Government introduced the
Contributory Pension Scheme with effect from 01.09.2004 to all its employees
who were recruited on or after 01.09.2004 vi de G.O. first read above. In the
said G.O. or ders were issued stating that the A.P. Revised Pension Rules, are
not applicable to the employees covered by the Contributory Pension Scheme. The
Government of India has allow ed certain additional benefits on provisional ba
sis vide O.M third read above, subject to the condition that the funds
accumulated in NPS a ccount should be adjusted against the payments made under
CCS Pension Rules,1972, until further orders. These benefits are:
(i)
Invalid Pension and Retirement
Gratuity, in case of retirement from Government service on invalidation not attributable
to Gover nment duty
(ii)
Family pension (including
enhanced family pension) and Death gratuity, in case of death in service not
attributable to Government duty;
(iii) Disability pension and Retirement
gratuity, in case of discharge from Government service due to disease or injury
attributable to Government duty; and
(iv)
Extra-ordinary family pension and
Death gratuity, in case of death in service attributable to Government duty.
2.
In the reference fourth read
above, instructions were issued extending the aforementioned benefit
provisionally to the employees of State Government covered by Contributory
Pension Scheme (NPS) in toto, duly applying similar provisions of the A.P.
Revised Pension Rules, 1980 with a condition to adjust the payments/relief made
to the employees against the amount accumulated funds in CPS account, pending
finalisation of the guidelines. However, while issuing order vide G.O. fifth
read above, adopting exit policy and interim guidelines, the orders issued in
the reference fourth read above were withdrawn, as a result of which the
benefits of Retirement/Death gratuity and Family pension, extended as
additional relief by the G.O.I. vide OM third above to its employees are not
admissible to the similarly placed persons in the State Government service or
their legal heirs.
3.
Orders were issued vide ninth
read above allowing Retirement gratuity and Death gratuity to the employees
covered by CPS(NPS). Vide G.O tenth read above, orders were issued allowing
option of invalidation pension and family pension to the employees covered by
CPS(NPS) and their family members in case of premature exit due to invalidation/death
duly restoring the provisions of G.O fifth read above on the condition that the
benefit shall be extended only after remitting the accumulated pension wealth
in their CPS account to the Government account.
CPS Employees -Payment of Gratuity -Invalidation Pension & Family Pension -Premature Exit -Guidelines
4.
Government hereby issue the
following guidelines for effective implementation of the orders issued vide
G.Os ninth and tenth read above:
a.
The Accountant General (A&E),
Andhra Pradesh shall be the competent authority to issue authorisations for
Death Cum Retirement Gratuity and invalidation pension/family pension to the
state government employees covered by CPS (NPS) and their family members. In
respect of Class-IV and other low paid employees the Audit Officers of the
Local fund Audit Department in each District and in the case of Headquarters
the Audit Officer working in the Office of the Director of Local Fund Audit,
Vijayawada shall be the competent authority.
b.
Those who opt for the benefit of
invalidation pension/family pension, shall remit back the accumulated Pension
Wealth in the CPS account into the Government account under the following head
of account:
orders issued
in ninth and tenth read above to the Principal Accountant General (A&E),
A.P.
and Audit Officers in the Local Fund Audit Department as the case may be.
6.
The Director of Treasuries and
Accounts shall make necessary arrangements for adjustment and remit back the
accumulated pension wealth in the CPS account into the Government account
keeping in view of the procedure envisaged by the
PFRDA in their letter No.
PFRDA/16/14/02/0002/2017-REG-EXIT, dt. 15.01.2018 read with PFRDA letter
No.CRA/SNPSL/SG/2016/62, dt. 09.06.2016 duly furnishing the required
information in Annexure-I&II while collecting the necessary documents for
sanction/release of family pension and ensure that funds/accumulated wealth of
CPS (NPS) is transferred to the Nodal Office’s bank account for remitting into
Government account as mentioned at para 4(b) above as per para 11& 12 of
G.O.Ms No.121, Finance (HR.V) Department, dt. 18.07.2017.
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