Retention in Govt. Service beyond the age of 50 years or on completion of 30 years of service
CGDA
OFFICE OF CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS ULAN BATAR MARG, PALAM, DELHI CANTT. -110010
No.AN/II/2604/F R-56(j)/Q.E 03/2020
Date:01.06.2020
To All PCsDA/PCA (Fy)/CsDA/AN-4 Section (local) (Through CGDA website)
Subject: Retention in Govt. Service beyond the age of 50
years or on completion of 30 years of service- Sr.AOQs/ AOs/AD(OL)/
Sr.PS under FR-56(j)
In terms of Para 4, Appendix of DOP&T O.M. No. 25013/1/2013-Estt.
(A) dated 21.03.2014 (copy enclosed), in order to ensure that the
powers vested in the appropriate authority are exercised fairly and
impartially and not arbitrarily, following procedure and guidelines have
been prescribed for reviewing the cases of government employees covered
under the aforesaid rules:
(1) The cases of Govt. Servants covered by FR 56(j) or FR 56
(I) or Rule 48 (1)(b) of CCS (Pension) Rules should be reviewed six
months before they attained the age of 50/55 years or complete 30 years’
service/30 years of qualifying service, whichever occurs earlier.
(ii) Committee shall be constituted in each Ministry/ Department/
Office to which all such cases shall be referred for recommendation as
to whether the officer concerned should be retained in service or
retired from service in the public interest.
2. In this connection, please refer to HQrs Office letter No.
AN/II/02604/99 dated 13.09.1999 vide which all controllers were
requested to review all cases covered under FR 56(j) at least 6 months
in advance.
3. However, it has been observed that some of the controllers are not
adhering the time line as stipulated in the aforesaid orders. It is
found that review under FR 56(j) in respect of some SAOs/AQOs who
attaining the age of 50 years between January, 2020 to June, 2020 has
not been carried out by the controller’s office.
4. It is therefore, requested to adhere strictly the time line
mentioned in the aforesaid DOP&T orders and review all such cases at
the earliest. Reviewed cases may be forwarded to HQrs office. If
already forwarded, the same may be ignored.
A handbook for retiring central government employees
Retirement guide for a central government employees
Who is Eligible for Pension?
A Central Government Employee who joined in pensionable service prior to 01/01/2004
Contributory
Provident Fund (CPF) beneficiaries in service on 01.01.1986 other than
those who chose to continue under the CPF Scheme thereafter.
Temporary employees retiring on superannuation pension/ invalidation with not less than 10 years service qualifying for pension.
An employee who is dismissed or removed from service forfeits his pension.
Resignation from service entails forfeiture of past service.
When can you get Pension?
Pension is payable on retirement after attaining the age of compulsory retirement (superannuation) or in advance of this age under certain circumstances.
Pension is also payable before the age of superannuation o
voluntary retirement after rendering 20 years of qualifying service
under Rule 48-of CCS (Pension) Rules or after attaining the age of
50/55 years under FR 56(K) subject to other conditions as laid down in
the rules.
Family pension is payable to eligible family member on the death of an employee while in service or after retirement.
Classes of Pension
Pension granted under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 can be:
Superannuation Pension
Retiring Pension
Invalid Pension
Compensation Pension
Compulsory Retirement Pension or Compassionate Allowance
Pension on absorption to a PSU/ Autonomous body
DOs for Retirees for timely processing of their pension papers/claims
During the service Retiree is required to ensure that
His/Her family details are kept updated
All Nominations are kept updated
Head of Office/ DDO has verified the service – no gaps in service
You are entitled to Certificate's of qualifying service on
completing 18 years of service and 5 years before retirement. This
period is not to be reopened for assessment
Leave Record is kept updated
Points to be kept in mind while filling up the forms on Bhavishya Portal
Choose your bank with caution – Please see your easy
accessibility to the nearest branch of the bank. This will be helpful as
you grow in age.
Joint account with spouse is mandatory unless
exempted by Head of Office. This is important while sanctioning of
family pension after the death of pensioner, the spouse will not face
any difficulty, as the process for switch over from pension to family
pension is much easier.
Primary account holder should be the
pensioner. If the spouse is primary account holder, the pension case
will be returned by the concerned bank.
Name of all family
members should be given to Head of office in Form 3. Married sons and
married daughters are also the part of the family and the same should be
mentioned in form 3.
Option to get Pension Payment order (PPO) through Head of office instead of Bank can be exercised.
Address of communication should be properly indicated in the Form
Mobile
number/ email should be updated in the system site. NIC/ GOV Mail
should be mentioned as alternate Email and the Email other than NIC/ GOV
should be mentioned as primary mail.
Name in the bank account
and service record should not be mismatched. For example, if the name in
the service record is Naresh Kumar Sharma, in bank account also it
should be the same (instead of writing N.K.Sharma)
Photo
uploaded /pasted by the retiree should be clear and as per the
guidelines mentioned on Bhavishya. Selfie/ blurred photographs are not
allowed.
Name and Date of Birth of family members should be
correct and matched from the service records and other supporting
documents such as educational certificate/Aadhaar Card/Driving license
etc.
The retiree should consider appropriately before applying
to avail the facility of CGHS/ FMA/ CGHS (In-door) + FMA/health facility
of previous organization as well as spouse’s health facility.
Commutation
of the pension is optional and therefore a subjective concept. The
retiree should take decision regarding the commutation of pension as per
his / her requirement.
Late submission of pension forms should
be avoided. The Bhavishya system sends message to the retiree 8 months
before the date of retirement; intimating the login id and password. The
retiree now requires filling his pension papers on Bhavishya system.
Basic Statistical Returns (BSR) Code
It is mandatory to mention BSR code of Bank branch (where pension is
desired to be credited) in the pension papers to enable CPAO to transmit
the pension to pensioner’s bank account. The BSR codes of the
respective banks are available on the website of CPAO
(https://cpao.nic.in/Ministry/BSR.php).
What is BSR code and its use?
Basic Statistical Returns (BSR) Code is a 7 digit code allotted
by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to all the registered Banks in India. The
first 3 digits out of the 7 represent bank name whereas the remaining 4
digits codify the branch of the bank. BSR is a system to integrate the
date relating to various commercial banks and promote the filing of the
same with RBI at regular intervals. It is used in 3 particular places:-
When TDS/ TCS returns are to be filled, BSR Code is used in Challan
details and deducted details. This system is used to maintain records
of the online payments and alerts the Income Tax Department about the
payment through Banks.
BSR Codes also assist any international tax authority to track the payment made by an individual to a foreign country.
BSR codes enable the senior citizens to receive pensions also.
Although both IFSC codes and BSR codes help uniquely identify a
particular Bank Branch, they are different in 2 ways. While IFSC is an
11 digit alphanumeric code, the BSR code consists of 7 digits. An IFSC
code is used while making online money transfers through RTGS (Real-Time
Gross Settlement Systems) and NEFT (National Electronic Fund
Transfer), While BSR codes are used for filling online TDS/ TCS returns
or for easy distribution of pension among retired Government employee.
The Road Map/ Time Frame for Processing the pension cases W.R.T. all the stakeholders is as follows:-
After 18 years and 5 years before retirement: –
Certificate regarding verification of qualifying service. (Notification No. 1/19/13-P&PW (E) dated 29.8.2014)
12-15 months before retirement:-
Commencement of service verification process by Head of Office
Assessment of outstanding dues
Reference to PAO and Directorate of Estates (for NDC)
8 months before retirement:-
Certificate regarding qualifying service and emoluments along with blank Form-5 to be given to retiring employee
6 months before retirement retiring employee to give:-
Filled in Form-5 with bank account details and joint photograph
Details
of family in Form 3, unmarried sons and married daughters are also part
of family and the same should be mentioned in Form 3
Nomination forms for gratuity, GPF, CGEGIS, Commuted
Value of pension and arrears of pension (Form-A)
Undertaking for the Bank
Anubhav Form
4 months before retirement:-
Pension papers (Form 5, Form 7 and Form 8) to be forwarded by HOO to
PAO indicating Government dues to be recovered from Gratuity.
1 month before retirement:-
PPO to be sent by PAO to CPAO. CPAO to forward it with SSA to the Bank within 21 days.
Copy of PPO:-
To be given by PAO (through HOO) to retiring employee after issue of SSA by CPAO (OM No. 1/27/11-P&PW (E) dated 7.5.2012).
Claims for Gratuity, CVP, GPF, CGEIS and Leave Encashment to be processed simultaneously and paid on last day of service.
(Information that follows relates to benefits on superannuation)
What are your Retirement benefits?
Retirement Benefits comprise the following:-
Pension or family pension subject to a guaranteed minimum of Rs. 9000/- per month (since 01.01.2016).
Lump sum payment resulting from commutation of a portion of pension.
Retirement / death gratuity limited to a maximum of Rs. 20.00 lakh (since 01.01.2016).
Dearness Relief on pension/ family pension at rates prescribed with
reference to price rise (this remains suspended during employment
/re-employment under the Government)
(For a qualifying service of less than 10 years only service gratuity is payable)
How are your Pension/Retirement Benefits worked out?
For Retired Employees
Service Gratuity
You are entitled to receive only service gratuity (and not pension) if your total qualifying service is less than 10 years.
It is calculated @ 1/2 month’s emoluments for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service.
An emolument for this purpose includes DA admissible at the time of retirement.
There is no limit for minimum amount
This
is a one-time lump sum payment in lieu of pension and is distinct from
and is paid over and above the retirement gratuity referred to later in
this section.
Pension
If you retire under the rules and have qualifying service of 10
years, your pension is calculated @50% of last pay or average emoluments
(i.e. average of the basic pay drawn by you during the last 10 months
of your service), whichever is more beneficial to you.
Guaranteed
minimum pension is Rs. 9,000 (Rupees Nine thousand only) per month. In
addition, Dearness relief is also payable thereon.
Maximum limit
on pension is Rs. 1, 25,000 (Rupees one lakh twenty five thousand only)
per month. In addition, Dearness relief is also payable thereon.
Pension is payable upto and including the day of death.
Commutation of Pension
You have an option to commute a portion of pension, not exceeding 40% of it, into a lump sum payment.
You need not undergo any medical examination if you exercise this option within one year of retirement.
The
lump sum payable to you is calculated with reference to the commutation
table as provided in CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981.
Your monthly pension will stand reduced by the portion commuted
But, your dearness relief entitlement will be calculated on the basis of the full pension (i.e. including the commuted portion)
The commuted portion of pension will be restored to you on the expiry of 15 years from the date of commutation.
In the event of death of pensioner, commuted portion is not deducted from family pension.
Retirement Gratuity
5 years of qualifying service and eligibility to receive service
gratuity/ pension is essential to get this one-time lump sum benefit.
Your
retirement gratuity is calculated at the rate of ¼ month’s emoluments
for each completed six-monthly period of qualifying service subject to a
maximum 161/2 times the monthly emoluments.
Emoluments for this purpose will include DA admissible at the time of retirement.
There is no guaranteed minimum amount.
The maximum retirement gratuity payable is 161/2 times the emoluments limited to Rs. 20.00 lakh from 01.01.2016.
Dearness Relief
Dearness Relief is sanctioned as compensation against price rise.
The quantum payable will be governed by the orders issued by the Government from time to time.
All pensioners, irrespective of the amount of their pension, are eligible for this benefit (expect these on re-employment).
There is no ceiling in regard to the total of pension plus dearness relief which a pensioner can receive.
For Families
Death Gratuity
Widow/Widower or the nominee of an employee, dying while in service is entitled to receive Death Gratuity.
There is no requirement of completing any minimum length of qualifying service by the decreased employee for this purpose.
Entitlement is regulated as under:
Length of Qualifying Service
Rate of Death Gratuity
Less than 1 year
2 times of emoluments*
One year or more but less than 5 years
6 times of emoluments*
5 years or more but less than 11 years
12 times of emoluments*
11 years or more but less than 20 years
20 times of emoluments*
20 years or more
Half of emoluments* for every completed six-monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times.
* The total of death gratuity payable cannot exceed rupees twenty lakh
in all cases. Emoluments for this purpose include dearness allowance
admissible at the time of retirement.Family Pension
Family pension becomes payable to the Widow/Widower or an
eligible family member from the day following the date of death of the
employee either while in service or after retirement.
The
decreased employee should had either one year of continuous service or
should have been declared medically fit for government service if death
takes place before completion of one year of continuous service.
It
is normally payable only to one member of the family at a time barring
cases wherein more than one widow is left behind, twin children, etc.
The
Guaranteed minimum pension is Rs. 9,000 (Rupees Nine thousand only)
(Since 01.01.2016). In addition, Dearness relief as per prescribed rate
is also payable.
Entitlement is calculated as shown below:
Basic Pay
Amount of Monthly family pension
All levels
30% of basic pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 9000 per month since 01.01.2016
In case of a Govt. Servant who dies while in service family
pension at enhanced rate is admissible for a period of ten years from
the date following the date of death. In case of death of a pensioner,
family pension at enhanced rate would be payable for a period of seven
years or till the pensioner would have attained the age of 67 years,
whichever is earlier.
Like pension, family pension is also payable upto and including for the day of death of the recipient.
But,
family pension is payable for life to a son/ daughter who is suffering
from any disorder/ disability of mind or is physically crippled
/disabled/ thus rendering him/ her unable to earn a living. Dependent,
divorced, widow and unmarried daughter, dependent parents, dependent
disabled siblings are eligible for family pension for life subject to
fulfilment of certain conditions.
Dearness Relief
Dearness relief to family pensioners is paid at the same rate and on the same conditions as for pensioners.
Family Pension on Death/ Discharge for government employees under National Pension System (NPS)
National Pension System (NPS) was introduced for central government
civil employees w.e.f. 01.01.2004 by Ministry of Finance (Department
of Economic Affairs) vide Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB & PR dated
22.12.2003. National Pension System is mandatory for all new recruits
joining the central government service (except armed forces) from
01.01.2004. Accordingly, the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 are applicable
to government servants appointed on or before 31.12.2003
However, the benefits under Old Pension Scheme were extended to the central government employees covered under NPS vide Department of Pension
and Pensioners’ Welfare O.M. No. 38/41/06 – P&PW(A) dated
05.05.2009 in the event of their death or discharge from government
service on account of invalidation/ disability.
In the case Government servant or his family avails the benefits
under the old pension scheme in accordance with DoP&PW’s O.M. dated
05.05.2009, the entire accumulated pension fund of the Government
servant under NPS would be surrendered into the Government account in
accordance with Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(Exits and Withdrawals under NPS) Regulations, 2015.
The benefits of Retirement gratuity and death gratuity have also
been extended to the central government employees covered under NPS
vide DoP&PW’s O.M. No. 7/5/2012-P&PW(F/B) dated 26.08. 2016 on
the same terms and conditions as are applicable under CCS (Pension)
Rules, 1972.
How to Claim Pension
Pension claims are processed by your Head of Office. He is also
responsible for setting the entitlements consequent to the death of an
employee in harness.
The process of sanctioning your pension
claims is required to be initiated by the Head of office 12 to 15 months
in advance of the retirement date.
Eight months prior to the
retirement date, you are to furnish certain information (e.g. joint
photo with wife / husband, family details, name of bank through which
you desire to draw your pension, etc.) to your Head of Office in Form-5.
Your
co-operation with the head of office is vital to ensure timely
settlement of your claim. Head of Office will send the pension papers to
P&AO in form 7 & 8 within 4 months prior to your date of
retirement.
Pension is sanctioned by the Accounts Officer who is
required to issue you Pension Payment Order (PPO) not later than one
month in advance of the retirement date. He will send the PPO to CPAO
who will issue SSA to designated pension paying bank within 21 days
thereafter.
If any delay is anticipated in this, the Head of Office is required to sanction provisional pension and provisional gratuity.
Normally,
family pension is also sanctioned to spouse at the same time as pension
and indicated in the PPO. Family pension is to be drawn only after the
death of the pensioner. In such cases no separate sanction for family
pension is required. The spouse has to submit an application along with
death certificate to the Bank, if he/she had a joint account with the
decreased pensioner.
For getting family pension in other cases, the decreased pensioner’s family should apply in form-14.
– To the pension disbursing authority for payment, if the name of
family pensioner and amount of family pension is already indicated in
the PPO, or
– To the Head of Office for sanction of family pension in all other cases.
Interest on delayed payment
You are entitled to receive
interest on the amount of retirement/death gratuity if its payment is
delayed due to administrative lapse beyond a period of 3 months. The
interest shall be paid at GPF rates prescribed from time to time.
How Pension is paid
The monthly pension to Central Government pensioners/ family
pensioners is paid through public sector banks and through a few
specified private banks. The Postal and Railway pensioner have also
option to draw pension through post offices.
Nomination/ Cheque Book/ Standing Instruction facilities have been extended to pensioners drawing their pension through banks.
Redress of grievances
If you have any grievance / complaint in pension matters you may
take it up with your Head of Office, the pension sanctioning authority
or the pension disbursing authority, as the case may be.
You may also approach the Integrated Grievance Cell and Call Centre of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, 8th floor,
Janpath Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001, (Toll Free Number
1800-11-1960) which provides the platform for facilitating redress of
the grievances of pensioners. You can also lodge your grievance /
complaint through Centralized Web-based Pension Grievances Redress and
Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) for speedy redressal and effective
monitoring of grievances by various Central Government Ministries /
Departments/ Organizations. How to use this system is explained in the
website of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare at pensionersportal.gov.in.
Non-Pensionary Retirement Benefits
Retired Employees or their families are also entitled to the following non-pensionary retirement benefits:
Cash equivalent of leave salary for earned leave due to the employee, subject to a maximum of 300 days.
Encashment
of half pay leave sue to the officer to the extent of shortfall in
earned leave to make up the maximum of 300 days ceiling on Earned leave
for encashment above.
Insurance cover and/or accumulation in the Saving Fund under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980.
Normal
dues from the GPF account and in the case of death of the employee
while in service, additional amount limited to Rs. 60000 from the
Deposit –linked Insurance scheme under the General Provident Fund Rules.
On
retirement, you are entitled to travel entitlement consisting of (i)
Travel entitlement for self and family (ii) Composite Transfer and
packing grant (CTG) (iii) Reimbursement of charges on transportation of
personal effects (iv) Reimbursement of charges on transportation of
conveyance as detailed below:-
Travel Entitlements
Travel entitlements as prescribed for tour / transfer, except for
International Travel, will be applicable in case of journeys on
retirement. The general conditions of admissibility prescribed in
S.R.147 will, however, continue to be applicable.
Composite Transfer Grant (CTG)
The Composite Transfer Grant shall be paid at the rate of 80%of
the last month’s basic pay in case of those employees, who on
retirement, settled down at places other than last station(s) of their
duty located at a distance of or more than 20 km. However, in case of
settlement to and from the island territories of Andaman, Nicobar &
Lakshadweep, CTG shall be paid at the rate of 100% of last month’s basic
pay. Further, NPA and MSP shall not be included as part of basic pay
while determining entitlement for CTG. The transfer incidentals and road
mileage for journeys between the residence and the railway station/bus
stand, etc., at the old and new station, are already subsumed in the
composite transfer grant and will not be separately admissible.
As
in the case of serving employees, government servants who, on
retirement, settle at the last station of duty itself or within a
distance of less than 20 kms may be paid one third of the CTG subject to
the condition that a change of residence is actually involved.
Transportation of personal effects
Presently the scale of transportation of personal effects for which re-imbursement is admissible is as follows:-
Level in Pay Matrix
By Train/ Streamer
By Road
12 and above
6000 kg by goods train/ 4 wheeler wagon / 1 double container
Rs. 50/- per Km
6 to 11
6000 kg by goods train/ 4 wheeler wagon / 1 single container
Rs. 50/- per Km
5
3000 kg
Rs. 25/- per Km
4 and below
1500 kg
Rs. 15/- per Km
Transportation of conveyance
Level in Pay Matrix
Reimbursement
6 and above
1 motor car etc. or 1 motor cycle/ scooter
5 and below
1 motorcycle/ scooter/ moped/ bicycle
Fixed Medical Allowance
Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs. 1000 per month is paid to the
pensioners/ family pensioners who are residing outside the
jurisdictional area of CGHS scheme and other such schemes of other ministries/ department and would have been eligible for this scheme while in service.
Medical facilities under the Central Government Health Scheme
(CGHS) in various cities/ areas covered by the scheme are also
available to eligible Central Govt. Pensioners on contribution /
payment basis. CGHS facility (both OPD and IPD) is also available to
pensioners residing outside CGHS area.
Pensioners residing outside CGHS area but in receipt of FMA, are
not eligible to avail OPD facilities at wellness centers. They can,
however, avail IPD facilities on making contribution under the Central
Government Health Scheme (CGHS).
Anubhav
DoP&PW has also provided you a platform to share your experience
of working with the Government through a write-up- the write-ups which
the Government may share online with other Miniseries / Departments.
This platform has been provided with the intention to garner the
resources of retiring employees to help create wealth of information for
the Government. An annual award scheme is also in existence to attract
quality write-ups. The details can be seen at http://pensionersportal.gov.in/Anubhav.
Sankalp
Believing that the life after retirement is a
second inning in the life of a Government Employee, the Department of
Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has taken up an initiative to
motivate and channelize the skill, experience and time available with
Central Government Pensioners into meaningful social activities through
a platform entitled “SANKALP”. Under this initiative, you can register yourself for voluntary work on SANKALP platform http://pensionersportal.gov.in/sankalp/
Disbursement of Monthly Pension
Payment of pension to Central Government Civil Pensioners is
made by all nationalized banks authorized by Reserve Bank of India. In
addition RBI has also authorized HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., IDBI
Bank Ltd., and UTI Bank Ltd., (now Axis Bank Ltd.) to make payment of
pension to Central Government Civil Pensioners.
The time schedule to be followed by various offices for start of pension is as follows.
Name of the Office
Time Schedule
(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 CPPC/ link branch of Authorized bank 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 1st date of the month
Payment of CGEIS Accumulations and Interest Thereon
The individual accounts of contributions made by IAS officers,
irrespective of their places of posting during the entire service, are
centrally maintained by Controller of Accounts DoP&T. As such the
final payment due on the date of retirement in respect of accumulations
under CGEIS is authorized by Controller of Accounts DoP&T.
For Pensioners becoming Non-Resident Indian after Retirement
A Pensioner on becoming the NRI should intimate the fact that he
has become NRI to the pension paying branch in India and on receipt of
the same the paying bank branch in India should convert the account of
pensioner to Non-resident Ordinary (NRO) account.
The authorized
bank then may credit the pension amount of such NRI pensioners to a
non-resident (ordinary) account opened/maintained as per provision of
the Exchange Control after ensuring the personal identification and
other requirements as may be necessary under the scheme for payment of
pension to Central Government Civil Pensioners.
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Facility for Pensioners
Procedure to get a CGHS card for Retiring Employee
For availing CGHS facility after retirement, pensioners need apply in the prescribed from (available on CGHS web portal cghs.nic.in and website www.cghs.gov.in and also in the wellness Centers)
The
form should be completely filled up with individual photographs pasted
as specified in the form along with the following documents:-
(i) Proof of residence
(ii) Proof of stay of dependents.
(iii) Proof of age of son
(iv) In case of differently abled dependent son above 25 years, disability certificate from competent authority as specified
(v) Surrender certificate of CGHS Card (Only if CGHS Card was issued during Service Period)
(vi) Attested copies of PPO/Provisional PPO/Last Pay Certificate (in
case PPO is not readily available immediately after retirement.)
(vii) Demand Draft in the name of “PAO CGHS New Delhi”.
The amount of Demand Draft will be for contribution due for one
year if the card is to be made for yearly renewal basis and for 10 years
if whole life card is required.
Dependency Criteria
For availing the medical facilities under the scheme, parents (or
parents-in-law in case of female employee), unmarried son till 25 years
of age, dependent unmarried/ windowed/ divorced/ separated daughters and
sisters, minor brothers are deemed dependent on the government employee
if they are normally residing – with him and their income from all
sources including pension and pension equivalent of DCRG benefit is less
than Rs. 9000 + DA per month. This criteria does not apply to spouse
and disabled son irrespective of age (please see definition of
disability in instructions for filling CGHS card)
Channel of Submission
The application with enclosures is to be submitted to Addl. Director
(HQ) in Delhi or concerned Addl. Director (CGHS) of the city, where the
facility is required.
Provision for making Pensioner CGHS Card while in service
A serving employee can apply for a pensioner CGHS Card along with his pension papers.
Application
with enclosures and bank draft is to be forwarded to the CGHS through
the office of the employee. The pensioner card will be issued on the day
of retirement (provided it is applied for at least six weeks before
retirement date) and will get activated from next day.
Online Application for CGHS Card
The card can be applied online by visiting CGHS web portal www.cghs.nic.in or CGHS website www.cghs.gov.in.
However at present provision for uploading the supporting documents
is not available. After online submission of the application, the
applicant is required to take a print out of the application and submit
it with supporting documents (duly endorsed by the Head of the
Department/Office in case of serving employees) in the office of the
Additional Director HQ in Delhi or Additional Director in other cities.
Addition / Deletion of Names in CGHS Cards
On the death of the main card holder, the card becomes invalid
and fresh card has to be applied for by the spouse after he/she starts
drawing the family pension. Old CGHS card and a Death certificate need
to be attached with the application.
A serving employee on
marriage or on the birth of his/her child may get the names of spouse /
child added to the card after submitting the form for addition duly
endorsed by his department
After the death of spouse and
death/marriage/employment of a son/daughter/ dependent it is the
responsibility of main card holder to inform CGHS for necessary deletion
of the card.
Validity of the CGHS Card
In case of yearly contribution pensioner cards, in order to
continue validity, contribution is to be made prior to completion of the
continuing year.
CGHS card is valid in all CGHS cities for treatment/ investigation/
Hospitalization. There is no need for transit permit to get treatment
in another CGHS city except for receiving high value medicines
classified as “lifesaving” / restricted supply medicines for which
temporary attachment to a wellness center is required
CGHS Card for Pensioners Residing Outside CGHS Cities
Pensioners residing outside CGHS covered area can opt for a regular
CGHS Card or an IPD (Indoor treatment) CGHS Card with fixed medical
allowance (in lieu of OPD treatment) from the nearby CGHS city. IPD card
holders will not be eligible for OPD treatment & issue of medicines
from CGHS wellness centers.
Self – Printing of CGHS Card
As soon as the application for CGHS card is accepted at the CGHS
card section, an acknowledgement letter is issued to the applicant
mentioning the card number and the Ben ID of all family members. The
plastic cards are normally available after one month of the application
at the parent wellness center of the card holder.
In the meantime the acknowledgement letter can be used to avail the facilities from the wellness center.
Print your own card online facility
A beneficiary can also self-print his and his dependents cards
online through Beneficiary login. This e-CGHS Card is equivalent to the
plastic card. After downloading the card in PDF format beneficiary can
take a color print out and get it laminated for further use.
The beneficiary can print his/her or family members’ card using following steps
Visit CGHS portal cghs.nic.in
Click Beneficiary Login
Enter your Ben ID, password and sign in
Click Print card for the beneficiary whose card needs to be printed
Enter the onetime password sent on your registered mobile
Click Print CGHS Card
A message appears on the screen requesting to take a colored print out and get the card laminated. Click OK
Download or open the e-CGHS card in PDF format
Print e-CGHS card using control P command
A beneficiary may use an e-CGHS card for availing health care
facilities. The credentials of the beneficiaries can be verified by the
Health Care Organisations (HCOs) through the computer database using the
beneficiary ID number, if required.
Importance of CGHS Card
All the CGHS beneficiaries and their dependents are provided
with photo ID plastic cards individually with unique beneficiary ID
number which need to be produced at each service point to avail the
facilities.
Safe custody of the CGHS Cards is the responsibility
of the beneficiary and in case of loss of the card beneficiary is
required to inform the police and CGHS authorities.
Duplicate
CGHS card can be obtained against lost card by applying for the same to
be concerned Additional Director along with a copy of FIR and will be
charged Rs. 50/-
General
Your PPO is a valuable document containing a running account of your pensionary entitlements. Please keep it in safe custody.
All pensions/ gratuities and dearness relief are payable in rupees in India only.
Payment to NRI pensioners is paid through non-resident (ordinary)
account opened/maintained as per provisions of the exchange control.
They are expressed in whole rupees, the fraction being rounded off to the next higher rupee.
No employee can earn two pensions in the same service/post at the
same time or by the same continuous service. However, there is no bar
to an employee drawing more than one pension due to a combination of
pension and family pension or civil & military pension.
Pension/family pension is payable upto and including the day on which its recipient dies.
A pensioner is entitled to nominate any other person to receive his
life-time arrears. The nomination is to be submitted to the Head of
Office while the pension claims are being processed or to the pension
disbursing authority any time thereafter.
Grant of pension and its continuance are subject to future good conduct of the pensioners.
Pension finally authorized cannot be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner except to correct a clerical error.
Pension cannot be attached, seized etc., for any demand against a
pensioner; nor can a pensioner make any assignments, etc., in
anticipation of pension.
But, if a pensioner is convicted of a serious crime or it’s found
guilty of grave misconduct or negligence, pension may be withheld or
withdrawn fully or partly for a specified or indefinite period.
Recovery from pension may also be made for any pecuniary loss caused to
the Government.
Government dues (pertaining to government accommodation,
outstanding balance of advances, overpayment, etc.) are adjustable
against gratuities (other than service gratuity) and/or Dearness
Relief.
Acceptance of certain kinds of post-retirement employment (e.g.
commercial employment before expiry of one year from retirement,
employment under foreign governments, etc.) by pensioners who retired
from Group-A service /post requires prior permission of the Central
Government. Failure to comply with this requirement could lead to
stoppage of pension for such period as may be decided by the
Government.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Compulsory Retirement Under Section 56(J) of CCS (Pension) Rules
As per the information/data uploaded by the different Ministries/Departments/Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCAs) on Probity Portal followed by the rectification requests made by some Ministries/Departments/CCAs, during the period from July, 2014 to October, 2019 (as on 21.11.2019), FR 56(j) has been invoked against a total number of 96 Group ‘A’ officers of different Ministries/Departments.
The Government has the absolute right to retire Government officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest, under the provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j)/(l), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) Pension Rules, 1972. These rules lay down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants, which is a continuous process.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in written reply to a question in RajyaSabha today.
Compulsory retirement under railway rules equivalent to fr 56 (j) & pension rules 48 of ccs (pension) rules
1972
(TO BE USED WHERE AN AUTHORITY OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT IS THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY TO RETIRE A RAILWAY SERVANT)
ORDER
WHEREAS the Senior Divisional Operating Manager, Palghot, of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do
so:
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clauses Sub Clause (ii) and b (i) of Rule 1802 (a) read with pars
620 (It) of Manual of Pension Rules 1950 of IREC, Vol. II Senior Divisional Operating Manager/Palghat hereby retires Shri.
R.K. Unnikrishnan, Station Superintendent/MJS with immediate effect, he having already attained the age of fifty-five years
on the date of acceptance (29.07.19) of Review Committee’s recommendation by the ADRM. R.K.Unnikrishnan, SS/MJS, will be
paid a sum equivalent to the amount of his pay plus allowances for a period of three months, calculated at the same rate at
which he was drawing them immediately before his retirement. If he so desires, he may represent in writing to DRM/PGT
within three weeks from the date this notice is served on him.
P.L.Ashok kumar
Senior Divisional Operating Manager/Palghat
To,
Shri. R.K. Unnikrishnan
Station Superintendent/MJS
This is admissible to a Government servant who is retired
as a measure of penalty by the competent authority. The
amount of this Pension or Gratuity or both shall not be less than
two-third and not more than full compensation pension that could
be sanctioned to a Government servant on the date of such
retirement. Date of retirement is the date on which penalty
becomes effective. [Rule 40]
CCS FR 56(j) Rule is high sensitive for Central Government employees attained 50 and 55 years of age
HAND BOOK OF COMPULSORY RETIREMENT
The appropriate authority has the absolute right to retire, if it is necessary to do so in public interest, any Government employee as per provisions of Rules as under :-
Group ‘A & B’officers:
iii.Entered service before 35 years of age
iv.Attained 50 years of age Other cases:Attained 55 years of age 56
(e) a Govt. Servant in Group ‘C’ of post who is not governed by any
Pension Rules, can also be retired after he has completed 30 years
service.
All Government servants covered by CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 who have completed 30 years of qualifying service.
2
Notice Period
3 months or
3 months pay and allowances in lieu thereof
The cases of Government servant covered by FR 56(j) or Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 should be reviewed six months before he attains the age of 50/55 years or completes 30 years service, whichever occurs earlier in cases covered by FR 56(j) and 30 years of qualifying service under Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972.
Time Schedule for review is as under:-
No.
Quarter in which review is to be made
Cases of employees who will be attaining the age of
50/55 years or will be completing 30 years of service or 30 years of
service qualifying for pension, as the case may be, in the quarter.
1.
January to March
July to September of the same year
2.
April to June
October to December of the same year
3.
July to September
January to March of the next year
4.
October to December
April to June of the next year
A register of employees who are due to attain the age of 50/55 years or complete 30 years of service to be maintained. The register should be scrutinized at the beginning of every quarter by a senior officer in the Ministry / Department and the review undertaken according to the above schedule.
Note : Compulsory Retirement as a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 is distinct from the above provisions.
All India Service: A Member of All India Services can be compulsorily retired in terms of Rule 16(3) of AIS (DCRG) Rules, 1958. On completion of fifteen years or twenty five years of qualifying service or attains the age of fifty years on any date thereafter. Detailed procedure is indicated in the annexed copy of DoPT letter No.25013/02/2005-AIS.II dated 28.6.2012
Review of Work Performance under FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972
Review of Work Performance
The
below statement said in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 1st
August, 2018 regarding steps taken to identify dull officers and action
taken against such officers…
Review of performance of Government
servants is an ongoing process under Fundamental Rule 56(j) and Rule 48
of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, which provide that the
performance of a Government servant on attaining a specified age or
qualifying years of service is to be reviewed and he/she can be retired
in public interest.The instructions on the procedure to be adopted and
various aspects to be kept in view while conducting periodical review
under provisions of the said rules have been issued from time to time.
As
per available information provided by cadre controlling authorities,
performance of a total of 25,082 Group 'A' and 54,873 Group 'B' officers
has been reviewed up to May 2018; and provisions of Fundamental Rule 56
(j)/ relevant rules were invoked/ recommended against 93 Group 'A' and
132 Group 'B' officers out of these.
Confidential Rolls (CRs) /
Performance Appraisal Reports (PARs) of IAS officers are written for
each financial year or as may be specified by the Government in the form
and as per the schedule prescribed in the All India Services
(Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007. The appraisal form of IAS
officers, inter alia, provides for comments on the overall quality of
officers including areas of strength and his attitude towards weaker
sections.
One IAS officer Shri
M.N. Vijaykumar, IAS (KN:81) has been imposed the penalty of compulsory
retirement vide order dated 27.04.15.The penalty of Compulsory
Retirement was imposed on Shri M.N. Vijaykumar, IAS (KN:81) on
completion of departmental proceeding against the officer as per
provisions of AIS (D&A) Rule, 1969.
Further, this department
in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-rule 3 of Rule 16 of the
All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement benefits) Rules 1958, has
prematurely retired, in public interest, one IAS officer namely Shri K.
Narasimha (AGMUT : 1991).
With regard to IPS, the Ministry of Home
Affairs has informed that penalty of compulsory retirement has not been
imposed on any IPS Officer in last one year. However, the Ministry of
Home Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-rule 3 of
Rule 16 of the All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement benefits) Rules,
1958, in public interest has prematurely retired two IPS officers,
namely, Shri Mayank Sheel Chohan, IPS (AGMUT:1998) and Shri Raj Kumar
Dewangan, IPS (CH:1992) vide order dated 05.01.2017.
This was
stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's
Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question by Shri Kirti
Vardhan Singh in the Lok Sabha today.
Since
the exercise is believed to have been kicked off at the instance of the
Prime Minister’s Office, chances are that several more employees may be
shown the door.
Compulsory Retirement – Cracking down on CG Employees
– While there was always a rule to compulsorily retire bureaucrats, the
rule applies to only those who are at least 50 years old.
CG employees may get 3-4 times the salaries of their private sector
counterparts, especially at the lower-to-medium levels, but the security
of tenure that they enjoyed is now under threat because of the
compulsory retirement threat.
A study for the 7th Pay Commission found a fresh government nurse
earned 3.4 times her private sector counterpart, a teacher 2.7 times and
a driver 2.3 times. While there was always a rule to compulsorily
retire bureaucrats, the rule applies to only those who are at least 50
years old – on grounds of either corruption or inefficiency, this has
rarely been used.
According to The Economic Times that reported the use of an obscure
Rule 56(j) to sack 15 customs and central excise officials —including
two at the level of commissioners—this was last invoked three decades
ago. Indeed, a few months before it demitted office in 2014, the UPA
government reiterated the rule, but it did precious little about it. The
NDA reissued the order last September, but made its intentions clear
since, while doing so, the order excerpted various Supreme Court
judgments on this – in other words, CG employees were warned that the
highest court in the land had ruled in favour of this in the past.
In the case of State of Gujarat vs Umedbhai M Patel, the SC had ruled
that “whenever the services of a public servant are no longer useful to
the general administration, the officer can be compulsorily retired for
the sake of public interest”. It then went on to say, according to the
DoPT circular, “For better administration, it is necessary to chop off
dead wood, but the order of compulsory retirement can be passed after
having due regard to the entire service record of the officer.”
Since the exercise is believed to have been kicked off at the
instance of the Prime Minister’s Office, chances are that several more
employees may be shown the door.
However, there are enough checks since there will be review panels
before the compulsory retirement and then there is the process of appeal
to the tribunal as well as to the courts.
Compulsory Retirement under CCS Rules ; Central Government employees over 50/55 worried
“Compulsory Retirement under CCS Rules –Following are the consequences of a law imposed by DoPT.”
The
Armed Forces, Railways, Defence, and Deaprtment of Post are among the
largest employers under the control of the Central Government. The
largest among them, the Railways, employs more than 13 lakh employees.
In all, the Central Government employees more than 34 lakh, and has more
than 38 lakh pensioners on its list.
The Centre has now ordered
the implementation of an old and forgotten law. According to Section 56
(J) and 56 (I) or Rule 48(1) (b) of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972, the
performances of those between the ages of 50 and 55, and those who have
completed 30 years of service must be reviewed by senior officers once
every three months, vis. Jan to Mar, Apr to Jun, Jul to Sep and Oct to
Dec. All the departments have been ordered to review the performances
and implement this rule immediately. And also advised to constitute a
Review Committee consisting of two Members at appropriate level.
Relevant
orders to this effect were issued on September 11. Senior officials and
employees of various departments are confused and terrified following
the orders.
Some claim that the government has taken this step to
stifle the indefinite strike to be held in November. The Central
Government employees union and the railway employees’ union claim that,
armed with this rule, the government can send home workers under the
compulsory retirement scheme.
The order quoted, “If conduct of a
government employee becomes unbecoming to the public interest or
obstructs the efficiency in public services, the government has an
absolute right to compulsorily retire such an employee in public
interest.”
Worse hit due to the new rule are the senior and
experienced members of the staff. These employees are already affected
by denial of increments and de-promotions. The federations claim that
the Centre is treating these experienced employees as unreliable and
talentless manpower and is hell-bent on terminating their services.
The
government is conspiring to use this law and give compulsory retirement
to employees over the age of 50/55 by branding them as unfit for work.
The law also makes it possible for the government to find faults with
their work.
The move is intended to intimidate the employees into not participating in the indefinite strike in November.
