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Retirement Benefits for Pensioners

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE

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Our Efforts Towards Dignified Retirement

Retirement Benefits for Pensioners

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE
LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, KHAN MARKET,
NEW DELHI-110003

Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji, IAS TRIAS
Secretary. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

FOREWORD

Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has been leveraging technology year after year, to make the system seamless and more and more convenient for the elderly Pensioners, while taking other steps for bringing about changes in pension policy towards providing a life of dignity for them and their dependents. Some of the major initiatives/support measures taken in this regard include providing Doorstep Service for submission of Digital Life Certificate through Postal Department besides the facility to submit life certificate online through Jeevan Pramaan Portal. This is considered to be a step towards making the Pensioners “Atamnirbhar” as the DLC can now be given from the comfort of one’s home also.

Over the past few years, this Department has also taken a number of decisions to liberalize and simplify the rules and procedures to make the life of our honored pensioners and their dependents simpler and dignified. Rules have been relaxed for divorced daughters to receive Family Pension and now a daughter is entitled to receive the Family Pension even if the divorce has not finally taken place but the divorce petition had been filed by her during the lifetime of her deceased parent employee/ pensioner. Earlier Rule provided for payment of Family Pension to a divorced daughter only if the divorce had taken place during the lifetime of deceased parent pensioner or his spouse. The new Rule not only brings ease to the life of pension receiving individuals but also ensures respectable and equitable rights for the divorced daughters in society. Rule 64 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, was relaxed in order to ensure immediate provisional sanction of pensionary benefits amid the unprecedented situation of COVID-19, wherever an employee is likely to retire before finalization of his dues or is unable to submit the pension claim form. . The Government has very recently made amendment of income criteria for grant of family pension to children/siblings suffering from a mental or physical disability.

While the DOPPW has been striving to bring about, from time to time, necessary changes, it is all the more important to keep the pensioners aware of various developments in the pension administration system. Keeping this in view the Department has now decided to bring about Booklet titled “Know Your Retirement Benefits”, which I am sure, will be helpful in creating awareness amongst pensioners. It will also serve as a guide for officers and dealing staff dealing with pension-related matters in Ministries/ Department/ Organisation.

I am happy and proud to release this Booklet of Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare which will be a help in determining the retirement benefits entitlements of Pensioners and their dependents.

Sd/-
(Kshatrapatt Shivaji)

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INDEX

1. PENSION
2. GRATUITY
3. COMMUTATION
4. PENSION PAYMENT PROCEDURE
5. 5, PENSION ACCOUNT & DECLARATIONS
6. LIFE CERTIFICATE
7. TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE
8. CGEIS
9. LEAVE ENCASHMENT
10. GPF
11. FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE
12. LIST OF RECENT PENSION POLICY REFORMS

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Simplification of pension payment procedure - Submission of certificates by retiring Armed Forces Personnel along with pension papers

Pension payment procedure & Submission of certificates by retiring AFP along with pension papers

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD-211014

Circular No. 606

Dated: 24.09.2018

To,
The O I/C
Records/PAOs (ORs)

Subject:- Simplification of pension payment procedure - Submission of certificates by retiring Armed Forces Personnel along with pension papers.

Reference:- Circular No. 546 dated 10.09.2015.

Reference is invited to para-3 of GoI, MoD letter NO. 3(1)/2015-D(Pen/Pol) dated 25.08.2015 under which it has been decided by the Government that the required undertaking /status of non re-employment /employment after retirement may be obtained by the Record Offices/Head of Offices from the retiring Defence Personnel along with other documents before his retirement.

2. The undertaking regarding recovery of overpayment, non re-employment/ employment certificate alongwith the Descriptive Roll of the retiring JCO/OR or family pensioner in case of death, shall be forwarded to the Pension Disbursing Agencies along with Pension Payment Order by the Record Office concerned following the laid down procedure. In case of pensioner drawing Pension from agencies other than bank viz Defence Pension Disbursing Office/Treasury Office etc. a copy of cancelled cheque obtained from retiring personnel shall also be forwarded by the Record Office along with Pension Payment Order to the Pension Disbursing Agencies to ensure payment of pension into the pensioners’ account.

3. Of late, it has been brought to the notice of competent authority by the banking authorities that required undertaking regarding recovery of overpayment/ non re-employment/employment certificates are not being forwarded to the banks/ PDAs along with Descriptive Roll & PPO for payment of first pension as stated above, resulting in undue delay in first payment of pensionary award.

4. Therefore, it is advised that, to ensure the prompt and timely payment of pension, required undertaking regarding recovery of overpayment and non re­employment/employment certificates after retirement along with Descriptive Roll and PPO may be forwarded to Banks/PDAs for payment of first pension. Specimen copy of undertaking regarding recovery of overpayment & non re-employment/employment certificates are enclosed for reference.

5. This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in.

(Sushil kumar Singh)
(Jt. CDA(P)

Specimen copy & non re-employment/employment certificates attached here

Simplification of Pension payment procedure for first payment: CGDA's Instruction

Simplification of Pension payment procedure for first payment: CGDA's Instructions

Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110 010
AT/II/Misc-VIII

Dated: 22 Sep 2017

To,
All PCsDA/CsDA
All CsFA (Fys)/PCA (Fys)
(Through CGDA website)

Subject: Simplification of Pension payment procedure for first payment.

Please find enclosed HQrs office letter No. 5169 /AT-P/Vol-XII dated 12.09.2017 addressed to PCDA (P) Allahabad on the subject issue for your necessary action.
2. It is requested to examine the contents of the ibid letter and comments thereon may be furnished to HQrs office through return FAX/e-mail by 26th Sep 2017 positively for better appreciation of the case.

(Ashish Yadav)
Sr. ACGDA

O/O THE CONTROMR GENERAL OE DEFENCE ACCOUNTS
ULAN BATAR ROAD, PALAM, DELHI CANT: 10

No. AT/I/1225/III

Dated: 15/09/2017

To
The PCDA(O)
Pune.

Subject: Simplification of Pension payment procedure for first payment.

Please find enclosed HQrs office letter bearing No. 5169 / AT-P/ Vol-XII dated 12/09/2017 addressed to PCDA(P) Allahabad and copy endorsed to PCDA by name on the subject issue for necessary action please.

2. It is requested to examine the contents of the ibid letter and comments thereon may be furnished to this HQrs office through FAX / e-mail at the earliest for better apprication of the case.

Encl:- As above.

(V K PUROHIT)
For CGDA

Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts,
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt - 110010
Phone: (011) 25665545, 25665575, 76, 78
Fax: (011) 25674813, 25674831

No. 5169/AT-P/Vol-XII

Dated: 12.09.2017

To,
Shri Praveen Kumar, IDAS
Pr. Controller
PCDA (Pension) Allahabad

Sub: Simplification of pension payment procedure for first payment.
Ref: PCDA (P) Allahabad letter No. AT/Tech/70/XXV dated 11.08.2017.

The comments received under above cited letter have been examined in this HQrs CGDA Office. Initiation of first payment without physical presence of pensioners is essential to ensure implementation of orders issued by DOP&PW/MoD and circulated vide PCDA (P) Allahabad Circular No. 132 and 546 and also in the proposed CPDA scenario. In view of the procedure being followed by Civil Ministries for processing, calculating, making payments and also revising Retirement/ Death gratuity and CVP (in case payment not opted through bank) could also be adopted for Commissioned Officer, PBORs and Defence Civilians.

2. It is intimated that in case of Civil Ministries, the H.O.O. (through PAOs) are responsible for release of lump-sum payment following the date of retirement under intimation to CPAO (details also available on website of CPAO). Hence, PCDA (O)/AFCAO/NPO in case of Commissioned Officers, Record Offices/PAOs for JCOs/ORs and HOOs/AOs for Defence Civilians could be assigned the responsibility who will release these payments after retirement. This will only change the procedure/agency for payment of lump-sum pensionary benefits. The claim initiating agency shall reflect the amount worked out on account of Gratuity/CVP in the claim submitted to PSA. The receiving lump sum payments but also being uniformity in the procedures presently being followed by other Civil Ministries.

3. IT is, Therefore, requested that matter may please be examined and views on the above proposal may please be forwarded positively by 27th September’ 2017 for taking final decision in The matter.

(Kanwaldeep Singh)
Jt. CGDA (Pension)

Copy To:
1. Shri M.A. Lincoln, IDAS, Pr. Controller PCDA (Navy) Mumbai ...For information and similar necessary action as requested above.
2. Shri Mohinder Singh, IDAS, Controller CDA (AF)n New Delhi ...For information and similar necessary action as requested above.
3. Shri Puskal Upadhyay, IDASm Jt.CGDA (P&W) ...For information. The above proposal may
please be examined and comments on the same may be provided for taking a decision on the matter.

(Kanwaldeep Singh)
Jt. CGDA (Pension)