Minutes of the meeting of the Sub - Committee-III to suggest
measures for streamlining implementation of the National Pension System
(NPS) held on 10.02.2017
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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and
Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan
New Delhi, dated the 16th February, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Minutes
of the meeting of the Sub - Committee-III to suggest measures for
streamlining implementation of the National Pension System (NPS) held on
10.02.2017 -reg.
The minutes of the meeting of the Sub-
Committee-III to suggest measures for streamlining implementation of the
National Pension System (NPS) held under the Chairmanship of Additional
Secretary (Pension) with Staff side of JCM on 10.02.2017 at Lok Nayak
Bhawan, New Delhi is hereby forwarded for information and further
necessary action.
(S. Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Minutes
of the meeting of the Sub-Committee-III to suggest measures for
streamlining implementation of the National Pension System with
employees
Associations held on 10.02.2017 at Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
A
meeting of the Sub-Committee-III to suggest measures for streamlining
the implementation of the National Pension System (NPS) was held under
the Chairmanship of Ms. Vandana Sharma, Additional Secretary (Pension)
with Staff Side of JCM on 10.02.2017 at 3.00 p.m.,at Lok Nayak Bhawan,
New Delhi. The following were present:
Official Side
1. Shri Harjit Singh, Director, Deptt. Of Pension & Pensioners Welfare.
2. Shri Sanjiv Kumar, Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training,
3. Shri Vivek Ashish, Under Secretary, Department of Expenditure,JCM (Staff Side)
4. Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary, Staff Side (JCM),
5. Shri M.S. Raja, Member, National Council (JCM), All India Audit & Accounts
Association
6. Shri C. Srikumar, General Secretary/HIDEF, Member National Council, JCM
7. Shri Guinan Singh, President, NFIR
8. Shri M. Raghavaiah, Leader(JCM Staff Side) & General Secretary, NFIR
9. Shri K.K. N. Kutty, President, Confederation of CG employees & Workers.
2.
Additional Secretary (Pension) welcomed all the participants and
briefed the Staff Side of JCM about the various issues allocated to the
Sub-Committee-III. She invited suggestions from the participants on
these issues.
3. The Staff Side handed over a communication dated
10.2.2017 containing their views on the various issues allocated to the
Sub Committees. The Staff Side agreed that there is an urgent need to
frame rules on the service matters of the NPS employees. Additional
Secretary (Pension) assured the staff side that their views would be
duly considered while framing rules in this regard.
4. Staff Side
of the JCM emphasized that the Government employees should be excluded
from the purview of NPS. In case, it was not possible to exempt the
Government employees from the NPS, a minimum pension @ 50% of the last
pay drawn or average emoluments of the last 10 months, whichever is more
beneficial to the employees (along with dearness relief) may be ensured
to all NPS employees on their retirement.
5. The Staff side was
informed that in the event of invalidation / disability or death of the
NPS employee, Pension / Family Pension as per the rates applicable under
CCS (Pension) Rules is available to the NPS employees / their families.
As regards the minimum guaranteed pension on retirement of the NPS
employees, the views of the Staff Side of JCM would be conveyed to the
Committee set up for streamlining implementation of the National Pension
System.
6. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chair.
