Important message for employees retiring within the next six months

PRE – RETIREMENT COUNSELLING WORKSHOP

Important message for employees retiring within the next six months

The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare is organizing a Pre-retirement counselling workshop on 28th January, 2015 from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM in the Lecture Room-II, India International Centre Annexe, 40, Max Muller Marg, New Delhi-l10003.

The employees of Government of India retiring in the next 6 months are hereby informed that they may attend the workshop. Confirmation with Name, Ministry & Phone No. may be sent at the email address mkumar.mol@nic.in

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US (Sankalp)
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
Phone No.24641627

Source: Pensioners Portal

Simplification of pension procedure-submission of undertaking by retiring Government servant along with pension papers

Simplification of pension procedure-submission of undertaking by retiring Government servant along with pension papers

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKHAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/Tech/Simplification/2014-15/241-351

8.8.2014

Office Memorandum

Sub: Simplification of pension procedure-submission of undertaking by retiring Government servant along with pension papers

“The Scheme for Payment of pensions to Central Government Civil Pensioners through Authorized Banks” issued by CPAO provides for an undertaking of recovery of overpayment to be submitted by the retiring Government servant/pensioner to the pension disbursing bank before commencement of pension. Delayed submission of this undertaking has been a main reason in crediting the first payment of pension to the pensioners account. In order to simplify the pension procedure and consequent upon the delinking of commencement of pension with the first time identification of the pensioner by bank, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has approved the submission of undertaking by the retiring Government servant along with pension papers before his retirement.

Now. the required undertaking may be obtained by the Head of Office from the retiring Goventment servant along with Form 5 and other documents before his retirement and forwarded the same to Pay and Accounts Office along with pension case for onward transmission ‘to bank through CPAO. The undertaking shall be addressed to the Branch Manager of the Pension Account Holding Branch and in the prescribed format (copy enclosed) These instructions were earlier issued by Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare vide their OM dated 7th May, 2014 and CPAO vide its OM dated 28th May. 2014 (available on CPAOs‘ website). But it has been noticed that Head of the Offices and Pay and Accounts Offices are not even aware of these instructions so far. Consequently, these instructions are not being implemented and the main reason of delay in first credit of pension by the banks still persists. This is a matter of great concern. Therefore. all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs are requested to issue directions to their PAOs for complying with the OM No. CPAO/Tech/Simplification/2014-15/52 dated-28.05.2014 and to ensure that all pension cases received from Head of Offices are supported with undertaking of recovery of overpayment and the same is invariably forwarded to CPAO as a part of PPO booklet for onward transmission to CPPC of the bank. All authorization sections in CPAO have already been directed not to accept any pension case for authorization of pension payment received without the undertaking.

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(Suman Bala)
Chief Controller (Pensions)

Source: www.cpao.nic.in
[http://cpao.nic.in/pdf/cpao_tech_simplification_2014-15_241_351.pdf]

Guidelines for conducting Pension Adalats

Guidelines for conducting Pension Adalats

 1. Objective
The intention of conducting Pension Adalats is to look into the grievances of Pensioners so as to redress the same by taking on-the-spot decisions there by reducing the delays, if any, in the settlement of their legitimate dues. This kind of interaction with the Pensioners would instill in them a sense of being cared for and attended to, thus, dispelling their feelings of isolation and neglect. It will also give an idea of the kind of problems/difficulties that are being faced by the pensioners and help in identifying the areas of concern in policy that require our urgent attention for amendment, etc.

2. Frequency, Date and Time
2.1 Pensioners’ Adalats may he held twice around January and July every year. Venue and date will he fixed by the concerned organization in consultation with the stakeholders and notified through advertisements inleading newspapers/other media. For this purpose, the following time frame may be adopted:

(a) Issue of notice by respective organisations through print and visual media and other means about holding of Pension Adalats indicating date, venue, time of Adalat and the name of Officer to whom the grievances have to be submitted.At least 4 months in advance of the proposed date of Adalat.

(b) Last date for submission of grievances by Pensioners, which should be indicated in the Notification mentioned above.Within 90 days from the date of issue of notice.

2.2 About 4 to 6 weeks time is considered adequate to investigate most of the complaints/representations though some cases may take a little longer. However, keeping in view the fact that the aim of the Adalat is to promote credibility and generate confidence amongst the pensioners, the last date for receiving the complaints/representations to be heard in the Adalat may be suitably fixed and announced at the time of giving the publicity. Only one officer will be nominated to receive the complaints/representations. The officer to whom the complaints/representations should be sent will also he indicated in the advertisement.

3. Publicity for the Adalat
3.1 Wide and adequate publicity through print and visual media and other means like posters at prominent places, may be given in advance to enable the pensioners to send their cases in time for consideration in such Adalats. Doordarshan and A.I.R. can also be requested to telecast/broadcast the same through appropriate programmes. This is considered necessary, as reference to various records is very often essential before a grievance can be considered/redressed.

3.2 The most important aspect of the publicity campaign is to reach out to the individual pensioners. For this purpose a set of hand outs, posters and press releases may be prepared and sent to the following agencies three months in advance. Bank branches, Post Offices and Treasury Offices for display at their respective premises. Respective organizations at regional level for display at their premises and other crucial points.
Pensioner’s Associations & Leagues of pensioners at the station of the Adalat and its adjoining states for dissemination of information to the pensioners. Special efforts for publicity in the interior villages may be made by the respective organizations located at the station of the Adalat, which are also expected to liaise with the local print and electronic media. For publicity of the Adalat for the information of Pensioners, press releases be issued in various print and electronic media in local/regional languages.

The above exercise may be repeated through several rounds of press releases to above mentioned agencies.

4. Admissibility of cases in Pension Adalats
4.1 Cases involving purely legal points e.g. succession, etc., cannot he taken up in the Adalat. This aspect need to be adequately publicized.

4.2 Grievances involving policy matters need not he taken up in such Adalats.

4.3 In the cases of grievances not being tenable, the Pensioners may be suitably advised in writing.

4.4 Normally, no case should be held up for the sake of consideration/decision in the Adalat unless the delay is absolutely inescapable.

5. Advance action
5.1 The representalions/grievances of Pensioners may be acknowledged indicating the date, venue and time of Pension Adalat.


5.2 The concerned Officers will examine the grievances/representations admitted and submit necessary reports at least two weeks before the Adalalt meets, to the members of the Adalat. The grievances/representations may be examined in detail and prompt action to finalize the cases be taken. Wherever necessary, liaison may be done with other concerned agencies for prompt settlements of the grievances. The cases which do not fall within the scope of the Adalat, will he required to be communicated to complainants indicating the result of enquiry/investigation, ete. and the decision taken thereon.

6. Representation in Pension Adalats
6.1 All Officers dealing with pension viz. Senior Officers of Personnel/Administrative Branch and Accounts Department and Managers of the pension-disbursing Banks from Zonal or Divisional Headquarters should be present with all the relevant records so that decisions are not postponed for the sake of referring to the records.

6.2 The Officers present in the Pension Adalats should be able to take decisions on the spot to redress the grievances. In this connection it is pertinent to note that such meetings are not to take up policy matters but they should deal with specific grievances of the individual pensioner, when represented by him personally or by a family member of the Pensioner.

6.3 The authorized representatives of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) and the recognized Trade Unions/Pensioner Associations may also be invited to attend the Pension Adalats. But they should not be permitted to present the grievances of the Pensioners.
6.4 However, in the case of illiterate Pensioners, widows, minors etc. it may not be possible for them to effectively prepare and present cases before the Adalat. In such cases, if the pensioner/family pensioner seeks the assistance of the representatives of the SCOVA / Pensioners Associations attending the Adalat, the SCOVA/Pensioners Associations representatives may be permitted to present the grievances of such pensioners/family pensioners. It may so happen that the Office bearers of the SCOVA/Trade Union/Pensioners Associations may not be available when Pension Adalats are held on different dates, at different places. In such cases even the representatives of SCOVA / Trade Unions/Pensioners Association, as authorized by the SCOVA/Trade Unions/Pensioners Associations and whose credentials are sent in advance to the concerned Organization, may be allowed to attend the Pension Adalats and to present the cases, if necessary.

6.5 It needs to be ensured that all the cases which are tenable are settled at the time of Pension Adalat itself. But in cases where it is not possible to settle the same on the spot, it should be settled and finalized within a period of approx. three months from the date of holding the Pension Adalat.

7. Composition and conduct of Pension Adalat
7.1 The Adalat will comprise of concerned stake holders al the Regional level, which may have minimum five members chaired by the Head of the concerned Organization/Bank. The Head of the Pension Adalat would be assisted by the concerned officer of the Region concerned. The other three members will be one each from the Operational Wing and Finance Wings and the Bank/Post office (pension disbursing authority), it may also have a representative of DoP&PW. However, modifIcation in the composition of the members can be made if the Head of the respective Organization/ Pension Adalat feels so in the circumstances.

7.2 The business of the Adalat is conducted through benches which comprise of experts in pension matters from various authorities. The Pension Adalat would be more beneficial if the representatives of DoP&W and all the concerned stakeholders are included in it.

7.3 The Pension Adalats should be conducted at the level of very senior Officers including Officers of Personnel. Accounts, Finance and other Departments concerned. The representatives of Banks/other Pension Disbursing Authorities should also be co-opted in the Pension Adalats. The officers comprising the Adalat should be those who have been authorized to take decisions on the various aspects of pension.

8. Jurisdiction and Venue
The Adalats are generally held at places where there is large concentration of Pensioners who draw their pensions from Public Sector Banks, Post offices and Treasuries. There will be one Adalat at least at regional level, which will cover a wide range of organizations/stakeholders. The Adalats may be held at the Headquarters Station of the Regional Officc of the respective organization.

9. Evaluation & Monitoring
9.1 A Summary of outstanding cases may be compiled at the end of the Adalat and the unsettled cases referred to the concerned agencies for appropriate action in a time bound manner. A periodical review of outstanding cases is conducted and follow up action is taken with the internal and external agencies.

9.2 A review of the performance of the Adalat may be completed within 3 months of the ADALAT DAY. The items for evaluation could be
(a) Total no. of grievances/cases.
(b) number of cases decided on-the-spot.
(b) disposal of cases where decision could not be given on-the- spot and another date has been given.
(c) Users satisfaction generated through the Adalat.9.3 An evaluation report after the first Adalat meeting may be prepared by the Head of the Pension Adalat assisted by the concerned officer at regional level clearly indicating further steps. it any, required for improvement, and the same submitted within a month from the date of Adalat to senior officers of the respective organization.

9.4 Efforts should always be made to make payment of settlement dues immediately on retirement as per normal practice. No case should be held up for decision in Pension Adalats unless the delay is absolutely inescapable.

9.5 As the conduct of Pension Adalat is being monitored at the highest level of the respective organization including stakeholders, the guidelines should be followed scrupulously to ensure that the grievances of Pensioners / Family Pensioners are settled promptly without giving any room for complaint whatsoever.

Source : www.pensionersportal.gov.in

Pensioners Portal Orders - The next meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of September, 2013

Pensioners Portal Orders -  The next meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held to be held shortly.

The next and 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of September, 2013 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP).

F. No.42/6/2013-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003
Date: 26th July, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of September, 2013 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP).

The 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is scheduled to be held shortly. The details of the date, time and venue of the meeting will follow. The meeting will be chaired by the Hon’ble Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Pubic Grievances & Pensions.

2. All the Pensioners Associations under SCOVA are requested to kindly provide the following requisite information through fax as well as E-mail : -

(a) Suggest fresh items / issues, if any, for inclusion In the agenda to be discussed for the proposed meeting. Kindly do not send those agenda items which have already been discussed in the previous SCOVA meetings and on which final decision/action has already been taken. Your response in this regard may please be sent to this Department so as to reach the undersigned latest by 8th August, 2013 to enable us to finalize the agenda items. Minutes of the meetings and Action Taken Reports of the previous SCOVA meetings are available on the website of this Department www.pensionersportal.gov.in

(b) Because of the consideration of space, only one representative of your organization may attend the above said meeting. Confirmation of participation and the name of the participant may kindly be intimated in advance to the undersigned by fax/e-mail.

3. Outstation members will be paid TA/DA and local members will be paid conveyance charges in accordance with the rules/Instructions.

4. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.

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(Sujasha Choudhury)
Dy. Secretary (P)

Source : www.pensionersportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/SCOVA_260713.pdf]

Pension Portal Orders - Amendment in Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules

Pension Portal Orders - Amendment in Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules

Pension Portal Orders - Amendment in Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules

Amendment in Rule 5(2), 29, 29-A, 30 ,31, 32(1), 37, 37(A), 48A(5),48(B) and 48(C) of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare)

NOTIFICATION

 

New Delhi, the 21st December, 2012

 

G.S.R. 928(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and, after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to conditions of service of persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, namely

 

(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2012.

 

(2) Save as otherwise provided, these rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

 

2. In the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) in rule 5, in sub-rule (2), the proviso shall be omitted and shall be deemed to have been omitted with effect from the  Day of January, 1996.

 

3. In the said rules, rule 29 shall be omitted.

 

4. In the said rules, for rule 29A, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- 

"29A - Ex-gratia under Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme.- A permanent Government servant, who, on being declared surplus to the establishment in which he was serving, opts for Special voluntary Retirement Scheme, shall be entitled for determination of ex-gratia in addition to the pension”.

 

5. In the said rules, rule 30 shall be omitted.

 

6. In the said rules, for rule 31, the following rule shall be substituted, namely :—

"31. Deputation to United Nations and other organisations—A Government servant who is deputed on foreign service to the United Nations’ Secretariat or other United Nations’ Bodies or the International Monetary Fund or the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development or the Asian Development Bank or the Common wealth Secretariat or any other International organization and who becomes entitled for pensionary benefits from that Organization, may at his option,—

 

(a) pay the pension contributions in respect of his foreign service and count such service as qualifying for pension under these rules; or

 

(b) avail the retirement benefits admissible under the rules of the aforesaid organization and not count such service as qualifying for pension under these rules:

 

Provided that where a Government servant opts for clause (b), retirement benefits shall be payable to him in India in rupees from such date and in such manner as the Government may, by order, specify:

 

Provided further that pension contributions, if any, paid by theGovernment servant, shall be refunded to him”.

 

7. In the said rules, in the rule 32.—

 

(a) for the marginal heading, the following heading shall be substituted, namely:

 

“Veñfication of qualifying service after eighteen years service or five years before retirement.—”;

 

(b) in sub-rule(1), for the words "twenty-five years”, the words “eighteen years” shall be substituted.

 

8. In the said rules, in rule 36, in clause (b), for the words “Rule 29 of these rules” the words “Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme relating to voluntary retirement of surplus employees.” shall be substituted.

 

9. In the said rules, in rule 37, in sub-rule (3), the words “pro rata” shall be “omitted.

 

10. In the said rules, for rule 37A, the following rule shall be substituted, namely;—

 

"37A. Conditions for payment of pension on absorption consequent upon conversion of a Government Department into a Public Sector Undertaking.—

 

(1) On conversion of a department of the Central Government into a Public Sector Undertaking, all Government servants of that Department shall be transferred en-messe to that Public Sector Undertaking, on terms of foreign service without any deputation allowance till such time as they get absorbed in the said undertaking, and such transferred Government servants shall be absorbed in the Public Sector Undertaking with effect from such date as maybe notified by the Government.

 

(2) The Central Government shall allow the transferred Government servants an option to revert back to the Government or to seek permanent absorption in the Public Sector Undertaking.

 

(3) The option referred to in sub-rule (2) shall be exercised by every transferred Government servant in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Government.

 

(4) The permanent absorption of the Government servants as employees of the Public Sector Undertaking shall take effect from the date on which their options are accepted by the Government and on and from the date of such acceptance, such employees shall cease to be Government servants and they shall be deemed to have retired from Government service.

 

(5) Upon absorption of Government servants in the Public Sector Undertaking, the posts which they were holding in the Government before such absorption shall stand abolished.

 

(6) The employees who opt to revert to Government service shall be redeployed through the surplus cell of the Government.

 

(7) The employees including quasi-permanent and temporary employees but excluding casual labourers, who opt for permanent absorption in the Public Sector Undertaking shall, on and from the date of absorption, be 

governed by the rules and regulations or bye-laws of the Public Sector Undertaking.

 

(8) A permanent Government servant who has been absorbed as an employee of a Public Sector Undertaking and his family shall be eligible for pensionary benefits (including commutation of pension, gratuity, family pension or extra-ordinary pension), on the basis of combined service rendered by the employee in the government and in the Public Sector Undertaking in accordance with the formula for calculation of such pensionary benefits as may be in force at the time of his retirement from the Public Sector

Undertaking or his death or at his option, to receive benefits for the service rendered under the Central Government in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government.

 

“Explanation:- The amount of pension or family pension in respect of the absorbed employee on retirement from the Public Sector Undertaking or on death shall be calculated in the same way as calculated in the case of a Central Government servant retiring or dying, on the same day”.

 

(9) The pension of an employee under sub-rule (8) shall be calculated on fifty percent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him.

 

(10) In addition to pension or family pension, as the case may be, the employee who opts for pension on the basis of combined service shall also be eligible to dearness relief as per industrial Dearness Allowance pattern.

 

(11) The benefits of pension and family pension shall be available to quasi permanent and temporary transferred Government servants after they have been confirmed in the Public Sector Undertaking.

 

(12) A Permanent Government servant absorbed in a Pubic Sector Undertaking or a temporary or quasi-permanent Government servant who has been confirmed in the a Public Sector Undertaking subsequent to his absorption therein, shall be eligible to seek voluntary retirement after completing ten years of qualifying service with the Government and the Public Sector Undertaking taken together, and such person shall be eligible for pensionary benefits on the basis of qualifying service.

 

(13) The Central Government shall create a Pension Fund in the form of a trust and the pensionary benefits of absorbed employees shall be paid out of a such Pension Fund.

 

(14) The Secretary of the administrative Ministry of the Public Sector Undertaking shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees which shall include representatives of the Ministries of Finance, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Labour, concerned Public Sector Undertaking and their employees and experts in the relevant field to be nominated by the Central Government.

 

(15) The procedure and the manner in which pensionary benefits are to be sanctioned and disbursed from the Pension Fund shall be determined by the Government on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees.

 

(16) The Government shall discharge its pensionary liability by paying in lump sum as a one time payment to the Pension Fund the pension or service gratuity and retirement gratuity for the service rendered till the date of absorption of the Government servant in the Public Sector Undertaking.

 

(17) The manner of sharing the financial liability on account of payment of pensionary benefits by the Public Sector Undertaking shall be determined by the Government.

 

(18) Lump sum amount of the pension shall be determined with reference to Commutation Table laid down in Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981.

 

(19) The Public Sector Undertaking shall make pensionary contribution to the Pension Fund for the period of service to be rendered by the concerned employees under that undertaking at the rates as may be determined by the Board of Trustees so that the Pension Fund shall be self-supporting.

 

(20) If, for any financial or operational reason, the Trust is unable to discharge its liabilities fully from the Pension Fund and the Public Sector Undertaking is also not in a position to meet the shortfall, the Government shall be liable to meet such expenditure and such expenditure shall be debited to either the Fund or to the Public Sector Undertaking.

 

(21) Payments of pensionary benefits of the pensioners of a Government Department on the date of conversion of it into a Public Sector Undertaking shall continue to be the responsibility of the Government and the mechanism for sharing its liabilities on this account shall be determined by the Government.

 

(22) Nothing contained in sub-rules (13) to (21) shall apply in the case of conversion of the Departments of Telecom Services and Telecom Operations into Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, in which case the pensionary benefits including family pension shall be paid by the Government.

 

(23) For the purposes of payment of pensionary benefits including family pension referred to in sub-rule (22), the Government shall specify the arrangements and the manner including the rate of pensionary contributions to be made by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to the Government and the manner in which financial liabilitles on this account shall be met.

 

(24) The arrangements under sub-rule (23) shall be applicable to the existing pensioners and to the employees who are deemed to have retired from the Government.

 

(25) Upon conversion of a Government Department into a Public Sector Undertaking,-

 

(a) the balance of provident fund standing at the credit of the absorbed employees on the date of their absorption in the Public Sector Undertaking shall, with the consent of such undertaking, be transferred to the new Provident Fund Account of the employees in such undertaking;

 

(b) earned leave and half pay leave at the credit of the employees on the date of absorption shall stand transferred to such undertaking;

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(c) the dismissal or removal from service of the Public Sector Undertaking of any employee after his absorption in such undertaking for any subsequent misconduct shall not amount to for feiture of the retirement benefits for the service rendered under the Government and in the event of his dismissal or removal or retrenchment the decisions of the undertaking shall be subject to review by the Ministry administratively concerned with the undertaking.

 

(26) In case the Government disinvest its equity in any public sector undertaking to the extent of fifty-one per cent or more, it shall specify adequate safeguards for protecting the interest of the absorbed employees of such Public Sector Undertaking,

 

(27) The safeguards specified under sub-rule (26) shall include option for voluntary retirement or continued service in the undertaking or voluntary retirement benefits on terms applicable to Government employees employees of the Public Sector Undertaking as per option of the employees and assured payment of earned pensionary benefits with relaxation in period of qualifying service, as may be decided by the Government”

 

(11) In the said rules, after rule 37A, the following rule shall be inserted, namely;-

 

“37B. Conditions for payment of pension on absorption consequent upon conversion of a Government Department into a Central Autonomous Body.-

 

(1) On conversion of a department of the Central Government into an Autonomous Body, all Government servants of that Department shall be transferred en-masse to that Autonomous Body on terms of foreign service without any deputation allowance till such time as they get absorbed in the said body and such transferred Government servants shall be absorbed in the Autonomous Body with effect from such date as may be notified by the Government.

 

(2) The Central Government shall allow the transferred Government servants an option to revert back to the Government or to seek permanent absorption in the Autonomous Body.

 

(3) The option referred to in sub—rule (2) shall be exercised by every transferred Government servant in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Government.

 

(4) The permanent absorption of the Government servants of the Autonomous Body shall take effect from the date on which their options are accepted by the Government and on and from the date of such acceptance, such employees shall cease to be Government servants and they shall be deemed to have retired from Government service.

 

(5) Upon absorption of Government servants in the Autonomous Body, the posts which they were holding in the Government before such absorption shall stand abolished.

 

(6) The employees who opt to revert to Government service shall be redeployed through the surplus cell of the Government.

 

(7) The employees including quasi-permanent and temporary employees but excluding casual labourers, who opt for permanent absorption in the Autonomous Body, shall on and from the date of absorption, be governed by the rules and regulations or bye-laws of the Autonomous Body.

 

(8) A permanent Government servant : who has been absorbed as an employee of an Autonomous Body an his family shall be eligible for pensionary benefits (including commutation of pension, gratuity, family pension or extra-ordinary pension), on the basis of combined service rendered by him in the government and Autonomnus Body in accordance with the formula for calculation of such pensionary benefits as may be in force at the time of his retirement from the Autonomous Body/death or at his option, to receive benefits for the service rendered under the Central Government in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government.

 

Explanation:- The amount of pension or family pension in respect of the absorbed employee on retirement from Autonomous Body or death shall be calculated in the same way as would be the case with a Central Government servant retiring or dying, on the same day.

 

(9) The pension of an employee under sub-rule (8) shall be calculated at fifty percent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him.

 

(10) In addition to pension or family pension, as the case may be, the absorbed employees who opt for pension on the basis of combined service shall also be eligible to dearness relief as per central dearness allowance pattern.

 

(11) The benefits of pension and family pension shall be available to quasi-permanent and temporary transferred Government servants after they have been confirmed in the Autonomous Body.

 

(12) The Central Government shall create a Pension Fund in the form of a trust and the pensionary benefits of absorbed employees shall be paid out of such Pension Fund.

 

(13) The Secretary of the administrative Ministry of the autonomous body shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees which shall include representatives of the Ministries of Finance, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Labour, concerned Autonomous Body and their employees and experts in the relevant field to be nominated by the Central Government.

 

(14) The procedure and the manner in which pensionary benefits are to be sanctioned and disbursed from the Pension Fund shall be determined by the Government on the recommendation of the Board of Trustees.

 

(15) The Government shall discharge its pensionary liability by paying inlump sum as a one time payment to the Pension Fund the pension or service gratuity and retirement gratuity for the service rendered till the date of absorption of the Government servant in the Autonomous Body.

 

(16) The manner of sharing the financial liability on account of payment of pensnary benefits by the Autonomous Body shall be determined by the Government.

 

(17) Lump sum amount of the pension shall be determined with reference to Commutation Table laid down in Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981.

 

(18) The Autonomous Body shall make pensionary contribution to the Pension Fund for the period of service to be rendered by the concerned employees under that body at the rates as may be determined by the Board of Trustees to that the Pension Fund shall be self-supporting.

 

(19) If, for any financial or operational reason, the Trust is unable to discharge its liabilities fully from the Pension Fund and the Autonomous Body is also not in a position to meet the shortfall, the Government shall be liable to meet such expenditure and such expenditure shall be debited to either the Fund or to the Autonomous Body, as the case may be.

 

(20) Payments of pensionary benefits of the pensioners of a Government Department on the date of conversion of it into an Autonomous Body shall continue to be the responsibility of the Government and the mechanism for sharing its liabilities on this account shall be determined by the Government.

 

(21) Upon conversion of a Government Department into an Autonomous Body .--

 

(a) the balance of provident fund standing at the credit of the absorbed employees on the date of their absorption in the Autonomous Body shall, with the consent of such body, be transferred to the new Provident Fund Account of the employees in such body.

 

(b) earned leave and half pay leave at the credit of the employees on the date of absorption shall stand transferred to such body.

 

(c) the dismissal or removal from service of the Autonomous Body of any employee after his absorption in such body for any subsequent misconduct shall not amount to for feiture of the retirement benefits for the service rendered under the Government and In the event of his dismissal or removal or retrenchment the decisions of the body shall be subject to review by the Ministry administratively concerned with the body.

 

(22) In case the Government disinvests its equity in any Autonomous Body to the extent of fifty-one per cent or more, it shall specify adequate safeguards for protecting the interest of the absorbed employees of such Autonomous Body‘ 

 

(23) The safeguards specified under sub-rule (22) shall include option for voluntary retirement or continued service in the body, as the case may be, or voluntary retirement benefits on terms applicable to Government employees or employees of the Autonomous Body as per option of the employees, assured payment of earned pensioriry benefits with relaxation in period of qualifying service, as may be decided, by the Government.

 

(24) Nothing contained in this rule shall be applicable to the officers or employees including members or Indian Information Service, Central Secretariat service or any other service or to the persons borne on cadres outside Akashvani and Doordarshan, serving in the Akashvani and

 

Doordarshan and engaged in the performance of functions transferred to Prasar Bharati established under Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act. 1990.

 

(12) In the said rules, in rule 48A,-

 

(i) sub-rule (5) shall be omitted.

 

(ii) in sub-rule (6), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted,namely;—

 

"(a) retires under the Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme relating to voluntary retirement of surplus employees, or

 

(13) In the said rules, rule 48B shall be omitted;

 

(14) In the said rules, rule 48C shall be omitted;

 

[F. No. 38/80/08-P&PW]

 

TRIPTI P.GHOSH, 

Director

 

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Amendment in Pension Rules : Central Civil Services (pension) Second Amendment Rules, 2012

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare)

New Delhi, the 27th December, 2012

NOTIFICATION

GS.R. 938(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President here by makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (pension) Rules, 1972, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (pension) Second Amendment Rules, 2012.

(2) These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2 In the Central Civil, Services (pension) Rules, 1972, in Rule 54,-
(a) in sub-rule (6),-

(i) in Explanation 1, for the words "daughter shall", the words "daughter, except a disabled son or daughter," shall be substituted;

(ii) in Explanation 3, for the words "her re-marriage or parents", the words "her re-marriage or by the disabled son or daughter or by parents;" shall be substituted;

(b) sub-rule 13-A shall be omitted;

(c) sub-rule 13-B shall be omitted.

[F.No. 1/33/2012-P&PW(E)] .
SUJASHA CHOWDHURY, Dy. Secy.

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