Circular No. 12 of 2023 Ex Gratia To DPS NWNP

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FCI HQ-IRL012/144/2022-IRL

I/706162/2023

No. FCI HQ-IRL012/144/2022-IRL Dated 08.11.2023

Circular No. 12 /2023

Subject: Payment of Ex-Gratia in lieu of Bonus to the eligible ‘Direct Payment


System’ (DPS) & ‘No Work No Pay NWNP’ (NWNP) System labourers for the
Financial year 2022-23.

It has been decided to release the payment of Ex-Gratia in lieu of Bonus equal to
8.33% of wages/earnings to the eligible ‘Direct Payment System’ (DPS) & ‘No Work No Pay
NWNP’ (NWNP) System labourers as per the revised provisions of the payment of Bonus Act
(Amendment) 2015 within the ceiling stipulated thereof, for the Financial year 2022-23 subject
to the condition that:-

i. Where wage/earnings* exceed Rs.7000/- (Rupees Seven thousand only) per month, the
amount of wages/ earning for the purpose of calculation of ex-gratia in lieu of bonus will
be restricted to Rs.7000/ (Rupees Seven thousand only) per month.
ii. The Ex-gratia is payable only to those drawing wage/earnings up to Rs.21000/- (Rupees
Twenty one Thousand only) per month.

* In the case of labourers working under ‘Direct Payment System’ (DPS) & ‘No
Work No Pay ’ (NWNP) System, the total earnings including Minimum Guaranteed
Wages should be taken into consideration as ‘Wage’ for calculation of Ex-gratia.
Similarly, in case of ‘No Work No Pay’ system workers the actual earnings of each
worker per month during the year should be taken into consideration as ‘Wage’ for
calculation of Ex-gratia.

2. The concerned labourers must have worked at least for 30 days during the
accounting year and has identity and attendance, duty verified and certified at appropriate
levels.

3. The retired labourers are eligible for Ex-gratia payment subject to same terms and
conditions regarding eligibility and admissibility as per orders ibid.

4. The advance against Ex-gratia if paid to the workers during the above years, if
any, be adjusted from the amount due as Ex- gratia for the years in question.

This issue with the approval of the Competent Authority.

(Authority: Board of Directors: Approved in 420th meeting as Item No.116/2023)

Asstt. General Manager (IR-L)


Distribution:
1. Executive Directors (Zone), FCI, Zonal Office, (North/East/West/South/NE), Noida / Kolkata
/ Mumbai / Chennai / Guwahati.
2. General Managers (Region), FCI, Regional Office, Delhi / J&K / HP / Punjab / Haryana /
FCI HQ-IRL012/144/2022-IRL

I/706162/2023

UP / Rajasthan / Uttarakhand / West Bengal / Bihar / Orrisa / Jharkhand / MP / Gujarat /


Maharastra / Chattishgarh /Karnataka / Telangana / AP / Kerala / Tamilnadu / Assam / Manipur
/ Nagaland / NEF / Arunachal Pradesh.
3. PS to CMD/ED(F)/ED(IR-L)/ED(IA), FCI Hqrs, New Delhi.
4. Director, Institute of Food Security, FCI, Gurgaon.
5. GM(FAP)/(Finance) FCI Hqrs New Delhi.
6. DGM(IT) FCI, Hqrs New Delhi with the request to upload the Circular on the FCI official
website.
7. All Major labour Unions.

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