G.O.Ms.No. 48, Dated:19-02-2014 :: Payment of salaries and all other employee payments mandatorily “ONLINE” through Banks - Amendment Orders

G.O.Ms.No. 48, Dated:19-02-2014 :: SALARIES - Payments to the Employees through Banks - Payment of salaries and all other employee payments mandatorily “ONLINE” through Banks - Amendment Orders - Issued.

Read the following:-
1) G.O.Ms.No.90, Finance (TFR) Dept., dt:31.01.2002.
2)  G.O.Ms.No.508, Finance (TFR) Dept., dt:10.04.2002.
3)  Circular Memo No.1225/163/TFR.II/2006, Dt:21.06.2006 of Fin.(TFR.II) Dept.,
4)  Letter. No.N1/10389/2012, dt:21.01.2014 of the DTA A.P., Hyderabad.

O R D E R:
In the reference 1st read above, the Government had introduced a scheme for payment of salaries and all other payments of the employees through Banks, while making the scheme optional to the Employees.
2) In the reference 2nd read above, it was ordered that salaries and other payments of the employees, who are yet to exercise their option to open their Bank Account, shall be credited to the Current Account of the Drawing and Disbursing Officer in the Government Bank in the first instance along with the Salaries of those employees who have already opted for the Bank Scheme. In this process, Salaries and other payments of the employees who have exercised their option in favour of opening Bank Account shall be credited to their Bank Accounts and for those employees who have yet to exercise their option shall be paid in cash by the DDO through encashing cheques from the DDOs Account.
3) In the reference 3rd read above, the DTA and PAO were requested to issue instructions to their subordinate officers to ensure that all payments are credited to the Bank Accounts of the employees in the Districts concerned and through Electronic Clearance System (ECS) in respect of the employees of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
4) In the reference 4th read above, the Director of Treasuries & Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad has requested the Government to issue instructions making mandatory for payment of salaries of all employees duly superseding the instructions issued in the reference 1st read above.
5)In partial modification of the orders issued in the reference 1st to3rd read above, Government hereby issue the following amendment:

AMENDMENT1:
FOR
Para 3 of G.O.Ms.No.90, dt:31.01.2002: “The Scheme is made optional to the employees”
READ
“The Scheme is made mandatory to the employees”

AMENDMENT2:
FOR
Salaries and other payment of the employees, who are yet to exercise their option to open their Bank Account, shall be credited to the Current Account of the DDO in the Government Bank in the first instance along with the Salaries of those employees who have already opted for the Bank Scheme. In this process, Salaries and other payments of the employees who have exercised their option in favour of opening Bank Account shall be credited to their Bank Accounts and for those employees who have yet to exercise their option shall be paid in cash by the DDO through encashing cheques from the DDOs Account
READ
Salaries   and   all   other payments   of   the   employees, including  loans  and  advances, shall be credited directly into the Savings  Bank  Account  of  the employee only.

6) The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad and the Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad and Director of Works Accounts, Hyderabad shall issue necessary instructions to the Subordinate Officers working under their respective administrative control for strict compliance of the above amended orders.

7) These orders shall come into force with effect 01.03.2014

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