PENSION-IMPORTANT
POINTS.-A revisit
Pension :
1 The maximum limit for commutation has been
raised to 40% w.e.f. 1.1.1996.A Government servant is now entitled to commute
for a lumpsum payment up to 40% of his/her pension.
2 Provisional pension and provisional gratuity
(up to 100%) should be sanctioned by the Head of Office if he were of the
opinion that the Government servant is likely to retire before his pension or
gratuity or both can be finally assessed and settled in accordance with the
relevant rules.
3 In the case of a missing Government servant/pensioner,
family pension can be paid after a period of six months from the date of
lodging an FIR with the police
authorities.
4 A judicially separated spouse of the deceased
Government servant with children can get family pension after the children
cease to be eligible till his/her death/remarriage, whichever is earlier.
5 Dependent parents and widowed/divorced
daughter/unmarried daughter are now included in the definition of family for
the purpose of consideration for grant of family pension.
6 Family pension is also admissible to a
posthumous child and also to children from the void or the voidable marriage as
per the relevant provisions in the rules.
7 Normal family pension is now at a uniform
rate of 30% of pay last drawn, subject to a minimum of Rs. 3500 (w.e.f.
1.1.2006).
8 Family pension is admissible to children from
the void or voidable marriage in their own turn, after the legally wedded wife
ceases to be the recipient of the family pension.
9 In the event of death of a family pensioner,
the arrears of family pension is automatically payable to the eligible member
of the family next in line. Succession certificate for payment of the arrears
is required only in such cases where there is no family member eligible to
receive family pension after the death of the family pensioner.
10 With effect
from 1.1.2006, in case of a Government Servant retiring in accordance with the
provisions of CCS(Pension) Rules after completing qualifying service of not
less than ten years, the amount of
pension is calculated at fifty percent of emoluments or average
emoluments whichever is more beneficial to him.
Gratuity :
11 The maximum limit of all types of gratuity
has been raised to Rs. 10 lakhs w.e.f. 1.1.2006
12 Dearness Allowance admissible on the date of
retirement/death is included in the emoluments for the purpose of computing all
types of gratuity.
13 Interest (at the rate applicable to GPF
deposits determined from time to time by the Government of India) is payable on
delayed payment of DCRG, if it is delayed beyond three months from the date of
retirement.
14 Qualifying service of 3 months and above may
be rounded-off into a completed six-monthly period for the purpose of
computation of both pension and DCRG. The period of nine months would thus be
considered as two half years.
15 Dismissal or removal of a Government servant
from a service or post entails forfeiture of his/her past service
Miscellaneous :
16 PPO should be issued so as to reach the
Government servant at least one month in advance of his date of superannuation.
17 No specific orders are necessary for
retirement on due date.
18 Retirement benefits up to Rs. 10,000 can be
paid through uncrossed cheque/demand draft.
19 Encashment of leave is a benefit granted
under CCS (Leave) Rules and thus not a pensionary benefit. As per the current
provision, no interest is payable on the delayed payment of leave encashment.
20 Payments under Central Government Employees
Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) are not terminal benefit and can not be
withheld. No Government dues can be
recovered from the accumulation except the amount claimed by the financial
institution as dues from the employee on account of loans taken for house
building purpose.No interest is payable on account of the delayed payments under this scheme.
21 Dues to Municipality (water and electricity
charges etc.) and Co-operative
Societies are not treated as Government
dues, since Municipal Committees and Co-operative Societies are not considered
as Government bodies/organizations. No
recovery of such dues can be made from the DCRG.
22 Only arrears of license fee can be recovered
from dearness relief.
Source:http://www.pensionersportal.gov.in/douknow.asp
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