FAQ for Central Civil Services – Pension Procedure FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) (CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES) 6.   PENSION PROCEDURE (6.1) What is the meaning of the following terms? (a) Pension Disbursing Authority (b) Pension Sanctioning Authority (c) PPO Issuing Authority (a)   Pension Disbursing Authority :   Bank Branch/Treasury/Post/PAO Office paying your pension (b)   Pension Sanctioning Authority:   The authority who sanctioned your pension before forwarding the case to Accounts. (c)   PPO Issuing Authority:   Generally, the Pay & Account Officer is the PPO issuing authority. (6.2) What should a Government servant do to claim his pension? During service each Govt. servant should satisfy himself that service is being verified and recorded so in the service book and that there are no gaps in this. He should also ensure that nomination for all payments due to him are current and valid. Six months prior to the retirement date, a Gove...

DOPT – LTC No.31011/3/2018-Estt.(A-IV) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training Establishment A-IV Desk North Block, New Delhi-110 001 Dated: September 20, 2018 Office Memorandum Subject:-   Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession – LTC) Rules, 1988 – Relaxation to travel by air to visit North East Region, Jammu & Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar – extension beyond 25.09.2018. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No.31011/3/2014 – Estt.A-IV dated 19.09.2016 on the subject noted above and to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, the scheme allowing Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) is extended for a further period of two years, w.e.f. 26th September, 2018 till 25th September, 2020 as under: (i) LTC for visiting NER, J&K and A&N in lieu of a H...

Scheme of optional ‘All India Leave Travel Concession’ (AILTC) facility, once in a block of four years (i.e. 2018-2021 onwards) on surrender of Privilege Passes (PP). RBE No. 130/2018 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.E(W)2017/PS5-1/3 New Delhi, dated 10.09.2018 The General Managers (P) All Zonal Railways & Production Units. Sub: Scheme of optional ‘All India Leave Travel Concession’ (AILTC) facility, once in a block of four years (i.e. 2018-2021 onwards) on surrender of Privilege Passes (PP). Ref:  Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T)’s OM No.31011/15/2017- Estt.A-IV dated 27.03.2018. Pursuant to recommendations of Seventh CPC, DoP&T have communicated Government’s decision, vide their OM referred above, to allow the Railway employees to avail AILTC facility in accordance with the ‘Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988’ i.e. CCS (LTC) Rules. 2. Accordingly, in exercise of powers conferred...

DoPT Classification of Post – GAZETTE NOTIFICATION MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) ORDER New Delhi, the 9th August, 2018 S.O. 3964(F). – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution read with rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) number 5.0. 3570(E), dated the 9a November, 2017, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to person serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby directs that with effect from the date of publication of this Order in the Official Gazette, all civil posts under the Union, shall be class...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) (CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES) 1. PENSION POLICY (LAST UPDATED : 18.04.2018) (1.1)  Which rules govern pension and gratuity to the employees retiring from Central Government Civil Departments. Pension and gratuity of the employees retiring from Central Government Departments is regulated by the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. There are separate rules regarding pension and gratuity of Railway employees and Defence personnel. (1.2)  Is the date of voluntary retirement treated as duty? Yes, the date of voluntary retirement is treated as duty (Rule 5). (1.3)  Who is eligible for pension? A Govt. servant appointed in a pensionable establishment on or before 31.12.2003 and retires from Government service with a qualifying service of 10 years or more is eligible for pension (Rule 2, 49). (1.4)  How is pension calculated? W.e.f. 1.1.2006, pension is calculated @ 50% of emoluments (last pay) or average emoluments (for las...

“Removal of Non-Performing Civil Servants Under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rule, 1972” POLICY FOR REMOVAL OF NON-PERFORMING CIVIL SERVANTS The provisions under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rule, 1972 and Rule, 16(3) (Amended) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958 have laid down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of non-performing Government servants. Up to January, 2018, a total of 21,195 Group ‘A’ and 47,039 Group ‘B’ officers have been reviewed, out of which provisions of FR 56(j) and relevant rules were invoked/recommended against 83 Group ‘A’ and 128 Group ‘B’ officers, including 15 officers of All India Services. This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space...

Central Civil Services (Leave) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2018 G.S.R.08(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.-(2) They shall come into force on the dale of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 54, in subrule (3), the words and subject to the other conditions laid down in rule 57 being satisf...

Revised allowances based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC in KVS KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi 110 016 F.1 1015-312017-KVS (Admn-I)/ VolII Date: 03.11.2017 The Deputy Commissioner Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan All Regional Offices Sub: Pay revision of employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in terms of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay), Rules, 2016-Reg. Sir/Madam, In continuation to KVS circular of even number dated 03.08.2017 I am directed to refer to MHRD's letter No. F. 3-14/2017-UT.2 dated 31.10.2017 and to convey the approval of the Govt. of India for implementation of revised allowances based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC in KVS. The MHRD has agreed for additional funds to the extent of implementation of revised allowances in terms of Department of Expenditure (MoF) O.M. F. No. 1/1/2016-E.III(A) dated 26.07.2017. It is further clarified that Department of Expenditure (MoF) O.M. F. No. 1/1/2016-E.III(A...