Vide GO(P) No.150/2020/Fin Dated 05/11/2020, orders has been issued for the renewal of Group Personal Accidental Insurance Scheme (GPAIS) for the year 2021.

Revision of Pension and Family Pension to those coming under UGC Scheme w.e.f 01/01/2016 vide order GO(P) No.151/2020/Fin Dated 05/11/2020.

Interest rate on deposits in General Provident Fund (GPF) Kerala for the period from 01/10/2020 to 31/12/2020 has been fixed @7.1% vide order .GO(P) No.154/2020/Fin Dated 07/11/2020.

Vide GO(P) No.152/2020/Fin dated 05/11/2020, Govt have issued recommendation for expediture control for attaining Financial Consolidation in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

Instructions issued for strict compilance vide Circular No.66/2020/Fin Dated 04/11/2020, for the simultaneous entry in Service Book and data updation in SPARK

Kerala Government issued instructions for the Re-appointment vide circular No.64/2020/Fin Dated 30/10/2020.

Released Tax Consultant unlimited version 5.10 for the preparation of Anticipatory Statement for the FY 2020-21 onwards with option for comparing tax in Old and New regime.

Kerala State Election Commission - Ban on Transfer of Officers and Staff as may be necessary for the discharge of functions conferred on State Election Commission under Article 243 K (1) 243ZA(1) - vide order No.B1-33870-2020-SEC Dated 02/11/2020.

Extension of Joining Time for the appointments through Kerala Public Service Commission vide Order GO(P)No.15/2020/P&ARD Dated 28/10/2020.

Kerala Service Rules Amendment (V) 2020- Amendment of Rule 57, 64 & 65 of KSR, Part III vide GO(P) No.145/2020/Fin Dated 30/10/2020. Retained the rounding of  the length of service, fraction of a year, if any, in the service will be rounded to the nearest completed year, i.e., fractions less than half year, will be ignored and half year and above rounded

Orders issued vide GO(P)No.140/2020/Fin Dated 25/10/2020, the deffered salary of Govt Employees from April 2020 to August 2020 would be merged in Provident Fund on 01/04/2020 or paid cash for those do not have PF as monthly instalment from 01/06/2021 onwards.

KS&SSR Amendment (5th) 2020 - Inserted Economically Weaker Sections in Part-I sub rule 6(A) vide GO(P)No.14/2020/P&ARD Dated 23/10/2020. As per the amendment, 10% of the vaccancy is reserved for newly inserted Economically Weaker Sections in General Category.

E-governance - Vehicle management System (VEELS) - Further directions issued for entering vehicle related details vide Circular No.59/2020/Fin Dated 22/10/2020.

Vide Circular No.56/2020/Din Dated 06/10/2020, guideline issued regarding Temporary employee registration in SPARK.

Kerala Panchayat Building (Amendment) Rules, 2020 - Amndment to the Kerala Panchayat Building Rules 2019 vide GO(P) No.56/2020/LSGD Dated 24/09/2020

KSR Amendment (Twelth) 2019  vide GO(P)No.165/2019/Fin Dated 27/11/2019 - The period of interruption in the service on account of participation in strike is treated as 'Dies-Non', count for pension as qualifying service.

KSR Amendment (Eleventh) 2019  vide GO(P)No.127/2019/Fin Dated 19/09/2019 - Enhanced fee for Duplicate Pension Book to Rs.250/- w.e.f. 23/09/2016 as per Rule 134 part III, KSR

KSR Amendment (Tenth) 2019 vide GO(P)No.126/2019/Fin Dated 18/09/2019 - Extraordinary pension  awarded to a Government official or his family who has been sick or injured or died while performing official duties as per the rules in Appendix - XIII under Chapter VI of Part III, Kerala Service Rules, has been withdrawn.

KSR Amendment (Nineth) 2019  vide GO(P)No.125/2019/Fin Dated 06/09/2019. Modification of Form 2 and Form II part II KSR 29/06/2015.

KSR Amendment (Eighth) 2019 Vide GO(P)No.123/2019/Fin Dated 06/09/2019. Change in Pay in the same scale of pay reckoned for calculating Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity and Family Pension

KSR Amendment (Seventh) 2019 -Insertion of sub rule (d) in Rule 59 Part III vide Order GO(P)No.82/2019/Fin dated 09/07/2019. An employee who had committed offences while in service and against whom disciplinary action has not initiated while in service  or within the time limit stipulated under clause (ii) of sub-rule (b) of rule 3 and who had received pensionery benefits on the pretext

KSR Amendment (sixth) 2019 -Vide GO(P)No.52/2019/Fin Dated 03/05/2019, Insertion of Rule 102C - Special leave up to 90 days connected to inquiry of Sexual harassment to the aggrieved female employees w.e.f 31/08/2017.

KSR Amendment 2019 (Fifth Amendment) Vide GO(P)26/2019/Fin Dated 07/03/2019, Revison of DCRG Limit, Minimum Pension and other pensionery benefits w.e.f 01/07/2014 as per Pension Revision order GO(P) No.09/2016/Fin Dated 20/01/2016.

KSR Amendment 2019 issued Vide GO(P)No.19/2019/Fin Dated 22/02/2019, while entering the details of advice memmo and appointment order, details as to whether the appointment is in merit quota or reservation quota shall be entered in the service book.

KSR Amendment 2019 issued Vide GO(P)No.20/2019/Fin Dated 22/02/2019, the pension calculated at the time of retirement is less than fifty percent of the minimum of the revised scale of pay of the post from which they retired, fifty percent of the minimum of the revised scale of pay shall be ensured and that for retirees who are not eligible for full pension, the propotion of the full

KSR Amendment 2019 issued Vide GO(P)No.16/2019/Fin Dated 20/02/2019, the Family Pension / Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity / Share of Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity due to the minor children of deceased Govt Employee as per the provisions of Part III KSR shall be payable to their grand parent on production of de-facto guardianship certificate issued by the District Collector /

KSR Amendment 2019 issued Vide GO(P)No.18/2019/Fin Dated 20/02/2019, the income criteria for family pension shall not be applicable to in the case of divorced disabled daughter and widowed disabled daughter w.e.f. 26/07/2016 and also omitted the word 'unmarried' occuring in condition (1) to sub rule (7) of Rule 90 Part III KSR w.e.f. 18/04/2012.

KSR Amendment (Ten) 2018  vide GO(P)No.102/2018/Fin Dated 03/07/2018 - Revised compensatory allowance deputed to training outside state w.e.f 07/03/2017

KSR Amendment (Nine) 2018  vide GO(P)No.95/2018/Fin Dated 22/06/2018 - Service in the post of Temporary Munciff Magistrate reckoned for Pension as Qualifying Service w.e.f 01/01/1992

KSR Amendment (Seven) 2018  vide GO(P)No.93/2018/Fin Dated 16/06/2018 - Prior service in Public Sector Undertaking, Autonomous Bodies or similar bodies constituted under companies act shall not be reconed for Pension and DCRG.

KSR Amendment (Six) 2018  vide GO(P)No.92/2018/Fin Dated 16/06/2018 - Modified orders issued for granting pensionery benefits to children of deceases government servant/pensioner from void /voidable marriages.

KSR Amendment (Five) 2018  vide GO(P)No.91/2018/Fin Dated 14/06/2018 - Modified orders issued for disbursement of DCRG and inclusion of members to legal heirs w.e.f  01/01/2016.

KSR Amendment (Four) 2018  vide GO(P)No.90/2018/Fin Dated 14/06/2018 - The person eligible for receiving DCRG and Family Pension in the event of death of a govt. servant, is charged with the offence of murder of a govt. servant, his claim for receiving such amount shall be suspended.

KSR Amendment (Two) 2018  vide GO(P)No.15/2018/Fin Dated 06/02/2018 - Special Casual leave for Anti rabic treatment reduced for the actual days of administration of ani-rabies vaccine.