The government has announced positive news for its employees regarding their pensions. The authorities have been directed to ensure that pensions are provided on time.
It has been emphasized that pensions should be issued without delays, and a specific timeline for pension issuance has been established.
The central government has addressed the issue of delays in employee pension disbursements and has taken steps to ensure timely payment.
A significant decision has been made to address concerns about the financial difficulties faced by central government employees due to pension delays.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes, Customs (Expenditure Coordinating Division) of the Union Finance Ministry has released an office memorandum. The CCS (Pension) Rule 2021 outlines the mandated timeframes for pension processes.
The CCS Rules 2021 specify a timeline for the timely distribution of pensions to retiring employees. The CCS Rules 2021 establish a clear timeline for the pension disbursement process for central government employees nearing retirement.
According to these rules, the verification of service records and pension granting process should commence one year before the employee’s retirement.
Subsequently, the concerned employee must submit the necessary documents to the head office six months before retirement.
Pension cases should be forwarded to the Head Office Pension Accounting Offices (PAOs) for examination four months before retirement.
According to the CCS Rules 2021, the Pension Accounting Offices must issue the Pension Payment Order (PPO) one month before the retirement date and send it to the Central Pension Accounting Offices.
The CCS Rules 2021 stipulate that provisional pensions should be granted in cases where a government employee retires before the finalization of their pension and gratuity.
“The PAOs have been instructed to provide timelines to the Heads of Offices for processing the pension cases of employees under the rules to ensure the timely payment of retirement benefits in all cases,” stated the Union Finance Ministry in an office memorandum.