29 Questions
What percentage of the Halting Allowance will be admissible if lodging is provided at the bank’s cost or arranged through the bank free of cost?
3/4
How is 'per diem' defined for the purpose of computing Halting Allowance?
Each period of 24 hours or any subsequent part thereof
What happens to the Halting Allowance if an officer claims boarding expenses on a declaration basis without producing bills?
Decreased by 1/4
What is the Halting Allowance rate if the total period of absence is less than 8 hours but more than 4 hours?
Half rate
What are Officers in Top Executive Grade Special Scales entitled to according to the text?
Reimbursement of hotel expenses, boarding charges, and halting allowance
What happens to the Halting Allowance if both lodging and boarding are provided at the bank’s cost or arranged through the bank free of cost?
Reduced to 1/4th
What action can the succeeding Inquiring Authority take based on the evidence recorded by its predecessor?
Act on the evidence recorded by its predecessor
When can the succeeding Inquiring Authority recall and re-examine witnesses?
If it needs further examination of witnesses in the interest of justice
What should the report prepared by the Inquiring Authority contain?
A gist of the defence of the officer in respect of each charge
What does 'an assessment of the evidence in respect of each article of charge' refer to?
An analysis of the evidence related to each charge
When can the Inquiring Authority record findings on an article of charge different from the original one?
If it establishes a new charge during the inquiry proceedings
What is one of the roles of the Inquiring Authority after hearing and recording evidence in an inquiry?
To prepare a report containing essential elements
When can an officer appeal against an order imposing penalties?
Within 45 days from the date of receipt of the order appealed against
To whom should an appeal be addressed to when appealing against an order?
Appellate Authority
What action can the Appellate Authority take after reviewing an appeal?
Confirm, enhance, reduce, or set aside the penalty
What should the authority do when an officer submits an advance copy of an appeal to the Appellate Authority?
Forward the appeal together with its comments and records to the Appellate Authority
What can the Appellate Authority do if it finds that a penalty imposed is excessive?
Reduce the penalty
What is one of the functions of the Appellate Authority as mentioned in the rules?
Consider whether the findings are justified and whether the penalty is excessive or inadequate
What should the competent authority do regarding leave encashment for officers granted extension in LTC/HTC beyond retirement?
Sanction and credit the encashment before the last month of retirement
What happens if an officer granted extension in LTC/HTC fails to proceed within the extended period after retirement?
Leave encashment amount along with tax liability will be recovered from the officer
How does Rule 38 (i) of SBIOSR 1992 differ from leave encashment on retirement or LTC/HTC?
Rule 38 (i) applies to privilege leave only
When should the encashment of leave preferably be sanctioned and credited?
Before the salary date of the last month of retirement
What happens if an officer given extension in LTC/HTC doesn't utilize it within the extended period?
Amount of leave encashment along with tax liability will be recovered
How does leave encashment for LTC/HTC extension relate to Provident Fund and Pension according to the mentioned text?
It's a separate benefit not impacting Provident Fund and Pension
When is joining time granted in continuation of leave?
After the last day of leave
In what situation is joining time not admissible for an officer?
When there is no change in posting location
What must every officer do according to Rule 50.1?
Obey all lawful and reasonable orders
Under what circumstances should an officer act in his best judgment?
Always
When should an officer undertake and perform his duties as an official of the Bank?
When directed by the Bank
Study Notes
Halting Allowance
- Provided for officers on travel duty
- Payable for each period of 24 hours or any subsequent part thereof, reckoned from the reporting time for departure in the case of air travel, and the scheduled time of departure in other cases to the actual time of arrival
- Where the total period of absence is less than 24 hours, “per diem” shall mean a period of not less than 8 hours
- Rates of halting allowance:
- Where the total period of absence is less than 8 hours but more than 4 hours, halting allowance at one-half of the above rates shall be payable
- Where lodging is provided at bank’s cost/arranged through the bank free of cost, 3/4th of the halting allowance will be admissible
- Where boarding is provided at bank’s cost/arranged through the bank free of cost, 1/2 of the halting allowance will be admissible
- Where lodging and boarding are provided at bank’s cost/arranged through the bank free of cost, 1/4th of the halting allowance will be admissible
Inquiry Proceedings
- Inquiring Authority may act on evidence recorded by its predecessor or partly recorded by its predecessor and partly recorded by itself
- If the succeeding Inquiring Authority is of the opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interest of justice, it may recall and cause that to be examined, cross-examined and re-examined
- The Inquiring Authority shall prepare a report containing:
- A gist of the articles of charge and the statement of the imputations of misconduct
- A gist of the defence of the officer in respect of each article of charge
- An assessment of the evidence in respect of each article of charge
- The findings on each article of charge and the reasons therefor
Appeal Against Punishment or Suspension
- An officer may appeal to the Appellate Authority against an order imposing upon him any of the penalties specified in rule 67 or against the order of suspension referred to in rule 68A
- Appeal shall be preferred within 45 days from the date of receipt of the order appealed against
- The appeal shall be addressed to the Appellate Authority and submitted to the authority whose order is appealed against
- The Appellate Authority may pass an order confirming, enhancing, reducing or setting aside the penalty or remitting the case to the authority which imposed the penalty or to any other authority with such directions as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case
Leave Encashment and LTC/HTC
- Facility of leave encashment with leave travel concession may be extended to the officers as per extant norms
- The encashment has to be sanctioned and credited preferably before the salary date of the last month of retirement to take care of TDS etc., but in any case, not beyond date of retirement
- If an officer fails to proceed on LTC/HTC within the extended period after retirement, the amount of leave encashment along with consequential tax liability, if any, will be recovered from the officer
- The above leave encashment will have no bearing and will not affect Rule 38 (i) of SBIOSR 1992, where an officer when retires from the Bank’s service, shall be eligible to be paid a sum equivalent to the emoluments of any period, not exceeding 240 days of privilege leave that he had accumulated
Provident Fund and Pension
- If joining time is granted in continuation of leave, the last day of leave shall be the day preceding the day on which joining time commences
- No joining time shall be admissible to an officer when the transfer does not involve a posting to a different place
- No joining time will be admissible to an officer when his posting is of a temporary nature, irrespective of the fact that posting is to a place or station other than the one at which he is permanently posted
Conduct, Discipline, and Integrity
- Every officer shall conform to and abide by these rules and shall observe, comply with and obey all lawful and reasonable orders and directions which may from time to time be given to him by any person under whose jurisdiction, superintendence or control he may for the time being be placed
- Every officer shall undertake and perform his duties as an official of the Bank in such capacity and at such place as he may from time to time be directed by the Bank
Test your knowledge on the Halting Allowance provisions as per the State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules, 1992. Understand the rules related to Halting Allowance in different scenarios such as lodging and boarding arrangements.
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