seventh pay fee: Central govt. household pension guidelines simplified. Details right here

seventh pay fee: In view of the lethal Covid-19 pandemic, the central authorities has simplified the household pension guidelines for central authorities staff. Announcing in regards to the modifications in guidelines made by the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW), Union Minister Dr. Jitendraa Singh stated that within the modified rule provisional household pension can be sanctioned instantly on receipt of declare for Family Pension and Death Certificate from the eligible member of the family with out ready for different formalities or procedural necessities to be accomplished.

While asserting in regards to the essential reforms undertaken by the DoP&PW in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Jitendra Singh stated, “A provision was recently made for the provisional family pension to be sanctioned immediately on receipt of claim for family pension and death certificate from the eligible family member without waiting for other formalities or procedural requirements to be completed.” This provision, he stated, is relevant in case of demise occurring in the course of the pandemic, both due to COVID or due to non-COVID trigger.

In accordance with Rules 80 (A) of the CCS (Pension) Rule 1972, on demise of the federal government servant throughout service, Provisional Family Pension could possibly be sanctioned to the eligible member of the household, solely after the Family Pension case has been forwarded to the Pay and Accounts Office. However, in view of the continuing pandemic, directions had been issued that Provisional Family Pension could also be sanctioned instantly on receipt of a declare for Family Pension and Death Certificate from the eligible member of the family, with out ready for forwarding of the Family Pension case to Pay and Accounts Office.

Similarly, the Minister knowledgeable that in view of the COVID pandemic one other essential reform introduced just lately offers that fee of provisional pension could also be prolonged as much as a interval of 1 yr from the date of retirement with the concurrence of PAO and after the approval by the Head of the Department.

As per the Rule 64 of CCS (Pension), 1972, provisional pension is often sanctioned for a interval of six months in instances whether or not a authorities servant is prone to retire earlier than finalization of his pension. However, in view of the COVID pandemic, directions had been issued for grant of Provisional Family Pension in accordance to Rule 64 the place there’s a delay in submission of papers.

Dr Jitendra Singh stated, within the wake of the pandemic, the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has been, every so often, very sensitively responding to every of the problems involved with Pensioners and elder residents. Reforms are additionally being undertaken accordingly, Dr. Jitendra Singh concluded.

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