Simplification of pension procedure-submission of undertaking by retiring Government – CPAO
CPAO/IT&Tech/11(Vol-VI)/Simplification/2018-19/01
01.04.2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Simplification of
pension procedure-submission of undertaking by retiring Government
servant along with pension papers & Handing over of PPO booklet to
Pensioners by Head of Office -reg.
The Scheme for Payment of pensions
to Central Government Civil Pensioners through Authorized Banks’,
issued by the Central Pension Accounting Office provides for an
undertaking to be submitted by the retiring Government servant/pensioner
to the pension disbursing bank before commencement of pension. The
pensioner undertakes to refund or make good any amount to which he is
not entitled.
2. In view of the above Department of
Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare issued instructions vide its O.M. No.
1/27/2011-P&PW(E) dated 07.05.2014 which were also communicated
through this office O.M. No. CPAO/Tech/Simplification/2014-15/53 dated
28.05.2014. These provisions are reiterated below:
(a) It has been
established that the first payment of pension after retirement gets
delayed mainly due to two reasons. One, the delay in receipt of
intimation by the pensioner that pension papers have reached the bank
and two, delay on part of the pensioner in approaching the bank for
submission of the undertaking.
(b) The required
undertaking may be obtained by the Head of Office from the retiring
Government servant along with Form 5 and other documents before his
retirement. This undertaking shall be forwarded to the pension
disbursing bank along with the Pension Payment Order by the Accounts
Officer/CPAO following the usual procedure.
(c) The pensioner
would no longer be required to visit the bank to activate the first
payment of pension. Therefore, after ascertaining that the Bank’s copy
has been dispatched by the Central Pension Accounting Office, the
pensioner’s copy of the Pension Payment Order (PPO) may be handed over
to him at the time of retirement along with other retirement dues. This
should be feasible in all cases where the Government servant had
submitted pension papers within the time-limits prescribed in the
Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
(d) However, if any
employee posted at a location away from the office of the Head of Office
or who for any other reasons feels that it would be more convenient to
him to obtain his copy of PPO from the bank, may inform the Head of
Office of his option in writing while submitting his pension papers.
3. Pay & Account Office/Head of
Office should not wait for the copy of PPO (SSA) for confirmation of the
dispatch of the same by CPAO to bank for handing over of the
pensioner’s copy to the retiring government servant along with other
retirement dues. PAO/Ho0 may confirm the dispatch of Banks Copy of PPO
by visiting CPAO’s website i.e www.cpao.nic.in -)’See your PPO Status.
4. It has been observed that pensioner’s
portion of the PPO is not being handed over to the pensioner, but being
sent to the bank through CPAO. It seems that the timeline for
submission of finalizing the pension cases as mentioned in the CCS
(Pension) Rules, 1972 are not being adhered to by HoO/PAO.
5. All Pr. CCAs/CCA/CAs/AGs (with
independent charge)/JS(Admin) are requested to issue instructions to all
Pay and Accounts Offices/ Head of Offices under their jurisdiction to
ensure timely submission of pension papers so that the correct procedure
is followed strictly. Timeline for finalization of pension cases as
prescribed in CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 is annexed herewith.
This issues with the approval of Chief Controller (Pension).
Encl.: Annexure
Encl.: Annexure
(Praful Dabral)
Sr. A.O. (IT & Technical)
Signed CopySr. A.O. (IT & Technical)