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Notification under sub-section (1) and clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, promulgating the Bank of Baroda (Employees') Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

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Notification F. No. HO:HRM:PEN:115:3263(E), issued by Bank of Baroda (Human Resources Department, Baroda Corporate Centre, Mumbai) on 18th October 2023, makes the Bank of Baroda (Employees') Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) and clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with prior sanction of the Central Government, amending the Bank of Baroda (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995: regulation 27 is amended to revise how qualifying service is reckoned for permanent part-time employees (effective 1st November 2012, actual service reckoned rather than pro-rata, calculated from date of appointment or 1st September 1978, whichever is later); regulation 36 inserts new minimum monthly pension amounts (Rs. 2,785 for full-time employees and Rs. 932, Rs. 1,397 and Rs. 2,096 for part-time employees at 1/3, 1/2 and 3/4 scale wages respectively) for employees retiring on or after 1st November 2012; regulation 40 is amended to raise the income threshold for discontinuing family pension to sons, daughters or parents earning more than Rs. 10,000 per month; sub-regulation (4) of regulation 40 inserts new minimum family pension figures of Rs. 18,568 (clauses (a) and (b)) and Rs. 9,284 (clause (c)) per month for employees and officers retiring or dying on or after 1st November 2012; Appendix II is amended to add a dearness relief formula of 0.10 per cent of basic pension per 4-point movement over 4,440 points in the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (1960=100 series); Appendix III is amended to add a family pension scale table with minimums of Rs. 2,785, Rs. 3,422 and a range of Rs. 4,448 to Rs. 9,284 per month depending on pay scale, for employees retiring on or after 1st November 2012; the principal regulations were originally published on 29th September 1995 and previously amended by five listed notifications between 1999 and 2017; the notification is signed by Brajesh Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager (HRM).

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7019 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 751] NEW DELHI , TUES DAY , NOVEMBER 7, 2023/ KARTIKA 16, 1945 CG-MH-E-07112023-249943 1 2 2 एचओ:एचआरएम:95:378 15.1.2003 15.3.2003 3 एचओ:एचआरएम:95:378(ए) 15.5.2003 2.8.2003 BANK OF BARODA (Human Resources Department ) (BARODA CORPORATE CENTRE, MUMBAI ) NOTIFICATION Mumbai , the 18th October , 2023 F. No. HO:HRM:PEN:115:3263 (E).—In exercise of the power s conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (f) of sub -section (2) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of Directors of the Bank of Baroda , after consultation with Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Bank of Baroda (Employees ’) Pension Regulations ,1995 , namely :— 1. Short title and commencement. —(1) These regulations may be called the Bank of Baroda (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 20 23. (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided in these regulations, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette . 2. In the Bank of Baroda (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations) , in regulation 27 , for the note, the following note shall be substituted , namely :— “Note 1: With effect from 1st November 2012, for the purpose of calculating the amount of pension in respect of permanent part -time employees in scale wages who are covered by the Pension Scheme, their actual service shall be reckoned for qualifying service and not pro -rata. Note 2: The actual service or qualifying service shall be calculated from the date of recruitment or appointment as permanent part -time employee in scale wages or from 1st September , 1978 , whichever is later .”. 3. In regulation 36 of the said regulations, after clause (e), the following c lause shall be inserted , namely :— “(f) rupees two thousand seven hundred and eighty -five per month in respect of an employee , other than a part - time employee, where the employee retired on or after 1st day of November 2012 , rupees nine hundred and thirty two per month in respect of a part -time employee drawing 1/3 scale of wages, rupees one thousand three hundred and ninety -seven per month in respect of part -time employee drawing ½ scale wages , and rupees two thousand and nine ty-six per month in respect of a part -time employee drawing ¾ scale wages, where the part - time employee retired on or after the 1st day of November 2012. ”. 4. In regulation 4 0 of the said regulations, — (a) in sub-regulation (1), — (i) in clause (b) , for the first proviso , the following proviso shall be substituted , namely: — “Provided that the family pension payable to son or daughter (including widowed or divorced) shall be discontinued or not be admissible when the eligible son or daughter starts earning a sum in excess of rupees ten thousand per month from employment in Government or private sector or self-employment , etc.”; (ii) for clause (c) , the following clause shall be substituted , namely: — “(c) in the case of parents , the family pension shall be discontinued or not be admissible if the income of one of the parents or the aggregate income of both the parents from employment in Government or private sector or self-employment , etc. exceeds rupees ten thousand per month. ”; (b) in sub-regulation (4) ,— (i) in clause (a), after sub -clause (v), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(vi) eighteen thousand five hundred and sixty -eight rupees per mensem only in respect of employees, both officers and workmen, who retired or died on or after 1st day of November 2012. ”; (ii) in clause (b), after sub-clause (v ), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(vi) eighteen thousand five hundred and sixty -eight rupees per mensem only in respect of employees , both officers and workmen, who retired or died on or after 1st day of November 2012. ”; (iii) in clause (c), after the sub-clause (v ), following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely :— “(vi) nine thousand two hundred and eighty -four rupees per mensem only in respect of employees, both officers and workmen, who retired or died on or after 1st day of November 2012. ”. 5. In Appendix II to the said regulations , in clause (4) , after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inser ted, namely: — “Provided also that in respect of employees who retired on or after 1st day of November 2012, dearness relief shall be payable for every rise or be recoverable for every fall, as the case may be, of every 4 points over 4440 points in the quarterly average of the All India Average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers in the series 1960=100 and such increase or decrease in dearness relief for every said 4 points shall be calculated at the rate of 0.10 per cent. of basic pension .”. 6. In Appendix III to the said regulations, after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :— “(f) In respect of employees (both officers and workmen) other than part -time employees retiring on or after 1st day of November 2012: Scale of pay per month Amount of monthly family pension (1) (2) Upto Rs.11,100 30 per cent. of the pay shall be the basic family pension and additional 30 per cent . of allowance which are counted for making contribution to Provident Fund but not for dearness allowance, shall be the additional family pension : Provided that the aggregate of basic and additional family pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs.2785 p er month . Rs.11,101 to Rs. 22,200 20 per cent . of the pay shall be basic family pension and additional 20 per cent . of allowance which are counted for making contributions to Provident Fund but not for dearness allowance, shall be the additional family pension : Provided that the aggregate of basic and additional family pension shall be subject to minimum of Rs.3422 p er month . Above Rs.22,200 15 per cent . of the pay shall be the basic family pension and additional 15 per cent. of allowances which are counted for making contributions to Provident Fund but not for the dearness allowance, shall be the additional family pension : Provided that t he aggregate of basic and additional family pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs. 4448 p er month and maximum of Rs.9284 p er month .”. Explanatory Memorandum The regulations which have been given retrospective effect are as per the agreed terms and conditions of the settlement and Joint Note signed between the Indian Banks’ Association on behalf of member banks on the basis of specific mandate given by the respective banks in this regard and apex level workmen unions and officers’ associations of the Bank s. Therefore, interests of no person shall be adversely affected by such retrospective effect. BRAJESH KUMAR SINGH , Chief General Manager (HRM) [ADVT. -III/4/Exty./ 533/2023 -24] Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number BOB:HO:PEN :87/780, dated the 29th September, 1995 and subsequent ly amend ed vide the following notifications published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India, namely :— Sl. No. Notification number Date of notification Date of publication 1 Advt/III/IV/Exty/55/99 29.12.1999 3.1.2000 2 HO:HRM:95:378 15.1.2003 15.3.2003 3 HO:HRM;95:378 (A) 15.5.2003 2.8.2003 4 BCC/HRM/IL/105/9355 -B 27.9.2013 12.3.2014 5 HO:HR:OPS:PEN:109/6113 11.7.2017 8.8.2017 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapur i, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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