FNPO PATTUKOTTAI

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

No. 1I27/2011-P&PW (E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

Khan Market, New Delhi,

the 7th May, 2014

Office Memorandum

Sub: Simplification of pension procedure - submission of undertaking by retiring

Government servant along with pension papers - reg.

'The Scheme for Payment of pensions to Central Government Civil Pensioners

through Authorised 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. It has been found 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 undertaking.

3. The feasibility of submission of undertaking by the retiring Government servant along

with pension papers had been under consideration in the Government for some time. The

following simplification has therefore been approved with the concurrence of Department of

Expenditure, vide their I.D. No.130/E.V/2014, dated 24th February, 2014. 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. The bank shall credit the pension to

the account of the pensioner as soon as this Undertaking is received along with the pension

documents.

4. 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 despatched

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.

5. An 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.

6. Office of Controller General of Accounts is requested to instruct all Pay and Accounts

Offices and all pension disbursing banks to follow the above procedure as well as make

necessary amendments to the pension sanction and payment procedures and the Scheme

Booklet.

7. All Ministries/Departments are requested to follow the above procedure

henceforth. Department of Posts and Department of Telecommunications are requested to

make suitable amendments to the instructions to the Accounts Officers and pension

disbursing Post Offices/Banks to adhere to the above procedure.

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(D.K. Solanki)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Ph: 24644632

I. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India as per list

2. % Controller General of Accounts, ih Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,

New Delhi.

3. Central Pension Accounting Office, Trikoot -II, Bhikaji Kama Place, New Delhi.

4. De~artment of Expenditure (E.V Branch, W.r.t. their I.D. No.130/E.V 12014, dated

241 February, 2014), North Block, New Delhi.

5. Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi

6. Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhavan, New Delhi.

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