Amendment to Rule 32, 56-81, Form 5 and Form 14 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972
No. 1I19/2013-P&PW (E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
(Desk E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
(Desk E)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
KhanMarket, New Delhi
29th August, 2014
KhanMarket, New Delhi
29th August, 2014
To, The
Manager,
Govt. of India Press,
Mayapuri, Ring Road,
New Delhi-110064
Govt. of India Press,
Mayapuri, Ring Road,
New Delhi-110064
Sub: Amendment
to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Notification regarding
Sir, I am
to forward herewith a copy of Notification (English & Hindi versions) on
the above subject and to request that the same may be published in the Gazette
of India (Extraordinary) Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i).
2. The
Notification has been signed by Joint Secretary (Pension).
Encl: As
Above.
Yours faithfully,
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(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary
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(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary
[TO BE
PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB -
SECTION (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2014
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2014
G.S.R…………
(E). – In exercise of 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 General of 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 (Pension) Rules, 1972,
namely:
1. (1)
These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Fourth 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 (Pension) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the
said rules),
(a)
in rule 32,–
(i) in the marginal heading, for the word “or”, the
word “and” shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-rule (1), for the word “or”, the word “and” shall be substituted;
(iii) after sub-rule (1), the following shall be inserted, namely:
“(1A) For the purposes of verification of service, the Head of Office shall follow the procedure provided in clause (a) of rule 59.”;
(ii) in sub-rule (1), for the word “or”, the word “and” shall be substituted;
(iii) after sub-rule (1), the following shall be inserted, namely:
“(1A) For the purposes of verification of service, the Head of Office shall follow the procedure provided in clause (a) of rule 59.”;
(b) in the said rules, in rule 56, for sub-rule (1)
and sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall respectively be substituted,
namely:
“ (1) Every Head of Department shall have a list
prepared every three months, that is, on the 1st January, 1st April, 1st July
and 1st October each year, of all Government servants who are due to retire
within the next twelve to fifteen months of that date.
(2) A copy of every such list shall be supplied to the Accounts Officer concerned not later than 31st January, 30th April, 31st July or 31st October, as the case may be, of that year.”
(2) A copy of every such list shall be supplied to the Accounts Officer concerned not later than 31st January, 30th April, 31st July or 31st October, as the case may be, of that year.”
(c) in
the said rules, for rule 57, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
“57. The
Head of Office shall write to the Directorate of Estates at least one year
before the anticipated date of retirement of the Government servant who was or
is in occupation of a Government accommodation (hereinafter referred to as the
allottee) for issuing a `No demand certificate’ in respect of the period
preceding eight months of the retirement of the allottee.”
(d) in
the said rules, in rule 58, for the words “two years” the words “one year”
shall be substituted;
(e) in
the said rules, for rule 59, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“59. Stages for the completion of pension papers on
superannuation. – The Head of Office shall divide the period of preparatory
work of one year referred to in rule 58 in the following three stages, namely:–
(a) First Stage. – Verification
of service. –
(i) The Head of Office shall go through the service
book of the Government servant and satisfy himself as to whether the
certificates of verification for the service subsequent to the service verified
under rule 32 are recorded therein.
(ii) In respect of the unverified portion or
portions of service, he shall verify the portion or portions of such service,
as the case may be, based on pay bills, acquittance rolls or other relevant
records such as last pay certificate, pay slip for month of April which shows
verification of service for the previous financial year and record necessary
certificates in the service book.
(iii) If the service for any period is not capable
of being verified in the manner specified in sub-clause (i) and sub-clause
(ii), that period of service having been rendered by the Government servant in
another office or Department, the Head of Office under which the Government
servant is at present serving shall refer the said period of service to the
Head of Office in which the Government servant is shown to have served during
that period for the purpose of verification.
(iv) On receipt of communication referred to in
sub-clause (iii), the Head of Office in that office or Department shall verify
the portion or portions of such service, in the manner as specified in
sub-clause (ii), and send necessary certificates to the referring Head of
Office within two months from the date of receipt of such a reference:
Provided that in case a period of service is incapable of being verified, it shall be brought to the notice of the referring Head of Office simultaneously.
Provided that in case a period of service is incapable of being verified, it shall be brought to the notice of the referring Head of Office simultaneously.
(v) If no response is received within the time
referred to in the preceding subclause, such period or periods shall be deemed
to qualify for pension.
(vi) If at any time thereafter, it is found that
the Head of Office and other concerned authorities had failed to communicate
any non-qualifying period of service, the Secretary of the administrative
Ministry or Department shall fix responsibility for such non-communication.
(vii) The process specified in sub-clauses (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be completed eight months before the date of
superannuation.
(viii) If any portion of service rendered by a
Government servant is not capable of being verified in the manner specified in
sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) or sub-clause (iv) or
sub-clause (v), the Government servant shall be asked to file a written
statement on plain paper within a month, stating that he had in fact rendered
service for that period, and shall, at the foot of the statement, make and
subscribe to a declaration as to the truth of that statement.
(ix) The Head of Office shall, after taking into
consideration the facts in the written statement referred to in sub-clause
(viii) admit that portion of service as having been rendered for the purpose of
calculating the pension of that Government servant.
(x) If a Government servant is found to have given
any incorrect information willfully, which makes him or her entitled to any
benefits which he or she is not otherwise entitled to, it shall be construed as
a grave misconduct.
(b) Second Stage. – Making good
omission in the service book. –
(i) The Head of Office while scrutinising the
certificates of verification of service, shall also identify if there are any
other omissions, imperfections or deficiencies which have a direct bearing on
the determination of emoluments and the service qualifying for pension.
(ii) Every effort shall be made to complete the
verification of service, as specified in clause (a) and to make good the
omissions, imperfections or deficiencies referred to in sub-clause (i).
(iii) Any omission, imperfection or deficiency
which is incapable of being made good and the periods of service about which
the Government servant has submitted no statement and the portion of service
shown as unverified in the service book which it has not been possible to
verify in accordance with the procedure laid down in clause (a) shall be
ignored and service qualifying for pension shall be determined on the basis of
the entries in the service book.
(iv) For the purpose of calculation of average
emoluments, the Head of Office shall verify from the service book the
correctness of the emoluments drawn or to be drawn during the last ten months
of service.
(v) In order to ensure that the emoluments during
the last ten months of service have been correctly shown in the service book,
the Head of Office may verify the correctness of emoluments only for the period
of twenty-four months preceding the date of retirement of a Government servant,
and not for any period prior to that date.
(c) Third Stage. – As soon as the second stage is
completed, but not later than eight months prior to the date of retirement of
the Government servant, the Head of Office shall –
(i) furnish to the retiring Government servant a
certificate regarding the length of qualifying service proposed to be admitted
for the purpose of pension and gratuity and also the emoluments and the average
emoluments proposed to be reckoned for retirement gratuity and pension.
(ii) direct the retiring Government servant to
furnish to the Head of Office the reasons for non-acceptance, supported by the
relevant documents in support of his claim within two months if the certified
service and emoluments as indicated by the Head of Office are not acceptable to
him.
(iii) forward to the retiring Government servant
Form 5 advising him to submit the same duly completed in all respects so as to
reach the Head of Office not later than six months prior to his date of
retirement.”
(f) in
the said rules, after rule 59, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:
“59-A. A Government servant, retiring for reasons
other than superannuation may, submit Form 5 before such retirement but after
the competent authority has approved such retirement or the retirement has
become effective, as the case may be.”;
(g) in
the said rules, for rule 60, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
“60. Completion of pension papers. – In cases under
rule 59, the Head of Office shall complete Part I of Form 7 not later than four
months before the date of retirement of a Government servant and in cases under
rule 59-A, the Head of Office shall complete Part I of Form 7 within three
months after submission of Form 5 by a Government servant.”;
(h) in
the said rules, in rule 61, –
(i) sub-rule (3) shall be omitted;
(ii) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:
“ (4) The papers referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be forwarded to the Accounts Officer not later than four months before the date of superannuation of a Government servant and in cases other than retirement on superannuation not later than three months after the date of submission of Form 5.”;
(ii) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:
“ (4) The papers referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be forwarded to the Accounts Officer not later than four months before the date of superannuation of a Government servant and in cases other than retirement on superannuation not later than three months after the date of submission of Form 5.”;
(i) in the said rules, in rule 62, the words,
brackets and figures, “within the period specified in sub-rule (4) of rule 61”
shall be omitted;
(j) in the said rules, in rule 63, for sub-rule
(1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:
“(1) The Head of Office shall, after ascertaining
and assessing the Government dues referred to in rule 71, furnish the
particulars thereof to the Accounts Officer in Form 8.”
(k) in
the said rules, for rule 64, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
“64. Provisional pension for reasons other than
Departmental or Judicial proceedings.– (1) Where in spite of following the
procedure laid down in rule 59, it is not possible for the Head of Office to
forward the pension papers referred to in rule 61 to the Accounts Officer
within the period specified in sub-rule (4) of that rule or where the pension
papers have been forwarded to the Accounts Officer within the specified period
but the Accounts Officer may have returned the pension papers to the Head of
Office for eliciting further information before issuing pension payment order
and order for the payment of gratuity and the Government servant is likely to
retire before his pension and gratuity or both can be finally assessed and
settled in accordance with the provisions of these rules, the Head of Office
shall rely upon such information as may be available in the official records,
and without delay, determine the amount of provisional pension and the amount
of provisional retirement gratuity.
(2) On
receipt of Form 5, in a case of retirement otherwise than on superannuation,
the Head of Office shall sanction provisional pension and also provisional
retirement gratuity till issue of Pension Payment Order.
(3) Where
the amount of pension and gratuity cannot be determined for reasons other than
the Departmental or Judicial proceedings, the Head of Office shall –
(a) issue a letter of sanction addressed to the
Government servant endorsing a copy thereof to the Accounts Officer authorising
–
(i) 100 per cent of pension as provisional pension
for a period not exceeding six months to be reckoned from the date of
retirement of the Government servant ; and
(ii) 100 per cent of the gratuity as provisional gratuity withholding ten per cent of gratuity.
(ii) 100 per cent of the gratuity as provisional gratuity withholding ten per cent of gratuity.
(b) specify in the letter of sanction the amount
recoverable from the gratuity under subrule (1) of rule 63 and after issuing
the letter of sanction referred to in clause (a), the Head of Office shall draw
–
(i) the amount of provisional pension ; and
(ii) the amount of provisional gratuity after deducting therefrom the amount specified in sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) and the dues, if any, specified in rule 71,
(ii) the amount of provisional gratuity after deducting therefrom the amount specified in sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) and the dues, if any, specified in rule 71,
in the
same manner as pay and allowances of the establishment are drawn by him.
(4) The
amount of provisional pension and gratuity payable under sub-rule (2) or
sub-rule (3) shall, if necessary, be revised on the completion of the detailed
scrutiny of the records.
(5) (a)
The payment of provisional pension shall not continue beyond the period of six
months from the date of retirement of a Government servant or from the date of
submission of Form 5 by the Government servant, whichever is later, and if the
amount of final pension and the amount of final gratuity had been determined by
the Head of Office in consultation with the Accounts Officer before the expiry
of the said period of six months, the Accounts Officer shall -
(i) issue the pension payment order; and
(ii) direct the Head of Office to draw and disburse
the difference between the final amount of gratuity and the amount of
provisional gratuity paid under sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-rule (3)
after adjusting the Government dues, if any, which may have come to notice
after the payment of provisional gratuity.
(b) If the amount of provisional pension disbursed
to a Government servant under subrule (3) is, on its final assessment, found to
be in excess of the final pension assessed by the Accounts Officer, it shall be
open to the Accounts Officer to adjust the excess amount of pension out of
gratuity withheld under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-rule (3) or
recover the excess amount of pension in instalments by making short payments of
the pension payable in future.
(c) (i) If the amount of provisional gratuity
disbursed by the Head of Office under sub-rule (3) is more than the amount
finally assessed, the retired Government servant shall not be required to
refund the excess amount actually disbursed to him.
(ii) The Head of Office shall ensure that chances
of disbursing the amount of gratuity in excess of the amount finally assessed
are minimized and the officials responsible for the excess payment shall be
accountable for the overpayment.
(6) If
the final amount of pension and gratuity have not been determined by the Head
of Office in consultation with the Accounts Officer within a period of six
months referred to in clause (a) of sub-rule (5), the Accounts Officer shall
treat the provisional pension and gratuity as final and issue pension payment
order immediately on the expiry of the period of six months.
(7) As
soon as the pension payment order has been issued by the Accounts Officer under
clause (a) of sub-rule (5) or sub-rule (6), the Head of Office shall release
the amount of withheld gratuity under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-rule
(3) to the retired Government servant after adjusting Government dues which may
have come to notice after the payment of provisional gratuity under sub-clause
(ii) of clause (b) of sub-rule (3).
(8) If a
Government servant is or was an allottee of Government accommodation, the
withheld amount should be paid on receipt of `No Demand Certificate’ from the
Directorate of Estates.”;
(l) in
the said rules, in rule 65, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be
substituted, namely:
“(1) (a) On receipt of pension papers referred to
in rule 61, the Accounts Officer shall apply the requisite checks, record the
account enfacement in Part II of Form 7 and assess the amount of pension,
family pension and gratuity and issue the pension payment order not later than
one month in advance of the date of the retirement of a Government servant on
attaining the age of superannuation.
(b) In the cases of retirement otherwise than on
attaining the age of superannuation, the Accounts Officer shall apply the
requisite checks, complete Part II of Form 7, assess the amount of pension,
family pension and gratuity, assess dues and issue the pension payment order
within three months of the date of receipt of pension papers from the Head of
Office.
(c) The Accounts Officer shall indicate in the
Pension Payment Order, the name of the spouse of the Government servant, if
alive, as family pensioner.
(d) The Accounts Officer shall also indicate in the
Pension Payment Order, the names of the permanently disabled child or children
and dependent parents and disabled siblings as family pensioners if there is no
other member of family to whom family pension may become payable before such
disabled child or children or dependent parents or disabled siblings.
(e) On receipt of a written communication from the
Head of Office on an application from an existing pensioner or family
pensioner, the Accounts Officer shall also indicate in the Pension Payment
Order, the names of the permanently disabled child or children and dependent
parents and disabled siblings as family pensioners if there is no other member
of family to whom family pension may become payable before such disabled child
or children or dependent parents or disabled siblings.
(f) The Pension Disbursing Authority shall
authorise family pension to the members of family referred to in clause (c),
(d) or (e) in accordance with the provisions of rule 81 in the order indicated
in rule 54.”
(m) in
the said rules, in rule 66, in the proviso, for the words “not exceeding five
hundred”, the words “not exceeding three thousand five hundred” shall be
substituted;
(n) in
the said rules, in rule 68, –
(i) for sub-rule (1), the following shall be
substituted, namely:
“(1) In all cases where the payment of gratuity has
been authorised later than the date when its payment becomes due, including the
cases of retirement otherwise than on superannuation, and it is clearly established
that the delay in payment was attributable to administrative reasons or lapses,
interest shall be paid at the rate applicable to General Provident Fund amount
in accordance with the instructions issued from time to time:
Provided that the delay in payment was not caused on account of failure on the part of the Government servant to comply with the procedure laid down by the Government for processing his pension papers.”
Provided that the delay in payment was not caused on account of failure on the part of the Government servant to comply with the procedure laid down by the Government for processing his pension papers.”
(ii) in sub-rule (2), for the words “administrative
lapse”, the words “administrative reasons or lapse” shall be substituted;
(iii) in sub-rule (4),after the words “payment of
gratuity”, the words “on account of administrative lapses.” shall be inserted;
(o) in the said rules, in rule 70, after sub-rule
(1), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:
“(1-A) The question whether the revision has become
necessary on account of a clerical error or not shall be decided by the
administrative Ministry or Department.”
(p) in
the said rules, in rule 72, –
(i) in sub-rule (1), for the words “eight months
before the date of retirement of the allottee”, the words, “within two months”
shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-rule (4), the words “of four months”
shall be omitted;
(q) in
the said rules, in rule 73, for the words “the dues two years before”, the
words “the dues one year before” shall be substituted.
(r) in
the said rules, in rule 77, for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be
substituted, namely:-
“(3) Where the family of the deceased Government
servant is eligible under rule 54 for family pension, the Head of Office shall
address the eligible member of the family or the guardian, as the case may be,
in Form 13 for making claim in Form 14.”
(s) in
the said rules, in rule 80,–
(i) for the words and figures “items 22, 23, 24, 25
and 26” wherever they occur, the words and figures “items 14, 21 and 22” shall
be substituted;
(ii) sub-rule (3) shall be omitted;
(t) in
the said rules, in rule 80A, in sub-rule (5), in the proviso, for the words and
brackets “two hundred and fifty rupees (inclusive of relief on family
pension)”, the words “three thousand five hundred rupees and admissible
dearness relief” shall be substituted;
in the said rules, in rule 80B, –
(i) in the marginal heading, for the words “final
pension”, the words “final family pension” shall be substituted;
(ii) after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules
shall be inserted, namely:
“(2-A) The Accounts Officer shall, while authorising the family pension for the first eligible member of the family, indicate the names of the permanently disabled child or children and dependent parents and disabled siblings as family pensioners in the Pension Payment Order, if there is no other member of family to whom family pension may become payable before such disabled child or children or dependent parents or disabled siblings.”
“(2-A) The Accounts Officer shall, while authorising the family pension for the first eligible member of the family, indicate the names of the permanently disabled child or children and dependent parents and disabled siblings as family pensioners in the Pension Payment Order, if there is no other member of family to whom family pension may become payable before such disabled child or children or dependent parents or disabled siblings.”
(iii) sub-rule (5) shall be omitted;
(iv) in sub-rule (6), for the words “final
pension”, the words “final family pension” shall be substituted;
(v) in the said rules, in rule 80C, in sub-rule
(1), –
(i) in clause (i), in sub-clause (g), for the words
“ the permissible period of four months from the date of death of the
Government servant”, the words “the permissible period thereafter,” shall be
substituted;
(ii) after clause (viii), the following clause
shall be inserted, namely:-.
“(ix) Any amount of licence fee or damages, remaining unpaid after adjustment from the withheld amount of gratuity, may be ordered to be recovered by the Head of Office through the Accounts Officer concerned from the dearness relief without the consent of the family pensioner and in such cases no dearness relief shall be disbursed until full recovery of such dues has been made.”;
“(ix) Any amount of licence fee or damages, remaining unpaid after adjustment from the withheld amount of gratuity, may be ordered to be recovered by the Head of Office through the Accounts Officer concerned from the dearness relief without the consent of the family pensioner and in such cases no dearness relief shall be disbursed until full recovery of such dues has been made.”;
(w) in
the said rules, for rule 81, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
“81. Sanction of family pension and residuary
gratuity on the death of a pensioner or family pensioner. – (1) Where the Head
of Office has received an intimation regarding the death of a pensioner or
death or ineligibility of a family pensioner, he shall ascertain whether any
family pension or residuary gratuity or both in respect of the deceased
pensioner and any family pension in respect of the family pensioner are payable
and proceed as hereinafter provided.
(2) (a) (i) If the deceased pensioner is survived
by a widow or widower who is eligible for the grant of family pension under
rule 54, the amount of family pension as indicated in the Pension Payment Order
shall become payable to the widow or widower, as the case may be, from the day
following the date of death of the pensioner.
(ii) The Pension Disbursing Authority shall, on
receipt of a claim in Form 14 from the widow or widower, authorise the payment
of family pension to the widow or widower, as the case may be:
Provided that no claim in Form 14 shall be required
if the widow or widower was holding a joint account with the pensioner in which
pension was being credited.
(iii) The Pension Disbursing Authority shall
authorise payment of family pension to the widow or widower, who is not
required to submit Form 14, on receipt of information in writing of the death
of the pensioner:
Provided that such widow or widower shall submit a
copy of death certificate to the Pension Disbursing Authority and an
undertaking to the effect that any amount to which he or she is not entitled to
or any amount which may be credited to his or her account in excess of the
amount to which he or she is entitled would be refunded or made good.
(v) Subject to the provisions of clause (b), if the
deceased pensioner is survived by a permanently disabled child or children or
dependent parents or disabled siblings whose names have been included in the
Pension Payment Order as family pensioners under clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of
rule 65, the Pension Disbursing Authority shall, on receipt of a claim in Form
14, authorise payment of family pension to the member of family who is eligible
to receive family pension in accordance with the provisions of rule 54.
(vi) Where the deceased pensioner is survived by
spouse and permanently disabled children or dependent parents or disabled
siblings, whose names had not been included in the Pension Payment Order
previously, the Accounts Officer shall include their names in the Pension
Payment Order on receipt of a written communication from the Head of Office.
(vi) The Pension Disbursing Authority shall, on
death or ineligibility of the family pensioner and on receipt of a claim in
Form 14, authorise payment of family pension to a permanently disabled child or
dependent parent or disabled sibling whose name has been included in the
Pension Payment Order as family pensioner and who is eligible to receive family
pension in accordance with the provisions of rule 54.
(b) (i) Where the Pension Payment Order does not include
name of any member of the family or where the Head of Office is of the opinion
that in accordance with the provisions of rule 54, the family pension in
respect of the deceased pensioner or family pensioner has become payable to a
member of the family other than those whose names have been included in the
Pension Payment Order under sub-rule (1) of rule 65 or sub-clause (i) or
sub-clause (iv) of clause (a), including a person who became member of the
family of the pensioner after the retirement, he shall, on receipt of a claim
in Form 14, sanction the family pension in Form 20 or Form 21, as the case may
be, to such member of family to whom family pension has become payable.
(ii) If family pension is sanctioned under
sub-clause (i), the Head of Office shall include the names of any permanently
disabled child or children and dependent parents and disabled siblings as
family pensioners if there is no other member of the family to whom family
pension may become payable before such disabled child or children or dependent
parents or disabled siblings.
(3) (i) Where a widow or widower in receipt of
family pension remarries and has, at the time of remarriage, child or children
from the deceased Government servant or pensioner who is or are eligible for
family pension, the remarried individual shall be eligible to draw the family
pension on behalf of such child or children if such individual continues to be
the guardian of such child or children.
(ii) For the purposes of clause (i), the remarried
individuals shall apply to the Head of Office in Form 14, along with a
declaration that the applicant continues to be the guardian of such child or
children.
(iii) If the remarried individual has, for any
reason, ceased to be the guardian of such child or children, the family pension
shall become payable to the person entitled to act as guardian of such child or
children under any law for the time being in force and such person may submit a
claim in Form 14 to the Head of Office for the payment of family pension.
(4) If
the person eligible for family pension is a minor or is suffering from any
disorder or disability of mind or is mentally retarded, the guardian may submit
a claim in Form 14 on behalf of such person.
(5) Where
on the death of a retired Government servant a residuary gratuity becomes
payable to the family of the deceased under sub-rule (2) of rule 50, the Head
of Office shall sanction its payment on receipt of a claim or claims in Form 22
from the person or persons eligible to receive the residuary gratuity.”
(x) in
Form 5, for the words “eight months before the date of his retirement” the
words “six months before the date of retirement” shall be substituted;
(y) in
Form 14,
(i) for the marginal heading, the following
marginal heading shall be substituted, namely:
“Form of application for family pension on death of a Government servant or pensioner or on death or ineligibility of a family pensioner”
“Form of application for family pension on death of a Government servant or pensioner or on death or ineligibility of a family pensioner”
(ii) for sub-item (iv) of item 1, the following
shall be substituted, namely:-
“(iv) Date of death of Government servant/pensioner!
date of death or ineligibility of family pensioner.”
[F.No.1119/ 2013-P&PW (E)]
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(Vandana Sharma)
Joint Secretary
(Vandana Sharma)
Joint Secretary
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