Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Scheme Preference under NPS for Central Government Subscribers Is the choice of Pension Fund and Investment Pattern available for Subscriber under Tier I? As per Ministry of Finance Gazette Notification dated January 31, 2019, the Central Government Subscribers, from April 1, 2019, will have the option of selecting the Pension Funds (PFs) and Investment Pattern in Tier I account. A Subscriber can choose anyone of the available PFs and Investment Option as per their choice. If the choice is not exercised by the Sub scriber, NPS contributions will be invested in the existing schemes – LIC, SBI and UTI will act jointly as default P Fs as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India/ PFRDA. For more details on ‘Investment Option ‘, please refer ‘Information on Scheme Preference’ available on CRA website (www.npscra.nsdl.co.in). Is the choice o f Pension Fund and Investment Pattern can be exercised at the time of registration under NPS? Yes...

FAQ FOR PENSIONERS REGARDING DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE (DLC) Frequently asked questions for Pensioners regarding Jeevan Pramaan / Digital Life Certificate (DLC) What is Jeevan Pramaan/Digital Life Certificate (DLC) ? Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners. Jeevan Pramaan i.e DLC is generated for individual pensioner using his/her Aadhaar number and Biometrics. How is this different from traditional Life Certificate issued by Govt Officers/  Agencies? For Jeevan Pramaan (DLC) the pensioner is not required to present himself/ herself personally before the Pension Disbursing Officer. DLC does not have to be submitted physically to the Pension Disbursing Agency ( Bank/Post Office etc ) as it is available to them digitally and. is automatically processed by the Pension Disbursing Agency. Also each DLC has a unique id called the Pramaan-Id. Is the Pramaan ID / Jeevan Pramaan i.e DLC valid for life ? The Pramaan ID/Jee...

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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...

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...

UJALA - Unnat Jyoti By Affordable LEDs for All : FAQ 1. WHAT IS THE UJALA SCHEME? Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi described the LED bulb as "Prakash Path" - "way to light". A simple act of change of one light bulb to LED at South Block Prime Minister's office heralded a movement in the entire country for considering the same change. The initiative is part of the Government of India's efforts to spread the message of energy efficiency in the country. UJALA scheme aims to promote efficient use of energy at the residential level; enhance the awareness of consumers about the efficacy of using energy efficient appliances and aggregating demand to reduce the high initial costs thus facilitating higher uptake of LED lights by residential users. It may be noted that the scheme was initially labelled DELP (Domestic Efficient Lighting Program) and was relaunched as UJALA. 2. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO GET LEDS UNDER THE UJALA SCHEME AND WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENT...

IPPB FAQs:  Deputation of DoP staff to India Post Payments Bank FAQs on deputation of DoP staff to India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) Sl. No. Frequently Asked Question Response/Clarification 1. What is IPPB ? What are its Objectives? How it will operate? (i) India Post Payments Bank Limited ("IPPB") was incorporated as a company on August 17, 2016 under The Companies Act, 2013, with 100% equity from the Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications, Govt. Of India and as a payments banking company under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.(ii) IPPB is visualized as a vehicle of financial inclusion that would complement the existing banking, financial services and payments network in the country to improve overall efficiency, accessibility and convenience in delivery of banking services including Direct Benefits Transfer and social security payments. IPPB, as an organization, is designed to leverage the field network of the Department of Posts and is r...