1. Advances from the Fund(Temporary Advance)

A temporary advance (which should be a sum expressed in whole rupees) may be granted to a subscriber from the amount standing to his credit in the Fund at the discretion of the appropriate authority specified in the Schedule, subject to the conditions and provisions as per Rule16 andRule17 of KGPF Rules respectively, in Form-6 & Form-7.

No advance shall be granted unless the sanctioning authority is satisfied that the applicant's pecuniary circumstances justify it.

Sanctioning powers of Officers

(HOD-80%, JD&CO–75%, District Level Officer–70%)

RECOVERY OF ADVANCE

As per the provisions under sub-rule(1) of Rule18 of KGPF Rules,2016

• An advance drawn shall be recovered from the subscriber in such number of equal monthly instalments as the sanctioning authority may direct, but such number shall not be less than twelve unless the subscriber so elects, or in any case not more than forty. A subscriber may, at his option, repay more than one instalment in a month. Each installment shall be a number of whole rupees, the amount of the advance being raised or reduced, if necessary.
• Recovery shall commence on the first occasion after the advance is made, on which the subscriber draws pay or remuneration on Foreign Service for a full month.

SUSPENSION OF RECOVERY

As per the provisions under sub-rule(2) of Rule 18 of KGPF Rules, 2016-

Recovery shall not be made except with the subscriber’s consent, while he is in receipt of subsistence grant or is on leave salary or carries leave salary equal to or less than half average payas the case may be. The recovery may be postponed on the subscriber’s written request by the sanctioning authority during the recovery of an advance of pay granted to the subscriber.