GRATUITY AND PENSION PAYMENT TO CPS EMPLOYEES IN AP GUIDELINES
GO NO 47 DT:20-04-2018
Pensions – Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS) –Payment of Gratuity to
the employees covered by CPS and invalidation pension & family pension at the option
of the employee/
family members in case of premature exit due invalidation/death of
the Comprehensive guidelines - issued.employee -
FINANCE (HR.V) DEPARTMENT
G.O.M S.No. 47 Dated: 20-04-2018
Read the
following:
- 1. G.O.Ms No. 653, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 22.09.2004
- 2. G.O.Ms No. 654, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 22.09.2004
- 3. O.M. No.38/41/05, P&PW(A), dated 05.05.2009 of Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare.
- 4. Cir.Memo No.30857/422/A1/Pen.I/2010, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dt.08.03.2010
- 5. G.O.Ms No. 62, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 07.03.2014
- 6. The PFRDA Regulations dated 11.5.2015 on Exit and Withdrawals under the NPS Regulations, 2015.
- 7. O.M. No.7/5/2012, P&PW(F)/B, dated 26.08.2016 of Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare.
- 8. No.28/03/2016-, P&PW(B), dated 10.01.2017 of Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare.
- 9. G.O.Ms No. 107, Finance (HR.V) Department, dated 29.06.2017.
- 10. G.O.Ms No. 121, Finance (HR.V) Department, dated 18.07.2017.
- 11. From A.P.JAC of Employees, Teachers,Workers and Retired Employees Associations Representation, dated 04.12.2017.
- 12. From Andhra Pradesh Contributory Pension Scheme Employees Association(APCPSEA) Representation, dated. 15.02.2018.
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 vide G.O. first read above. In the said G.O. orders 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 allowed certain additional
benefits on provisional basis vide O.M
third read above, subject to the condition that the funds accumulated
in NPS account 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 Government 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.
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:
Major Head : 0071-
Contributions and Recoveries towards Pension and other Retirement benefits
Sub Major Head : 01 –
Civil
(Contd )
Minor Head : 101 – Subscriptions and Contributions
Sub-head :
06 – Refund
of Accumulated Pension
Wealth in lieu
of Family Pension sanctioned to
CPS (NPS) employees (to be opened)
5.
Accordingly,
the Pension Sanctioning Authorities
shall forward the
proposals in terms of 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.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
MUDDAD RAVICHANDRA PRINCIPAL FINANCE SECRETARY (FAC)
To
All the Departments in the Secretariat All the
Heads of Departments
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