Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

above is rounded off to one year and less than 6 months is ignored as per
Gratuity Act 1972.
Method of calculation of gratuity payable to the separated staff has been
described in the Instruction No. 8 - STK/1033/85/94 dated 31/1/1994.
Check Points for Gratuity Bill:
1. Number of years of service after reducing years in which condition
of 240 working days is not fulfilled
2. Gratuity bill calculation is done as per formula:
of Officers)
Basic* + DA x Slab x No.of years = Total gratuity payable
26 service put in
350
* Basic includes S.I., B.I., 018, 081 & Special Allowance (in case
4. Available rate of DA should be considered for the days of the
month in which the employee is separated (i.e. month of last employment
day).
5. Reason of separation.
6. Code of conduct to be certified by the Head of the Department.
7. Bill signed by the Head of the Department.
(Payment of gratuity under BEST rules has been briefed in Instruction
No.36 - STK/1033/723/97 dated 13/08/1997)
( In case of forfeiture of gratuity of a staff-
Either partially, in which case the amount of gratuity is paid as per
the percentage approved by the Management or