29th

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3,

SUB - SECTION (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th February, 2014

G.S.R 103 (E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5)
of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972,
namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, for Form 3, Form 5, Form 7, Form 8, Form
10, Form 11, Form 12, Form 13, Form 14, Form 18, Form 19, Form 20, Form 21, Form 22 and Form
24, the following Forms shall respectively be substituted, namely:-

(1)
 “FORM 3

[See rule 54 (12)]

Details of Family

1. Name of the Government servant

2. Designation

3. Date of birth

4. Details of the members of family as on-----------------------:

S. Names of the mem- Date of Relationship Marital Remarks Dated signatureof

bers of family birth with the officer status Head of Office
No
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

I hereby undertake to keep the above particulars up-to-date by notifying to the Head of the Office any
addition or alteration.

Signature of Government servant

Place : Date :

Note 1. – The original Form submitted by the Government servant is to be retained. All additions/alterations
are to be recorded in this Form under the signature of Head of Office in Col 7. No new Form will substitute
the original Form. However, the retiring Government servant should submit the details of family afresh along
with Form 5.

Note 2. – The details of spouse, all children and parents (whether eligible for family pension or not) and dis-
abled siblings (brothers and sisters) may be given.

Note 3. – The Head of Office shall indicate the date of receipt of communication regarding addition or al-
teration in the family in the ‘Remarks’ column. The fact regarding disability or change of marital status of a
family member should also be indicated in the ‘Remarks’ column.

Note 4. - Wife and husband shall include judicially separated wife and husband.

(2)
 FORM 5

[See rules 59 (1) (c) & 61(1)]

[Also see rules 5 (2), 12, 13 (3), 14 (1) and 15 (3) of Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension)
Rules, 1981]

Particulars to be obtained by the Head of Office from the retiring Government servant eight months before the date of
his retirement

1. Name

2. (a) Permanent Account Number for Income Tax (PAN)

(b) Aadhaar No., if available

3. Specify a few marks of identification, not less than two, if possible

(i)

(ii)

4. Height

5. Address after retirement/permanent address for future correspondence:

6. Bank Account No. to which pension is to be credited:

(Joint account, either or survivor, with the spouse)

(In case the Head of Office is satisfied that it is not possible for the retiring Government servant to open a joint ac-
count for reasons beyond his/her control, this requirement may be relaxed).

7. Name of the Branch of Bank through which pension is to be drawn

(a) BSR code of the branch

(b) IFSC code of the branch

8. Indicate whether family pension is also admissible from any other source - Military or State Government and/or a
Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous body/Local Fund under the Central or a State Government -

(3)
9. I desire to commute ………. % (up to 40%) of my superannuation pension in accordance with the provisions of the
Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981.

I am aware that future good conduct of the pensioner/family pensioner shall be an implied condition for every
grant of pension/family pension and its continuance.

Enclosures as per check-list are enclosed. Signature:

Designation:

Place : Ministry/Department/Office:

Mobile No.:

Date : Email ID:

Note 1:Commutation of pension is optional. Item 9 may be stuck off if the retiring Government servant does
not desire to commute a percentage of pension.

Note 2:A separate application for commutation of superannuation pension in Form 1-A of Central Civil Ser-
vices (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 is required to be submitted in case the retiring Government
servant desires to apply for Commutation of Pension after submission of this form but three months before
retirement.

Note 3: It is in the interest of the Government servant to provide E-mail ID and Mobile number, which
facilitates future correspondence.

(4)
 Check List of Documents to be submitted along with Form 5

[Link]. Description of documents to be enclosed Whether enclosed

1. (a) Two specimen signatures (to be furnished in a separate sheet)

(b) Additional information (Only in case of an illiterate or disabled Government

servant.):-

Two slips each bearing the left hand thumb and finger impressions duly attested
may be furnished by a person who is not literate and cannot sign his name. If
such a Government servant on account of physical disability is unable to give
left hand thumb and finger impressions he may give thumb and finger impres-
sions of the right hand. Where a Government servant has lost both the hands, he
may give his toe impressions. Impressions should be duly attested by a Gazetted
Government servant.

2. Three copies of passport size joint photograph with wife or husband.

Where it is not possible for a Government servant to submit a photograph with

his wife or her husband, he or she may submit separate photographs. The photo-
graphs shall be attested by the Head of Office.

Three copies of passport size photograph of disabled child/siblings/dependent

parents, if applicable. (To be attested by the Head of Office)

3. Details of the family in Form 3.

4. Undertaking in Form 26, for those who served in Security-related or Intelligence

Organisations referred to in rule 8 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972

5. Written statement for counting of period of service under rule 59(1) (a), if any

6. Undertaking for refunding any excess payment made by the pension disbursing
Bank

7. Nomination for gratuity, CGEGIS and GPF in Common Nomination Form

8. Nomination for arrears of pension and commuted value of pension (if applied
for commutation of pension) in Common Nomination Form

(5)
 FORM 7
[See rules 58, 60, 61 (1) & (3) and rule 65(1)]
Form for assessing Pension/Family Pension and Gratuity
[To be sent six months before the Date of Retirement to the PAO]

PART - I

1. Name of the retiring Government employee ... ... ...

2. Father’s/Husband’s name ... ... ...
3. PAN No. ... ... ...
4. Height & Marks of Identification ... ... ...
5. Date of Birth ... ... ...
6. Service to which he/she belongs (indicate
name of organised service, if any, otherwise ... ... ...
say, General Central Service)
7. Particulars of post held at the time of retire-
ment -
(a) Name of the Office ... ... ...
(b) Post held ... ... ...

(c) Scale of pay/Pay Band & Grade pay of

the post

Basic Pay / pay in the Pay Band &

(d) Grade pay
(e) Whether the appointment mentioned
above was under Government or out-
side the Government on foreign service ... ... ...
terms

(f) If on foreign service, scale of pay/ pay

band, pay in the pay band & grade pay
of the post in the parent department
8. Whether declared substantive in any post un-
der the Central Government ... ... ...
9. Date of beginning of service ... ... ...
10. Date of ending of service ... ... ...
11. Cause of ending of service (please tick
one)-
(a) Superannuation (Rule 35)
... ... ...
(b) Voluntary retirement on being declared
surplus (Rule 29-A)
(c) Voluntary/premature retirement at the ... ... ...
initiative of the Government servant
[under Rules 48, 48-A and FR 56 (k) ]

(6)
 (d) Premature retirement at the initiative ... ... ...
of the Government [ Rule 48 or FR 56
(j) ]
(e) Permanent absorption in public sector ... ... ...
undertaking/autonomous body (Rule 37
or 37-A/37-B)

(f) Invalidment on medical ground (Rule

38)

(g) Due to abolition of post (Rule 39)

(h) Compulsory retirement (Rule 40) ... ... ...
(i) Removal/dismissal from service (Rules ... ... ...
24 and 41)
(j) Death ... ... ...
12. In the case of compulsory retirement, the
orders of the competent authority whether
pension may be allowed at full rates or at
reduced rates and in case of reduced rates, ... ... ...
the percentage at which it is to be allowed
(Please see Rule 40)
13. In case of removal/dismissal from service
whether orders of competent authority have
been obtained for grant of compassionate al- ... ... ...
lowance and if so, at what rate (Please see
Rule 41)
14. Particulars relating to military service, if any
-
(a) Period of military service ... ... ...
(b) Terminal benefits drawn/being drawn
for military service ... ... ...
(c) Whether opted for counting of military
service towards civil pension ( Rule ... ... ...
19)
(d) If answer to (c) above is in the affirma-
tive, whether the terminal benefits have ... ... ...
been refunded
15. Particulars relating to service in autono-
mous body/State Government, if any -
(a) Particulars of service :

(7)
 Period of service
Name of Organisation Post held
From To Period

(b) Whether the above service is to be counted for pension in the

Government ... ... ...
(c) Whether the autonomous organisation has discharged its pension-
ary liability to the Central Government
... ... ...
16 Whether any departmental or judicial proceedings in terms of rule 9
of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 are pending against the retiring em- ... ... ...
ployee. (If yes, in terms of Rule 69, provisional pension will be admis-
sible and gratuity will be withheld till the conclusion of departmental
or judicial proceedings and issue of final orders.)

17. Qualifying service -

(a) Details of omission, imperfection or deficiencies in the Service
Book which have been ignored [under Rule 59 (1) (b) (ii) ]
... ... ...
(b) Period not counting as qualifying service -
(i) Boy service (2nd proviso to Rule 13) ... ...
(ii) Extraordinary leave not counting as qualifying service
(Rule 21) ... ... ...
(iii) Periods of suspension not treated as qualifying service
(Rule 23) ... ... ...
(iv) Interruptions in service [Rule 27 (1) (b) and Rule 28 (c)]
... ... ...
(v) Periods of foreign service with United Nations bodies for
which United Nations pension has been availed (Rule 31)
... ... ...
(vi) Any other period not treated as qualifying service (give
details) ... ... ...
(c) Additions to qualifying service -
(i) Civil service (Rule18) ... ... ...

(ii) Military service (Rule 19)

(iii) Benefit of service in an autonomous body
(d) Net qualifying service ... ... ...
(e) Qualifying service expressed in terms of completed six monthly
periods (Period of three months &above is to be treated as com- ... ... ...
pleted six monthly period (Rule 49)
18. Emoluments -
(a) Emoluments in terms of Rule 33

(b) Emoluments drawn during ten months preceding retirement–

(8)
 From To Rate of Pay (including NPA) Amount
  

Note: If the officer was on foreign service immediately preceding retirement, the notion-
al emoluments which he would have drawn under Government but for being on foreign
service may be mentioned in items (a) and (b) above (Note 7 below Rule 33)

(c) Average emoluments ... ... ...

(Rule 34)

(d) Emoluments or average

emoluments (whichever is
higher) to be reckoned for
pension (Rule 49)
(e) Emoluments reckoned for
retirement gratuity/death ... ... ...
gratuity (Rule 50)
(f) Pay reckoned for family ... ... ...
pension (Rule 54)
19 Amount of re-
tirement gratuity/
death gratuity
(Rule 50) (Refer
S. No.9 of Calcu-
lation Sheet)

20. Details of Gov-

ernment dues re-
coverable out of
gratuity -
(a) Licence fee
for Gov- ... ... ...
ernment
accommo-
dation [see
sub-rules
(2), (3) and
(4) of Rule
72]

(9)
 (b) Dues re- ... ... ...
ferred to in
Rule 73

(c) Amount
indicated by
Directorate
of Estates to
be withheld
under sub-
rule (5) of
Rule 72
21. (a) Proposed ... ... ...
pension/
service gra-
tuity (Rule
49)
(b) Proposed
dearness ... ... ...
relief on
pension (as
on the date
of retire-
ment)
(c) Date from ... ... ...
which pen-
sion is to
commence
(Rule 83)
22. Rate of Family Pension -
(a) Enhanced rate [Rule 54(3)] ... ... ...
(b) Period for which family pension will be ... ... ...
payable at enhanced rate
(c) Ordinary rate [Rule 54(2)] ... ... ...
(d) Date from which ordinary rate of family ... …
pension will be payable

23. Commutation of pension -

(a) Whether simultaneously applied for
commutation of pension with the pen-
sion application (applicable only in the
case of those who retire on superannua- ... ... ...
tion pension)
(b) The percentage of pension commuted ... ... ...

(c) Amount of monthly pension commuted

(10)
 (d) Commuted value of pension ... ... ...
(e) Amount of residuary pension after de-
ducting Commuted portion ... ... ...
(f) Date from which reduced pension is pay- ... ... ...
able
(g) Date from which commuted pension is to
be restored
24 Post-retirement address of the retiree
... ... ...

25. e-mail ID, if any

26 Mobile number, if any

Signature of the Head of Office

(11)
FORM 7 CHECK LIST FOR HEAD OF OFFICE FOR TIMELY PROCESSING OF RETIREMENT
DUES

1. Whether retiring employee is an allottee of Government accommodation

2. If retiring employee is not an allottee of Government accommodation, date on
which `No demand certificate’ issued by the office
3. The date on which action initiated to obtain the `No demand certificate’ from the
Directorate of Estates as provided in rule 57-
4. Date of receipt of ‘No demand certificate’ from Directorate of Estates
5. Date on which intimation regarding any recovery/withholding of amount from gra-
tuity received from Directorate of Estates
6. Date on which action initiated to assess the service and emoluments qualifying for
pension as provided in rule 59
7. Date on which action initiated to assess the Government dues other than the dues
relating to allotment of Government accommodation as provided in rule 73 (1)
8. Date on which the retiring Government servant was furnished blank Form 5 along
with a certificate regarding the length of qualifying service and the emoluments/
average emoluments proposed to be reckoned for retirement gratuity and pension.
9. Whether any objection received from the employee on the above certificate
10. Date on which the employee submitted his application for pension in Form 5
11. Whether nominations made in Common Nomination Forms for

(i) death gratuity/retirement gratuity

(ii) payment under CGEGIS

(iii) amount of GPF, if applicable

(iv) arrears of pension

(v) commuted value of pension (if applicable)

12. (i) Has the retiring Government servant worked in any of the organisations
mentioned in sub-rule 3A of rule 8 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972

(ii) If yes, whether an undertaking in Form 26 has been obtained along with
Form 5 and placed on record
13. Whether Details of family in Form 3 attached
14. Whether Medical certificate of incapacity (for invalid pension) attached.
15. Whether Statement of the savings effected and the reasons why employment could
not be found elsewhere attached (if claim is for compensation pension or gratuity).
16. Whether the Orders of the competent authority regarding grant of pension in
the cases of compulsory retirement/dismissal/removal against Item No. 12 or 13
placed on record.
17. Whether a statement indicating the reasons for delay in case the pension papers are
not forwarded before six months of the retirement of Government servant attached.
18. Whether brief statement leading to reinstatement of the Government servant at-
tached (In case the Government servant has been reinstated after having been sus-
pended, compulsorily retired, removed or dismissed from service.)

(12)
 PART II

1. Date of receipt of pension papers by the Accounts Officer from Head of Office
2. Entitlements admitted -
A. Length of qualifying service
B. Pension -
(i) Class of pension
(ii) Amount of monthly pension
(iii) Date of commencement
C. Commutation of Pension -
(i) Portion of pension commuted, if any

(ii) Commuted value of portion of pension commuted, if any

(iii) Residuary pension after commutation
(iv) Date from which reduced pension is payable
(v) Date of restoration of commuted portion of pension subject to
the pensioner continuing to live
D. Retirement/Death Gratuity -
(i) Total amount of gratuity
(ii) Amount to be adjusted towards arrears of licence fee for Govern-
ment accommodation and licence fee for retention of Govt. accom-
modation beyond retirement (Rule 72(1) and 72(4)
(iii)
Amount intimated by Directorate of Estates for being with-
held on account of unassessed licence fee (Rule 72(5))
(iv) Amount to be adjusted towards Government dues other than
those pertaining to Government accommodation (Rule 73)
(v) Net amount to be released immediately
E. Family Pension -
(i) At enhanced rate
(ii) Period for which Family Pension at enhanced rate is payable
(iii) At normal rate
3. Head of Account to which the amount of pension, retirement/death gratuity
and family pension are to be debited

Accounts Officer

(13)
 PENSION CALCULATION SHEET
1. Name ... ... ...
2. Designation ... ... ...

3 Scale of pay/Pay Band & Grade pay

4. Date of birth ... ... ...
5. Date of entry in the Government service ... ... ...
6. Date of retirement ... ... ...
7. Length of qualifying service reckoned for pension/gra-
tuity (as indicated in PPO) ... ... ...
8. Emoluments drawn during the last ten months ... ... ...
9. (1) Emoluments or Average emoluments, whichever
is more beneficial for pension (as indicated in ... ... ...
PPO)
(2) Pension admissible (if qualifying service is ten ... ... ...
years or more)
Calculations to be shown as follows :-
Emoluments or Average Emoluments/2
10. (1) Emoluments for gratuity (as indicated in PPO) ... ... ...
(2) Retirement gratuity admissible ... ... ...
Calculation to be shown as follows :-
Emoluments/4 x Qualifying Service (In complet-
ed six monthly period, not exceeding 66.)
11. (1) Pay for Family Pension (as indicated in PPO) ... ... ...
(2) Family Pension admissible ... ... ...
Calculations to be shown as follows :-
(a) Ordinary Family Pension :
Pay X 30% subject to prescribed
minimum and maximum
(b) Enhanced Family Pension :

Pay ÷ 2

[Subject to prescribed minimum and maximum as per Rule 54].

Head of Office

Countersigned by

PAO

Copy to:-Shri/Smt./Kumari………………….., retiring Govt. Servant

(14)
 FORM 8

[See rule 61 (1)]

[Form of letter to the Accounts Officer forwarding the pension papers of a Government servant]

No ……………………..

Government of India

Ministry of

Department/Office

Dated the

To

The Pay and Accounts Officer/ Accountant-General

Subject:- Pension papers of Shri/Smt./Kumari……………………. for authorisation of pen-

sion.

Sir,

I am directed to forward herewith the pension papers of Shri/Smt/ Ku-

mari…………………of this Ministry/ Department/Office for further necessary action.

2. The details of Government dues which will remain outstanding on the date of re-
tirement of the Govt. servant and which need to be recovered out of the amount of retirement
gratuity are indicated below -

(a) Balance of the house-building or conveyance advance Rs.

(b) Overpayment of pay and allowances including leave salary Rs.

(c) Income Tax deductible at source under the Income Tax

Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) Rs.

(d) Arrears of licence fee for occupation of Government

accommodation Rs.

(15)
 (e) The amount of licence fee for the retention of

Government accommodation for the permissible period

beyond the date of retirement Rs.

(f) amount to be withheld as per intimation of the

Directorate of Estates under rule 72(5), if any Rs.

(g) Any other assessed dues and the nature thereof Rs.

3. Your attention is invited to the enclosures forwarded herewith.

4. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged and this Ministry/Department/Office informed that
necessary instructions for the disbursement of pension have been issued to disbursing authority con-
cerned, under intimation to the retiring Government servant/pensioner.

5. The retirement gratuity will be drawn and disbursed by this Ministry/Department/Office on receipt
of authority from you. The outstanding Government dues as mentioned in paragraph 2 will also be
recovered out of the retirement gratuity before making payment.

Your faithfully,

Head of Office.

List of enclosures

1) Form 5 and Form 7 duly completed, along with enclosures and checklists.

2) Service Book (date of retirement to be indicated in the service book).

NOTES

1. When initials or name of the Government servant are or is incorrectly given in the various records
consulted, this fact should be mentioned in the letter.

2. If a Government servant is compulsorily retired from service and delay is anticipated in obtaining
Form 5 from the Government servant, the Head of Office may forward the pension papers to the Ac-
counts Officer without Form 5. The Form 5 may be sent as soon as it is obtained from the Government
servant.

(16)
 FORM 10

[See rule 77(2)]

Form of letter to the nominee of a deceased Government servant where valid nomination for the grant
of the death gratuity exists

No....................................................

Government of India

Ministry of........................................

Department/Office.............................

Dated the..........................................

To

...............................................

...............................................

...............................................

Subject:- Payment of death gratuity in respect of the late Shri/Smt./ Kumari..........................

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to state that in terms of the nomination made by the late Shri/Smt...................................
......................................................... (Name & Designation) in the Office/Department/Ministry of..................
............a death gratuity is payable to his/her nominee(s). A copy of the said nomination is enclosed herewith.

2. I am to request that a claim for the grant of the gratuity may be submitted by you in the enclosed Form
12.

3. Should any contingency have happened since the date of making the nomination, so as to render the
nomination invalid, in whole or in part, precise details of the contingency may kindly be stated.

Yours faithfully,

Head of Office
(17)
 FORM 11

[See rule 77(2)]

Form of letter to the member or members of the family of a deceased Government servant where valid
nomination for the grant of the death gratuity does not exist

No....................................................

Government of India

Ministry of........................................

Department/Office.............................

Dated the..........................................

To

...............................................

...............................................

...............................................

Subject:- Payment of death gratuity in respect of the late Shri/Smt.........................................

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to say that in terms of rules 50 and 51 of the Central Civil Services (Pension)
Rules, 1972, a death gratuity is payable to the following members of the family of late Shri/Smt....................
......................(Name and Designation), in the Office/Department/ Ministry of .................................................
. in equal shares :-

(i) Wife/husband including judicially separated wife/husband.

(ii) Sons }

(i) Unmarried daughters } including step children and adopted children.

(ii) widowed daughters }

2. In the event of there being no surviving member of the family as indicated above, the gratuity will be
payable to the following members of the family in equal shares :-

(i) Father}
(18)
(ii) Mother} including adoptive parents in case of individuals whose personal law permits adoption;

(iii) Brothers below the age of eighteen years and unmarried and widowed sisters including step brothers
and step sisters;

(iv) Married daughters; and

(v) Children of a pre-deceased son.

3. It is requested that a claim for the payment of gratuity may be submitted in the enclosed Form 12 as
soon as possible.

Yours faithfully,

Head of Office

(19)
 FORM 12
[See rule 77(2)]
Form of application for the grant of death gratuity on the death of a Government servant

(To be filled in separately by each claimant and in case the claimant is minor, the Form should be
filled in by the guardian on his/her behalf. Where there are more than one minor and one guardian for
all of them, the guardian should claim gratuity in one Form on their behalf)

1 (i) Name of the deceased Government

servant in respect of whom gratuity is
being claimed
(ii) Date of death of Government servant
(iii) Office/Department/Ministry in which
the deceased served last
2 Name and other details of claimant(s)-

Serial Name Date of birth Relationship with the deceased Postal Address
No. Government servant

3. In case the claimant(s) is/are minor, details of guardian-

Name Date of Relationship Relationship with the de- Postal Address

birth with the minor ceased Government servant

4. Details of Bank with Account No., IFSC Code for e-Payment/ECS

Signature/Thumb-
impression of the claimant/guardian

Enclosures:

(i) Death Certificate,

(ii) Date of Birth Certificate, (in case of minors)

(iii) Specimen signature/left hand thumb and finger impressions of the claimant/guardian.

(20)
 FORM 13

[See rule 77(3)]

(Form of letter to family member of a deceased Government servant for grant of Family Pension)

No......
Government of India
Ministry of.....
Department/Office....
Dated the …… ......

To

...............................................

...............................................

...............................................

Subject:- Payment of Family Pension in respect of the late Shri/Smt. ..........................

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to state that in terms of rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, a
family pension is payable to you in respect of the late Shri/Smt. ……………...................................................
................. (Name and Designation) in the Office/Department/ Ministry of ....... ............................................

2. You are advised that a claim for the grant of Family Pension may be submitted in the enclosed Form 14.

3. In the event of death or ineligibility after re-marriage of the widow/widower, the Family Pension shall be
granted to the eligible child or children, dependent parents or disabled siblings, if any, as per the provisions
of rule 54 of Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972.

[Link] the case of a childless widow, the family pension shall be payable even after re-marriage subject to the
condition that her earning is less than or equal to the sum of minimum family pension under the Central
Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Dearness Relief on it.

Yours faithfully,

Head of Office

(21)
 FORM 14

[See rules 77 (3) and 81 (2)}

Form of application for family pension on death of a Government servant/pensioner/family pensioner

1. (i) Name of the Government servant in respect of whom

family pension is being claimed
(ii) Office/Department/Ministry served last
(iii) Date of retirement of Government servant

(iv) Date of death of Government servant/pensioner/ family

pensioner
(v) PPO No. of Government servant/pensioner/ family
pensioner
2 Name and other details of claimant-

Name Date of birth Relationship with the deceased Postal Address

Government servant

3. In case the claimant is minor or suffering from disorder or disability of mind, including mental
retardation, details of guardian/nominee, wherever applicable-

Name Date of birth Relationship Relationship Postal Address

with the minor/ with the de-
mentally disabled ceased Govern-
claimant ment servant

4. Details of surviving widow/widower, children, dependent parents and disabled siblings of the deceased Gov-
ernment servant / pensioner are enclosed in Form .3.

5. Account No., name and BSR code of Branch of Bank to which family pension is to be credited:

6. Other source of family pension - Military or State Government and/or a Public Sector Undertaking/ Autonomous
body/Local Fund under the Central or a State Government, if any -

I am aware that future good conduct of the claimant/family pensioner shall be an implied condition for every
grant of family pension and its continuance.

Encl: As per the check-list.

Signature or left hand thumb impression of the claimant/guardian

Mobile/Telephone No……………………

Permanent Account Number for Income Tax (PAN)……………………..

Aadhar No., if available - ………………………………

(22)
Signatures of two Witnesses with names and full addresses:

(i)

(ii)

Note: Form 14 is not to be filled if the spouse had a joint account with the deceased pensioner. In such
cases, family pension shall be allowed by the Pension Disbursing Authority on the basis of an appli-
cation on plain paper. The permanently disabled children/siblings and dependent parents to whom
family pension has been authorised in the PPO of the pensioner will submit this Form to the Pension
Disbursing Authority.

Check List of Documents to be submitted with Form 14

1. Two specimen signatures of claimant (to be furnished in a separate sheet) duly attested
by a Gazetted Government servant.

(Two slips each bearing the left hand thumb and finger impressions duly attested may be
furnished by a person who is not literate to sign his name. If such an on account of phys-
ical disability is unable to give left hand thumb and finger impressions he/she may give
thumb and finger impressions of the right hand. Where a Government servant has lost
both the hands, he/she may give toe impressions. Impressions should be duly attested by
a Gazetted Government servant.)

2. Two copies of passport size photographs of the claimant, duly attested

3. Two slips showing the particulars of height and personal identification marks duly attest-
ed by a Gazetted Govt. Servant.

4. Details of the family in Form 3.

5. Certificate(s) of age showing the dates of birth of the children. The certificates should be
from the Municipal authorities or from the local panchayat or from the head of a recog-
nized school or Central/State Board of Education.

6. Undertaking for refunding any excess payment made by the pension disbursing
Bank

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7. Specimen signature or left hand thumb and finger impressions of guardian duly
attested, in the case of the guardian who is not literate enough to sign his or her
name

8. Two attested copies of passport size photograph of the guardian/nominee

9. Descriptive roll of the guardian/nominee, Showing the particulars of height and

identification marks, duly attested.

10. Copy of PPO of previous pensioner/family pensioner

11. Proof of permanent address of the guardian.

12. Copy of death certificate of the deceased employee or pensioner/previous family

pensioner, if applicable.

13. Copy of document regarding ineligibility of previous family pensioner, if appli-

cable.

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 FORM 18

[See rules 78(1), 80(1), 80(3), 80 (5), 80-B (1) and 80-B (5)]

Form for assessing and authorising the payment of family pension

and death gratuity when a Government servant dies while in service

PART I

Section I

1. Name of the deceased Government servant ...

2. Father’s name …

3. Husband’s name in the case of female Government servant…

4. Date of birth (by Christian era) ...

5. Date of death (by Christian era) ...

6. Religion...

7. Particulars of post held at the time of death

(a) Name of the Office

(b) Post held substantively:

(c) Officiating post:

(d) Scale of pay/Pay Band & Grade Pay

e) Basic Pay/Pay in Pay Band & Grade Pay

(f) Whether the last post held was under the Government or outside the Government on foreign
service terms

(g) If on foreign service, scale of pay/pay band, pay in the pay band and grade pay of the post in the
parent department

8. Date of beginning of service

9. (i) Total period of military service, if any, for which pension and/or gratuity was sanctioned:

(ii) Amount and nature of any pension/gratuity received for the military service

10. Particulars relating to service in autonomous body/State

Government, if any -
(a) Particulars of service :

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 Period of service
Name of Organization Post held
From To Period
  

(b) Whether the above service is to be

counted for gratuity in the Govern- ... ... ...
ment
(c) Whether the autonomous organiza-
tion has discharged its pensionary
liability to the Central Government ... ... ...

11. Amount and nature of any pension/gratuity received for previous civil service, if any

12. Service qualifying for death gratuity –

(a) Details of omission, imperfection or deficiencies in the Service Book which have been ignored [un-
der rule 59 (1) (b) (ii) ] -

(b) Periods of non-qualifying service – From To

(i) Interruption in service condoned under rules 27 & 28

(ii) Extraordinary leave not qualifying for gratuity

(iii) Period of suspension treated as non-qualifying

(iv) Boy service (2nd proviso to rule 13)

(v) Periods of foreign service with United Nations

bodies for which United Nations pension has

been availed (Rule 31)

(vi) Any other service not treated as qualifying service

Total period of non-qualifying service

(c) Additions to qualifying service -

(i) Civil service (Rule18)

(ii) Military service (Rule 19)

(iii) Benefit of service in an autonomous body

Total period of qualifying service

(d) Net qualifying service

(e) Qualifying service expressed in terms of completed six monthly periods (Period of three months
&above is to be treated as completed six monthly period (Rule 49)

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13. (a) Emoluments reckoning for death gratuity ...

(b) Amount of death gratuity ...

14. Details of Government dues recoverable out of death gratuity -

(i) Licence fee for occupation of Government

accommodation [See rule 80-C]….

(ii) Amount to be withheld as indicated by the Directorate

of Estates [See rule 80-C (i) (v)]….

(iii) Dues referred to in rule 80-C (2) ...

15. Net amount payable as death gratuity

16. Details of the nominee(s) to whom death gratuity is payable

S. Name Share in death Date of Address Relationship with de-

No. gratuity Birth ceased Govt. servant

17. Details of guardian/nominee who will receive payment of death gratuity in the case of minor/mentally
disabled children

S. Name of minor/ mentally Name of guardian Address of guardian Relationship of guardian

No. disabled child with deceased Govt. servant

18. The date on which intimation regarding the death of Government servant

was received by the Head of Office

19. The date on which action initiated to -

(i) obtain claim or claims from the claimants in the appropriate form for

death gratuity and family pension as provided in rule 77:

(ii) obtain the `No demand certificate’ from the Directorate of Estates as
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 provided in rule 80-C (1):

(iii) assess the Government dues other than the dues pertaining to

occupation of Government accommodation as provided in rule 80-C (2):

(iv) assess the service and emoluments qualifying for death gratuity and

family pension as provided in rules 78 and 79.

20. Details of payment of Family Pension –

Rate of family pension Amount of family Period for which it is payable

pension From To
Enhanced rate [if service rendered at the
time of death is more than seven years as in
rule 54 (3)]

Ordinary rate
Additional family pension, as on date, to old
family pensioner, if any, under rule 54(2A)

21. Persons to whom family pension is payable -

(i) Name ...

(ii) Relationship with the deceased Government servant ...

(iii) Full postal address ...

22. Details of guardian who will receive payment of family pension in the case of minor/mentally disabled
children

S. Name of minor/ mentally Name of guardian Address of guardian Relationship of guardian

No. disabled child with deceased Govt.
servant

23. Head of Account to which death gratuity and family pension are debitable

Place

Dated the …………………………

Signature of Head of Office

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 Section II

Details of provisional family pension and gratuity to be drawn and disbursed by the Head of Office in
accordance with rule 80A.

Provisional family pension ... ... ... Rs................................p.m.

Death Gratuity [amount mentioned in item 13(b) of Section I] Rs......................................

Less

(a) Licence fee recoverable from gratuity for occupation of

Government accommodation [as in item 14(i) of Section I] Rs................................

(b) Amount of gratuity to be held over pending receipt of

information from the Directorate of Estates [as the

item 14(ii) of Section I] Rs......................................

(c) Other Government dues as mentioned in item 14 (iii)

of Section I Rs......................................

(d) Total of (a), (b) and (c) Rs......................................

Place

Dated, the

Signature of

Head of Office

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 PART II

Account Enfacement

Section I

1. (i) Total period of qualifying service accepted for Death gratuity ...

(ii) Total period of continuous service accepted for Family Pension

2. Net amount of death gratuity after adjusting Government dues

3. Amount and the period of tenability of Family Pension –

Rate of family pension Amount of Period for which it is payable

family pension From To
Enhanced rate [if service rendered at
the time of death is more than seven
years as in rule 54 (3)]

Ordinary rate
Additional family pension, as on date, to
old family pensioner, if any, under rule
54(2A)

4. Date from which family pension is admissible:

5. Head of Account to which death gratuity and family pension are

debitable:

Section II

1. Name of the deceased Government servant ...

2. Date of death of the Government servant ...

3. Date on which pension papers received by the Accounts Officer ...

4. Amount of family pension authorised ...

5. Amount of gratuity authorised ...

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6. Date of commencement of family pension ...

7. Date on which payment of family pension and gratuity authorised ...

8. Amount recoverable from gratuity ... ... ...

9. Amount of gratuity held over pending receipt of `No demand certificate’...

Place

Dated, the Accounts Officer

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 FORM 19

(See rule 81)

Form of letter to the Accounts Officer forwarding papers for the

grant of family pension and death gratuity to the family of a
Government servant who dies while in service
No....................................................
Government of India
Ministry of........................................
Department/Office.............................

Dated the..........................................

To

The Pay and Accounts Officer

...............................................

...............................................

Subject:- Grant of family pension and death gratuity.

I am directed to say that Shri/Smt./ Kumari……………………………………………........................

................................................................(Name and designation) died on.............................. His family has
become eligible for the grant of family pension and death gratuity. Form 18 duly completed is forwarded
herewith for further necessary action.

2. Government dues in respect of the deceased Government servant will be recovered out of the death gratu-
ity as indicated in Section II of Part I of Form 18.

3. Your attention is invited to the enclosures forwarded herewith.

4. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged and this Ministry/Department/Office informed that neces-
sary instructions for the disbursement of family pension and death gratuity have been issued to the disburs-
ing authority concerned, under intimation to family pensioner.

Yours faithfully,

Head of Office

List of enclosures
1. Forms 14 (along with check-list) and Form 18 duly completed.
2. Service book (date of death to be indicated in the service book).

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 FORM 20
[See rule 81(2)]
Form of letter sanctioning Family Pension to a member (other than spouse)
on death of a retired Government servant
No....................................................
Government of India
Ministry of........................................
Department/Office.............................

Dated the..........................................

To

The Pay and Accounts Officer

...............................................

...............................................

...............................................

Subject:- Grant of Family Pension to the child/children/dependent parents/disabled siblings.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to say that Shri/Smt. .................................................. former-

ly........................................... (Designation) in this Ministry/Department was authorized pension of Rs.........
....................... with effect from ................................. on his/her retirement from service.

2. Intimation has been received in this Ministry/Department/Office that Shri/Smt. ……... ....................
................. died on …............ and that at the time of death left no widow/widower but was survived by the
following members of family:-

Sl. Name Date of Address Relationship Whether suf- Marital

No. Birth with deceased fering from any status
pensioner disability

3. In terms of rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, the amount of Family Pen-
sion has become payable to Shri/Kumari/Smt………………………………. The Family Pension will be
payable, on behalf of the minor/mentally disabled child, to Shri/Smt. .................................................... who
is the nominee/guardian.

4. Sanction for the grant of Family Pension of Rs..............................per month to Shri/Kumari/

Smt………………………………. is hereby accorded. The Family Pension will take effect from..............

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................ and will be tenable as per the provisions of sub-rule (6) of rule 54 of the Central Civil Services
(Pension) Rules, 1972.

5. The Family Pension is debitable to the Head.........................................

6. Your attention is invited to the enclosures forwarded herewith.

7. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged and this Ministry/Department/Office informed that
necessary instructions for the disbursement of family pension have been issued to the disbursing authority
concerned, under intimation to family pensioner.

Yours faithfully,

Head of Office

List of enclosures-

1. Forms 14 (along with check-list)

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 FORM 21

[See rule 81(2)]

Form of letter sanctioning Family Pension to another member of family
on death or ineligibility of a recipient of Family Pension

No....................................................
Government of India
Ministry of........................................
Department/Office.............................

Dated the..........................................

To

The Pay and Accounts Officer

...............................................

...............................................

Subject:- Grant of Family Pension on death or ineligibility of a recipient of Family Pension.

Sir,

I am directed to say that Shri/Smt. .........................................................………………….. (relation-

ship) of late Shri/Smt. ……………………............................ formerly .................................... (designation)
in this Ministry/Department/Office was authorised the payment of Family Pension of Rs ...............................
.. with effect from ..................................... vide PPO No…………………………………

2. Intimation has been received in this Ministry/Department/Office that Shri/Smt./Km. ……..........................

.......................... died/ceased to be eligible for family pension on account of …………………..… on ............
........................ (date).

3. There are the following surviving members of family of the deceased Government servant/pensioner:-

S. Name Date Address Relation- Whether suffering Marital

No. of ship with from any disability status
Birth deceased
pensioner

4. In terms of rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, the amount of Family Pen-
sion has become payable to Shri/Kumari/Smt………………………………. The Family Pension will be
payable on behalf of the minor/mentally disabled child to Shri/Smt. .................................................... who is
the nominee/guardian.

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5. Sanction for the grant of Family Pension of Rs..............................per month to Shri/Kumari/Smt.
………………………………. is hereby accorded. The Family Pension will take effect from..........................
.... and will be tenable as per the provisions of sub-rule (6) of rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension)
Rules, 1972.

6. The Family Pension is debitable to the Head.........................................

7. Your attention is invited to the enclosures forwarded herewith.

8. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged and this Ministry/Department/Office informed that
necessary instructions for the disbursement of family pension have been issued to the disbursing authority
concerned, under intimation to family pensioner.

Yours faithfully,

Head of Office

List of enclosures-

1. Form 14 (along with check-list)

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 FORM 22

[See rule 81(4)]

Form of application for the grant of Residuary Gratuity on the death of a pensioner
(To be filled in separately by each claimant)

1. (i) Name of the pensioner in respect of whom residuary gratuity is

being claimed

Office/Department/Ministry served last

(ii)
(iii) Date of retirement of pensioner

(iv) Date of death of pensioner

(v) PPO No. of pensioner, if applicable

2. Name and other details of claimant(s)-

S. Name Date of Relationship with the de- Postal Address

No. birth ceased pensioner

3. In case the claimant(s) is/are minor or suffering from disorder or disability of mind, including men-
tal retardation, details of guardian-

Name Date of birth Relationship with Relationship with Postal Address

the minor the deceased pensioner

4. Account No., name and BSR code of the Branch of Bank to which amount is to be credited:

5. Amount of monthly pension (including ad hoc increase, if any)/service gratuity sanctioned to deceased
pensioner:

6. Amount of retirement gratuity received by the deceased pensioner:

7. The amount of pension (including ad hoc increase, if any)/service gratuity drawn by the deceased till the
date of death:

8. If the deceased had commuted a portion of pension before his death, the commuted value of the pension:

9. Total of items 6, 7 and 8:

10. Amount of death gratuity equal to 12 times of the emoluments:

11. The amount of residuary gratuity claimed, i.e., the difference between the amount shown against items
10 and 9:

Encl: Specimen signatures/thumb impression duly attested by a Gazetted Government servant

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 Signature or left hand thumb impression of the claimant/guardian

Mobile/Telephone No……………………

Permanent Account Number for Income Tax (PAN)……………………..

Aadhar No., if available - ………………………………

Signatures of two Witnesses with names and full addresses:

(i)

(ii)

Note 1.- If a retired Government servant in receipt of service gratuity or pension dies within five years from
the date of his retirement from service including compulsory retirement as a penalty and the sums actually
received by him at the time of his death on account of such gratuity or pension including ad-hoc increase,
if any, together with the death-cum-retirement gratuity and the commuted value of any portion of pension
commuted by him are less than the amount equal to 12 times of his emoluments, a residuary gratuity equal
to the deficiency becomes payable to the family. When a Government servant has retired before earning a
pension, the amount of service gratuity should be indicated.
Note 2.- Two specimen signatures duly attested by a Gazetted Government servant (to be furnished in a separate
sheet). Two slips each bearing the left hand thumb and finger impressions duly attested may be furnished by a per-
son who is not literate to sign his name. If such a person on account of physical disability is unable to give left hand
thumb and finger impressions, he/she may give thumb and finger impressions of the right hand. Where a Government
servant has lost both the hands, he/she may give toe impressions. Impressions should be duly attested by a Gazetted
Government servant.

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 FORM 23

[See rule 38(3)]

Form of Medical Certificate

Certified that I/(We) have carefully examined AB son of CD, a ............................ in the
.......................... His age by his own statement is..............................years, and by appearance abo
ut.............................years. I/(We) consider AB to be completely and permanently incapacitated for further
service of any kind in the Department to which he belongs in consequence of ........................... (here state
disease or cause).

(If the incapacity does not appear to be complete and permanent, the certificate should be modified
accordingly and the following addition should be made.)

“I am/We are of opinion that AB is fit for further service of a less laborious character than that which
he had been doing/may, after resting for .............................. months, be fit for further service of less labori-
ous character than that which he had been doing. “

Place

Dated the

Medical Authority

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 FORM 24
[See rule 32]
Form of certificate of verification of service for pension

No
Government of India
Ministry of
Department/Office
Dated the ,

Certificate

It is certified, in consultation with the Accounts Officer, that Shri/Smt./Km. ………………...............

.………… .………………………. (Name and Designation) has completed a qualifying service of ….....…
years ……… months, ………… days as on ……………. (date), as per details given below. The service has
been verified on the basis of his service documents and in accordance with the rules regarding qualifying ser-
vice in force at present. The verification of service under sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 32 of the Central Civil
Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, shall be treated as final and shall not be re-opened except when necessitated
by a subsequent change in the rules and orders governing the conditions under which the service qualifies
for pension.

DETAILS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE

S. Name of Ministry/Department/Office From To Length of

No. qualifying service
1.
2.
3.

Signature & Stamp of Head of Office

To
Shri…………………………………
(Name & Designation)”

[[Link].1/19/2013-P&PW (E)]

(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary

Note: The principal rules were published vide number S.O.934, dated the 1st April, 1972. The Fourth
Edition of the rules corrected up to July, 1988 was published in the year of 1988. The said rules were
subsequently amended vide notifications given below:-
1. S.O.254, dated the 4th February, 1989
2. S.O.970, dated the 6th May, 1989
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3. S.O.2467, dated the 7th October, 1989
4. S.O.899, dated the 14th April, 1990
5. S.O.1454, dated the 26th May, 1990
6. S.O.2329, dated the 8th September, 1990
7. S.O.3269, dated the 8th December, 1990
8. S.O.3270, dated the 8th December, 1990
9. S.O.3273, dated the 8th December, 1990
10. S.O.409, dated the 9th December, 1991
11. S.O.464, dated the 16th February, 1991
12. S.O.2287, dated the 7th September, 1991
13. S.O.2740, dated the 2nd November, 1991
14. GSR 677, dated the 7th December, 1991
15. GSR 39, dated the 1st February, 1992
16. GSR 55, dated the 15th February, 1992
17. GSR 570, dated the 19th December, 1992
18. S.O.258, dated the 13th February, 1993
19. S.O.1673, dated the 7th August, 1993
20. GSR 449, dated the 11th September, 1993
21. S.O.1984, dated the 25th September, 1993
22. GSR 389(E), dated the 18th April, 1994
23. S.O.1775, dated the 19th July, 1997
24. S.O.259, dated the 30th January, 1999
25. S.O.904(E), dated the 30th September, 2000
26. S.O.717(E), dated the 27th July, 2001
27. GSR 75(E), dated the 1st February, 2002
28. S.O.4000, dated the 28th December, 2002
29. S.O. 860(E), dated the 28th July, 2003
30. S.O. 1483 (E), dated the 30th December, 2003
31. S.O. 1487 (E), dated the 14th October, 2005
32. GSR 723(E), dated the 23rd November, 2006
33. S.O. 1821 (E), dated the 25th October, 2007
34. GSR 258 (E), dated the 31st March, 2008
35. S.O. 1028 (E), dated the 25th April, 2008
36. S.O. 829(E), dated the12th April, 2010
37. GSR 176, dated the 11th June, 2011
38. GSR 928 (E), dated the 26th December, 2012
39. GSR 938 (E), dated the 27th December, 2012

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-
SECTION (i)]

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare)

New Delhi, Dated 3rd March, 2014

NOTIFICATION

GSR 138 (E).---In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of
article 148 of the Constitution and, after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in re-
lation to conditions of service of persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Second Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st October, 2000.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, in rule 37A,--

(a) in sub-rule (22) and sub-rule (23), after the words “Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited” in both the plac-
es where they occur, the words “and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited” shall be inserted;

(b) for sub-rule (24), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“(24) The arrangements under sub-rule (23) shall be applicable to the

existing pensioners and to the employees who are deemed to have retired from the Government service
for absorption in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited and shall
not apply to the employees directly recruited by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar
Telephone Nigam Limited for whom they shall devise their own pension schemes and make arrange-
ments for funding and disbursing the pensionary benefits.”

[F. No. 4/23/2013-P&PW(D)]

(Vandana Sharma)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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Note: The principal rules were published vide notification number S.0.934, dated the 1st April, 1972
and were subsequently amended vide notification number—

l. S.0.254, dated the 4th February, 1989

2. S.0.970, dated the 6th May, 1989

3. S.0.2467, dated the 7th October, 1989

4. S.0.899, dated the 14th April, 1990

5. S.0.1454, dated the 26th May, 1990

6. S.0.2329, dated the 8th September, 1990

7. S.0.3269, dated the 8th December, 1990

8. S.0.3270, dated the 8th December, 1990

9. S.0.3273, dated the 8th December, 1990

10. S.0.409, dated the 9th February, 1991

11. S.0.464, dated the 16th February, 1991

12. S.0.2287, dated the 7th September, 1991

13. S.0.2740, dated the 2nd November, 1991

14. GSR 677, dated the 7th December, 1991

I5. GSR 39, dated the 1st February, 1992

16. GSR 55, dated the 15th February, 1992

17. GSR 570, dated the 19th December, 1992

18. S.0.258, dated the 13th February, 1993

19. S.0.1673, dated the 7th August, 1993

20. GSR 449, dated the 11th September, 1993

21. S.0.1984, dated the 25th September, 1993

22. GSR 389(E), dated the 18th April, 1994

23. S.0.1775, dated the 19th July, 1997

24. S.0.259, dated the 30th January, 1999

25. S.0.904(E), dated the 30th September, 2000

26. S.0.717(E), dated the 27th July, 2001

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 27 GSR 75(E), dated the 1st February, 2002

28. S.O.4OOO, dated the 28th December, 2002

29. S.O. 860(E), dated the 28th July, 2003

30. S.O. 1483 (E), dated the 30th December, 2003

31. S.O. 1487 (E), dated the 14th October, 2005

32. GSR 723(E), dated the 23rd November, 2006

33. S.O. 1821 (E), dated the 25th October, 2007

34. GSR 258 (E), dated the 31st March, 2008

35. S.O. 1028 (E), dated the 25th April, 2008

36.
S.O. 829(E), dated the12th April, 2010

37.
GSR No. 176 dated 8th June 2011

38.
GSR No. 928(E) dated 21st December, 2012

39
GSR No. 938(E) dated 27th December, 2012

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Payment of pensionary benefits to all categories of the erstwhile employees of the Government (Group
A, B, C and D) absorbed in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited who have opted for pension on combined
service will be made by the Government in the same manner as in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited with ef-
fect from 1st October, 2000. Such erstwhile Government employees including those absorbed in Mahanagar
Telephone Nigam Limited with effect from 1st November, 1998 and governed vide DOP&PW’s [Link].
4/18/87-P&PW(D) dated 5.7.1989 shall be brought within the purview of these rules with effect from 1st Oc-
tober, 2000. This is certified by the Department of Telecommunication that no one shall be adversely affected
by giving retrospective effect to this notification.

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA (EXTRAORDINARY), PART II, SECTION 3, SUB -
SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, 28.3.2014

G.S.R 233 (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article
148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to
persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules
further to amend the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Third Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, -

(a) in rule 53, in sub-rule (1), the words and figure “or 2, as may be, as appropriate in the circumstances of
the case” shall be omitted;

(b) for Form 1, the following shall be substituted, namely:–

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 “Form 1

Common Nomination Form for Gratuity, General Provident Fund and Central Government Employees’
Group Insurance Scheme

[See Rule 53 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, Rule 5 of General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules,
1960 and Para 19.7 of Central Government Employees’ Group Insurance Scheme, 1980]

I, ..........................................................................................., hereby nominate the person/persons mentioned

below and confer on him/her/them the right to receive in the event of my death, to the extent specified below,
amount on account of the following:-

(i) any gratuity the payment of which may be authorised under rule 50 of CCS (Pension) Rules

(ii) amount that may stand to my credit in the General Provident Fund

(iii) any amount that may be sanctioned by the Central Government under the Central Government Em-
ployees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980

Name, date of Rela- Share If nominee is Name, DOB, Share Name, DOB Contin-
birth (DOB) and tion-ship to be minor, name, relationship to be and address gency on
address of the with paid DOB and and address paid of person who happening
nominee employee/ to address of of alternate to may receive of which
pensioner each person who nominee each the amount if nomina-
may receive in case the alternate nom- tion shall
the amount nominee un- inee in Col. (5) become
on behalf of der Column is a minor invalid
minor (1) prede-
ceases the
employee/
pensioner
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

These nominations supersede any nominations made by me earlier.

Place and date: Signature of Government servant

Telephone No...............................

Note 1 Completely strike out the benefits for which nomination is not intended to be made. Separate copies
of this nomination Form may be used for nominating different persons for benefits (i), (ii) and (iii)
above.

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Note 2 The Government servant shall draw lines across the blank space below the last entry to prevent the
insertion of any name after he/she has signed. The nominee(s)/alternate nominee(s)’ shares together
should cover the whole amount.

(To be filled in by the Head of Office/ authorised Gazetted Officer)

Received the nominations, dated …………., under the following Rules:-

1. Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 for Gratuity

2. General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960

3. Central Government employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980

made by Shri/Smt./Kumari.....................................

Designation..........................................

Office

(Strike out which nomination is not received)

Entry of receipt of nomination(s) has been made in page …………Volume……….of Service

Book.

Name, Signature and Designation of Head of Office/authorised Gazetted Officer with

seal

Date of receipt.........................................

The receiving Officer will fill the above information and return a duly signed copy of the complete
Form to the Government servant who should keep it in safe custody so that it may come into the
possession of the beneficiaries in the event of his/her death.

The receiving officer shall put his/her dated signature on both pages of this Form.”;

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(c) Form 2 shall be omitted.

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(Vandana Sharma)

Joint Secretary

Note. – The principal rules were published vide number S.O.934, dated the 1st April, 1972.
The Fourth Edition of the rules corrected up to July, 1988 was published in the year of 1988.
The said rules were subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely:-

1. S.O.254, dated the 4th February, 1989

2. S.O.970, dated the 6th May, 1989

3. S.O.2467, dated the 7th October, 1989

4. S.O.899, dated the 14th April, 1990

5. S.O.1454, dated the 26th May, 1990

6. S.O.2329, dated the 8th September, 1990

7. S.O.3269, dated the 8th December, 1990

8. S.O.3270, dated the 8th December, 1990

9. S.O.3273, dated the 8th December, 1990

10. S.O.409, dated the 9th February, 1991

11. S.O.464, dated the 16th February, 1991

12. S.O.2287, dated the 7th September, 1991

13. S.O.2740, dated the 2nd November, 1991

14. G.S.R. 677, dated the 7th December, 1991

15. G.S.R. 39, dated the 1st February, 1992

16. G.S.R. 55, dated the 15th February, 1992

17. G.S.R. 570, dated the 19th December, 1992

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18. S.O.258, dated the 13th February, 1993

19. S.O.1673, dated the 7th August, 1993

20. G.S.R. 449, dated the 11th September, 1993

21. S.O.1984, dated the 25th September, 1993

22. G.S.R. 389(E), dated the 18th April, 1994

23. S.O.1775, dated the 19th July, 1997

24. S.O.259, dated the 30th January, 1999

25. S.O.904(E), dated the 30th September, 2000

26. S.O.717(E), dated the 27th July, 2001

27. G.S.R. 75(E), dated the 1st February, 2002

28. S.O.4000, dated the 28th December, 2002

29. S.O. 860(E), dated the 28th July, 2003

30. S.O. 1483 (E), dated the 30th December, 2003

31. S.O. 1487 (E), dated the 14th October, 2005

32. G.S.R. 723(E), dated the 23rd November, 2006

33. S.O. 1821 (E), dated the 25th October, 2007

34. G.S.R. 258 (E), dated the 31st March, 2008

35. S.O. 1028 (E), dated the 25th April, 2008

36. S.O. 829(E), dated the12th April, 2010

37. G.S.R. 176, dated the 11th June, 2011

38. G.S.R. 928 (E), dated the 26th December, 2012

39. G.S.R. 938 (E), dated the 27th December, 2012

40. G.S.R. 103 (E), dated the 21st February, 2014

41. G.S.R. 138 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2014

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SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, dated 28.3.2014

G.S.R 234 (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article
148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to
persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules
further to amend the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960, –

(a) in rule 5, for sub-rule (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:–

“(3) Every Nomination shall be made in a common nomination form, namely, Form 1 of the Central
Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.”

(b) First Schedule shall be omitted.

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(Vandana Sharma)

Joint Secretary

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Note.– The General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960, were published vide

S.O. 3000, dated 1.12.1960. The Fourth re-print of the Rules (corrected up to 29.2.1988) have since been
published in diglot form. The said rules were subsequently amended vide following Notifications, namely:–

1. S.O. 2002, dated 2.9.1989

2. S.O. 710, dated 4.3.1990

3. S.O. 3006, dated 17.11.1990

4. S.O. 3272, dated 8.12.1990

5. S.O. 146, dated 20.3.1993

6. S.O. 377, dated 10.2.1996

7. S .O. 379, dated 10.2.1996

8. S .O. 3228, dated 23.11.1996

9. S .O. 826, dated 25.4.1998

10. S .O. 2500, dated 5.12.1998

11. S .O. 2690, dated 16.9.2003

12. S .O. 1485 (E), dated 30.12.2003

13. S .O. 3682, dated 15.10.2005

14. S .O. 1529, dated 6.6. 2009

15. S .O. 2689, dated 03.10. 2010

16. S.O. 3091, dated 25th September, 2012

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TION 3, SUB - SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, Dated 28.3.2014

G.S.R 235 (E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Pensions Act, 1871 (23 of
1871) and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department,
the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Payment of Arrears of Pension
(Nomination) Rules, 1983, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Amendment Rules,
2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983,–

(a) in rule 5,–

(i) for sub-rule (5), the following shall be substituted, namely –

“(5) In cases where a pensioner wants to modify his/her nomination, including cases where a nom-
inee predeceases the pensioner, a fresh nomination shall be submitted in triplicate in Form ‘A’ to the
Pension Disbursing Authority in the manner specified in sub-rule (1) and thereafter the provisions of
sub-rule (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis with modifications as if it was made under sub-rule (1).”;

(ii) sub-rule (6), shall be omitted;

(b) in rule 8, for the words “Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Personnel and Administra-
tive Reforms”, the words ”Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of
Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)” shall be substituted;

(c) for Form A, the following shall be substituted, namely:–

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 “Form A

(Common Nomination Form for Arrears of Pension and Commutation of Pension)

[See Rule 5 of Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983 and Rule 7 of Central Civil
Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981]

I, ..........................................................................................., hereby nominate the person/persons

mentioned below and confer on him/her/them the right to receive in the event of my death, to the
extent specified below, amount on account of the following:-

i. Arrears of Pension

ii. Commuted Value of Pension payable under Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension)
Rules, 1981

Name, Rela- Share If nominee is Name, DOB Rela- Name, DOB Con-
date of tion-ship to be minor, name, and address tionship and address tin-gency
birth with em- paid DOB and of alternate with of person on hap-
(DOB) ployee/ to address of nominee in employ- who may pen-ing of
and ad- pensioner each person who case the nom- ee/pen- receive the which no-
dress of may receive inee under sioner amount if mina-tion
the nomi- the amount Column (1) alternate shall
nee on behalf of predeceases nominee in become
minor the employee/ Col. (5) is a invalid
pensioner minor
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

These nominations supersede any nominations made by me earlier.

Place and date: Signature of Government servant/Pensioner

Telephone No..............................................

Note 1 Completely strike out the benefit for which nomination is not intended to be made. Separate copies
of this nomination Form may be used for nominating different persons for benefits (i) and (ii) above.

Note 2 The Government servant shall draw lines across the blank space below the last entry to pre-
vent the insertion of any name after he/she has signed. The nominee(s)/alternate nominee(s)’
shares together should cover the whole amount.

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 (To be filled in by the Head of Office/ authorised Gazetted Officer)

Received the nominations, dated …………., under the following Rules:-

1. Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983

2. Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981

made by Shri/Smt./Kumari.....................................

Designation..........................................

Office

(Strike out which nomination is not received)

Entry of receipt of nomination(s) has been made in page …………Volume……….of Service

Book.

Name, Signature and Designation of Head of Office/authorised Gazetted Officer with seal

Date of receipt.........................................

The receiving Officer will fill the above information and return a duly signed copy of the complete
Form to the Government servant who should keep it in safe custody so that it may come into the pos-
session of the beneficiaries in the event of his/her death.

The receiving officer shall put his/her dated signature on both pages of this Form.”

(d) Form B shall be omitted.

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Joint Secretary
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Note.– The principal rules were published vide number S.O.3478, dated the 10th September, 1983
and were subsequently amended vide following Notifications of Department of Pension and
Pensioners Welfare, namely:–

1. S.O. 789, dated the 17th March, 1984

2. S.O. 4351, dated the 15th December, 1984

3. S.O. 73, dated the 11th January, 1986

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SUB - SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, dated 28.3.2014

G.S.R 236 (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of
article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of
India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President here-
by makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension)
Rules, 1981, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Amend-
ment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, –

(a) in rule 7, sub-rule (1), for the words and figure “Form 5’, the words and letter “Form A of the
Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983” shall be substituted;

(b) Form 5 shall be omitted.

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Joint Secretary
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Note.– The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 were published vide
S.O.1134, dated 11th April, 1981 and amended vide notification No. 34/1/81 Pension Unit dated
the 8th July, 1983 and were subsequently amended vide following Notifications of Department
of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, namely:–

1. S.O. 1870, dated 04/05/1985

2. S.O. 2097, dated 18/05/1985

3. S.O. 1775, dated 19/07/1997

4. S.O. 918, dated 28/02/2002

5. S.O. 1484 (E), dated 30/12/2003

6. S.O. 2806, dated 09/11/2010

7. S.O.1964, dated 16th June, 2012

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