Sub:- Regarding amendment in the Statutes of Triple Benefit Scheme to allow benefit of Provident Fund-cum-Pension-cum-Gratuity to the teaching and non teaching employees the State of deficit grant Minority Colleges and other deficit grant Affiliated Colleges of the State.

I am directed to invite a reference to the subject noted above and say that the Hon'ble Chancellor, after due consideration of the recommendation of the State Govt., Vide letter no.-15/-1-152/98/1-1554, dated-21.08.2013 and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under section 36(7-Proviso) of the Bihar State Universities Act, 1976, as amended up to date, has been pleased to approve following amendment in the existing Statute of the Triple Benefit Scheme:-

The Statute for the grant of retirement benefits as approved by the Chancellor notified vide letter no. BSU-52/80-5285/GS(l) dated 18.11.1980 has been amended vide letter no. BSU-52/80-2158/GS(I) dated-25.11.1985 (effective from 14.11.1980). It has further been amended vide letter no. BSU-19/2005-3193/GS(l) dated 21.12.2005 effective from 20.12.2005. The aforesaid statute is hereby further amended in accordance with the decision of the Govt. of Bihar notified vide Resolution no. 15/M1-152/98 part (Higher Education)-171 dated 18 January, 2011 so as to read that in section 2, after sub section 'm' a new sub section , '2n is inserted as follows:-

2n:- "deficit grant affiliated college including deficit grant minority colleges mean colleges established and managed by managing committee including colleges established and managed by religious and linguistic minorities which are already in receipt of deficit grant from the State Govt."

Further, in section 3,3(1) and 4(a) deficit grant affiliated college including deficit grant minority college to extend the post retirement benefit to the employees of these colleges (deficit grant affiliated colleges including deficit grant minority colleges) Provided:

 

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1. The employee, teaching as well as non teaching has been legally appointed against sanctioned post and whose deficit of pay and other allowances is borne by the State Government.

2. The post retirement benefit will be available only to those teaching and non-teaching employees of deficit grant affiliated colleges including deficit grant minority colleges who were legally appointed on the sanctioned post on or before 31.08.2005. Employees appointed after 31.08.2005 will not be entitled to benefit accruing in accordance with this statute.

3. Employees appointed on or after 01.09.2005 will be covered by the new pension scheme adopted by the govt.

4. The benefit will be given only to the teaching and Non-teaching employees working on the effective date of amendment and not to the retired teaching and Non-teaching employees.

5. The benefit will be given to the employees of only such deficit grant affiliated and deficit grant minority colleges having at least 250 students appearing annually at the University examination consistently during each of the preceding ten years from the date of notification of the resolution.

6. After the amendment made in the Statute, total contribution (State share) including the interest accrued there upon made by the State Government to the teaching and non-teaching employees, appointed before 01.09.2005, who are present covered under Contributory Provident Fund scheme, shall have to be legally adjusted or recovered, because of being covered under the old pension scheme.

7. The amendment will come into force from 31 .08.2010.