Additional Relief on disability/death of Government servants covered by the new Defined Contribution Pension System (NPS)
Fin (Pen) A (3)-112019
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Finance (Pension) Department
Shimla-171002 Dated: Shimla-2, the
22nd February,2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Additional Relief on disability/death of Government servants covered by the new Defined Contribution Pension System (NPS).
The undersigned is directed to say that the Governor, Himachal Pradesh is pleased to extend the benefit of additional relief on death/disability of Government servants covered under New Defined Contribution Pension System, as per the Office Memorandum No.38/41/06/P&PW(A) dated 5th May, 2009 of the Government of India, as under:-
1. Retirement from Government service on invalidation not attributable to duty:
(a) Invalid Pension calculated in terms of Rule 38 and Rule 49 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
(b) Retirement Gratuity calculated in terms of Rule 50 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972
II. Death in Service not attributable to Government duty:
(a) Family Pension (including enhanced family pension) computed in terms of Rules 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
(b) Death Gratuity computed in terms of Rule 50 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
2. These orders shall be applicable to all the “Himachal Prades” Government employees who joined Government service on or after 15.05.2003 and are covered by National Pension System (also known as Contributory Pension Scheme).The Orders for grant of additional benefit i.e. retirement gratuity and death gratuity to the employees covered under National Pension System(NPS) have already been issued vide this department O.M. No.Fin(pen.)A(3)-1/96 dated 18th September 2017 and O.M. No. Fin.(Pen)A(3)-1/2019 dated 8th January 2021.
3.The Head of Department! Head of Office, shall take up the cases of retired/deceased employees for grant of additional benefits with the Principal Accountant General (A&E), H.P., after following due procedure and codal formalities under the relevant Rules of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. All the cases shall be routed through concerned District Treasury Officer and the Director of Treasuries, Accounts & Lotteries, H.P., The Director, Treasuries, Accounts & Lotteries, H.P., will mention the recoverable amount from the prospective pensioner, while sending cases to the Principal Accountant General(A&E), I-J.P., for authorization. The Principal Accountant General(A&E), H.P., will calculate the interest on recoverable amount as per GPF interest rates from time to time. The Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN) of the Government employee/Subscriber issued by the National Security Depository Ltd. (NSDL) alongwith unique ID for salary (lP Number in case of e-salary) has to be indicated while sending the cases for grant of additional benefits to the Principal Accountant General, (A&E), H.P. Where the Government employee/Subscriber had died or invalidated before transfer of Pension Corpus from the Accountant General (A&E) H.P. to the National Security Depository Ltd. (NSDL) or where Government employee/Subscriber dies before allotment of PRAN, his Permanent Pension Account Number (i.e. CPS Number) or his unique ID for salary (lP Number in case of e-salary) as the case may be, has to be indicated. These numbers will be treated or will be taken into account by the DTO/ HOO/DDO as reference numbers for all purposes.
4. On disability/death of Subscriber, the benefit of the additional relief i.e. Invalid Pension/Family Pension shall be payable to the Government employee/ eligible member of family in accordance with provisions contained in the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. Therefore, the Government contribution and returns thereon, accumulated in the Pension Corpus of the Subscriber shall be transferred to the Government account. The remaining accumulated Pension Corpus of Subscriber shall be paid in lump sum to the person(s) in whose favour a nomination has been made as per NPS Regulations of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the (Exits and Withdrawals under National Pension System) Regulations, 2015. If there is no such nomination or if the nomination made does not subsist, the amount of remaining accumulated pension corpus shall be paid to the legal heir( s).
5. The amount already paid to employees/ legal heirs of the subscribers in respect of Government contribution and accumulations thereon, shall be recovered with interest as conveyed by the Principal Accountant General (A&E) H.P. in the Pension Payment Order (PPO). The recovered amount is to be deposited in receipt head “0071-Contribution & Recoveries towards pension and other retirement benefit-
01 Civil-l0 I-Subscriptions and Contributions-07 Accumulated Pension Wealth in respect of NPS subscribers. The amount shall be recovered from pension arrears. If there is any balance amount to be recovered, the same shall be recovered from the monthly pension to be paid to such pensioners.
6. All the subscriber(s)/ employee(s) shall exercise an option in Annexure-I, within three months from the date of issuance of these instructions to avail this benefit. The new recruits shall submit this option at the time of joining service.
7. The eligible family members/legal heirs of expired subscriber shall submit an undertaking in Annexure-II.
8. These instructions shall be applicable to all the Government employees appointed on or after 15.5.2003 and shall take effect w.e.f. 15.05.2003 itself.
By Order
Prabodh Saxena, lAS,
Addl. Chief Secretary (Finance) to the
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Shimla-2