Simplification of procedure for payment of pension and other benefits : Exercise of option regarding.
G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No.25014/1/2014-AIS-II, dated 28.7.2015
Subject : Clarification on
simplification of procedure for payment of pension and other benefits to
AIS officers retiring from Govt of India/State Govt : exercise of
option regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to
this Departments Order No.25014/2/2002- AIS-II dated 11th April, 2007
wherein measures for simplification of payment of pension and other
retirement benefits to All India Services officers retiring/retired from
Government of India/State Government have been revised and the
Government of India had taken over the entire pension liability of all
the All India Service officers. Besides, all retiring All India Service officers either from the Central Government or State Government
uniformly have the option of drawl of their pension through Government
of India or through the State Government. However, in the aforesaid
order dated 11th April, 2007, the issue of revocation of their earlier
option for drawl of pension exercised by the All India Service
pensioners was silent.
(2) Accordingly, keeping in view the
aging factor and to ease and comfort in a retired life, the issue of
exercising option for drawing pension either from Government of India or
State Government was revisited in this Department in consultation with
the Central Pension Accounting Office, Department of Expenditure and
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare and has decided that the
option exercised by the pensioner for drawl of pension/family pension
either from the Government of India or State Government in reference to
this Departments Order dated 11th April , 2007 would continue as “Zero
option’ (option exercised at the time of retirement would constitute as
zero option).
(3) Thereafter, the retired officer can
further make two options for which the first option would be permitted
without obtaining the permission of Central Government and the second
option would require permission of the Central Government. No further
option shall be considered after the Second option is permitted by the
Central Government. The first option shall be applied by the pensioner
to the Drawing Disbursing Authority Of her/his pension in the prescribed
format (Annexure-I).
(4) The proposal for revocation of
earlier options which required permission of Central Government shall be
applied to the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority of All India
Services in the prescribed format (Annexure-II) and such proposal shall
be processed in consultation with the Chief Controller (Pension),
Central Pension Accounting Office (Department of Expenditure), New Delhi
for according approval of the Secretary of the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority .
5. It is to state that every time a
change in option is made, it shall be notified to the Central Pension
Accounts Office (Department of Expenditure) for carrying out necessary
updation in its data base.
(6) The revised format for exercising
zero option for drawl of pension in respect of retiring/retired members
of All India Services is annexed as Annexure-III.
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