 180 days at a time.
iv. Such leave will not count for pension, increment, etc and the seniority of the officer will be affected to the extent of such leave granted to her.
v. Since any period of extraordinary leave on loss of pay will have the effect of postponing the date of increment/seniority of the official concerned, as and when the extraordinary leave on loss of pay is granted to /availed of by the members of the supervising staff, a letter to this effect must be placed in the respective service file to enable the concerned controlling authority to take proper care thereof while releasing next annual increments.
State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `40 vi. The authority to grant such leave should be the officer as decided by the Bank from time to time.
37. (2) Subject to any other rule, extraordinary leave may be granted in combination with or in continuation of any kind of leave and the competent authority may commute retrospectively periods of absence without leave into extraordinary leave.
Special Casual Leave and Special Leave
37. A (i) An officer may be granted special casual leave and any special leave by the competent authority in accordance with the guidelines issued in this regard.
(ii) A women officer may be granted special leave up to a period of three months if recommendations for such grant of special leave are received from the Internal Committee (IC) under section 12(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
37.B Paternity Leave With effect from 1.6.2015, male officer employees with upto two surviving children shall be eligible for 15 days paternity leave during his wife’s confinement. This leave may be combined with any other kind of leave except casual leave. The leave shall be applied upto 15 days before or upto 6 months from the date of delivery of the child.
Note: Paternity Leave as above shall be allowed to employees with upto two surviving children for legally adopting a child who is below one year of age
37.C Bereavement Leave I. An officer shall be eligible for “Bereavement Leave” on the demise of a family member of the employee. For the purpose of the Bereavement Leave, the expression ‘family’ of an employee shall be limited to following members, irrespective of being dependent or not:
i. Spouse of the employee ii. Children of the employee State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `41 iii. Parents of the employee and iv. Parents-in-law of the employee II. This leave to be sanctioned for a maximum period of ‘Seven Days’ at each instance. Intervening holidays will form part of the Bereavement Leave.
III. The entire period of Bereavement Leave will have to be completed ‘at a Single Instance’ ‘within a maximum period of Fifteen Days’ from the date of demise of family member.
IV. The leave, if not taken within the stipulated period, will lapse. There will not be any provision for carry over or extension of leave beyond the period stipulated above.
V. It will be available to all categories of Permanent Employees/ Officers/ Permanent Part Time Medical Officers. Employees on contract basis will also be covered.
Lapse of Leave
38. Save as provided below, all leave to the credit of an officer shall lapse on resignation, retirement, death, discharge, dismissal or termination.
(i) where an officer retires from the Bank’s service, he / she shall be eligible to be paid a sum equivalent to the emoluments of any period, not exceeding 240 days, of privilege leave that he had accumulated.
(ii) where an officer dies while in service, a sum equivalent to the emoluments for the period, not exceeding 240 days, of privilege leave to his credit as on the date of his death, shall be payable to his legal representatives.
(iii) Where an officer resigns from service on or after 1st April 2001 after giving due notice, as provided in sub-rule (1) of Rule 20, he / she may be paid a sum equivalent to the emoluments in respect of privilege leave to the extent of half of such leave to his credit on the date of cessation of service, subject to a maximum 120 days.
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39. An officer on leave may be recalled to duty by the competent authority whenever the Bank deems fit to do so; but if the officer is at that time out of station, he shall be eligible to be paid the actual expenses incurred by him and the members of his family for coming back to the station, and if the officer and the members of his family go back to the same station from which he was called, for the return journey also.
Furnishing Leave Address, Overstaying Leave, Unauthorised Absence etc.
40. (1) An officer who has been sanctioned leave and leaves his place of duty shall furnish to the Bank the address at which he can be contacted while out of station.
40. (2) An officer who overstays his leave, except in circumstances beyond his control, shall not be entitled to any salary or allowance for the period of his absence without leave and shall also be liable to any of the penalties specified in rule 67.
40. (3) Where an officer who has not submitted an application for leave or where an officer having submitted his application was refused sanction of leave, absents himself for a period of 90 or more consecutive days or overstays the sanctioned leave by 90 or more consecutive days notwithstanding the provisions of sub-rule(2), the Bank may at any time thereafter give a notice to the officer at his last known address available with the bank calling upon him to report for duty within 30 days of the notice. If the officer does not report for duty within the stipulated period, he may, by an order of the Appointing Authority, be deemed to have voluntarily vacated his employment on the expiry of the said period set out in the notice.
In such cases the officer shall also be liable to pay to the Bank such notice monies as are payable in case of resignation as if he has been permitted to pay the emoluments in lieu of notice.
Provided, however, that an officer may appeal to the competent authority within a period of three years from the date of order recording voluntary vacation under the aforesaid rule. The Competent Authority shall consider such appeal to treat the said order as rescinded if it is satisfied that the officer was prevented by any sickness incapacitating him from reporting for duty within the State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `43 prescribed time or for any other sufficient cause, and pass such orders as it may deem fit in the circumstances of the case.
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CHAPTER VIII-REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES ON TRAVEL Mode of Travel and Expenses on Travel
41. (1) The following provisions shall apply whenever an officer is required to travel on duty :
(a) An officer in Junior Management Grade is entitled to travel by 1st Class or AC 2-tier Sleeper by train. He/she may, however, travel by air (economy class) if so permitted by the Competent Authority, having regard to the exigencies of business or public interest.
(b) An officer in Middle Management Grade is entitled to travel by 1st Class or AC 2-tier Sleeper by train. He/she may, however, travel by air (economy class) if the distance to be travelled is more than 1000 kms.
He/she may, however, travel by air (economy class) even for a shorter distance if so permitted by the Competent Authority, having regard to the exigencies of business or public interest.
(c) An officer in Senior Management or Top Executive Grade (upto TEGS- VII) is entitled to travel by AC 1st Class by train or by air (economy class).
(d) An officer in Senior Management or Top Executive Grade may travel by car between places not connected by air or rail provided that the distance does not exceed 500 km. However, when a major part of the distance between the two places can be covered by air or rail only the rest of the distance should normally be covered by car.
(e) Any other officer may be authorised by the Competent Authority, having regard to the exigencies of business, to travel by his/her own vehicle or by taxi or by the Bank’s vehicle.
Note: Entitlement by Steamer – Delux Cabin
41. (2) (i) For air or rail travel, a single fare for the officer will be reimbursed.
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(ii) For travel by road by his own vehicle, such rate on a kilometre basis as may be decided by the Bank from time to time, having regard to the type of vehicle used, the cost to be incurred and the terrain covered, will be reimbursed.
(iii) Where hiring of a taxi is permitted, the actual taxi charges will be reimbursed.
(iv) For travel by public motor or water transport, the actual fare will be reimbursed.
Provided further that an officer on mobile inspection duty shall be entitled to such other facilities as may be decided by the Executive Committee from time to time.
41. (3) (i) Actual expenses incurred for transport and porterage will be reimbursed.
(ii) Cost of aviation insurance, if travelled by air, on such scale as may be prescribed by the Executive Committee, from time to time, will be reimbursed.
On and from 1st day of November, 2020 an officer in the grades/scales as set out in the table below shall be entitled to halting allowances at the corresponding rates set out against the grades/scales;
Grade/ Scale of Officers Metro (Rs.) Major ‘A’ class cities (Rs.)
Area I (Rs.) Other Places (Rs.)
Officers in Scale VI & above 2700 1950 1650 1425 Officers in Scale IV & V 2250 1950 1650 1425 Officers in Scale I/II/III 1950 1650 1425 1200 State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `46
Provided that -
(a) where the total period of absence is less than 8 hours but more than 4 hours, Halting Allowance at one-half of the above rates shall be payable.
(b) where lodging is provided at bank’s cost/arranged through the bank free of cost, 3/4th of the Halting Allowance will be admissible.
(c) where boarding is provided at bank’s cost/arranged through the bank free of cost, 1/2 of the Halting Allowance will be admissible.
(d) where lodging and boarding are provided at bank’s cost/arranged through the bank free of cost, 1/4th of the Halting Allowance will be admissible. Where, however, an officer claims boarding expenses on a declaration basis without production of bills for actual expenses incurred, then he shall not be eligible for 1/4th of the Halting Allowance.
Explanation: For the purpose of computing Halting Allowance, “per diem” shall mean each period of 24 hours or any subsequent part thereof, reckoned from the reporting time for departure in the case of air travel, and the scheduled time of departure in other cases to the actual time of arrival.
Where the total period of absence is less than 24 hours, “per diem” shall mean a period of not less than 8 hours.
41. (4) Officers in Top Executive Grade Special Scales shall be entitled to reimbursement of hotel expenses, boarding charges and halting allowance as may be decided by the Executive Committee from time to time.
Note (i) : All bills for travelling expenses and halting allowance shall be submitted to the recognised higher authority for verification and approval before being passed for payment.
Note (ii): An officer claiming travelling expenses shall certify in the bill that the claim represents actual cost incurred. Where a claim is in respect of excess luggage it shall be supported, if possible, by a receipt from the airline, railway or steamship company.
Note (iii) : It must be regarded as a fundamental principle that travelling bills are not to be a source of profit.
State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `47 Transfer Travelling Allowance, etc.
42. (1) (i) An officer on transfer and the members of his family will be eligible to travel to the place of posting by the same mode of travel and class of accommodation, by the officer as in the case of travel on tour.
(ii) When the members of the family travel by road, the entitlement will be the actual or the 1st class rail fare for the distance covered, whichever is less.
Explanation: “Family” for the purpose of this rule will be limited to the spouse as also children, parents, brothers and sisters residing with and wholly dependent on the officer.
42(2)(i) On and from 01.07.2011, officers may claim reimbursement of expenses towards transportation of personal effects on transfer at such rates as may be decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee from time to time.
42(2)(ii)
(a) If an officer eligible for full wagon avails of the facility of ‘Container Service’ by railways, he will be reimbursed actual charges for one container if he is in Junior or Middle Management Grade and for two containers if he is in Senior or Top Management Grade.
(b) If the baggage is transported by rail, the reimbursement will be limited to the actual freight charges against submission of bills subject to the cost not exceeding the cost of transport of the maximum permissible quantity by goods train.
(c) If the baggage is transported by road between places connected by rail, the reimbursement will be limited to actual freight charges up to the stipulated weights against submission of bills, subject however to provisions contained in Rule 42(2)(i).
(d) If there is no railway station or railway out-agency at the old or new place of posting, the officer may be paid the actual cost of transporting the baggage by road up to the nearest railway station or railway out-agency.
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(e) If both the places do not have railway station/out-agency, the officer may be paid actual cost of transporting the baggage by road up to the stipulated weights against submission of bills, subject however to provisions contained in Rule 42(2)(i).
42(2)(iii) An officer, who owns a car, will be eligible to claim the cost of transporting it by train to the place of transfer, at goods train rate, and where the car is driven by road, the cost of so taking it, at the rates decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee.
Provided further that officers owning both car and motorcycle/scooter will not be eligible for reimbursement of expenses for transportation of motorcycle/scooter. The expenses in this regard will be within the entitlement of household goods.
42(2) (iv) An officer, who owns a scooter, motor cycle or any other vehicle, will be eligible to claim the cost of transporting it to the place of transfer at goods train rate and if the vehicle is transported by lorry, the actual lorry charges. If the vehicle is driven by road, the officer will be eligible to claim at the rates decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee.
42(2) (v) An officer will be eligible to claim the actual cost of road conveyance incurred by him and his family at the old and new headquarters.
42(3) On and from 26.03.2021, an officer on transfer will be eligible to draw a lump-sum amount, as may be decided by the Central Board or the Executive Committee, from time to time.
Grade/ Scale of Officer Lump Sum amount (Rs.)
TEGS VI & Above 45,000/- Officers in Scale IV and V 35,000/- Officers in Scale I, I I & I I I 30,000/- State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992 `49 Further, in the case of administrative transfer (i.e. other than request transfer) outside the Circle, the officer will be eligible for additional amount of Rs.10,000/- towards lumpsum expenses.
42. (4) An officer transferred to any station shall be eligible to claim halting allowance for the period spent on journey and for the joining time and period of taking over charge of his post as specified by the competent authority at the same rates as in the case of travel on tour.
Travelling Allowance on Retirement
43. On retirement, an officer will be eligible to claim travelling allowance, baggage and other expenses for himself / herself and his / her family as on transfer from the last station at which he / she is posted to the place where he / she proposes to settle down on retirement.
Leave Travel Concession and Leave Encashment
44. (1) (a) During each block of 4 years, an officer shall be eligible for leave travel concession for travel to his/her home town/place of domicile once in each block of two years. Alternatively, he/she may travel in one block of two years to his/her home town/place of domicile and in another block of two years to any place in India by the shortest route.
(b) Alternatively, an officer, by exercising an option anytime during a 4 year block or two year block, as the case may be, surrender and encash his/her LTC (other than travel to place of domicile) upon which he/she shall be entitled to receive an amount equivalent to the eligible fare for the class of travel by train to which he/she is entitled up to a distance of 4500 kms one way) for officers in JMG- Scale-I and MMG – Scale II & III and 5500 kms (one way) for officers in SMG- Scale IV & above.
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(c) An officer opting to encash his/her LTC shall prefer the claim for himself / herself and his / her family members only once during the block / term in which such encashment is availed of. The facility of encashment of privilege leave while availing of Leave Fare Concession is also available while encashing the facility of LTC.
d) The mode and class by which an officer may avail of Leave Travel Concession shall be the same as the officer is normally entitled to travel on transfer and other terms and conditions subject to which the Leave Travel Concession may be availed of by an officer, shall be as decided by the Board from time-to time. Provided that w.e.f.
1st May 2010 an officer in Junior Management Grade Scale I while availing LTC will be entitled to travel by air in the lowest fare economy class in which case the reimbursement will be the actual fare or the fare applicable to AC 1st Class fare by train for the distance travelled whichever is less. The same rules shall apply when an officer in Middle Management Grade Scale II and Middle Management Grade Scale III while availing LTC where the distance is less than 1000 kms.
For the purpose of this rule :
(a) “headquarter” means the place of posting of the officer;
(b) “home town” means the place declared by an officer to be his place of domicile in India (Form ‘B’- Appendix-I);
(c) “designated place” means the place the officer has declared to travel to under this rule;
(d) “onward journey” means a journey from the headquarter of an officer or place from where he or his family members proceed to his home town or to the designated place;
(e) “return journey” means a journey from the home town or the designated place to headquarters or to place of commencement of the onward journey;
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(f) “Family” for the purpos