|
Pages
- My Prime Minister My Gov.
- OMs &orders(Establishment)-DOP(T)
- Bharat Pensioners Samaj
- Home
- Important Links
- Directory of pensioners & pensioners Associations
- Media-Electronic & Print
- Railway Servant Pass Rules
- RELHS-97
- Compendium of frequently asked questions Extracts of Railway Pass and RELHS Rules for Rly Pensioners
- ECHS
- CGHS
- Department of Post M/O Communication & Information Technology
- Department of Tele Communication
- Railway Board Orders/Circulars
- GOI M/O P,PG & Pensions-DOP & PW
- Bharat Pensioners Samaj
- Defence Pensioners
- Senior Citizens
- Court judgements
- BSNL & DOT Pensioners
- Senior Citizens
- 7th CPC ready recknor Tables
- Grievance redressal
- WHO Is WHO
- Pension in India
- Family Pension
- Court Judgements
- BPS WRITES-BPS writies to Prime Minister reg Optio...
- PMO Contact Nos
- Nivaran Grievance redressal portal for present & f...

Sunday, April 29, 2012
‘ Caring’ son keeps mom in cowshed'
http://epaper.mailtoday.in/showtext.aspx?boxid=33548890&parentid=67269&issuedate=2942012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
A national programme for the elderly
http://epaper.mailtoday.in/showtext.aspx?boxid=44141578&parentid=67250&issuedate=2942012
|
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Govt under pressure over health insurance for senior citizens
Govt under pressure over health insurance for senior citizens
Pressure is building up on the government and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to chalk out a health insurance strategy for senior citizens.
The elderly are the worst impacted with the upward revision of health insurance products in 2010, when insurance companies stopped cashless hospitalisation and treatment claiming that hospitals were inflating bills.
A joint action committee for senior citizens said that while insurance regulator IRDA has asked insurance companies not to discontinue a policy based on age, it has not given any directive on pricing.
Members of the committee are slated to meet IRDA chairman J Hari Narayan next month to discus the issue.
The regulator had indicated that that re-pricing would be applicable for all policy-holders, including the elderly.
“Pricing must be different for health insurance products for senior citizens as they are finding it difficult to continue with the policies with the rise in premium,” SK Mahapatra, member, joint action committee, told Hindustantimes. He said health insurance products are no more in the ‘affordable range” for senior citizens with limited income.
According to official estimates, by 2025, over 189 million Indians will be 60-plus.
The KS Sastry Committee of IRDA, which looked into the issue, stressed the need for a ‘national policy on older persons’. The committee said insurers should promote separate products for senior citizens.
“We believe health insurance should be available to all, we offer all our customers pricing based on their age and city of residence and there is no loading based on claim history at any age,” Damien Marmion, CEO Max Bupa Health Insurance said.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
No age limit to good health

| ||||||||||||||||||
Monday, April 23, 2012
S.C. dismissed Rlys. SLP 9581/2011 on 26.3.2012,
With S.C. dismissing Rlys. SLP on 26.3.2012, matter has reached finality. Judgment of Punjab & Haryana granting Rs. 5000-8000 scale for revision of pension in the case of Mistries retired between 1.1.1986 and 31.12.1995 equally apply to other categories such as Head Clerks, JE etc. RB citing S.C. Judgment of 23.11.2006 in K.S.Krishnasamy case do not hold good any more, after the latest S.C. orders.
K.Srinivasan
Click to read S.C.Order dismissing SLPhttp://db.tt/Ro3XMVxW
Click to read Punjab Haryana H.C. Judgement
http://db.tt/PTiwdexU
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Apex Court judgement in medical expenditure reimbursement cases of Pensioners
Apex Court judgement medical reimbursement cases of Pensioners and others. SLPs filed by UOI Dismissed by Supreme Court on 03/04/2012
ITEM NO.15 COURT NO.10 SECTION IX,IVA,XI,
IVB, XV, XII S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil)
No(s).10659/2005
(From the judgement and order dated 02/04/2004 in SCA
No.3843/2004 of The HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD)
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
PRABHAKAR SRIDHAR BAPAT Respondent(s)
(With prayer for interim relief and office report )
SLP(C) NO. 10660-10661 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 22812 of 2004
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 3714 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 4193-4194 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 5921 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 8539 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 9309 of 2005
(With Appln. For c/delay in filing substitution appln. And
substitution of L.Rs of the deceased respondent and with
prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 17109 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief)
SLP(C) NO. 25685-25686 of 2005
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 15597 of 2004
(With appln. For c/delay in filing SLP and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 13075 of 2006
(With prayer for interim relief and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 12803 of 2006
(With Appln. For stay and permission to file addl. Documents
and office report)
SLP(C) NO. 14253 of 2006
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 10961 of 2006
SLP(C) NO. 20415 of 2006
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 1063 of 2007
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 8894 of 2007
SLP(C) NO. 2640 of 2008
SLP(C) NO. 18267 of 2008
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 27589 of 2008
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 20513 of 2008
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 7551 of 2009
(With appln. For c/delay in filing SLP & office report)
SLP(C) NO. 24110 of 2009
(With appln. For c/delay in filing SLP & office report)
SLP(C) NO. 2144 of 2010
(With appln. For c/delay in filing SLP & office report)
SLP(C) NO. 35459 of 2009
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 35429 of 2010
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 24667 of 2010
(With office report)
Civil Appeal NO. 4691 of 2010
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 9073 of 2011
(With office report)
SLP(C) NO. 6092 of 2011
(With Appln. For c/delay in filing SLP & office report)
SLP(C) NO. 23324 of 2011
(With office report)
Date: 03/04/2012 These Petitions were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK VERMA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN
For Petitioners: Mr. P.P. Malhotra, ASG
Mr. B. Bhattacharya,ASG
Mr. Harish Chandra,Sr.Adv.
Mr. T.S. Doabia, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Sunita Rani Singh, Adv.
Mr. Chidanand,Adv.
Mr. B.K. Prasad, Adv.
Mr. Shailender Saini, Adv.
Ms. Rekha Pandey,Adv.
Mr. J.K. Mishra,Adv., Adv.
Mohd. Khairati, Adv.
Mrs. Sunita Sharma, Adv.
Mr. D. S. Mahra, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Sushma Suri, Adv.
Ms. Rashmi Malhotra,Adv.
Mr. Rajiv Nanda,Adv.
Ms. Judy James, Adv.
Mr. Ajay Singh, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Manoj Kumar Shah, Adv.
Mr. B.V. Balaram Das, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Sharma, Adv.
Mr. V. K. Verma, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Adv.
Mr. P. Parmeswaran, Adv.
Ms. V. Mohana,Adv.
Ms. Sushma Suri, Adv.
Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, Adv.
Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija, Adv.
Mr Respondent(s) Mr. Vishwajit Singh,Adv.
Mr. Haresh Raichura, Adv.
Mrs. Saroj Raichura, Adv.
Mr. Vineet Sinha, Adv.
Mr. Ranvir Singh, Adv.
Mr. Anis Ahmed Khan, Adv.
Mr. Shivaji M. Jadhav,Adv.
Mr. K. V. Mohan, Adv.
Mr. Soumyajit Pani, Adv.
Mr. P. Parmeswaran, Adv.
Mr. Shiv Sagar Tiwari, Adv.
Mr. R.N. Keshwani, Adv.
Mr. Ram Lal Roy, Adv.
Mr. P. Narasimhan, Adv.
Mr. Sudarshan Rajan, adv.
Ms. Jayashree Narasimhan, Adv.
Mr. S. Ritam Khare, Adv.
Mr. H.D. Thanvi, Adv.
Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhania, Adv.
Mr. Rishi Mataliya, Adv.
Mr. Soumyajit Pani, Adv.
for Mr. Sunil Kumar Jain, Adv.
Caveator-In-Person
Ms. Susma Suri, Adv.
Ms. Purnima Bhat, Adv. [SCLSC]
Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Adv.
Ms. N. Annapoorani, Adv.
Mr. Rashmikumar Manilal Vithlani, Adv.
Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, Adv.
Respondent-In-Person
UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
S.L.P.(C) Nos. 13075 of 2006 and 9309 of 2005
Despite the order passed by this Court on 13.2.2012, the petitioners have taken no steps to serve the unserved respondent and to serve chamber summons on the proposed legal representatives of the deceased sole respondent in the aforesaid matters respectively.
Office Report dated 29.3.2012 has been perused by us, which clearly reflects that the petitioners have taken
no steps in this regard. The matters were again listed on 30.3.2012 and then were posted for today. During
this period also, the petitioners did not care to complete the service, as mentioned in our earlier order.
This shows the callous and negligent attitude of the petitioners in prosecuting their matters.
In the light of this, the aforesaid two special leave petitions are hereby dismissed. The applications for condonation of delay in filing substitution application and substitution of legal representatives of the deceased respondent are also dismissed in S.L.P.(C) No. 9309 of 2005.
Other Special Leave Petitions Delay in filing the Special Leave Petitions is condoned.
After having heard Mr. P.P. Malhotra, learned Additional Solicitor General at length and after perusal of the impugned order, in the facts and circumstances of the cases, we are not inclined to interfere against the
impugned orders passed by the High Court. The Special Leave Petitions are hereby dismissed.
(SUKHBIR PAUL KAUR) (S.S.R.KRISHNA)
COURT MASTER COURT MASTER
Secondary Family Pensioners are entitled to FMA
Letter No. 4/6/2011-P&PW-(D) dt 26.08.2011 of Deptt of Pension & Pensioners welfare
1. In this regard attention is drawn to the instructions contained in OM dated 19.12.97 which stipulates the primary conditions for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance as under- “.... sanction of the President is hereby accorded to the grant of fixed medical allowance @ Rs.100/- p.m. to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas not
covered by Central Government Health Scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & family welfare and orresponding Health Schemes administered by other Ministries/ Departments for their retired employees for meeting expenditure
on day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization.These orders shall apply to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners, who at the time of retirement/death were (governed byCCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 or other corresponding rules in operation prior to commencement of these rules and are eligible for medical facilities after retirement.”
2. The widowed/divorced/unmarried daughters in receipt of family pension being family pensioner are already covered by instructions quoted above.
Amitabh Dwivedi, Under Secretary to the
Govt. of India
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Bharat Pensioners Samaj at new height
3rd National Convention of Railway Pensioners Associations a grand success with largest ever gathering
BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ AT NEW HEIGHTS
On 29.3.2012, with the sunrise in the ‘East’, a new rhythm rose from New Jalpaiguri. Mount Kanchanjunga, with the fragrance of its flowers, echoed with “Vande Matram”. Eleven Hundred delegates representing Rly. Pensioners Associations from across the country plus 440 members of NFRPA(North East Railway Pensioners Association Guwahati), got up with a new spirit and inspiration, imbibed by Bharat Pensioners Samaj, to struggle afresh for their Rights & Welfare.
Another voice then thrilled across NF Railway Community Hall New Jalpaiguri & thrice filled the atmosphere with high pitched sounds and the sky–rocketing slogans of “Pensioners’ Unity ZINDABAD – ZINDABAD”, “BPS ZINDABAD – ZINDABAD”, “NFRPA ZINDABAD – ZINDABAD”.
And then, all the heads bowed in prayer seeking peace to the departed Souls.
Thus began the first session of 3rd National Convention of Railway Pensioners Associations with the largest ever gathering of the representatives of Rly Pensioners Associations in India which was followed by 2days Annual General meeting of North East Railway Pensioners Associations.
After the felicitations to dignitaries, the Welcome Address was delivered by A.M. Roy, President Reception Committee. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K.R. Gangadharan , Vice President South Asia, IFA Toronto – Canada, who was the ‘Chief Guest’, explained the role of IFA in securing human rights of the elderly.
S. C. Maheshwari, Secretary (Railway) BPS presented the Discussion Paper to the house . R.N. Mital, President, ‘AISCCON’ (All India Senior Citizens Confederation) and K. Srinivasan Zonal Secretary ‘National Federation of Railway Pensioners, Palghat’ rose to express solidarity of their organizations for the cause of safeguarding the welfare and rights of Retired Persons.
Pre lunch session ended with a mass rally of retirees.
In the second session after Lunch : Sr. vice president BPS R.N.Tripathi, president south Somashekhara Rao, vice president east R.N.Dutta , Vice president North Harchandan Singh, Vice president west J.N.Rao, General Secretary NFRPA Biswas, Shaktimay Kanjilal joint Genl. Secy. NFRPA, Working president reception committee Bimalandu Chakarborty expressed their views & then Speaker after speaker from the house endorsed and discussed the issues raised in the Discussion Paper. Shyam Sunder, Secy. Genl, BPS who Presided the event. Summed up after day long deliberations & put the discussion paper to vote which was unanimously adopted by house with the direction to give it the shape of resolutions for onward transmission to Govt. of India.
The session ended with the singing of National Anthem.
The evening was made memorable with unique cultural programme presented in the honour of retired persons by the daughters, daughters’ in-law & grand children of retirees of West Bengal & Assam.
For Photo evidence may visit : http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPS1955/photos/album/2098426151/pic/list
Er. S.C.Maheshwari
BHARAT PENSIONERS SAMAJ AT NEW HEIGHTS
On 29.3.2012, with the sunrise in the ‘East’, a new rhythm rose from New Jalpaiguri. Mount Kanchanjunga, with the fragrance of its flowers, echoed with “Vande Matram”. Eleven Hundred delegates representing Rly. Pensioners Associations from across the country plus 440 members of NFRPA(North East Railway Pensioners Association Guwahati), got up with a new spirit and inspiration, imbibed by Bharat Pensioners Samaj, to struggle afresh for their Rights & Welfare.
Another voice then thrilled across NF Railway Community Hall New Jalpaiguri & thrice filled the atmosphere with high pitched sounds and the sky–rocketing slogans of “Pensioners’ Unity ZINDABAD – ZINDABAD”, “BPS ZINDABAD – ZINDABAD”, “NFRPA ZINDABAD – ZINDABAD”.
And then, all the heads bowed in prayer seeking peace to the departed Souls.
Thus began the first session of 3rd National Convention of Railway Pensioners Associations with the largest ever gathering of the representatives of Rly Pensioners Associations in India which was followed by 2days Annual General meeting of North East Railway Pensioners Associations.
After the felicitations to dignitaries, the Welcome Address was delivered by A.M. Roy, President Reception Committee. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K.R. Gangadharan , Vice President South Asia, IFA Toronto – Canada, who was the ‘Chief Guest’, explained the role of IFA in securing human rights of the elderly.
S. C. Maheshwari, Secretary (Railway) BPS presented the Discussion Paper to the house . R.N. Mital, President, ‘AISCCON’ (All India Senior Citizens Confederation) and K. Srinivasan Zonal Secretary ‘National Federation of Railway Pensioners, Palghat’ rose to express solidarity of their organizations for the cause of safeguarding the welfare and rights of Retired Persons.
Pre lunch session ended with a mass rally of retirees.
In the second session after Lunch : Sr. vice president BPS R.N.Tripathi, president south Somashekhara Rao, vice president east R.N.Dutta , Vice president North Harchandan Singh, Vice president west J.N.Rao, General Secretary NFRPA Biswas, Shaktimay Kanjilal joint Genl. Secy. NFRPA, Working president reception committee Bimalandu Chakarborty expressed their views & then Speaker after speaker from the house endorsed and discussed the issues raised in the Discussion Paper. Shyam Sunder, Secy. Genl, BPS who Presided the event. Summed up after day long deliberations & put the discussion paper to vote which was unanimously adopted by house with the direction to give it the shape of resolutions for onward transmission to Govt. of India.
The session ended with the singing of National Anthem.
The evening was made memorable with unique cultural programme presented in the honour of retired persons by the daughters, daughters’ in-law & grand children of retirees of West Bengal & Assam.
For Photo evidence may visit : http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPS1955/photos/album/2098426151/pic/list
Er. S.C.Maheshwari
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Do’s and Don’ts for Pensioners and Family Pensioners
Do’s and Don’ts for Pensioners and Family Pensioners
Do's
1. A copy of every communication regarding pension is required to be endorsed to the pensioner by each node of pension delivery. Please ensure that your full contact postal address (preferably with PIN code) is always updated. Promptly intimate any changes of address to: -
a. Your Bank Branch
b. The Head of Office and the PAO in the Ministry from where you retired;
c. Central Pension Accounting Office
2. There should be proper nomination for pension account. Please retain the acknowledgement received from the bank carefully. It is advisable to open a joint account with your spouse if you are pensioners so that she/he does not hardship later.
3. Please direct your bank branch with proof establishing your Identity for first appearance at Paying Branch along with the copy of the special seal authority.
4. CPAO has sent two halves of PPO – the pensioner’s and the Bank’s. Your half of the PPO is to be handed over to you by your Bank branch when they call you for verification. Your signature will be obtained on their half for their record.
5. Please produce proper and acceptable evidence of eligible savings from time to time for the purpose of Income Tax calculation by the Bank.
6. Please collect Certificate of Income from pension from bank at the close of financial year, even if income tax is not deducted from the pension. Please collect form-16- income tax was deducted.
7. Please furnish Life Certificate early in the month of November every year.
8. A pensioner who produces a life certificate in the prescribed form in Annexure -XVII signed by any person specified hereunder, however, is exempted from personal appearance- :-
(i) A person exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Criminal Procedure code;
(ii) A Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under Indian Registration Act;
(iii) A Gazetted Government servant;
(iv) A Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector in -charge of a Police Station; Offices;
(vi) A Class-I officer of the Reserve Bank of India, an officer (including Grade II officer) of the State Bank of India or of its subsidiary;
(vii) A pensioned Officer who, before retirement, exercised the powers of a magistrate;
(viii) A Justice of Peace;
(ix) A Block Development Officer, Munsif, Tehsildar or Naib Tehsildar;
(x) A Head of Village Panchayat, Gram Panchayat, Gaon Panchayat or an Executive Committee of a Village;
(xi) A Member of Parliament, of State legislatures or of legislatures of Union Territory Governments /Administrations.
(xii) Treasury Officer.
In the case of a pensioner drawing his pension through a Public Sector Bank the life certificate may be signed by an officer of a Public Sector Bank. In the case of a pensioner residing abroad and drawing his pension through any other bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the life certificate may be signed by an officer of the Bank, A pensioner get exemption from personal appearance subject to production of Life Certificate signed by the above mentioned officer of the bank.
A pensioner not resident in India in respect of whom his duly authorized agent produces a life certificate signed by a Magistrate, a Notary, a Banker or a Diplomatic Representative of India is exempted from special appearance.
9. Non-employment Certificate/Re-employment Certificate should also be furnished every year in the month of November/May & November in case of retired Group ‘A’ officer.
10. Please apply in a prescribed proforma to the paying branch for restoration of commuted portion of pension on completing 14 years and 11 months in case your bank does not have a CPPC.
11. Please provide the Pensioner’s half of the PPO to your paying Bank Branch in the case of revision of pension for entry of enhanced pension with break up in this half.
12. Please ask for a due and drawn statement from your bank branch in case you have received any arrears in a lump sum.
13. Please ask for a pension slip with break up of in case of any doubt from bank branch
14. If Pensioner’s half is lost, worn or torn, a written request is to be immediately made to your paying Bank branch alongwith Pensioner’s half of PPO (if available).
15. Please keep all your Pension related documents including Pensioner’s half of PPO, safely, as these are important documents.
16. For any clarification on pension payments, contact your bank branch grievance officer of the Bank or CPAO Toll Free /Call Centre 1800 11 7788.
DON’Ts
1. Do not delay in submitting the Pension Papers before retirement as it ultimately effects the time schedule to be followed by the various offices as under: -
(i) Pay & Accounts Officer issuing PPO – Despatch of PPO by PAO to the CPAO on the last working day of the month preceding the month of retirement
(ii) Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) – Despatch of PPO by CPAO to Link Branch of PSB by 20th of the month of retirement
(iii) Link Branch – Despatch of PPO by Link Branch to paying branch by 23rd of the month of retirement.
(iv) Paying Branch – Paying Branch will complete all formalities and ensure that the pension has been credited to the pensioner’s account on the last date of the month.
2. Please do not provide address and contact number which is likely to change in immediate near future. Please update your address by informing your bank branch, PAO, CPAO and DDO of the ministry you retired from.
3. In case you wish to change your bank or bank branch for pension disbursement, do not close your pension account unless new account is confirmed for pension disbursement.
4. Please do not fail to check whether you are receiving full pension/family pension authorized by the Govt. of India to you including is related pension with Dearness Relief if you are aged 80 and above.
5. Please do not forget that under the scheme of pension department through authorized banks, banks are required to pay pension to each pensioner by the last day of the month and the Govt. of India fully
Issued by Central Pension Accounting Office
Do's
1. A copy of every communication regarding pension is required to be endorsed to the pensioner by each node of pension delivery. Please ensure that your full contact postal address (preferably with PIN code) is always updated. Promptly intimate any changes of address to: -
a. Your Bank Branch
b. The Head of Office and the PAO in the Ministry from where you retired;
c. Central Pension Accounting Office
2. There should be proper nomination for pension account. Please retain the acknowledgement received from the bank carefully. It is advisable to open a joint account with your spouse if you are pensioners so that she/he does not hardship later.
3. Please direct your bank branch with proof establishing your Identity for first appearance at Paying Branch along with the copy of the special seal authority.
4. CPAO has sent two halves of PPO – the pensioner’s and the Bank’s. Your half of the PPO is to be handed over to you by your Bank branch when they call you for verification. Your signature will be obtained on their half for their record.
5. Please produce proper and acceptable evidence of eligible savings from time to time for the purpose of Income Tax calculation by the Bank.
6. Please collect Certificate of Income from pension from bank at the close of financial year, even if income tax is not deducted from the pension. Please collect form-16- income tax was deducted.
7. Please furnish Life Certificate early in the month of November every year.
8. A pensioner who produces a life certificate in the prescribed form in Annexure -XVII signed by any person specified hereunder, however, is exempted from personal appearance- :-
(i) A person exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Criminal Procedure code;
(ii) A Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under Indian Registration Act;
(iii) A Gazetted Government servant;
(iv) A Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector in -charge of a Police Station; Offices;
(vi) A Class-I officer of the Reserve Bank of India, an officer (including Grade II officer) of the State Bank of India or of its subsidiary;
(vii) A pensioned Officer who, before retirement, exercised the powers of a magistrate;
(viii) A Justice of Peace;
(ix) A Block Development Officer, Munsif, Tehsildar or Naib Tehsildar;
(x) A Head of Village Panchayat, Gram Panchayat, Gaon Panchayat or an Executive Committee of a Village;
(xi) A Member of Parliament, of State legislatures or of legislatures of Union Territory Governments /Administrations.
(xii) Treasury Officer.
In the case of a pensioner drawing his pension through a Public Sector Bank the life certificate may be signed by an officer of a Public Sector Bank. In the case of a pensioner residing abroad and drawing his pension through any other bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the life certificate may be signed by an officer of the Bank, A pensioner get exemption from personal appearance subject to production of Life Certificate signed by the above mentioned officer of the bank.
A pensioner not resident in India in respect of whom his duly authorized agent produces a life certificate signed by a Magistrate, a Notary, a Banker or a Diplomatic Representative of India is exempted from special appearance.
9. Non-employment Certificate/Re-employment Certificate should also be furnished every year in the month of November/May & November in case of retired Group ‘A’ officer.
10. Please apply in a prescribed proforma to the paying branch for restoration of commuted portion of pension on completing 14 years and 11 months in case your bank does not have a CPPC.
11. Please provide the Pensioner’s half of the PPO to your paying Bank Branch in the case of revision of pension for entry of enhanced pension with break up in this half.
12. Please ask for a due and drawn statement from your bank branch in case you have received any arrears in a lump sum.
13. Please ask for a pension slip with break up of in case of any doubt from bank branch
14. If Pensioner’s half is lost, worn or torn, a written request is to be immediately made to your paying Bank branch alongwith Pensioner’s half of PPO (if available).
15. Please keep all your Pension related documents including Pensioner’s half of PPO, safely, as these are important documents.
16. For any clarification on pension payments, contact your bank branch grievance officer of the Bank or CPAO Toll Free /Call Centre 1800 11 7788.
DON’Ts
1. Do not delay in submitting the Pension Papers before retirement as it ultimately effects the time schedule to be followed by the various offices as under: -
(i) Pay & Accounts Officer issuing PPO – Despatch of PPO by PAO to the CPAO on the last working day of the month preceding the month of retirement
(ii) Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) – Despatch of PPO by CPAO to Link Branch of PSB by 20th of the month of retirement
(iii) Link Branch – Despatch of PPO by Link Branch to paying branch by 23rd of the month of retirement.
(iv) Paying Branch – Paying Branch will complete all formalities and ensure that the pension has been credited to the pensioner’s account on the last date of the month.
2. Please do not provide address and contact number which is likely to change in immediate near future. Please update your address by informing your bank branch, PAO, CPAO and DDO of the ministry you retired from.
3. In case you wish to change your bank or bank branch for pension disbursement, do not close your pension account unless new account is confirmed for pension disbursement.
4. Please do not fail to check whether you are receiving full pension/family pension authorized by the Govt. of India to you including is related pension with Dearness Relief if you are aged 80 and above.
5. Please do not forget that under the scheme of pension department through authorized banks, banks are required to pay pension to each pensioner by the last day of the month and the Govt. of India fully
Issued by Central Pension Accounting Office
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)