FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS

Clarification on family pension admissible to NPS employees on their death attributable to Govt. service – CPAO OM dated 11.12.2017

Md. Shahid Kamal Ansri, ICAS Assistant Controller of Accounts

Government of India Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Central Pension Accounting Office Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 Tel.:011-26103074, Fax: 011-26167326

dated 11th December 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject: Clarification on family pension admissible to NPS employees on their death attributable to Govt. service – regarding.

Sir/Madam,

I am to enclose herewith the OM No. 1/5/2017-P&PW (F) dt. 12/09/2017 regarding clarification on family pension admissible to NPS employees on their death attributable to Govt. service for information and further necessary action please.

Encl: As above

(Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)

(Asstt. Controller of Accounts)

Ph. No. 011-26103074

To
All Pr CCAs/CCAs/Cas/AGs and Administrators of UTs (As per list)

No. 1/5/2017-P&PW (F)

Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

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3^rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan

Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003

Dated the 12^th September, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification on family pension admissible to NPS employees on their death attributable to Govt. service – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to CPAO d.o. letter No. CPAO/NPS CRPF-BSF/2017-18/89 dated the 24^th July 2017 on the above cited subject. As per this Department’s OM No. 38/41/2006-P&PW(A) dated 5 ^th May 2009, Government servants covered under National Pension System (NPS) on their death, attributable to Government service are provisionally entitled for benefits under CCS(EOP) Rules 1939.

2. The benefit of family pension under CCS (Pension) Rules and CCS(EOP) Rules has been extended to the employees under NPS, vide OM dated 05.05.2009. On death of an NPS employee, the family is, however not paid the benefit from NPS accumulations. The entitlements of the family on death of an NPS employee, are at par with the employee borne on a pensionable establishment, both under CCS(Pension) Rules and CCS(EOP) Rules. Therefore, in case of death of an NPS employee, the family should be entitled to family pension under EOP Rules at the rate of 60% of the basic pay and not at the rate of 40% of basic pay applicable on death of holder of a non-pensionable post. 

(Sujasha Choudhury)

Director

Tel: 24635979

To
Central Pension Accounting Office,
(Shri Subhash Chandra, Controller of Accounts)
Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi – 110065.