Vide GO(P) No.96/2020/Fin Dated 23/07/2020, extended paperless bill system for salary bills for 15 Departments in addition to Finance and Treasury Department.



Vide GO(P) No.135/2019/Fin Dated 04/10/2019, introduced paperless bill system for salary bills of 10/2019 onward for Finance and Treasury Department on pilot basis




Vide Circular No.43/2020/Fin Dated 03/08/2020, Clarification issed that the deferment of Salary vide order GO(P) No.53/2020/Fin Dated 30/04/2020 is not applicable to Central Government Employees working under State Government on Deputation basis.



Vide GO(P)No.108/2020/Fin Dated 15/08/2020, Sanctioned Onam Advance 2020 for Govt Employees, Part-time Contingent Employees, NMR/CLR employees etc



Vide GO(P)No.107/2020/Fin Dated 15/08/2020, sanctioned Bonus / Special festival Allowance for the year 2020.



Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) - Implementation of Online module for reconciliation of accounts w.e.f 01/10/2020 - Approved order vide GO(P)No.104/2020/Fin Dated 05/08/2020






Vide Order GO(Ms)No.59/2020/PWD Dated 30/07/2020, sanctioned online system for according road cutting permission from Public Works department w.e.f 01/08/2020. From 01/08/2020, PWD accepts application and documents for road cutting permission by online.only.



Amendment issued vide Order GO(P) No.95/2020/Fin dated 21/07/2020 to GPF Rule 17(1) (a). Temporary Advance shall not be granted unless six recovery has elapsed after the drawal of a previous advance






Vide GO(P)No.94/2020/Fin Dated 17-07-2020, Govt have extended the deferment of Surrender of earned leave ordered vide GO(P)No.42/2020/Fin Dated 16/04/2020 to further period up to 15th September 2020.



Vide GO(P)No.93/2020/Fin dated 08/07/2020, modified the Ex-gratia allowances under Rule 90 A of Part I, Kerala Service Rules. Now eligible to those employees who are drawing a basic pay not exceeding Rs. 68,700/ and Ex-gratia allowance so admissible will be 35 % of the basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 24,045/ and a minimum of Rs. 13,740/.



Vide GO(P)No.92/2020/Fin Dated 06/07/2020, the time limit for submitting option form to continue statutory pension scheme has been extended up to 14/08/2020.



Vide GO(P) No.475/1990/Fin Dated 25/09/1990, Deleted Government decision No.5 below Rule 28A Part I Kerala Service Rules and also to modified Government Decision No. 1(2) below Rule 28A and Government Decision No.4 below Rule 37.






Vide GO(P)No.75/2020/Fin Dated 08/06/2020 ,Govt. have issued extension oders for treating duty for Contractual/ Casual/ Daily Wage/ Outsourced Staff during lock douwn period due to COVID-19., for a further period up to 31/05/2020 and after 31/05/2020 absence treated as duty only for those having minimum 50% attendance.



Vide Order GO(P)No.72/2020/Fin Dated 03/06/2020, extended the adhoc arrangement for paperless bill for salary claim of 05/2020 by all Departments without submission of any signed hard copy of the outer/inner/schedules.






Circular issued vide No.30/2020/Fin Dated 01-06-2020, permission granted for obtaining subsidized housing loan for Govt Employees and Teachers from Scheduled Commercial / Non Commercial Bank / Non Banking Financial corporations for the FY 2020-21















Vide Order GO(Rt)No.2980/2020/Fin Dated 08/05/2020, issued detailed guideline for the Contribution of One Month Pension to Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF)



Vide GO(P)No.57/2020/Fin Dated 08/05/2020 ,Govt. have issued extension oders for treating duty for Contractual/ Casual/ Daily Wage/ Outsourced Staff during lock douwn period due to COVID-19., for a further period up to 17/05/2020.



Govt have issued clarification vide Circular No.22/2020/Din Dated 06/05/2020 for the deduction of NPS contribution during Salary deferment period of April 2020 to August 2020.



Vide GO(P)No.53/2020/Fin Dated 30/04/2020, Govt. have issued orders for the deferment of Salary of Govt Employees & Teachers incldung staff in Autonomous bodies, Public Sector Undertaking, Universities,Various Boards, Welfare Boards, Various Commisions under Kerala Govt.



Vide GO(P)No.54/2020/Fin dated 01/05/2020, Govt issued orders exempting the recovery of Loans & Advances of Govt Employees and Teachers on request for the period from April-2020 to August-2020 and the total amount temporarily exempted shall be recovered in ten equal instalments from the salary of September-2020.



Vide GO(P)No.50/2020/Fin dated 28/04/2020, Govt issued orders related to the repayment of Loans & Advances in connection with salary deferment for employees.
NB: This order has been cancelled vide GO(P)No.54/2020/Fin Dated 01/05/2020.



vide GO(P)No.47/2020 dated 24/04/2020, Govt issued orders for treating absent days as "on duty" for employees in Public Sector Undertakings during the Lockdown in the wake of COVID19



Vide GO(P)No.49/2020/Fin Dated 27/04/2020, Kerala Govt. issued order exempting Last Grade Employees, Part-time Contingent Employees and Municipal Contingent Employees from the deferment of Earned Leave Surrender issued vide GO(P)No.42/2020/Fin Dated 16/04/2020



Vide GO(P)No.46/2020/Fin Dated 23/04/2020, Govt. have issued orders for the deferment of Salary of Govt Employees & Teachers incldung staff in Autonomous bodies, Public Sector Undertaking, Universities,Various Boards, Welfare Boards, Various Commisions under Kerala Govt.



Due to the financial constraints caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic , Govt. vide G. O (P) No.43/2020/Fin. dated 17.04.2020, deferred the periodical surrender of earned leave by all categories of employees of various Universities in Kerala, Grant in Aid Institutions, Autonomous Bodies, Statutory Undertakings, Welfare Boards, Apex Societies and Public Sector Undertakings



Due to the financial constraints caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic , Govt. vide G. O (P) No.42/2020/Fin. dated 16.04.2020, deferred the periodical surrender of earned leave by all categories of employees and teachers including on temporary appointment for a period of three months from the date of order.



Revised Guideline issued for relinquishment of Promotion / Transfer Appointment as per Rule 38 part II, KS&SSR isuued vide GO(P) No.20/2004/P&ARD dated 10/12/2004



Guideline for relinquishment of Promotion / Transfer Appointment as per Rule 38 part II, KS&SSR isuued vide GO(P).39/91/P&ARD dated 07/12/1991



Vide Circular No.13/2020/Fin Dated 03/03/2020, Govt have issued direction for appointment of Retired Hands on contract under Public Sector Undertaking/ Autonomous Bodies. The Wages of those employee should be limited to Last month salary after deducting the amount of exixting pension or Contract/Daily wages (calculated Monthly) whichever is less.



Vide Circular No.19/2020/Fin Dated 28/03/2020, Govt have extended the timelimit for the Settlement of all Temporary Advance whose time limit of three months fall due on 31/03/2020 to 30/04/2020.



Vide GO(P) No.21/2020/Fin dated 25/02/2020, Govt has cancelled the clarification order for santioning Time Bound Higher Grade vide Vide GO(P)No.141/2019/Fin Dated 19/10/2019 w.e.f 19/10/2019.



Vide GO(P)No.270/80/Fin dated 26/04/1980, Government have issued clarification order for the eligibility of Project Allowance and House rent allowance for employees appointed on working arrangement.



Govt have issued criteria and guidelines vide Order GO(MS)2/2020/P&ARD dated 12/02/2020 allowing 10% reservation in appointments for Economically weaker sections of Forward Classes.



Tax Deducted at Source - Income Tax Deduction from salaries during the financial year 2019-20 u/s 192 of the income tax act 1961 - Circular



Oders issued vide GO(P)No.169/2019/Fin dated 13/12/2019 that all Gazetted and Non Gazetted Employees including those on deputation should furnish the undertaking in duplicate in the appended form within three months from the order date
The time limit has been extended up to 30/09/2020 vide



Vide GO(Rt)No.10206/2019/Fin dated 28/12/2019, Medical experts committee has been constituted to recommend various Medical/Surgical packages and rates for the implementation of Medical Insurance scheme for State Employees and Pensioners (MEDISEP)



Enhanced Stipend of Apprentice Trainee w.e.f. 22-09-2014 vide Order No GO(MS)/97/2015/E dated 28/07/2015



Vide Circular No.92/2019/Fin Dated 26/11/2019, direction has been issued for the monthly recovery of Chief Ministers Distress Relief Fund from interested employees till retirement or upto the month decided by the employee.



Vide GO(P)No.159/2019/Fin dated 18-11-2019, orders issued for the renewal of Group Personal Accidental Insurance Scheme for the year 2020.



Vide GO(P)No.145/2019/Fin Dated 31/10/2019, orders issued for the time limit for clearing anomalies in scale of pay due to promotion/Ratio Promotion/Grade etc and junior senior anomalies.



Vide GO(P)No.11/2019/SJD dated 25/10/2019, issued orders sanctioning 4% reservation in all the three streams of Kerala Administrative Service



Vide GO(P)No.141/2019/Fin Dated 19/10/2019, Govt have issued clarification order for santioning Time Bound Higher Grade on Completion of 8, 15, 22 and 27 years of service in the entry post. First TBHG will not be given if got promotion within 8 years of service, Second TBHG will not be given if got two or more promotion within 15 years, Third TBHG will not be given if got Three or more promotion within 22 years and Fourth TBHG will not be given if got four or more ptomotion within 27 years.
This order has been cancelled w.e.f.19/10/2019 vide



Vide GO(P)No.515/2007/Fin Dated 19/10/2007,Monetary benefit of retrospective promotions which do not involve change of duties will be admissible only for a maximum period of one year prior to the date of order of promotion.



Vide Circular No.113/2018/Fin dated 30/11/2018, clarification issued for the fixation of Pay on Time Bound Higher Grade Promotion as per rule 37(a) to posts carrying higher time scale of which minimum exceeds Rs.68700/-



Delegation of Financial Powers to Various Engineering Department has been enhanced vide Order GO(P)No.111/2019/Fin Dated 21/08/2019



Vide Circular No.83/2019/Fin Dated 05/10/2019, Govt have issued directions for the appointment of Temporary Employees in Sanctioned post on daily wages or Contract Basis










Order has been issued vide GO(P)No.116/2019/Fin Dated 26-08-2019 sanctioning Bonus Rs.4000/- and Fesival Allowance Rs.2750/- to State Govt. Employees



Onam Advance Rs.15000/- has been sanctioned to State Govt. Employees vide GO(P)No.115/2019/Fin Dated 26-08-2019



Clarification on Working Time in Kerala Government Offices has been issued vide circular No.Rules-2/90/2019/P&ARD dated 17/08/2019



Vide Circular No.72/2019/Fin Dated 08/08/2019 Govt Sanctioned Joining time as per KSR Part I, Rule 127 for General transfer of Employees to his Opted office



Kerala Govt Vide GO(P)No.100/2019/Fin Dated 13/08/2019, cancelled the advance for purchasing Mosquito Net and Cycle to Kerala Govt Employees.






