Submission of Certificates by the Pensioners and Family Pensioners with additional information -Revised Format

FINANCE [Pension] DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.103, Dated 31st March, 2015.
(Jaya, Panguni-17, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2046)

ABSTRACT
PENSION / FAMILY PENSION – Submission of Certificates by the Pensioners and
Family Pensioners with additional information to update master data in e-Pension
Portals - Revised Format - Orders – Issued.

Read:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.456, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 30-06-1988.
2. G.O.Ms.No.212, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 24-05-2001.
3. From the Director of Treasuries and Accounts Letter No.3020 /
2014 / R1, dated: 24-02-2015.
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ORDER:
In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued to the effect
that all State Government Pensioners including Family Pensioners who are drawing
their pension / family pension through the banks under “Pension Pilot Scheme”
(i.e. payment of pension / family pension are being made to the Pensioner / Family
Pensioner in Chennai City by Pension Pay Office, Chennai and Treasuries and
Sub-Treasuries in mofussil) shall furnish Life Certificate, Non-employment
/ Re-employment Certificate and Non-remarriage / Non-marriage Certificate in the
prescribed format at any time during the months of April, May and June every year
to the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned after duly getting it attested by an
attesting authority. It was also ordered that if the Pensioners / Family Pensioners
do not submit the said certificate on or before 30th June, the Pension Disbursing
Officer concerned shall call for annual mustering of the Pensioners / Family
Pensioners during the month of July every year for personal appearance. If the
Pensioners / Family Pensioners neither submit their Life Certificate,
Non-employment / Re-employment Certificate and Non-remarriage / Non-marriage
Certificate nor appear before the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned for annual
mustering, the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned shall stop the payment of
pension / family pension with effect from the month of August and the payment of
pension / family pension will resume either only on submission of the said
certificate or the Pensioner / Family Pensioner appearing in person before the
Pension Disbursing Officer concerned.
2. In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued to the effect
that all State Government Pensioners including Family Pensioners who are drawing
their pension / family pension directly from the banks under “Public Sector Bank
Scheme” (i.e. payment of pension / family pension are being made to the Pensioner
/ Family Pensioner directly by the Public Sector Banks) shall furnish Life
Certificate, Non-employment / Re-employment Certificate and Non-remarriage /
Non-marriage Certificate in the prescribed format in the month of November every
year to ensure continued receipt of pension / family pension without interruption
to the Pension Paying Branch of the Public Sector Banks. The Pensioner / Family
Pensioner can also present himself / herself at any branch of the pension paying
bank for being identified for issue of life certificate. In case a Pensioner / Family
Pensioner is unable to obtain a Life Certificate on account of serious illness /
incapacitation, bank official shall visit his / her residence / hospital for the
purpose of obtaining the life certificate. The pension paying branch shall be
responsible for obtaining the certificate.
3. In the reference third read above, the Director of Treasuries and Accounts
has stated that in order to alleviate the hardship caused to Pensioners / Family
Pensioners, a web-enabled software to process the pension payment and to have a
Centralized Database of the Pensioners / Family Pensioner is to be implemented in
districts and Pension Pay Office, Chennai. It is also proposed to have a digital life
certificate based on Aadhaar Biometric Authentication, aimed at further simplifying
the process of submission of life certificate and facilitating accuracy and timely
disbursal of pension / family pension. In order to facilitate implementation of this
facility, some additional information of Pensioners / Family Pensioners are required
to update the master database. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts has
requested for approval of the revised format of Life Certificate with photo and
additional information of Pensioners / Family Pensioners.
4. Government, accordingly approve the revised format of Life Certificate
with photo and additional information of Pensioners / Family Pensioners as in
Annexure-I to III to this order to update master data of the Pensioners / Family
Pensioners.
5. Government direct that all State Government Pensioners including Family
Pensioners who are drawing their pension / family pension through the banks
under “Pension Pilot Scheme” shall furnish additional information along with Life
Certificate with photo, Non employment / Re-employment Certificate and
Non-remarriage / Non-marriage Certificate, as the case may be, in the prescribed
format as in Annexure-I to III to this order at any time during the months of April,
May and June of this year to the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned after duly
getting it attested by an attesting authority or at the time of annual mustering of
the Pensioners / Family Pensioners during the month of July for personal
appearance.
6. Government also direct that all State Government Pensioners including
Family Pensioners who are drawing their pension / family pension directly from the
banks under “Public Sector Bank (PSB) Scheme” shall furnish additional
information along with Life Certificate with photo, Non-employment /
Re-employment Certificate and Non-remarriage / Non-marriage Certificate, as the
case may be, in the prescribed format as in Annexure-I to III to this order during
the month of November of this year to the Pension Paying Branch of the Public
Sector Bank concerned. The Pension Paying Branch Managers shall update the
master data of the Pensioners / Family Pensioners based on the additional
information furnished by the Pensioner / Family Pensioner and send the Life
Certificate with photo and additional information to the Pension Pay Office,
Chennai, District Treasuries and Sub-Treasuries concerned for updating the
master data of the Pensioner / Family Pensioner drawing pension / family pension
through Public Sector Bank Scheme.
7. The additional information (as in Part-B of Annexure-I) shall be furnished
by the Pensioners / Family Pensioners as a onetime measure i.e. during
submission of Life Certificate or during annual mustering for this year or at the
time of first payment of pension after retirement or at the time of first payment of
family pension to the eligible family member. Any information, not available at the
time of submission, shall be submitted as and when they become available.
8. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts shall take necessary action for
intimating the Pensioners / Family Pensioners to furnish the additional information
along with Life Certificate with photo, Non-employment / Re-employment
Certificate and Non-remarriage / Non-marriage Certificate, as the case may be, in
the prescribed format through a press release in newspapers and other media so as
to reach the Pensioners / Family Pensioners well in advance. All Treasury Officers
/ Sub-Treasury Officers in districts, the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai-6 and all
Bank Managers of Pension Paying Branches of the Public Sector Banks shall
display the forms in the Notice Board of their respective offices.
9. The Director of Stationery and Printing shall print and supply the
required forms as indented by Director of Treasuries and Accounts.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
K.SHANMUGAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.