Odisha revises monthly remuneration for engaging retired employees

The Odisha government has revised the monthly consolidated remuneration to be paid for engaging retired government servants.

As per the latest office memorandum of the Odisha State Finance Department, a consolidated remuneration on engagement of retired government has been fixed as per the level in pay matrix. This has been done after superseding the office memorandum dated March 17, 2018.

This revision of consolidated monthly remuneration shall come into force with effect from October 1, 2022.

Pay level under ORSP Rules, 2017

Level 17: Consolidated Remuneration (Per Month) Rs 50,000

Level 15 and 16: Consolidated Remuneration (Per Month) Rs 46,000

Level 11, 12, 13, 14: Consolidated Remuneration (Per Month) Rs 35,000

Level 5,6, 7, 8, 9 and 10: Consolidated Remuneration (Per Month) Rs 20,000

Level 1, 2, 3 and 4: Consolidated Remuneration (Per Month) Rs 10,000

As per the notification, the above remuneration of the retired servants shall exclude pension and T.I.

On September 19, Odisha government had announced a hike in dearness allowance (DA) in favour of State Government Employees, covered under the ORSP Rules, 2017.

Meanwhile, the administrative departments have been empowered to re-engage retired government employees up to 50 per cent of the entry-level vacancies of a given cadre at their level without referring to the Finance Department. Prior concurrence of Finance Department shall be required in case of proposal of re-engagement of retired government employees beyond 50 percent of the entry-level vacancies of a given cadre.

In such cases, order of re-engagement must state the UOR/OSWAS file no of finance department on each occasion.

“The quantum of remuneration in exceptional circumstances where the government may go for engagement of suitable retired government servants, will be fixed by adopting the methodology of ‘pay minus pension’. No allowances such as DA, HRA etc shall be admissible in such cases. The tenure of such engagement and remuneration shall be determined and finalised after obtaining concurrence of finance department with approval of government at the level of Chief Minister,” the notification read.

Moreover, the office memorandum will not be applicable to the Allopathic doctors and teachers of medical colleges who have been engaged after their retirement. The revision will be uniformly implemented for all existing contracts as well as new contracts.