GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)

MEMORANDUM

No. F.12(8)FD(Rules)/2008 Jaipur, dated 0 MAY 2013

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Subject: Additional Relief on death/disability of Government

Servants covered by the new Defined Contribution
Pension System (NPS)

The pension of the Government servants appointed on or after

01.01.2004 is regulated by the Rajasthan Civil Services (Contributory Pension)
Rules, 2005 issued vide Finance Department Notification No. F. 13(1)
FD/Rules/2003 dated 02.08.2005 as amended from time to time.

2. On promulgation of aforesaid rules the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension)

Rules, 1996 were also amended w.e.f. 01.01.2004. Under the amended rules the
benefit of Invalid Pension / Disability Pension and Family Pension / Extraordinary
Pension / Special Pensionary Awards are not available to the Government
servant appointed on or after 01.01.2004.

3. GOI has subsequently clarified that the new pension scheme is a

replacement for only pension under normal circumstances and family pension in
case of death of employees after retirement.

4. A High Level Task Force (HLTF) constituted by the Government of India

has recommended certain additional benefits that can be provided on death or
discharge on invalidation/ disability of a Government servant covered by the New
Pension Scheme. It is likely to take some time before the rules regulating these
benefits under the New Pension System are put in place.

5. Meanwhile, considering the hardships being faced by the employees

appointed on or after 01.01.2004 who are discharged on invalidation /
disablement and by the families of such employees who have died during service
since 01.01.2004, the Governor is pleased to extend the following benefits to the
State Government servants covered by the New Pension Scheme on provisional
basis till further orders

(I) Retirement from Government service on invalidation not attributable to

Government duty.

(i) Invalid Pension calculated in terms of Rules 35 and Rule 54 of the

Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.
(ii) Retirement gratuity computed in terms of Rule 55 of the Rajasthan
Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

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 (II) Death in service not attributable to Government duty.

(i) Family Pension (including enhanced family pension) computed in

terms of Rule 60 to 74 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension)
Rules, 1996.
(ii) Death gratuity computed in terms of Rule 55 of the Rajasthan Civil
Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

(III) Discharge from Government service due to disease/injury attributable to

Government duty:-

(i) Disability pension computed in terms of provisions of Chapter VIII -

Extra Ordinary Pension of Rajasthan Civil Service (Pension) Rules,
1996.
(ii) Retirement gratuity computed in terms of Rule 55 of the Rajasthan
Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

(IV) Death in service attributable to Government duty:-

(i) Extraordinary Family Pension under Chapter VIII and Special

pensionary awards under Chapter VII of the Rajasthan Civil
Services (Pension) Rules 1996.
(ii) Death gratuity computed in terms of Rule 55 of the Rajasthan Civil
Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

6. The employees / his family will also be paid Dearness Pension / Dearness
Relief admissible from time to time in addition to the above benefits on
provisional basis if admissible as per provisions of Rule 77 of RCS (Pension)
Rules, 1996.

7. The above provisional payments will be adjusted against the final

payments to be made in accordance with the rules to be issued as per the
pattern of GOI and recoveries, if any, will be made from the future payments to
be made on the basis of those rules.
8. The payment of various benefits on death/discharge of a Government
employee is envisage after adjustment of the monthly annuities pension from the
accumulated funds in the NPS Account of the employee. Therefore, no payment
of monthly-annuitised pension will be made to the employee/family of the
employee during the period he/she is in receipt of the provisional benefits.
9. In cases where on discharge/death of the employee, the amount of
accumulated funds in the NPS Account have been paid to the employee/family of
the employee, the amount of monthly-annuitised pension from the date of
discharge/death will be worked out and the same will be adjusted against the
payment of benefits/relief payable under this order.
10. The families of Government servants who expired / expires during the
period of probation while drawing fixed remuneration in that case the
Contribution towards New Contributory Pension Scheme at the rate of 10% of
the fixed remuneration shall be deducted from the amount of DCRG by the
Director, Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department and the amount so

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 deducted shall be sent to the Director, State Insurance and PF for crediting in
PPAN with PRAN (by Opining New Account) and Family Pension shall be
allowed to the family of deceased Government Servants.
11. These instructions will be applicable to those Government servants who
joined Government service on or after 01.01.2004 and will take effect from the
same date i.e. 01.01.2004.
12. Procedure of sanctioning provisional pension / family pension shall be as
under
(1) The Head of Office will prepare the pension papers in the format of the
provisional pension / family pension as per the provision of this
memorandum and will submit the same along with all the relevant
documents and requisite number of photographs, the particular of the
bank account of the pensioner (viz. name of bank, name of branch, full
postal address of branch with PIN, 7 digit BSR code, IFSC code etc) to
. the Director, Pension and Pension Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur
through the Director, State Insurance and General Provided Fund
Rajasthan, Jaipur. The Head of Office will be responsible for the
correctness of the bank details of the pensioner. The permanent pension
account number (PPAN) with the permanent retirement account number
(PRAN) of the concerned Government Servant allotted by the Office of
State Insurance and Provident Fund Department will also be indicated.
(2) The Head of Office will also obtain and forward, to the Director, State
Insurance and Provident Fund Department alongwith the pension papers,
a copy of undertaking from the pensioner / family pensioner to the effect
that he has understood the provision of para 7, 8, 9 and 10 of this
memorandum and that any payment found to be in excess of his / her
entitlement will be refunded to Government / adjusted out of his / her final
entitlement.
(3) The Director, State Insurance and Provident Fund Department shall
forward the pension case to the Director, Pension and Pension Welfare
Department indicating the following information
1. Verification of PPAN and PRAN.
2. The amount of accumulated fund in the NPS Account of the
employee as envisage in para 8 of this Memorandum.
3. The amount of pension contribution in NPS Account of the
employee already paid to be adjusted against the payment of
benefit / relief payable as per para 9 of this Memorandum.
4. In the case of death of a Government servant during probation
period New PPAN with PRAN shall be allotted on receipt of case
for grant of family pension as per para 10 of the Memorandum.
5. An affidavit given by the pensioner / family pensioner shall be kept
in record.
(4) • Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department after scrutinizing the pension
papers will finalize the pensionary entitlement as admissible under this
Memorandum / relevant rules / orders and issue authorities for pension/
family pension / gratuity to the Treasury Officer for payment and shall
also sent one copy to the Director, State Insurance and PF Department

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 for updating his record. Separate pension payment order number shall be
allotted to these provisional pensioners / family pensioners.
(5) Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department shall record the entitlements
admitted in the Service Book of the Government Servant under his
signature.
(6) Director, Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department and Director, State
Insurance and PF Department will maintain an index register and a
separate data base in respect of all pensioners / family pensioners to
whom provisional payments are made.
(7) Pensioner may open joint account with spouse only (to whom family
pension is payable in the event of death of pensioner)
(8) The pension account holding bank will have to obtain an undertaking from
the pensioner / family pensioner that the excess payment, if any, credited
to his / her account, can be recovered by the bank.
(9) The Director, Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department and State
Insurance Department shall be responsible for all recoveries. They shall
work out the final payments / recoveries as and when orders to this effect
are issued by the Government.
(10) In case of death of pensioner / family pensioner, the same may be
intimated to the pension account holding branch of the bank by the family
' members of the deceased immediately and bank will inform the same to
the Director, Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department and State
Insurance and Provident Fund Department.
(11) Except indicated above the rest part of procedure for authorisation of
pension and payment of pension / family pension shall be as contained in
Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

Secretary to the Government

Finance (Budget)

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 Copy forwarded to the:

I. Additional Chief Secretary to H E. the Governor.

2 Principal Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister.
3. All special Assistants/ Private Secretaries to Ministers/ State Ministers.
4 All Additional Chief Secretaries / Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries/ Special Secretaries to the Government.
5 D S to Chief Secretary
6 Accountant General Rajasthan, Jaipur (200 copies).
7. All Head of the Departments
8. Director. Treasuries & Accounts, Rajasthan, Jaipur (100 copies) for sending to all sub treasury officers
9 Director Pension & Pensioners Welfare Department, Rajasthan. Jaipur.
10 Director, Insurance & General Provident Fund, Rajasthan, Jaipur
II. Deputy Director (Statistics), Chief Minister's Office
12 All Treasury Officers
13. All Section of the Secretariat
14. Administrative Reforms (Gr.7) with 7 copies.
15. Vidhi Rachana Sanghthan. for Hindi Translation.
16. System Analyst (Joint Director) Finance Department (Computer Cell)

Copy also to the

1. Secretary. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly , jaipur with 20 extra copies for subordinate Legislative Committees.
2. Registrar General. Rajasthan High Court. Jodhpur/Jaipur.
3. Secretary Rajasthan Public Service Commission. Ajmer.
4. Secretary Lokayukt Sachivalaya , Rajasthan, Jaipur.

(P. N. Sharma)
Joint Secretary to the Government

(NPS - 1 /2013)

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