Pension/Family Pension Payment for NPS Subscribers: Streamlining Processes Under Rule 20 of CCS Pension Rules, 2021 – Latest Updates as per DoP&PW Notification and CPAO’s Directive
No. I-95/4/2020-ITD-CGA (E 994)/583-91
Government of India
Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
PFMS Division (GIFMIS)
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan
GPO Complex. INA, New Delhi
Dated: 07/13.12.2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Payment of Pension/Family Pension in respect of NPS Subscribers as per Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare notification dated 30th March, 2021
Reference is invited to Rule 20 of Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules 2021 which prescribes entitlement of Invalid Pension and family pension to family members in the event of Invalidation/subscriber’s death. As per this rule, pension/family pension is to be processed as per Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 1972 now Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 2021.
2. Presently, Head of Office forward NPS Invalid Pension and NPS Family Pension cases through Bhavishya to PAO office which lands in Pension module at PFMS. PAO users pass case at all three levels 1.e. DH, AAO and PAO. Thereafter, PAO User obtain PPO number from CPAO through Pension Module which in turn provide PPO number with “N” Prefix for NPS Family/Invalid Pension case. After digital signature, verification and submission, case lands at CPAO. PAO user also forward physical booklets of PPO to CPAO for further processing at their end.
3. Now, as per Rule 20 of DoP&PW aforesaid notification, NPS Family/Invalid Pension is required to be processed as per CCS Pension Rules, 2021, and as per CPAO’s OM No. CPAO/IT&Tech/NPS to OPS/22Vol-V/2023-24/12612/147 dated 28.11.2023, there is no requirement of allotment of PPO number with prefix ‘N’ and hereafter PPO numbers will be allotted to such cases without prefix ‘N’ in PFMS Pension Module as well as by CPAO.
4. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
(Hemant Gupta)
Assistant Controller of Accounts (GIFMIS)
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