NPS – Additional Relief Scheme Beneficiaries FAQ Q. 1. Who is a beneficiary under the NPS – Additional Relief Scheme (NPS-AR)? What is the benefit under NPS- Additional Relief Scheme? A. Provisional Pension is sanctioned in case of death/disability of Government Employees who joined Government of India service on or after 1st January 2004 and were covered under the New Pension Scheme. This is payable to the spouse/family pensioner of the deceased Government employee or to the disabled Government employee. The additional relief is in the form of provisional pension on defined benefit lines and as an interim relief till the finalization of pending issue of Rules& Regulations for the New Pension Scheme. Q. 2. What is the Provisional Pension Payment Order (PPPO) under NPS- Additional Relief Scheme? a.   A PPPO is a Provisional Pension Payment Order for Disbursement of pension provisionally under NPS- Additional Relief Scheme. It is issued in triplicate (three copies) by the pe...

7th CPC: Revision of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 No. 38/49/ 16 - P&PW (A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi Dated the 12th February, 2018 Office Memorandum Sub: - Revision of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 The undersigned is directed to say that in implementation of the decision taken on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, orders were issued vide this Departments' OM No. 38/37/2016- P&PW(A) (ii) dated 04.08.2016 for revision of pension of pre-20 16 pensioners/family pensioners w.e.f 01.01.20 16 by multiplying the pre-revised pension/ family pension by a factor of 2.57. Subsequently, vide OM No. 38/37/20 16-P&I'W(A) dated 12.05.2017, it has been decided that the pension/family pension of all Central civil pensioners/ family pensioners, who reti...