The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has issued new deadlines to ensure timely payment of pension and gratuity to government employees. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, establish timelines for pre-retirement steps. Superannuation pension is granted upon completion of 58 or 60 years of service. The new deadlines are intended to prevent delays for employees after retirement.
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Pension & Gratuity Rules: To ensure that employees retiring from government service receive their pension and gratuity on time, the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has released a new, clear timeline. This timeline is set under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021. It specifies which steps must be completed before retirement. Therefore, we are providing complete information here.
What is superannuation pension?
First, understand what superannuation pension is. Superannuation is the pension an employee receives upon reaching the prescribed retirement age of 58 years of superior service and 60 years of basic service. This means that retirement upon reaching the age limit is called superannuation.
DoPPW’s New Timeline
What will happen before retirement and when?
15 Months in Advance – Retirement List Prepared (Rule 54)
The Head of Department (HoD) will be required to prepare a list of employees retiring in the next 15 months by the 15th of each month. This means the countdown to retirement will begin 15 months in advance.
Verification of Government Accommodation Information 12 Months in Advance (Rule 55)
If an employee lives in a government accommodation, complete details will be obtained one year before retirement to ensure a timely No Demand Certificate (NDC).
Service Record Verification 6-12 Months in Advance (Rules 56 & 57)
This will now be the most important task: checking the service book, correcting any errors or omissions, to avoid any problems in pension calculations.
6 Months in Advance – Submitting Employee’s Pension Form (Form 6-A)
Rule 57(2)(a) requires employees to submit their pension form (Form 6-A) six months before retirement.
Pension-related work must be completed four months in advance (Rules 59 & 60).
The Head of Office must complete Part I of Form 7. This includes preparing a checklist, such as the Pension Calculation Sheet (Format 10), four months before retirement.
2 months in advance – Pension Payment Order (PPO) issuance
The Accounts Office must issue a PPO two months in advance upon receipt of a pension case, after examining it. Under Rule 63(4)(a), a copy of the PPO and Form 6-A are sent to the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) for affixing the Special Seal of Authority. The Special Seal of Authority will then issue it within 21 days (Rule 63[4][b]).
Within 21 days of receiving the PPO, the CPAO
must issue the Special Seal of Authority and send it to the Pension Disbursing Authority.
Pension will be paid on the day of retirement
As soon as the employee’s retirement date arrives, the Pension Disbursing Authority immediately releases the pension.
This DoPPW timeline has been established to ensure accountability at all levels and to ensure employees do not face any delays after retirement.
