DEFENCE PENSIONS by the PENSION DISBURSING AUTHORITIES (Except Post Offices)
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THE PAYMENT OF DEFENCE PENSIONS BY THE PENSION DISBURSING AUTHORITIES (Except Post Offices) Short Title of The Book DEFENCE PENSION PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (Defence PPI), 2005 Issued by THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS), ALLAHABAD . PREFACE The Defence Pension Payment Instructions (Defence PPI), 2005 are being issued by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) Allahabad, with the approval of the Controller General of Defence Accounts. The instructions supersede the instructions contained in Pension Payment Instructions (PPI), 1973. These instructions apply to pensioners of Armed Forces and Defence Civilians and their families who draw pension from Pension Disbursing Authorities other than Post Offices . 2. The Defence Pension Payment Instructions (short title Defence PPI) are primarily for the guidance of the Pension Disbursing Authorities in their day to day work in the matter of payment of pensions reliefs and allowances to Armed Forces Pensioners and Defence Civilians. These instructions are to be read in conformity with the Pension Regulations for the three services Part-I and II 1961 and 1964, as well as any other Regulations or orders of the Government of India. The subsidiary instructions regulating payment of pensionary awards by the Pension Disbursing Authorities will be issued by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions). Any amendment/modification to the existing provisions will be notified by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) with the approval of the Controller General of Defence Accounts. 3 The guiding instructions for payment of pension in respect of pensioners drawing pension from Post offices are issued separately by the Director General Posts. The instructions for payment of pension to Defence pensioners drawing pension from Public Sector Banks are contained in the brochure, “Scheme for payment of Pensions of Defence Pensioners by Public Sector Banks” issued by the Ministry of Defence. However, the general provisions contained in the Defence PPI can be used for guidance by all Pension Disbursing Authorities, in so far as these provisions are not in conflict with any special provisions applicable to that class of PDA. 4 It is essential that Pension Disbursing Authorities and their staff dealing with the disbursing work, make themselves fully conversant with the contents of this book and interpret the instructions intelligently. In case of any doubt the matter should be referred to the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions). 5. It is necessary that pensioners be treated with consideration and that care be taken to prevent delays or difficulties when pensioners come for receiving pension. (T.C.Joshi ) Pr. Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions). Date: 05.09.2005 i DEFENCE PENSION PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (2004) TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER – I GENERAL Para Page No. No. Applicability 1 1 Classification of pensioners 2 1 Channel of payment and Pension Disbursing Authorities 3 2 Pension Payment Orders 4 3 Loss of Pension Payment Order 5 4 Signature on Pension Payment Orders 6 5 Special authority seal on Pension Payment 7 5 Orders/Payment authorities Register of Pension Payment Orders (Short title PPO 8 6 Register) Documents which accompany the Pension Payment 9 7 Order. Descriptive Rolls/Descriptive Particulars in respect of 10 7 new Pensioners Reconstruction of Descriptive Rolls/Descriptive 11 8 Particulars. Pension Certificates 12 8 Renewal of Pension Certificates and Jangi Inam 13 9 Certificates Allotment of reference number to pensioners 14 11 Maintenance of Payment Registers 15 12 Maintenance of Personal files of each Defence Pensioners 16 12 Call letter to new pensioners 17 13 Indian Army Forms required for disbursement of 18 13 Pensions Responsibility of Pension Disbursing Authorities 19 14 Addresses of pensioners 20 15 Change in charge of pension Disbursing Authority 21 15 Correspondence by Pension Disbursing Authorities with 22 15 the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) or other Pension Sanctioning Authorities. Representation/application by pensioners 23 15 Supply of Defence Pension Payment Instructions to 24 16 Pension Disbursing Authorities. CHAPTER II Kind of Pensionary awards Kind of Pensionary awards and allowances 25 17 Retirement Gratuity 26 18 Death Gratuity 27 18 Commutation of pension 28 18 When one can apply for commutation of pension 29 18 ii Date on which commutation becomes absolute. 30 19 Reduction on account of Commutation of Pension. 31 19 Payment of commuted value of Pension. 32 19 Restoration of Commutation of pension. 33 21 Service element of Disability Pension 34 21 Constant Attendance Allowance. 35 22 Simultaneous notification of Family Pension in the 36 22 Pension Payment Order notifying Retiring / Service Pension. Family Pension. 37 23 Effect on payment of Family Pension on re-marriage of 38 24 widow. Marriage / re-marriage of Family Pensioners other than 39 27 widow. Certificate of non-earning livelihood by the Child recipient 40 27 of family pension. Two Family Pensions in respect of the same person is not 41 27 payable. Division of Special Family Pension or Liberalised Family 42 28 Pension. Division of Family Pension granted to Class V or Ordinary 43 29 Family Pension to Class VII pensioners. Payment of Ordinary Family Pension in respect of Armed 44 29 Forces Personnel and Family Pension in respect of Defence Civilians to the child. Child Allowance to Children of Commissioned Officers 45 30 who retired or died in service prior to 1.1.86. Payment of Special Family Pension / Liberalised Family 46 31 Pension to Son or Daughter of Personnel below Officer rank. Child Allowance to Children of personnel below Officer 47 32 Rank who retired / discharged or died in service prior to 1.1.86. Increase in Child allowance. 48 32 Children allowance in respect of individuals who died on 49 33 or after 1.1.86. Education Allowance in respect of Commissioned Officers 50 33 who retired or died in Service prior to 1.1.86. Education allowance to the children of personnel below 51 33 Officer rank. Gallantry awards. 52 34 Payments of gallantry awards and Jangi Inam. 53 34 Gallantry award allowance for second life. 54 34 Cessation of Jangi Inam. 55 35 Cessation of Gallantry awards allowance. 56 36 Fixed Medical Allowance. 57 36 iii CHAPTER-III Procedure for payment of Pension and Allowances Payment of Pension. 58 40 Periodicity of Payment. 59 41 Duration of Pension. 60 41 Manner of Payment 61 42 Programme of Payment 62 43 Identification. 63 43 Identification of Guardian / Representative. 64 45 Annual Identification. 65 45 Identification of Pensioners over 70 years of age. 66 46 Personal Appearance by pensioners for drawl of 67 46 pensionary dues. Payment on the basis of Life Certificate. 68 46 Persons / authorities competent to issue / sign Life 69 47 Certificates. Exemptions from personal appearance. 70 47 Proof of continued existence 71 50 Payment to agents. 72 50 Forfeiture of Pensions when sentenced to imprisonment 73 53 by court. Reduction or Forfeiture of Pension of an Armed Forces 74 54 Pensioner convicted of a serious Crime by Foreign Court. Attachment of Pensions by court orders. 75 55 Employment after retirement under a Government 76 56 outside India. Acceptance of Commercial employment by Commissioned 77 56 Officers after retirement. Pensioners employed / re-employed under Government. 78 57 Payments drawn by family pensioners through false 79 58 declarations / certificates. Advance of pension to destitute pensioners. 80 58 Payment to Insane Pensioners. 81 59 Payment of pensions to Lepers. 82 60 Mode of Payment. 83 60 Minimum pension. 84 61 Points to be seen in passing Pension Bills/ claims. 85 63 Points to be seen in Pension Bills of Class I and II 86 65 pensioners. Rounding of transactions in Pension Bills. 87 65 Income Tax deductions from pensions. 88 65 Receipt stamps. 89 66 Payment of pension in India by Postal Money Order. 90 67 Report of death. 91 71 Change of place of payment within India and payment in 92 71 India on transfer from an agency outside India. Transfer of pension accounts. 93 72 Transfer of pension papers to other Pension Disbursing 94 75 iv Authority including a Public Sector Bank even before first payment of pension. Audit objections and objection statements. 95 75 Spot Audit by PCDA (P) Audit Team. 96 76 Payment of family pension and gratuity to the family, in 97 76 case whereabouts of a pensioner is not known. CHAPTER –IV Payment of Dearness relief Dearness Relief on Pension / Family Pension. 98 78 Resumption of payment of Dearness Relief on discharge / 99 79 retirement from re-employment / employment. Payment of Dearness Relief to re-employed pensioners 100 80 based on requisite certificate obtained from re-employer. CHAPTER -V Demands and Recoveries Recovery of Demands. 101 82 Recovery of Public claim or Government dues becoming 102 82 due on account of license fee for retention of Government accommodation. Recovery of overpayments of Pensions. 103 82 Overpayment due to fraud or grave misconduct. 104 83 Recoveries of Disallowances 105 83 Recovery of Hospital Charges 106 83 Other Recoveries 107 83 Recovery of Public claims or Government dues from the 108 83 commuted value of Pension Recovery of Public claims or Govt. dues from the 109 84 Retirement/Death gratuity Recovery statements 110 84 CHAPTER VI Payment of arrears of Pension Payment of arrears of Pension 111. 85 Neglect to Draw Gratuity 112. 86 Treatment of Time – Barred Claims 113. 86 CHAPTER VII Nomination and payment of Life time arrears of pension Nomination for payment of life time arrears of 114 88 pension/gratuity in respect of deceased pensioners. Payment of Pension/gratuity in respect of a deceased 115 89 pensioner Death of a pensioner before receiving payment of 116 95 commuted value of Pension v Retirement gratuity or Death gratuity payable to a 117 95 pensioner but not drawn by him during his life time.