Onam Festival – Salary and Pension in advance
All Central Government Employees and Pensioners in the State of Kerala would get their Salary/Pension for the month of August 2012, four days in advance i.e on 27th August 2012, in view of Onam Festival which is to be celebrated on 29th August 2012.
The Office Memorandum No: 3(2)/TA/2012/518 dated 03.08.2012 issued by Department of Expenditure is as follows.
No 3(2)/TA/2012/518
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated: 03-08-2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Disbursement of salary/wages/pension to the Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2012 on account of ONAM festival.
In view of the “ONAM” festival, the Government have decided that the salary of all Central Government Employees in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2012 may be drawn and disbursed by the Central Government Offices (including Defence, Posts and Telecommunications) on 27th August, 2012.
2. The wages for August, 2012 of the industrial Employees of Central Govt. serving in the State of’ Kerala may also be disbursed in advance on 27th August, 2012.
3. The pension for August. 2012 of all Central Government pensioners in the State of Kerala may also be disbursed by Bank/PAO’s on 27th August, 2012.
4 The salary/wages/pension so disbursed is to be treated as advance payment and subject to adjustment after the lull month’s salary/wages/pension of each employee/pensioner is determined. The recovery, if any, will be made without exception from the salary/wages/pension, as the case may be, for the month of September, 2012.
5. The concerned Ministries/Departments are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of their offices located in the Slate of Kerala for necessary action immediately.
6. Reserve Bank of India is requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all paying branches of all Banks located in the State of Kerala for necessary action immediately.
(Sonia Roy Burman)
Jt. Controller General of Accounts

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