Government of India
Ministry of Personnel. Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare
Lok Nayak Bhavan. Khan Market
New Delhi Dated the 11* June, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: - Mobility of personnel amongst Central /State & Autonomous Bodies
while working under pensionable establishments - regarding.
The undersigned Is direticd io say that the New Pension Scheme (now called as National Pension System) was introduced vide Department of Economic Affairs’ notification No.5/7/20(B-ECB.PR dated 22.12.2003. It was provided that NPS would be mandatory for alt new recruits to the Central Government service from ld of January 2004 except the Armed Forces.
In this Department's O.M. of even number dated 26.7,2005, it was provided dial all
employees w ho joined Ceniral Government service or in lhe sen ice of an autonomous body set up by the Central Government before 01.01.2004 and who were governed by old pension scheme under the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules. 1972 will continue to hr governed by the same pension scheme / rules and will count their past service if they take up new appointment in another Ministry/Department of the Central Government or a Central Autonomous Body covered by the CCS (Pension) Rules on or after 1.1.20 04. subject to their satisfying the conditions laid down in Para 4 of DP&AR's O.M. No.28/10/l984-PU dated 29.8.1984.
Subsequently, vide this Department's O.M. of even number dated 28. 10.2009, the
benefit of counting of past service under the CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 was extended to those employees who were initially appointed before 01.01. 2OO4 in (i) Central Govemment Departments covered under Railway Pension Rules or other similar non-contributing pensionable establishments of Central Government covered by old Pension Scheme /rules other than CCS (Pcnsion ) Rules , 1972 OR. (ii) State Government covered under old pension scheme similar to CCS(pcnsion) Rules, OR (iii) Central / State Autonomous Body covered by the old pension scheme and who resigned to join a Central Government Department ! Office or a Central Autonomous Body having pensionable establishment,
Representations have been received in this Department from employees who joined
under NPS in Central Government I Central Autonomous Bodies after 1.1.2004 but before 28,10,2009, after technical resignation from a pensionable establishment of a Central Government Department . Stale Government or Central ! State Autonomous Body and who were denied the benefit or counting of past service in the old pension scheme in the Central Government.
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The matter has been examined in consultation with Department of personnel and
Training and Department of expenditure . It has been decided that those employers who joined Central Government / Central Autonomous body under NPS during 01.01.2004 to 28.10.2009 after submitting tcchnical resignation from Central Govt. / Central Autonomous Body or a State Government/state autonomous Body and who Fulfill the conditions For counting of past service in terms of this Departmcnt 's O.M. dated 28.1O 2009. may be given an opinion for induction in old pension scheme and to get their past service rendered in the Central I State Government or Central / Stale Autonomous Body counted for the purpose oF pensionary benefits on their Final retirement From the Central Governmcnt / Central Autonomous Body, subject to fulfillment of all other conditions of counting of such past service in terms of DPAR's O.M- dated 29.08.I984 read with this departments DM, dated 7.2.1986 as amended from time to time.
Such opiinn may be exercised within 3 months of issue of this O.M. Such employers
who am appoinicd under NFS during 01.01.2004 to28.10.2009 and are eligible to exercise option in terms oF para 5 above but do not exercise the option within the stipulated period will continue to be covered by the provisions of National Pension System. those employees who joined during 01.01. 2004 to 28.10.2009 and have already been given the benefit oF CCS(pension) Rules in terms of O.M. dated 28.10.2009. will continue to be governed by those rules.
Those employees wljo exercise option For counting of past service in accordance with
the ah ac provisions tnay he allowed lu avail I he benefit under CCS | Pension) Rules, 1972. Tire capitalized value uf pensiun and gratuity Fur the past sen ice tn lhe Central I Stale Auliinotnous Body will lie deposited by that Body to live Central Government t Central Auionutnous Body in accordance isilh I Im.- in si rue I io as rronlaineil in the U.M. No. 2K'1()K4- Pension Unit tilled 29.8. 1984. In case the cmpkiyrc concerned has received the pensionary benefits from (he Cenlral Government Departments . State Governmenent , Central f State Autonomous Body. etc., lie would be retjuirod to deposit the amount nF such pensionary benefits ( along w jib inlcmt lt> h: calculated in tuccordorm with ibis Departments DM No 38 ,14 JtXll PAPWlF j dnied 29-07-20(12) with the Central Government Depart uv nt .Central Aulrmnmnus Body in which he has joined , in enable counting qf pa si service . The employee 's share in ilw nccumuhied wealth of National Pension Sysicm with interest I rciumi accrued thereon under lhe NFS. would be de periled in ibe GPF account nF lhe employee . The employer ’s share along with inierevi / returns accrued Lbenron under lite NFS would be deposited in the account of Central Govcnuucni I Central Autonomous Body id accunkitce with nwidalilies provided m pjfa u of thii OM.
K, In xnnie cases, due in rwin-mat lability nF bcncfii nF counting nt past sen. (ccVurxJer the ok! pension system during <11,1)1,21X14 in 2X IB21KN, live employees nF Suite Government' Si ale Auionoirmus bodies eic. may have been compelled to lake voluntary re lire me ni before joining pensionable Cenlral Government Department' Central AuiiinumoLis bodies alter 01.0I.3CMM but before 28. 111.2009, II has been decided that ' velum ary retirement' of such empkiyces may be treated os 'lechnical reiig rul in ti' and lhe benefit afpmvismni of para 5 la para 7 above may also be extended tn them svbjccl tn fulfillment nF nil nt her conditions for counting of sen ice.
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