Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Second Amendment Rules, 2014









MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th May , 2014


G.S.R. 355(E) –In the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause
(5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor Generalof India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, namely:-
1.(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension)
         Second Amendment Rules, 2014.
   (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official   
         Gazette.
2. In the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, –
   (a) in rule 5, in sub-rule (2), for the words and figures “in Form 1 or Form 1-A or     
        Form 2”, the words and figures “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services  
       (Pension) Rules, 1972 or in Form 1 or Form 1-A or Form 2 of these rules” shall
       be substituted;

(b) in rule 12, in the proviso, for the words, figures and letter “in Form 1 or Form 1-A”, the
words, figures, brackets and letter “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension)
Rules, 1972 or in Form 1 or Form 1-A of these rules” shall be substituted;
(c) in rule 13, -
(i) for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:-
“(3) A Government servant who is due to retire on superannuation and desires
payment of the commuted value of pension being authorised at the time of issue of
the pension payment order, shall be eligible to apply in Form 5 of the Central Civil
Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 for commutation of a percentage of pension along
with pension papers prior to the date of retirement.
(3A) If a Government servant referred to in sub-rule (3) desires to apply for
commutation of a percentage of pension after submission of pension papers and
Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, he shall apply for the
same in Form 1-A.
(3B) The application for commutation of a percentage of pension under sub-rule
(3) or sub-rule (3A) shall be subject to the following; namely:-
(a) the Government servant retires on superannuation pension only;
(b) the application is submitted to the Head of Office in Form 1-A of these rules
or in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, so as to
reach the Head of Office not later than three months before the date of
superannuation;
(c) no such application shall be entertained if the period is less than three
months from the date of superannuation of the Government servant ; and
(d) the Government shall have no liability for the payment of the commuted
value of pension if the Government servant dies before the date of
superannuation or forfeits claim to pension before such retirement.”
(d) in rule 15, in sub-rule (3),-
(i) in clause (a), for the word, figure and letter “Form 1-A”, the words, figures, brackets and letter “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or Form 1-A of these rules” shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (b), in sub-clause (i), for the word, figure and letter “Form 1-A”, the words, figures, brackets and letter “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or Form 1-A of these rules” shall be substituted;
(e) for Form 1, Form 1-A and Form 2, the following shall respectively be substituted,
namely:–

“ FORM I
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR COMMUTATION OF A
PERCENTAGE OF PENSION WITHOUT MEDICAL EXAMINATION
[See Rules 5(2), 6(1), 12, 13, 14(1) and (2), 15(1) and (2) and 16(1) and (2)]
(To be submitted in duplicate after retirement but within one year of the date of retirement)
PART I
To
The...................................................
............................................................
(Here indicate the designation and full address of the Head of Office)
Subject:- Commutation of pension without medical examination.
Sir,
I desire to commute a percentage of my pension as indicated below in accordance with the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981. The necessary particulars are furnished below –

1. Name (in Block Letters) ... ... ...
2. Father’s/husband’s name
3. Designation at the time of retirement ... ... ...
4. Name of Office/Department/Ministry in which employed ... ... ...
5. Date of birth (by Christian era) ... ... ...
6. Date of retirement ... ... ...
7. Class of pension on which retired ... ... ...
8. Percentage of monthly pension proposed to be commuted
(indicate percentage, equal to or less than 40%) ... ... ...
9. Details of Pension Payment Order, if issued
(i) Number
(ii) Date
(iii) Designation of the Accounts Officer who authorised the pension
10. Details of Bank account to which monthly pension is being credited:
(i) Name of Bank and Branch
(ii) Account No.
(iii) BSR Code,


Place :                                                       Signature
Date :                                                         Postal Address


PART II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Received from Shri..................................... (name), ………………………. (former designation), application in Part I of Form 1 for the commutation of a percentage of pension without medical examination.


Place :                                                                    Signature
Date :                                                                      Head of Office

NOTE. - This acknowledgement is to be signed, stamped and dated and is to be detached from the Form and handed over to the applicant. If the form has been received by post, it has to be acknowledged on the same day and the acknowledgement sent under registered cover.

                                                            PART III
Forwarded to the Accounts Officer..............................................(here indicate the address and
designation) with the remarks that -
(i) the particulars furnished by the applicant in Part I
    have been verified and are correct ;
(ii) the applicant is eligible to get a percentage of his
                pension commuted without medical examination ;
            (iii) Amount of pension authorised. [In case final amount
       of pension has not been authorised, indicate the amount
                  of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 64 of
                  the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules,1972]
           (iv) the commuted value of pension determined with
                 reference to the Table applicable at present comes to
                 Rs...............................
            (v) the amount of residuary pension after commutation
                  will be Rs..................
2. It is requested that further action to authorise the payment of the amount of commuted value of pension may be taken as in Rule 15 of the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981.
3. The receipt of Part I of the Form has been acknowledged in Part II which has been forwarded separately to the applicant on................................


Place :                                                                        Signature
Date :                                                                         Head of Office  


FORM 1-A
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR COMMUTATION OF A
PERCENTAGE OF SUPERANNUATION PENSION WITHOUT
MEDICAL EXAMINATION IF NOT APPLIED FOR IN FORM 5 OF CENTRAL CIVIL
SERVICES (PENSION) RULES, 1972
[see Rules 5(2), 12,13(3), (3A), (3B), 14(1) and 15(3)]
(To be submitted in duplicate at least three months before the date of retirement)
PART I
To 

                        The...................................................
............................................................
(Here indicate the designation and full address of the Head of Office)
Subject:- Commutation of pension without medical examination.
Sir,
                        I desire to commute a percentage of my pension as indicated below in accordance with the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981. The necessary particulars are furnished below –                                                                               

1. Name (in Block Letters) ... ... ...
2. Father’s/husband’s name
3. Designation at the time of retirement ... ... ...
4. Name of Office/Department/Ministry in which employed ... ... ...
5. Date of birth (by Christian era) ... ... ...
6. Date of retirement ... ... ...
7. Class of pension on which retired ... ... ...
8. Percentage of monthly pension proposed to be commuted

     (indicate percentage, equal to or less than 40%) ... ... ...
9. Details of Bank account to which monthly pension shall be credited:
(i) Name of Bank and Branch
(ii) Account No.
(iii) BSR Code:


Place :                                                               Signature
Date :                                                                Postal Address


PART II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

Received from Shri..................................... (name), ………………………. (designation), application
in Part I of Form 1-A for the commutation of a percentage of pension without medical examination.



Place :                                                             Signature
Date :                                                              Head of Office


NOTE. - If the application has been received by the Head of Office at least 3 months before the date of retirement on superannuation, this acknowledgement should be detached from the Form and handed over to the applicant. If the form has been received by post, it has to be acknowledged on the same day and the acknowledgement sent under registered cover to the applicant. In case it is received
after the specified date, it should be accepted only if it has been put into the post on or before that date subject to the production of evidence to that effect by the applicant.

                                                       PART III
Forwarded to the Accounts Officer.............................................................. (here indicate the address and designation) with the remarks that -
(i) the particulars furnished by the applicant in Part I have been verified and are correct ;
(ii) the applicant is eligible to get a percentage of his pension commuted without medical examination ;
(iii) Amount of pension authorised. [In case final amount of pension has not been
authorised, indicate the amount of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 64 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules,1972]
(iv) the commuted value of pension determined with reference to the Table applicable at present comes to Rs...............................
(v) the amount of residuary pension after commutation will be Rs..................
2. The pension papers of the applicant completed in all respects were forwarded under this Ministry/Department/Office Letter No......................., dated............................ It is requested that the
payment of commuted value of pension may be authorised through the Pension Payment Order
which may be issued at least one month before the retirement of the applicant.
3. The receipt of Part I of the Form has been acknowledged in Part II which has been forwarded separately to the applicant on................................


Place :                                                                 Signature
Date :                                                                  Head of Office

FORM 2
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR COMMUTATION OF
A PERCENTAGE OF PENSION AFTER MEDICAL EXAMINATION BY AN
APPLICANT REFERRED TO IN RULE 18
[see Rules 5(2), 9(3), 13(2), 14(2), 19, 20(1), (2) and (3), 21(1) and 25(2)]
(To be submitted in duplicate)
PART-I
                                            

                                                                                                         SPACE
                                                                                                           FOR
                                                                                                    PHOTOGRAPH
(Here indicate the designation and full address of the Head of Office)
Subject:- Commutation of pension after medical examination.
Sir,
I desire to commute a percentage of my pension in accordance with the provisions of the
Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981. A self-attested copy of my
photograph is pasted on the application and an unattested copy is enclosed. The necessary particulars are furnished below –

1. Name (in Block Letters) ... ... ...
2. Father’s/husband’s name
3. Designation at the time of retirement ... ... ...
4. Name of Office/Department/Ministry in which employed ... ... ...
5. Date of birth (by Christian era) ... ... ...
6. Date of retirement ... ... ...
7. Class of pension on which retired ... ... ...
8. Percentage of monthly pension proposed to be commuted
(indicate percentage, equal to or less than 40%) ... ... ...
9. Details of Pension Payment Order, if issued
(i) Number
(ii) Date
(iii) Designation of the Accounts Officer who authorised the pension
10. Details of Bank account to which monthly pension is being credited:
(i) Name of Bank and Branch
(ii) Account No.
(iii) BSR Code,
11. Approximate date from which commutation is desired to have effect... ... ...
12. The amount of pension already commuted, if any ... ... ...
13. Preference for station where medical examination is desired to take place ... ......



Place : ......................................                                      Signature
Date : ......................................                                         Postal Address........




NOTE. - The payment of commuted value of pension shall be made through the disbursing authority from which pension is being drawn.


PART- II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Received from Shri\ Kum.\Smt ………………………..................................... (name)
…................................... (former designation) application in Part I of Form 2 for commutation of a percentage of pension after medical examination.


Place :                                                        Signature
Date :                                                         Head of Office



PART- III

Forwarded to the Accounts Officer................................................................(here indicate the address and designation) with the remarks that the particulars furnished by the applicant in Part I have been verified and are correct and the applicant is eligible to get a percentage of his pension commuted after medical examination.

2. It is requested that Part IV of the Form may be completed and returned to this office as early as possible.



Place :                                                 Signature
Date :                                                  Head of Office

PART- IV
(To be completed by the Accounts Officer)
1. Name of the applicant ... ... ...
2. Date of birth (by Christian era) ... ... ...
3. Date of retirement ... ... ...
4. Amount of pension including provisional pension,
if final pension not authorised... ...
5. Class of pension [See Chapter V of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972] ... ... ...
6. Amount of pension out of the amount in item 4 above
that may be allowed to be commuted- ... ... ...
On the basis of
Normal Age
1 added year
2 added years
Rs............................
Rs............................
Rs............................


7. (i) Sum payable if commutation becomes absolute before the applicant's next birthday, which
falls on............................, Rs……………………

(ii) Sum payable if commutation becomes absolute after
the applicant's next birthday Rs…………….

8. Number of enclosures, if any
[See Note below] ... ... ...


Place :                                                             Signature and
Date :                                                              Designation of the
 Accounts Officer


Countersigned                                             (Head of Office)
  Full address


NOTE. - The Accounts Officer should enclose with the Form a copy of the report or statement of the applicant's case if the applicant has been granted invalid pension or has previously commuted a part of his pension or declined to accept commutation on the basis of an addition of years to actual age, or has been refused commutation on medical grounds.”


                                                                  [F.No.42/22/2014-P&PW (G)]
                                                                  VANDANA SHARMA, Jt. Secy.

Note.– The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 were published vide S.O. 1134, dated 11th April, 1981 and amended vide notification No. 34/1/81 Pension Unit dated the 8th July, 1983 and were subsequently amended vide following Notifications of Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, namely:–

1. S.O. 1870, dated 04/05/1985
2. S.O. 2097, dated 18/05/1985
3. S.O. 1775, dated 19/07/1997
4. S.O. 918, dated 28/02/2002
5. S.O. 1484 (E), dated 30/12/2003
6. S.O. 2806, dated 09/11/2010
7. S.O. 1964, dated 16th June, 2012
8. G.S.R. 236 (E), dated 28/3/2014



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