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Election Branch 21, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-700001

No. 6349-Home(Elec) Date: 2nd November 2016 R3E-101/2016

From: Deputy Chief Electoral Officer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

To: The Accountant General(A & E), West Bengal Treasury Buildings, Kolkata - 700 001

Sir,

I am directed by order of the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to

decide that the employees of the Central/State Government, Local Bodies and others who may

be appointed as Presiding Officers/Polling Officers for performing polling duty in connection

with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency

and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency shall be paid "Election Allowances" only in lieu

of TA/DA and Tiffin charges for performance of polling duties as per rates mentioned below:-

Duty Presiding Officer (f)

Polling Officer (t)

1. First day of Training 350/- 250/ - 2. Second day of Training 350/- 250/- 3. On the day of taking polling materials 350/-

(consolidated) 250/-

(consolidated) 4. For attending polling duties i.e on Poll day 350/- 250/-

2. In addition to the above, each polling party may also be given a fixed amount of t 300/-

(Rupees three hundred) only towards contingent expenditure and this amount will be paid to

the Presiding Officer of the party or in his absence, to the Polling Officer authorized to

discharge the functions of the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officers who will be engaged

on Poll duty will be paid additional Z 50/- (Rupees fifty) only for Cell phone recharging

allowance for sending poll reports by SMS.

3. The reserved Polling Personnel will get Training Allowance, and Election Duty Allowance,

if appointed, for duty, at the same rates as mentioned in the preceding paragraphs. A member

of the reserved Polling Personnel who has to make night halt on P-1 day shall be paid

election charges of Z 150/- (Rupees one hundred fifty) only.

4. It has also been decided that staff deployed at all polling stations may be provided with oid

packed lunch or light refreshment @ 150/- (Rupees hundred fifty) per head on poll day. In

case of difficulty in providing packed lunch a cash payment @Z150/-per head may be made.

5. Extra 150/- will be given to the polling personnel who are to report at DC on P-2 day.

6. The Master trainers who will be engaged by the DEO/ RO should be given allowances of

Z350/- (Rupees three hundred fifty) only for providing each day training classes. In no case

the total allowances would exceed the amount of 1000/- (Rupees one thousand) only in

total for each trainer in connection with the in connection with the bye-elections from 1-

Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar

Assembly Constituency.

7. It has also been decided that the DCRC/Sector Staff (other than Sector Officer) who will

be engaged in other than polling duty will get t20% (Rupees Two hundred) only for his

duties on P-1 day and 200/-(Rupees Two hundred) + packed lunch or light refreshment

@Z150/ - (Rupees one hundred fifty) for Poll Day . In case of difficulty in providing

packed lunch a cash payment @Z150/-per head for Poll Day may be made. In that case no

Tiffin charges will be allowed to him for those days.

8. It has also been decided that the contingent menials who will be engaged for duties other

than polling duties in DCRC, Training Centre, Sector Office will be paid the amount as

detailed below:-

Duty Rate(Z) First day of Training 150/- Second day of Training 150/- On the day of taking materials by Polling Party 150/- On the day of receiving materials 150/-

The expenditure in connection with the bye-elections from 263-Monteswar Assembly

Constituency is debitable to the Head Account "2015-Elections-00-106-Charges for Conduct of

Election to State Legislature-NP-Non Plan-001-Assembly Election(CE)-V-50-Other Charges".

The expenditure in connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-

Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency is debitable to the Head Account "2015-Elections-00-105-

Charges for Conduct of Election to Parliament-NP-Non Plan-001-Lok Sabha Election(CE)-V-50-

Other Charges".

This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No.

Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfully, ti

Deputy Chief Elector Officer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to th Govt of West Bengal

• No.6349 /1(6)-Home(Elec) Date: 2nd November 2016

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:-

1. The District Magistrate & District Election Officer, Coochbehar/ Purba Medinipur/

Burdwan

2. The Treasury Officer, Coochbehar/ Purba Medinipur/ Burdwan

3. The Returning Officer - 1-Coochbehar Parliamentary Constituency/ 30-Tamluk

Parliamentary Constituency/ 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency

4. The Accountant General(Audit), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata

5. The Finance(Budget) Department of this Government

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Deputy Chief ctoral Officer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary o the Govt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016 \ Allotment of Fund \ Polling Personnel Allowances_Order

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From: Deputy Chief Electoral Officer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

To: The Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-700 001

Sir, I am directed by order of the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to


be appointed as Counting Supervisor/Counting Assistant for performing counting duty to be

held on 22nd November 2016 (Thursday) in connection with the bye-elections from 1-

Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly

Constituency shall be paid allowances as detailed below:

Duty Counting Supervisor (Z)

Counting Assistant (t)

Counting Menials

(f)

a) For the 1st day of training 350/- 250/- 150/- b) For the 2nd day of training 350/- 250/- 150/ - c) For attending counting duties and for sealing tabulation and other work related to counting (up to 48 hrs.)

350/- (Consolidated)

250/- (Consolidated)

150/-

It has also been decided that staff deployed at all counting centres may be provided

with packed lunch or light refreshment @ 150/- (Rupees hundred fifty) per head on counting

day. In case of difficulty in providing packed lunch a cash payment @Z150/ -per head may be

made on the day of counting.

The reserved counting personnel will be paid Z150/- (Rupees one hundred fifty) only on

the counting day.







Other Charges".


Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfully,

Deputy Chief E oral 0 cer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to e Govt of West Bengal

No. 6350/1(6)-Home(Elec) Date: 2nd November 2016



Burdwan






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Deputy Chief E ral 0 er & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to e Govt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016 \ Allotment of Fund \ Polling Personnel Allowances_Order

Government of West Bengal Home Department



From : Deputy Chief Electoral Officer & ex officio Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

To : The Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-700 001

Sir,

Election Commission of India has announced the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC)

and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency of

this State vide Press Note No. ECl/ PN/58/ 2016 dated 17th October 2016. The Bye-elections

will be held on 19th November 2016(Saturday) and the counting of votes will take place on 22nd

November 2016(Tuesday).

I am directed by order of the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to accord

sanction to the payment for the tiffinj meal charges (i.e. khoraki) to the Drivers and Helpers of

Government and Private Vehicles hired or requisitioned in connection with bye-elections from

1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar

Assembly Constituency as per order of Transport Department vide no 1337-WT/3M-10/2011

dt 25.03.2014. Therefore, the undersigned is directed to say that @Z150/- (Rupees on hundred

fifty) only per head per day is now taken as yardstick for providing tiffin/meal charges(i.e.

khoraki) to the Drivers and Helpers of Government and Private Vehicles hired or

requisitioned during the period from the date of Hiring/Requisition or from the date of

Notification to 23.11.2016, if so engaged subject to the condition that such payment will be

made to the actual deployment of vehicles for poll duty in connection with the said bye-

elections.

2. The expression "Government Vehicle" will mean and include vehicles belonging to the

offices, undertakings and corporations under the State or Central Government.

3. The expenditure in connection with the bye-elections from 263-Monteswar Assembly

Constituency is debitable to the Head Account "2015-Elections-00-106-Charges for Conduct

of Election to State Legislature-NP-Non Plan-001-Assembly Election(CE)-V-50-Other

Charges".

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4. The expenditure in connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-

Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency is debitable to the Head Account "2015-Elections-00-

105-Charges for Conduct of Election to Parliament-NP-Non Plan-001-Lok Sabha

Election(CE)-V-50-Other Charges".

5. This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No.

Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfully,

Deputy Chief Eld*:;;ral • f er & ex-officio Deputy Secretary t the Govt of West Bengal




Burdwan




4. The Accountant General (Audit), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata

5. The Finance (Budget) Department of this Government

6. The OSD & DDO, Home (C&E) Department.

7. Budget Cell of Home (C&E) Department.

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Deputy Chief El ral Off er & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to t e Govt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016 \ Allotment of Fund\ Polling Personnel Allowances_Order

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No. 6352-Home(Elec)/Sanc Date: 2nd November 2016 R3E-101/2016



Subject : Payment of remuneration to Micro-Observers & Sector Officers/Zonal Magistrates etc. deployed in connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on 19.11.2016(Saturday).



be appointed as Micro-Observers, Micro-Observers on Reserve Duty, Micro-Observers for

Counting, Additional Micro Observers for Counting, Sector Officers/Zonal Magistrates

Official engaged for performing duties in "Voters Assistant Booth" and for operating Digital

Cameras in polling station for performing their respective duties in connection with the bye-

elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-

Monteswar Assembly Constituency shall be paid remuneration as detailed below:

Duty Remuneration (f)

Micro-Observer for Poll duty 1100/- lump sum

Sector Officer/Zonal Magistrate on Poll day 1500/- lump sum

Micro-Observer on reserve duty on Poll day 550/- lump sum

Micro-Observers for counting duty 350/- lump sum

Additional Micro-Observers for counting duty 350/- lump sum

Reserve Micro Observer for counting day 150/-

Income Tax Inspector 1200/- lumpsum

Video Surveillance Team, Video viewing Team, Accounting Team, Expenditure Monitoring Control Room and Call Centre staff, Media Certification and Monitoring Committee, Flying Squads, Static Surveillance Team, Expenditure Monitoring Cell

Class VII - 1200/- lumpsum

Class III - 1000/- lumpsum

Class IV - 200/- per day

Personnel For Performing Duty in Voters Assistance Booth 200/-

Personnel For Operating Digital Cameras in Polling Station 20%

ki The Sector Officers will be paid additional 100/- (Rupees one hundred) only for Cell

phone recharging allowance for sending poll reports by SMS.

It has also been decided that staff deployed on duty on the Poll day/ Counting day

may be provided with packed lunch or light refreshment @ Z150/- (Rupees hundred fifty) per

head on Poll day/ counting day only. In case of difficulty in providing packed lunch a cash

payment @Z150/-per head on Poll day/ counting day only may be made.







Other Charges".


Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfully,

Deputy Chief Elec al Offi er & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to he Govt of West Bengal




Burdwan








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Deputy Chief Elect a Offi & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to t e Govt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016 \ Allotment of Fund \ Polling Personnel Allowances_Or i er



No. 6353-Home(Elec) Date: 2nd November 2016 R3E-101 / 2016



Subject : Payment of remuneration to Assistant Expenditure Observers deployed in connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on 19.11.2016(Saturday).


decided that the employees of the Central/State Government, Local Bodies and others who

may be appointed as Assistant Expenditure Observers shall be paid a lump-sum remuneration

of Z1500/- (Rupees one thousand five hundred) only for performing their respective duties in

connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary

Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on 19.11.2016(Saturday).

It has also been decided that tiffin packet and or light refreshment at the rate of 2150/-may be

given to every Assistant Expenditure Observers on duty on the day of poll.







Other Charges".


Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfully,

Deputy Chief Ele'';oral Officer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to\ the Govt of West Bengal

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Burdwan








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Deputy Chief E oral i cer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary t the Govt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016\ Allotment of Fund \ Polling Personnel Allowances_Order



No. 6354-Home(Elec) Date: 2nd November 2016 R3E-101/ 2016



Subject :Grant of Tiffin Charges to the Officers & Staff of the office of the District Election Officer and Returning Officer and also the Election Offices at Subdivisional Offices and Block level in connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on 19.11.2016(Saturday).


accord sanction to the payment of tiffin charges to the Officers & Staff assigned specifically to

election related work in connection with the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-

Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on

19.11.2016(Saturday). The tiffin charges will be admissible for those who are working more

than 2(two) hours in addition to their normal duty hours @ Z45/- (Rupees forty five) only

per head per day on working day and @Z75/-(Rupees seventy five) only per head per day on

Saturday, Sunday and Holiday provided they worked for at least 8(eight) hours on such

Holiday during the period from date of Notification i.e. 26.10.2016 (Wednesday) to

22.11.2016(Tues day).

The tiffin charges will be admissible on production of certificate from District Election

Officer / Returning Officer/ Assistant Returning Officer concerned in respect of staff deployed

by him/her on the following terms and conditions:-

a) that no TA/DA/OT or any kind of allowances for election duty, conveyance charges

has been drawn by the incumbent concerned for the same period for which tiffin

charges are sanctioned;

b) that the extra work for two hours or more of duty put in, is either before normal office

hours of duty or beyond normal office hours, provided both are not taken together;

c) that no tiffin or light refreshment has been supplied to the incumbent concerned on

the relevant dates for which tiffin charges have been sanctioned;

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d) that no Compensatory Casual Leave (CCL) will be sanctioned to the incumbent

concerned for working on Saturday, Sunday and Holiday during this period for which

tiffin charges have been sanctioned to him.


Constituency is debitable to the Head Account "2015-Elections-00-106-Charges for

Conduct of Election to State Legislature-NP-Non Plan-001-Assembly Election(CE)-V-50-

Other Charges".


Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency is debitable to the Head Account "2015-Elections-00-

105-Charges for Conduct of Election to Parliament-NP-Non Plan-001-Lok Sabha

Election(CE)-V-50-Other Charges".


Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfull

Deputy Chief El Deputy Secretary t

oral Off er & ex-officio the Govt of West Bengal

No.6354/1(7)-Home(Elec) ate: 2nd November 2016



Burdwan





5. Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office, 81/2/2 Phears Lane Kolkata

700012


7. Budget Cell of Home Department, Election Branch

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Deputy Chief Elector ffice ex-officio Deputy Secretary to the. ovt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016 \ Allotment of Fund \Polling Personnel Allowances_Order\






Subject : Payment of remuneration to the contingent menials engaged in the bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on 19.11.2016(Saturday).


decide that the contingent menials, who are not in the pay roll of any regular establishment

and deployed for election work on daily basis and have to. work more than eight hours in a

day shall be paid @ el75/- (Rupees one hundred seventy five) only per head per day for the

days of their actual engagement for performing their respective duties in connection with the

bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituency and 263-

Monteswar Assembly Constituency to be held on 19.11.2016(Saturday).







Other Charges".


Group D/ 2016-2017/0411 dated 27.10.2016.

Yours faithfully,

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Deputy Chief Fie', oral Officer & ex-officio Deputy Secretary to he Govt of West Bengal

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Burdwan








8. Guard File

Deputy Chief toral er & ex-officio Deputy Secreta o the ovt of West Bengal

Bye Election 2016\ Allotment of Fund \ Polling Personnel Allowances_Order

Synopsis of charges payable to Election Personnel in cfw Bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar PC, 30-Tamluk PC and 263-Monteswar AC to be held on 19.11.2016

1st training

(Z) 2nd training

(Z)

Taking Material on P.

1 day (Z)

Poll day (Z)

Meal charge for poll day in lieu of

tiffin/meal (Z)

Cell phone charge (Z) (Z)

Contingency Total (Z)

Presiding Officer (reported on P-1 Day)

350 350 350 350 150 50 300 1900

Presiding Officer -Reserve (reported on P-1 Day) Released on P-1 day

350 350 150 0 0 0 0 850

Presiding Officer -Reserve (reported on P-1 Day) Released on Poll day

350 350 150 150 0 0 0 1000

Polling Officer (reported on P-1 Day)

250 250 250 250 150 0 0 1150

Polling Officer - Reserve (reported on P-1 Day) Released on P-1 day

250 250 150 0 0 0 0 650

Polling Officer - Reserve (reported on P-1 Day) Released on Poll day

250 250 150 150 0 0 0 800

Presiding and Polling Officer reported at DC on P-2 day will get nsw- extra

Synopsis of charges payable to Election Personnel in c/w Bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar PC, 30- Tamluk PC and 263-Monteswar AC to be held on 19.11.2016

1st training (Z) 2nd training (Z)

Counting day (Z)

Meal charge forCounting day

inlieu of tiffin/meal charge (Z)

Total (Z)

Counting Supervisor

350 350 350 150 1200

Counting Supervisor-

Reserve 350 350 150 150 1000

Counting Assistant

250 250 250 150 900

Counting Assistant- Reserve

250 250 150 150 800

Synopsis of charges payable to Election Personnel in c/w Bye-elections from 1-Coochbehar PC, 30-Tamluk PC and 263-Monteswar AC to be held on 19.11.2016

Category Lumpsump

(Z) Meal charge for

Poll/Counting day (Z) Total (Z)

Micro Observer for Poll duty 1100 150 1250

Sector Officer/Zonal Magistrate on Poll day

1500 150 1650

Micro Observer -Reserve on Poll day

550 150 700

Micro Observer for Counting duty

350 150 500

Addl Micro Observer for Counting

350 150 500

Micro Observer -Reserve on Counting day

150 150 300

Voter Assistance Booth 200 150 350

Digital Camera Person 200 150 350

Class I & II grade Officer of VST/VVT/ACT/EPCC/Call

Centre/MCMC team,/ FS/ SST/ EEM cell

1200

Class III grade Officer of VST/VVT/ACT/EPCC/Call

Centre/MCMC team/ FS/ SST/ EEM cell

1000

Assistant Expenditure Observer 1500

Class IV 200 per day not exceeding 1000/-

Master Trainer 350/- per training not exceeding 1000/-

Income Tax Inspector 1200

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