Compendium of

Important orders on
National pension system (cps)

Compiled by
K Srinivasa Rao
Deputy Director, state audit
Comptroller

PROFESSOR JAYASHANKAR
TELANGANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
GOVERNMRNT OF TELANGANA
 Compendium of Important Orders on NPS 2024

# Govt Order Subject Page No

1 GO Ms No 653, 654 & 655 Mother GOs on CPS 1
2 Govt Memo of 2005 Applicability of OPS 14
3 Govt Memo of 2007 Maintenance of CPS Accounts 15
4 GO Ms No 151 of 2007 Mother GOs – Amendment 21
5 Govt Memo of 2009 Instructions to DDOs 23
6 Govt Memo of 2010 Applicability of Family Pension 27
7 GO Ms No 509 of 2010 NPS for All India Service Officers 29
8 Govt Memo of 2012 Applicable to PSUs and PRIs etc., 45
9 Got Memo of 2012 PRAN Linked to First Pay Bill 49
10 GO Ms No 250 of 2012 NPS for AIS Officer – Further Instructions 50
11 GO Ms No 336 of 2012 Refund from CPS to GPF 52
12 GO Ms No 22 of 2013 DA Arrears 55
13 Govt Memo of 2013 DA Arrears – Instructions 59
14 GO Ms No 54 of 2013 DA Arrears – Amendment 63
15 PFRDA Circular of 2013 Axis Bank – NPS Trust Bank 64
16 GO Ms No 142 of 2013 Legacy Data – Rate of Interest 65
17 GO Ms No 62 of 2014 Exit Policy 67
18 GO Ms No 28 of 2014 Applicability for Telangana 75
19 GO Ms No 37 of 2016 Procedure for Foreign Service 77
20 Govt Memo of 2017 Clarifications on NPS 80
21 GO Ms No 123 of 2017 No PRAN Cases 82
22 GO Ms No 60 of 2018 Gratuity 85
23 Govt Memo of 2018 PRC Arrears – Instructions on Payment 87
25 GO Ms No 164 of 2018 Powers of DTA 88
24 Govt Memo of 2018 Partial Withdrawal – Guidelines 90
26 Govt Memo of 2019 Exit Claims – Guidelines 92
27 GO Ms No 24 of 2019 No PRAN Cases – Amendment 97
28 GO Ms No 58 of 2021 Family Pension/Invalid Pension 98
29 Govt Memo of 2022 Family Pension – Guidelines 102
30 Govt Memo of 2023 Family Pension – Clarification 130
31 PFRDA Document I-PIN & T-PIN 133
32 Govt Memo of 2024 Proof of Identity for Upload in CRA 135
33 PFRDA Circular of 2024 Aadhaar based access of CRA System 137
34 PFRDA SOP of 2024 Aadhaar based Authentication 138
35 PFRDA FAQs on SOP of 2024 FAQs on Aadhaar based Authentication 149

Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University

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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
PENSIONS – New Pension Scheme (NPS) – Introduction of Contributory
Pension Scheme to Andhra Pradesh State Government employees and
all the posts with effect from the 1st September 2004 - Amendment to
Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980 - Notification – Orders –
Issued.
FINANCE (Pension -I) DEPARTMENT
G.O. Ms. No. 653 Dated: 22-9-2004

O R D E R:

In the Budget for 2001-2002, the Government of India have

announced that a new Pension Scheme based on defined contribution will
be introduced to those who enter Central Government service including the
All India Services, such as Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police
Service and Indian Foreign Service (Defence, Railways, Posts, Telecom,
Autonomous Bodies and Scientific Organizations) after 1.10.2001. The
Government of India had constituted a High Power Committee with Sri
B.K. Bhattacharya, former Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka as
Chairman to go into pension reform with the specific reference to
recommending a contribution scheme. Based on the recommendation of the
above Committee, Government of India introduced a Contributory Pension
Scheme to all its employees in place of the existing non-contributory
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme primarily guided by the long-term fiscal
interest of the State with effect from 1-1-2004.

2. Government of Andhra Pradesh after careful consideration, decided to

adopt the Government of India’s a New Pension Scheme based on
Defined Contributions for the employees of the State, who are newly
recruited on or after 1-9-2004. Under the new Contributory Pension
Scheme, each employee has to contribute a certain amount and
Government may contribute a certain amount. The New Contributory
Pension Scheme is not applicable to the already existing / serving,
employees of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

3. Accordingly, the following orders are issued:

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(i) A New Contributory Pension Scheme based on defined contributions

will be introduced to all the newly recruited employees. This will
apply to all the employees who are recruited on or after 1-9-2004 and
whose pay and allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Fund of
the State, including all the new recruits of all the tiers of all the Rural
and Urban Local Bodies, Universities etc.,
(ii) The employee’s contribution and the Government contribution, if
any, towards the scheme shall be spelt out separately.
(iii) After issue of detailed orders from Government of India, introducing
new scheme to their employees, the State Government will, if
necessary, modify these orders and issue rules and regulations for the
Contributory Pension Scheme for State Government employees
recruited on or after 1-9-2004.

4. The following notification will be published in the extraordinary

issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazettee dated 22-9-2004

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of

the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the
following amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980.

2. The amendment hereby made shall be deemed to have come into

force on the 1st September 2004.

AMENDMENT

In the said Rules, in part-I after rule 2 (f) the following shall be
added, namely:-
“(g) (i) These rules shall not apply to all the Government Servants
appointed on or after 1-9-2004, to services and posts in connection with the
affairs of the State which are borne on pensionable establishment, whether
temporary, or permanent.

(ii) These rules shall not apply to all appointments, whether temporary or
permanent, made on or after 01-09-2004 in all the State Public Sector
Undertakings, whose pay and allowances are drawn from the Consolidated
Fund of the State or not.

(iii) These rules shall not apply to all appointments, whether temporary or
permanent, made on or after 01-09-2004 of all the tiers of the Rural and
Urban Local Bodies such as the Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads, Zilla
Parishads, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Urban Development
Authorities, Co-operative and Urban Local Bodies, Zilla Grandhalaya
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Samsthas, Agriculture Marketing Committees, including all the Universities

in the State, including all the Institutions functioning under the Universities,
whose pay and allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Fund of the
State or not.

(iv) These Rules shall not apply to appointments, whether temporary or

permanent made on or after 01-09-2004 into all the Institutions receiving
Grant-in-Aid from the Government.

(v) These rules shall not apply to appointments, whether temporary or

permanent, made on or after 01-09-2004 to all Co-operative Institutions,
Autonomous Corporations, whose pay and allowances are drawn from the
Consolidated Fund of the State or not.”

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

V. S. Sampath
Principal Secretary to Government
To
The Principal Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (Audit), Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Hyderabad.
Spl. Chief Secretary to Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Prl. Secy., C.M’s. Office, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad.
The Special Secretary to CM
The Special Secretary to CM
The E.O. Prl. Secretary to CM
The Secretary, A.P. Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad
The Secretary, A.P. Minorities Commission, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner, A.P. Vigilance Commission.
The Chairman, Infrastructure Authority, Hyderabad.
The Resident Commr. & Prl. Secy., A.P. Bhavan, New Delhi.
The Registrar (Admn.), A.P.High Court, Hyderabad.
The Administrative Officer, A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. State Human Rights Committee, Hyderabad.
The Director, A.P. Judicial Academy, Hyderabad
The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, State Election Commission, Hyderabad.

Agriculture & Co-operation Dept.

A.P.C. & Prl. Secy., A & C Dept.
Secy., (Co-op. & Mktg.)
Secy.(Agrl.)
Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Hyderabad.
Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Hyderabad.
The M.D., A.P. State Co-operative Union, Hyderabad.
The M.D., A.P. State Co-operative Joint Farming and Labour Contract Societies
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Contributory Pension Scheme to Andhra Pradesh Government employees

with effect from 1-9-2004 – Non-applicability of the General Provident
Fund (Andhra Pradesh) Rules to those who are recruited on or after
1-9-2004 – Amendment to General Provident Fund (Andhra Pradesh) Rules
– Orders – Issued.

FINANCE (Pension-I) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No. 654 Dated: 22-9-2004

Read the following:

G.O. Ms. No. 653, Finance (Pension-I) Department, dt. 22-9-2004

O R D E R:

In the Government Order read above, Government have introduced

the Contributory Pension Scheme to the Andhra Pradesh employees who are
recruited on or after 1-9-2004. Under the new Contributory Pension
Scheme introduced to the Central Government employees, General
Provident Fund Scheme is not applicable to the newly recruited employees.
Government have examined the issue in respect of the State Government
employees including all the new employees / posts, whose pay and
allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State etc., and
direct that the existing General Provident Fund (Andhra Pradesh) Scheme
will not be applicable to the newly recruited employees who are covered
under Contributory Pension Scheme introduced with effect from 1-9-2004.

2. The following notification will be published in the Extraordinary issue of

the Andhra Pradesh Government Gazettee dated 22-9-2004

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of

the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the
following amendment to the General Provident Fund (Andhra Pradesh)
Rules, 1935
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2. The amendment hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on
the 1st September, 2004.
AMENDMENT

In the said Rules, in rule 5, after sub-rule (2) the following shall be
added namely:-

“(3) These rules shall not apply to Government servants appointed on or

after the 1st September, 2004 to services and posts in connection with the
affairs of the State, either temporarily or permanently.”

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

V. S. Sampath
Principal Secretary to Government

To
The Principal Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (Audit), Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Hyderabad.
Spl. Chief Secretary to Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Prl. Secy., C.M’s. Office, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad.
The Special Secretary to CM
The Special Secretary to CM
The E.O. Prl. Secretary to CM
The Secretary, A.P. Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad
The Secretary, A.P. Minorities Commission, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner, A.P. Vigilance Commission.
The Chairman, Infrastructure Authority, Hyderabad.
The Resident Commr. & Prl. Secy., A.P. Bhavan, New Delhi.
The Registrar (Admn.), A.P.High Court, Hyderabad.
The Administrative Officer, A.P. State Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. State Human Rights Committee, Hyderabad.
The Director, A.P. Judicial Academy, Hyderabad
The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, State Election Commission, Hyderabad.

Agriculture & Co-operation Dept.

A.P.C. & Prl. Secy., A & C Dept.
Secy., (Co-op. & Mktg.)
Secy.(Agrl.)
Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Hyderabad.
Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Hyderabad.
The M.D., A.P. State Co-operative Union, Hyderabad.
The M.D., A.P. State Co-operative Joint Farming and Labour Contract Societies
Federation Ltd., Hyderabad.
The Secretary, Co-operative Tribunal, Hyderabad.
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

PENSION – Contributory Pension Scheme – Introduced with effect from

1-9-2004 – Further orders – Issued.
FINANCE (PENSION-I) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No. 655 Dated: 22-9-2004

Read the following:

1. G.O. Ms. No. 653 Finance (Pension-I) Department, dt. 22-9-2004

2. G.O. Ms. No. 654 Finance (Pension-I) Department, dt. 22-9-2004

O R D E R:

In the Government Orders read above, Government have introduced a

new Contributory Pension Scheme based on Defined Contributions for all
the employees, who are recruited on or after 1-9-2004. In order to
implement the Contributory Pension Scheme, the following further orders
are issued:

(i) It is mandatory for all the new employees, who are recruited on or
after 1-9-2004 to become members of the Scheme. Each employee
will pay a monthly contribution of 10% of the Basic Pay and DA
from his salary to the Contributory Pension Scheme.
(ii) A matching contribution will be made by the State Government for
each employee, who contributes to the scheme.
(iii) The contribution towards Contributory Pension Scheme shall be
recovered from the salary of the employees every month as is done
now for General Provident Fund.
(iv) Accountant General (A&E) Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad will
maintain the accounts for the Contributory Pension Scheme as in the
case of General Provident Fund. Index numbers to the employees
who join the Contributory Pension Scheme will be allotted by
Accountant General (A&E) A.P. Hyderabad on receipt of applications
from the Heads of the Departments/Heads of Offices in the prescribed
form annexed to this order (Annexure-I). Index numbers will be in
separate types or series for (i) Government employees (ii) Employees
of Aided Educational Institutions and (iii) Other employees.
(v) Nomination has to be filed at the time of admission and has to be
revised upon marriage of the subscriber and thereafter once in five
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years. Necessary entry to the effect of filing the nomination along

with name of nominee(s) should be noted in the Service Register on
the concerned employee.
(vi) Schedule of recovery to be attached to the Pay bill showing the
Contribution to Pension Scheme has been prescribed separately for
Government employees as in Annexure II and the employees of the
Aided Educational Institutions as in Annexure III. Each Drawing
and Disbursing Officers should prepare the schedule and enclose
along with the Pay Bill.
(vii) The amount recovered from the Pay Bill shall be credited to the
following new Deposit Head of Account by the Pay and Accounts
Offices / Treasuries / Sub-Treasuries in respect of Government
employees.

I. Small Savings, Provident Fund etc. – (c) Other Accounts

8011. Insurance and Pension Funds
M.H. 106 – Other Insurance and Pension Funds
SH (04) A.P. State Government employees Contributory
Pension Scheme (to be opened)
001 – Employees Contribution
002 – Government Contribution

(viii) The amount recovered in respect of employees of Aided

Educational Institutions should be credited to:

8011 – Insurance and Pension Funds

MH 106 – Other Insurance and Pension Funds
SH (05) A.P. Aided Educational Institution Employees
Contributory Pension Scheme (to be opened)
001 – Employees Contribution
002 - Government Contribution

(ix) The recovery schedules attached to the Pay bills by the Drawing and
Disbursing Officers shall be removed and handed over to Accounts Officer,
Fund Management, Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad in
a separate cover by Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers every
month.
(x) The reasons for non-recovery from a particular employee in any month
should be furnished by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers concerned in
the recovery schedule without fail.
(xi) The Government contribution and the employees contribution will be
adjusted by the Accountant General every month and the total of both
contributions have to be transferred to Pension Fund Regulatory and
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Development Authority or any agency authorised by Pension Fund

Regulatory and Development Authority for this purpose on monthly basis
after obtaining clearance from Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA). The Government contribution to the scheme shall
be debited to the following head of account:-
2071 – Pension and other Retirement benefits
01 – Civil
MH 800 – Other Expenditure
SH (05) Contribution to Contributory Pension Scheme of Andhra
Pradesh State Government Employees (to be opened)
320 – Contributions
by book adjustment by the Accountant General with reference to the amount
contributed by the employees and initially credited to “(8011 –MH 106-SH
(04) and (8011 – MH 106 – SH (105))

(xii) Heads of Departments / Head of Offices should get the Index

numbers from the Accountant General for all the new employees who
have already joined the Government service on or after 1-9-2004
within a month from the date of this G.O. As and when new
employees join in future, they should be admitted to this scheme
compulsorily by the Heads of Department/ Heads of Offices by
promptly applying for allotment of the Index No. to the Accountant
General within a month from the date of joining of the new employee.
(xiii) Arrears of subscription to the Contributory Pension Scheme from
1-9-2004 will be deducted from the new employees already joined
after 1-9-2004 along with current month subscription (i.e. one
Subscription for current month and one additional for subscription
arrears.)
(xiv) The Index number allotted by the Accountant General for joining the
Contributory Pension Fund Scheme should be entered in the first
page of the Service Register with necessary attestation.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

V. S. Sampath
Principal Secretary to Government

To
The Principal Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (Audit), Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Hyderabad.
Spl. Chief Secretary to Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Prl. Secy., C.M’s. Office, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad.
The Special Secretary to CM
The Special Secretary to CM
The E.O. Prl. Secretary to CM
The Secretary, A.P. Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad
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Annexure – I

GOVERNMENT AIDED EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO

THE ANDHRA PRADESH CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME
(G.O.Ms.No. 655 Fianance (Pen-I) Dept dated 22-9-2004)
(To be furnished in Duplicate)

CPS
Index Number
(to be alloted by AG (A&E), AP)
1. Name of the Applicant :
2. Sex * : Male Female

3. Martial Status * : Married Unmarried

4. Official Designation :
5. Office to which attached :
6. Service to which the applicant
belongs :
7. Date of first entry into service :
8. Whether appointed in Govern-
ment /Aided Educational Insti-
tution :
9. Scale of Pay :
10. Basic Pay :
11. Date of Birth :
12. Date of Superannuation :
13. Whether appointement is regular
or under Rule 10 (a) (i) of the
General Rules for the A.P. State
And Subordinate Services :
14. Whether recruited for Pen-
sionable Service : Yes No
15. Community of the Applicant : SC/ST/BC/MBC/OC
(For Statistical Purposes only)
16. Nomination :
(a) Name of the Nominee :
(b) Age :
(c) Relationship :
17. C.P.S. Plan opted : Plan-I / Plan-II/Plan-III
18. Remarks, if any :
Signature of the Applicant
Station:
Date :
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CERTIFICATE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE HEAD OF THE OFFICE

Certified that Sri /Smt./Kum ____________________________________ is

a regular employee appointed to pensionable service and is eligible to join
the Andhra Pradesh Government Pension Scheme.

Signature of the Head of the Office

With full address/Office Seal

Station:

Date:
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Annexure– II
CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (GOVERNMENT SERVICE)
(G.O. Ms. No. 655 Finance (Pen-I)Dept. dated 22-9-2004)

PAY BILL SCHEDULE OF RECOVERY FOR THE MONTH OF

_________200

District Treasury/Sub-Treasury : D.D.O. :

Sub-Treasury Code : D.D.O. Code :
Sub Account No:

Account:
I. Small Savings, Provident Fund etc. – (c) Other Accounts
8011. Insurance and Pension Funds
M.H. 106 – Other Insurance and Pension Funds
SH (04) A.P. State Government employees Contributory
Pension Scheme (to be opened)
001 – Employees Contribution
002 – Government Contribution

S.No Index No Name Plan Type Basic Pay D.A. Total Employees Contribution
Rs. Rs. Rs. Current Arrears
Rs. Instal- Amount (RS)
ment No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Basic Pay entered in the Column 5 of the Statement has been verified with
entries in the Service Book and Pay bill.

Signature of the Drawing Officer

With Designation
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Annexure– III
CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (Aided Educational Institution)
(G.O. Ms. No. 655, Finance (Pen-I) Dept. dated 22-9-2004)

PAY BILL SCHEDULE OF RECOVERY FOR THE MONTH OF

_________200

PAO / District Treasury/Sub-Treasury : D.D.O. :

Sub-Treasury Code : D.D.O. Code :
Sub Account No:

Head of Account:

I. Small Savings, Provident Fund etc. – (c) Other Accounts

8011. Insurance and Pension Funds
M.H. 106 – Other Insurance and Pension Funds
SH (05) A.P. Aided Educational Institutions Employees
Pension Scheme (to be opened)
001 – Employees Contribution
002 – Government Contribution

CPS Index
S.No No Name Plan Type Basic Pay D.A. Total Employees Contribution
Rs. Rs. Rs. Current Arrears
Rs. Instal- Amount (RS)
ment No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Basic Pay entered in the Column 5 of the Statement has been verified
with entries in the Service Book and Pay bill.

Signature of the Drawing Officer

With Designation
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INSTRUCTIONS:

a. During Non-drawal of Pay and Allowances for any individual “NIL”

particulars should be shown in Col. 5 to Col. 8 but, Col.1 to Col. 3
should be filled up without fail.
b. In case of “Transfer to” or “ Transfer from “ other Office, the facts
may be mentioned for two consecutive months against the employees’
name.
c. C.P.S. Index Number and Name details should be entered in the first
page of the Service Register with necessary attestation.

HOW TO FILL UP C.P.S. SCHEDULE:

1) Column (2) : CPS Index Number should be given correctly.

2) Column (3) : Initial and Name should be furnished as in the
Service
Register
3) Column (5) & (6) : Basic Pay and D.A. should be furnished as per the Pay and
D.A. drawn in the particular month.
4) Column (8) : (i) Employees Contribution has to be deducted
from the
Supplementary
Bill also. (eg) arrears of Pay, Incremental arrears and
D.A. Arrears Consequent on D.A. revision.
(ii) Arrears of subscription when recovered in
instalments, the instalment number should be
noted (eg) ………
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

NEW PENSION SCHEME - A.I.S. – Introduction of New Pension Scheme for Members of
the All India Service who joined the All India Services on or after 01-01-2004 –
Appointment of Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad as State Nodal Officer at the State
Capital – Orders – Issued.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.B) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 509 Dated:04-09-2010.

Read the following:

From the GOI., Ministry of DOPT, New Delhi Lr.No.25014/14/2001-AIS (II),

dated 08-09-2009.
@@@@

ORDER:
In the reference read above the Government of India, Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel
and Training, New Delhi have introduced a New Pension Scheme for
members of the AIS joining on or after 01-01-2004 (Annexure). While
communicating a copy of guidelines to the Chief Secretaries of all
States, the A.G/Finance Department of all State Governments were
requested to bring the instructions to the notice of their
TOs/DDOS/SNOs for strict compliance.

2. The details of the Scheme are as follows:-

1. The pension of the members of the All India Services appointed on or

after 1.1.2004 is regulated by the new Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
(known as the New Pension Scheme) notified by the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Economic Affairs) vide theirO.M.No.5/7/2003-ECB 2 PR dated
22.12.2003. On introduction of the New Pension Scheme, the All India Service
(Death Cum retirement Benefit) Rules, 1958 and the All India Service
(Provident Fund) Rules, 1955 were amended on 7.02.2004 & 17th
May2004respectively. Under the amended Rules, benefits of the old Defined
Benefit Pension Scheme and of GPF are not available to the members of the
service appointed on or after1.1.2004.

2. The New Pension Scheme will work on a defined contribution basis

and will have two tiers – Tier I and II. Contribution to Tier I will be mandatory
for all members of All India Services joining the All India Service on or after
1/1/2004, whereas Tier II will be optional and at the discretion of members of
All India Service.

3. In Tier I, members of All India Service will make a contribution of 10%

of his/her basic pay plus DA, which will be deducted from his/her salary bill
every month by the DTO/TO concerned. The Government will also make an
equal matching contribution.

4. Tier I contributions (and the investment returns) will be kept in a

nonwithdrawable pension Tier I account. Tier II contributions will be kept in A
separate account that will be available for withdrawal at the option of the
member of the Service. Government will not make any contribution to Tier II
account.

5. A member of the service can exit at or after the age of 60 years from
the Tier.I of the scheme. At exit, it would be mandatory for him/her to invest
40percent of pension wealth to purchase an annuity (from an IRDA regulated
Life Insurance Company), which will provide for pension for the lifetime of the
..p.t.o…
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employee and his dependent parents/spouse. In the case of members of the All
India Service who leave the Scheme before attaining the age of 60, the
mandatory annuitisation would be 80% of the pension wealth.

6. Recoveries towards Tier I contribution will start from the salary of the
month following the month in which the member of the service has joined
service. No recovery will be made for the month of joining.

7. As the existing provisions of Defined Benefit Pension and GPF would not
be available to new members of All India Service joining All India Service on or
after 1/1/2004, in case any GPF deduction has been made then it would have
to be refunded to the concerned All India Service Officers.

8. Deduction towards Group Insurance will, however, continue to be made

from the salary of new members of the All India Service joining the service on
or after 1/1/2004.

9. The State Service officers appointed to the IAS/IPS/IFS by way of

promotion/selection, who are already covered under the old pension scheme
will continue to be governed by the old pension scheme.

10. The pension funds of members of the All India Service would be managed
by pension fund managers nominated by the Pension Fund Regulatory
Development Authority (PFRDA) and the records would be maintained by a
Central Record Keeping Agency, the National Security Depository Limited
(NSDL).

11. All State governments would be required to designate a State Nodal

Officer (SNO) at the State capital for all NPS related activities. District
Treasury Officer (DTO)/Treasury Officer (TO) would be entrusted the
responsibility of deducting the amount of employee s subscription from the
salary of the AIS subscriber and would forward the same to the State Nodal
Officer.

12. The amount and contribution details from each of the TO would be
consolidated for all subscribers by the designated State Nodal Officer at the
State capital. The SNO would also compile and consolidate Employers
contribution.

13. The designated officer in the State Nodal Office would prepare and
upload the Subscriber Contribution file (SCF) on CRA system; transfer funds to
the Trustee Bank and send information to Department of Personnel & Training
for control purposes.

14. Immediately on joining the All India Service, each member of the service
will be required to provide particulars such as his/her name, designation, scale
of pay, date of birth, nominees (s) for the fund, relationship with the nominee
etc. in the prescribed form (Annexure-I). The same procedure should be
followed for all AIS officers appointed on or after 1.1.2004. Accordingly all AIS
officers recruited on or after 1.1.2004 are advised to fill up the registration
form at Annexure-I immediately.

15. The DTO would be responsible for getting the physical registration form
filled by all AIS officers and would also fill up their own registration form (DDO
registration form) and send it to the State Nodal Officer (SNO). The State Nodal
Officer would act as the PAO in the NPSCAN. He would collate the physical
registration forms and also fill up the registration form for the PAO and send all
these filled forms to NDSL preferably within a month of issuance of these
orders. NDSL would process the details and send all the kits to the SNO by the
end of October 2009.

16. On receipt of the Permanent Registration Allotment Number (PRAN), the

SNO would start the regular uploads and funds transfers. After this is done the
legacy data would be send in one or maximum two tranche.
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17. For the legacy data, the DDOs would then prepare the arrears-SCF for
month wise contribution details and send the same to SNO who will upload the same
to NPSCAN and transfer the funds. Accounting procedure for the above would be
devised by the State Government in consultation with Accountant General.

18. Payment to Trustee bank: The salary bills and the bills for Government
contribution will be passed by TOs after exercising the checks prescribed under
financial rules and Treasury Manual. The amount of NPS subscriptions (member
contribution) recovered from the salary bills will be shown under the “Recoveries”
column of the salary bill and will be classified under the Head “8342-Other
Deposits-00-117-Defined Contribution Pension Scheme” in the State Section of
Accounts by opening suitable separate sub-heads thereunder for “01-Government
Servants Contributions under Tier-1” and “02-Government s Contribution under
Tier-II”. The amount of Government s Contribution shall be debited to “2071-
Pension Scheme -01-Civil-117-Contribution for Defined Contribution Pension
Scheme- 01 –Government Contribution– 00.04-Pensionary Charges” in the
Consolidated Fund of the State Government.

19. After the bills are passed, the SNOs will upload the data relating to
contributions (both of members of service s and Government s contributions) into
NPSCAN of NDSL and also tally the figures uploaded with that booked. Further, all
the accumulated balances under the DCPS would be transferred to the Trustee bank
i.e. the Bank of India.

20. After uploading is completed, SNO will get Transaction ID and draw the
total amount by minus crediting the head mentioned above either by cheque in
favour of the Trustee Bank or remit the amount through RTGS/NEFT. SNO will also
ensure the amount of contributions booked is duly tallied with the Subscriber s
Contribution File (SCF) being uploaded in the NPSCAN and the same amount is
drawn in the Cheque and passed on to the Trustee Bank.

21. The SNO/TO would have to maintain the Alphabetical Index Register in
Annexure V wherein they would have to indicate the PRAN numbers allotted to each
of the subscriber; the particulars of remittances of contributions to the Trustee
bank in the Proforma prescribed vide Annexure VI; and the individual-wise account
indicating the amounts of contributions paid to the Trustee Bank and the details of
remittance.(vide Annexure VII).

22. In order to enable NSDL to carry out reconciliation and credit the amounts
against the individuals accounts, Treasury Officers/ SNOs will have to ensure that
their TO Registration numbers / SNO Registration numbers respectively and the
month to which the contributions pertain /Transaction ID in NPSCAN are mentioned
in the NEFT / RTGS application form (in the „Remarks column) to be submitted to
their banker. Where payments are made through cheques in favour of the Trustee
Bank, these particulars would have to be furnished on the reverse of the cheque as
well as in the forwarding letter. The time schedule prescribed will have to be
strictly adhered to by SNOs, TOs and DDOs.

23. The SNO along with the State Government would have to ensure that
arrears of contributions both of Government and Subscribers, are recovered and
transferred to the trustee bank within a definite time span. If the contributions
have been recovered but kept elsewhere, then also they must be transferred
immediately to the Trustee Bank.

24. If the State Governments decide to recover the contributions in

instalments, it may be ensured that the instalments of Government contributions
drawn and transferred to the fund do not exceed the individual's contributions.

25. In the case of post 01.01.2004 entrants into the service, whose
contributions to NPS are yet to be deducted, the State Government may consider
deducting their contribution (arrears from 01.01.2004 or from their date of entry
into service) from the second instalment of arrears of revision of pay due on

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account of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations. Further the pay arrears may
be released only after individual application forms for registration to the New
Pension Scheme have been obtained by the DDO/SNO from the concerned member
of the service.

26. Whenever any member of the service is transferred from one office to
another or goes on Central deputation etc, the TO will indicate in the Last Pay
Certificate of the member of the service, the PRAN in respect of that individual
and the month up to which his contributions have been recovered/ drawn.

3. Accordingly, Government after careful examination of the matter hereby appoint the Pay
and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad as State Nodal Officer, at the State capital for all NPS related
activities for the purpose of processing the application on the New Pension Scheme.

4. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad shall take necessary action as per guidelines
laid down by the Government of India, for the Members of the All India Service who joined
the All India Services on or after 1-1-2004 and issue necessary instruction to the District
Treasury Officer (DTO)/Treasury Officer (TO), as he is the designated authority for settlement
of all the Pensionary Benefits relating to AIS officers.

5. The amount and contribution details from each of the TO shall be consolidated for all
subscribers by the PAO and he shall compile and consolidate Employers contribution. He
shall prepare and upload the Subscriber Contribution file (SCF) on CRA system; transfer
funds to the Trustee Bank and send information to Department of Personnel & Training for
control purposes and Government every month.

6. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide

their U.O.No.22510/317/A1/Pension.I/2010, dated:13-08-2010.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

S.V. PRASAD
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
Copy to:
The Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension,
Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi – 110 001.
The Accountant General (A&E), A.P., Hyderabad.
The Director, Treasuries & Accounts, Hyderabad.
All the District Treasuries & Accounts Officer,
All the District Collectors,
The Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, A.P. Hyderabad,
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force, A.P. , Hyderabad.
The Secretary, IAS Officer’s Association, DGCR Buildings, Begumpet,, Hyderabad.
The Deputy Pay and Accounts Officer, Secretariat Branch.
The General Administration (Claims.A) Department
Finance (Pension-I) Department,
The P.S. to C.S./P.S. to Prl.Secy (Poll)/P.A. to Addl.Secy to (AIS)/P.A. to D.S.(AIS)
The P.S. to Spl. C.S. to Finance/P.S. to Prl.Secy to Finance
The G.A.(Spl.A)/(SC.C)/(SC.IFS)
SF/SC.

/// FORWARDED:: BY ORDER ///

SECTION OFFICER (SC)

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ANNEXURE TO G.O.Ms.No: , G.A. (Spl.B) Department, Dt:04-9-2010

Copy of Letter No: 25014/14/2001-AIS (II), Dated 8th September, 2009 of Government of
India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel
and Training addressed to the Chief Secretaries, All the State Governements/UTs.

***

Subject: - Introduction of New Pension Scheme for Members of the All India
Service joining the All India Service on or after 1/1/2004.

Sir/Madam,

The undersigned is directed to say that the pension of the members of the All
India Services appointed on or after 1.1.2004 is regulated by the new Defined
Contribution Pension Scheme (known as the New Pension Scheme) notified by the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) vide their O.M. No. 5/7/2003-ECB
2 PR dated 22.12.2003. On introduction of the New Pension Scheme, the All India
Service (Death Cum retirement Benefit) Rules, 1958 and the All India Service
(Provident Fund) Rules, 1955 were amended on 7.02.2004 & 17th May 2004
respectively. Under the amended Rules, benefits of the old Defined Benefit Pension
Scheme and of GPF are not available to the members of the service appointed on or
after 1.1.2004.

2. The New Pension Scheme will work on a defined contribution basis and will have
two tiers – Tier I and II. Contribution to Tier I will be mandatory for all members of All
India Services joining the All India Service on or after 1/1/2004, whereas Tier II will be
optional and at the discretion of members of All India Service.

3. In Tier I, members of All India Service will make a contribution of 10% of his/her
basic pay plus DA, which will be deducted from his/her salary bill every month by the
DTO/TO concerned. The Government will also make an equal matching contribution.

4. Tier I contributions (and the investment returns) will be kept in a non-withdrawable

pension Tier I account. Tier II contributions will be kept in a separate account that will
be available for withdrawal at the option of the member of the Service. Government will
not make any contribution to Tier II account.

5. A member of the service can exit at or after the age of 60 years from the Tier I of the
scheme. At exit, it would be mandatory for him/her to invest 40 percent of pension
wealth to purchase an annuity (from an IRDA regulated Life Insurance Company),
which will provide for pension for the lifetime of the employee and his dependent
parents/spouse. In the case of members of the All India Service who leave the Scheme
before attaining the age of 60, the mandatory annuitisation would be 80% of the
pension wealth.

6. Recoveries towards Tier I contribution will start from the salary of the month following
the month in which the member of the service has joined service. No recovery will be
made for the month of joining.

7. As the existing provisions of Defined Benefit Pension and GPF would not be
available to new members of All India Service joining All India Service on or after
1/1/2004, in case any GPF deduction has been made then it would have to be refunded
to the concerned All India Service Officers.

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8. Deduction towards Group Insurance will, however, continue to be made from

salary of new members of the All India Service joining the service on or after 1/1/2
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9. The State Service officers appointed to the IAS/IPS/IFS by way of

promotion/selection, who are already covered under the old pension scheme will
continue to be governed by the old pension scheme.

10. The pension funds of members of the All India Service would be managed by
pension fund managers nominated by the Pension Fund Regulatory Development
Authority (PFRDA) and the records would be maintained by a Central Record Keeping
Agency, the National Security Depository Limited (NSDL).

11. All State governments would be required to designate a State Nodal Officer (SNO)
at the State capital for all NPS related activities. District Treasury Officer
(DTO)/Treasury Officer (TO) would be entrusted the responsibility of deducting the
amount of employee s subscription from the salary of the AIS subscriber and would
forward the same to the State Nodal Officer.

12. The amount and contribution details from each of the TO would be consolidated
for all subscribers by the designated State Nodal Officer at the State capital. The SNO
would also compile and consolidate Employers contribution.

13. The designated officer in the State Nodal Office would prepare and upload the
Subscriber Contribution file (SCF) on CRA system; transfer funds to the Trustee Bank
and send information to Department of Personnel & Training for control purposes.

14. Immediately on joining the All India Service, each member of the service will be
required to provide particulars such as his/her name, designation, scale of pay, date of
birth, nominees (s) for the fund, relationship with the nominee etc. in the prescribed
form (Annexure-I). The same procedure should be followed for all AIS officers
appointed on or after 1.1.2004. Accordingly all AIS officers recruited on or after
1.1.2004 are advised to fill up the registration form at Annexure-I immediately.

15. The DTO would be responsible for getting the physical registration form filled by all
AIS officers and would also fill up their own registration form (DDO registration form)
and send it to the State Nodal Officer (SNO). The State Nodal Officer would act as the
PAO in the NPSCAN. He would collate the physical registration forms and also fill up
the registration form for the PAO and send all these filled forms to NDSL preferably
within a month of issuance of these orders. NDSL would process the details and send
all the kits to the SNO by the end of October 2009.

16. On receipt of the Permanent Registration Allotment Number (PRAN), the SNO
would start the regular uploads and funds transfers. After this is done the legacy data
would be send in one or maximum two tranche.

17. For the legacy data, the DDOs would then prepare the arrears- CF for month wise
contribution details and send the same to SNO who will upload the same to NPSCAN
and transfer the funds.Accounting procedure for the above would be devised by the
State Government in consultation with Accountant General.

18. Payment to Trustee bank: The salary bills and the bills for Government
contribution will be passed by TOs after exercising the checks prescribed under
financial rules and Treasury Manual. The amount of NPS subscriptions (member
contribution) recovered from the salary bills will be shown under the “Recoveries”
column of the salary bill and will be classified under the Head “8342-Other Deposits-
00-117-Defined Contribution Pension Scheme” in the State Section of Accounts by
opening suitable separate sub-heads thereunder for “01-Government Servants
Contributions under Tier-1” and “02-Government s Contribution under Tier-II”. The

Contd…3…
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amount of Government s Contribution shall be debited to “2071-Pension Scheme -

01-Civil-117-Contribution for Defined Contribution Pension Scheme-01 –
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Government Contribution– 00.04-Pensionary Charges” in the Consolidated Fund

of the State Government.

19. After the bills are passed, the SNOs will upload the data relating to contributions
(both of members of service s and Government s contributions) into NPSCAN of
NDSL and also tally the figures uploaded with that booked. Further, all the accumulated
balances under the DCPS would be transferred to the Trustee bank i.e. the Bank of
India.

20. After uploading is completed, SNO will get Transaction ID and draw the total
amount by minus crediting the head mentioned above either by cheque in favour of the
Trustee Bank or remit the amount through RTGS/NEFT. SNO will also ensure the
amount of contributions booked is duly tallied with the Subscriber s Contribution File
(SCF) being uploaded in the NPSCAN and the same amount is drawn in the Cheque
and passed on to the Trustee Bank.

21. The SNO/TO would have to maintain the Alphabetical Index Register in Annexure V
wherein they would have to indicate the PRAN numbers allotted to each of the
subscriber; the particulars of remittances of contributions to the Trustee bank in the
Proforma prescribed vide Annexure VI; and the individual-wise account indicating the
amounts of contributions paid to the Trustee Bank and the details of remittance.(vide
Annexure VII).

22. In order to enable NSDL to carry out reconciliation and credit the amounts against
the individuals accounts, Treasury Officers/ SNOs will have to ensure that their TO
Registration numbers / SNO Registration numbers respectively and the month to which
the contributions pertain /Transaction ID in NPSCAN are mentioned in the NEFT /
RTGS application form (in the „Remarks column) to be submitted to their banker.
Where payments are made through cheques in favour of the Trustee Bank, these
particulars would have to be furnished on the reverse of the cheque as well as in the
forwarding letter. The time schedule prescribed will have to be strictly adhered to by
SNOs, TOs and DDOs.

23. The SNO along with the State Government would have to ensure that arrears of
contributions both of Government and Subscribers, are recovered and transferred to
the trustee bank within a definite time span. If the contributions have been recovered
but kept elsewhere, then also they must be transferred immediately to the Trustee
Bank.

24. If the State Governments decide to recover the contributions in instalments, it may be
ensured that the instalments of Government contributions drawn and transferred to the fund do
not exceed the individual's contributions.

25. In the case of post 01.01.2004 entrants into the service, whose contributions to NPS are yet
to be deducted, the State Government may consider deducting their contribution (arrears from

01.01.2004 or from their date of entry into service) from the second instalment of arrears o f.
revision of pay due on account of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations. Further the pay
arrears may be released only after individual application forms for registration to the New
Pension Scheme have been obtained by the DDO/SNO from the concerned member of the
service.

26. Whenever any member of the service is transferred from one office to another or goes on
Central deputation etc, the TO will indicate in the Last Pay Certificate of the member of the
service, the PRAN in respect of that individual and the month up to which his contributions
have been recovered/ drawn.

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27. Accountant Generals/Finance Departments of all State Governments are requested to bring
these instructions to the notice of their TOs\DDOs\ SNOs for strict compliance.

Sd/-
(Harjot Kaur)
Director (Services)

Copy forwarded to:

1) Principal Secretary (Personnel), All the State Governments,
2) Principal Secretary (Finance), All the State Governments,
3) Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (5 copies) for Issuing instructions to all
Accountants General
4) All Ministries/ Departments of Central Government.
5) Ministry of Home Affairs, JS (Police), North Block, New Delhi- 110001
6) Ministry of Environment and Forests, JS(IFS), Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
7) Accountants General of all the State Governments.
8) Smt. Madhulika P. Sukul, JS (Pers), Dept. of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,
North Block, New Delhi.
9) Dr. K.P.Krishnan, Jt. Secretary, (Capital Markets), Dept. of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.
10) Financial Advisors to all Ministries/ Departments of Central Government
11) Executive Director, Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority, ICADR Building,
Plot No.6, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, Phase-II, New Delhi -70.
12) Additional Secretary, Department of Pension and PW, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi.
13) Dr. Shashank Saxena, Director, Bank Operations, Dept. of Financial Services,
Ministry of Finance (5 copies).
14) Director, National Security Depository, 4th Floor, "A Wing", Trade World, Kamala Mills
Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Pare(W), Mumbai -
15) NIC, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block, New Delhi – 110001
with the request to put on this circular on the website (Home
page>Circulars/Reports>Services Division) immediately.

Copy also to:-

1. PPS to Secretary (Personnel)/ PPS to AS(S&V)/ PPS
JS(E)/PPS to JS(AT&A)/PPS to JS(Vig.)
2. All officers/sections of Department of Personnel & Training.

Sd/-
(Harjot Kaur)
Director (Services

ANNEXURE-I
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(Details to be furnished by Member of Service)

1. Name of the Member of Service :

2. Designation:

3. Name of Min/Dept./Orgn.:

4. Scale of Pay:

5. Date of Birth:

6. Date of joining Govt. Service:

7. Basic Pay:

8. Nominee for accumulations

Under the Pension Account:

Sl.No. Name of Nominee(s) Age Percentage of Relationship with

Share payable Member of Service

Signature of the Member of Service

TO/SNO

ANNE
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Name of SNO ________________________________

Name of Office and address _____________________

Sl. Name Designation Basic Date Unique Date Details of nominee(s) for
No. of the Pay Of Pension of accumulations under Pension
Member Birth a/c No. Joining Account
Of in 15 Service
Service digits
(to be Name Age Reation- % age
allotted Of ship of
by Nominee with share
CAO(P) (S) MoS

Name of the SNO ____________________________________________

OFFICE SEAL _________________________________________

ANNEXURE-III
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INDEX REGISTER

Unique Name of Designation Name of Date of Date of Signature

Pension the the Office Birth Joining of
Account Member in which Service JAC/AAO
No. of joined
Service service

ANNEXURE-IVA
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Six digit code ___________________________________

Sl. Name Designation Basic Date Unique Date Details of nominee(s) for Remarks
No. of the Pay of Pension of accumulations under
Member Birth a/c No. joining Pension Account
of in 15 service
Service digits
Name Age Relation %
(to be
of ship Age
allotted
Nominee with of
by CAO
(s) Member share
(P)
of
Service

Signature of SNO with seal ____________________________________

ANNEXURE-IV
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(See Para 9)

Format of schedule of Member of Service’s contributions towards Tier-I and Tier-II of the
New Pension Scheme (to be attached with the pay bill)

Name of TO

Unique Name Designa- Basic DPRs DARs Contribu- Contribu- Total Remarks
Pension of the tion Pay tion tion Rs.
a/c No. Member under under
in 15 of Tier-I Tier-II
digits service (Rs.) (Rs.)
(to be
allotted
by
CAO
(P)

(Rupees …………………………………………………………………………….)
*This column is not to be used during the interim period.

Date and Signature of TO

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ANNEXURE-V

(See Para 10)

Format of schedule of Member of Service’s contributions towards Tier-I of the

New Pension Scheme (to be attached with the bill for drawl of Government’s
Contribution)

Name of SNO

Unique Name Designation Basic DPRs DARs Government’s Remarks

Pension of the Pay Contribution
a/c No. Member Rs.
in 15 of
digits Service
(to be
allotted
by CAO
(P)

(Rupees ………………………………………………………………………)

Date and signature of SNO

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ANNEXURE-VI

PRAN Name of Designation Date of Date of Date of Signature

No. the Birth Joining Joining of TO/SNO
Member The All Deptt/
of India Office
Service Service Under the
Payment
Control
of TO/
SNO
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ANNEXURE-VII

SEE PARA 11

NEW PENSION SCHEME LEDGER FOLIO

Nasme:_____________________________________________________

Designation ____________________________ Department________________________

Date of joining All India Service _____________________________________________

Date of Superannuation ____________________________________________________

Unique Pension Account No. allotted by SNO

Month Basic DA Member’s Govt.’s Total Member’s Re-

Pay Contribution Contribu- Tier- Contribu- marks
under tion I tion
Tier-I under Rs Under
Rs. Tier-I Tier-II
Rs. Rs.

April
May
June Tier- Tier
I -II
July OB
as
on
Aug. <spans
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

NEW PENSION SYSTEM - Contributory Pension Scheme –Implementation of New

Pension System (NPS) in the State – Further Orders – Issued.
FINANCE (PENSION-I) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 250 Dated:06.09.2012
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.509, GA (Spl.B) Department, dated 04-09-2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.196, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 24-07-2012.
@@@
ORDER:

In the G.O. 1st read above Government appointed the Pay and Accounts Officer,
Hyderabad (PAO) as State Nodal Officer, for all NPS related activities on the New Pension
System (NPS) for the members of the All India Services (AIS). It was also instructed
therein that the PAO shall take necessary action as per the guidelines laid down by the
Government of India, for the entry of members of AIS Officers who joined the services on or
after 01.01.2004 into the NPS. He was also instructed to issue necessary instructions to
the District Treasury Officer (DTO) / Treasury Officer (TO), as he is the designated authority
for settlement of all the pensionary benefits relating to AIS Officers.

2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, AP, Hyderabad and the Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad have brought to the notice of the Government that certain difficulties are
being experienced in uploading contributions towards NPS in respect of members of All
India Services coming under the purview of NPS and also in drawal and remittance of
Government matching contribution and transfer of funds to the trustee bank.

3. Government has also reviewed the existing procedure of uploading information of

NPS contribution by the employees and drawal of Government matching contribution laid
down in G.O. second read above with a view to further streamlining the procedures.

4. Government accordingly issue the following further instructions for strict compliance
by all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers, Treasury Officers and the Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad.

i. The Drawing Officers in the state shall be personally responsible for prompt
recovery of contributions towards NPS in regular as well as arrear pay bills, arrears
of D.A. etc., except surrender leave by following the procedure prescribed.
ii. The Treasury Officer shall be held responsible for the transactions till the SCFs are
matched and booked and reconciliation of funds transferred to the Trustee Bank.
This process shall be completed by 10th of every month.

C.P.S. contributions of All India Services Officers:

iii. In respect of the members of the All India Services working in Government
Departments at places other than at Hyderabad, the Treasury Officers, who are
admitting the Pay-bills based on the pay slips issued by the Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad, shall upload details of deductions towards the Contributory
Pension Scheme (New Pension System) both for Employee and Government
contributions in the same manner as is being done in respect of all other
Government employees, and intimate the details to the Pay and Accounts Officer,
Hyderabad.
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iv. In respect of the members of the All India Services working in Government
Departments in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the Pay and Accounts
Officer, Hyderabad shall upload details of deductions towards Contributory Pension
Scheme (New Pension System) as in the case of other Government employees
working in twin cities.
v. In respect of the members of the All India Services who are deputed to foreign
service, the foreign employer shall deduct the employee’s contribution and remit
along with employer’s contribution in the form of two separate cheques to the Pay
and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad, along with details of PRAN and the Pay and
Accounts Officer, Hyderabad, shall remit the funds to the Trustee Bank and upload
the information.
vi. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad shall invariably indicate the amount of
deductions to the Contributory Pension Scheme in the pay slips to be issued to the
members of All India Services.
vii. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad, as the State Nodal Officer, shall be
responsible for recovery and remittance of the contributions of all the members of
All India Services (covered under the CPS) irrespective of the place of work of the
members. He shall, therefore, coordinate with the Treasury Officers and the
Foreign Employers for prompt deduction, remittance and uploading of the relevant
information.

5. All the Departments of Secretariat and all Heads of Departments are requested to
issue necessary instructions to all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers to follow the above
instructions scrupulously.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

V. BHASKAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
All the Departments of Secretariat,
All Heads of Department.
All District Collectors.
All Superintendents of Police.
All Chief Conservators of Forest.
All District Treasury Officers.
The Director General of Police, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (A&E), A.P., Hyderabad
The Principal Accountant General (Audit), A.P., Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
Copy to
The General Administration Department.
The Finance (BG.III) Department.
SF/SCs.

/// FORWARD BY ORDER ///

SECTION OFFICER
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

NEW PENSION SYSTEM – Contributions deducted under New Pension

System for the Employees governed by AP Revised Pension Rules 1980 –
Transfer to GPF Accounts/Refund of deductions - Orders – Issued.

FINANCE (PENSION-I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 336 Dated: 20.12.2012.

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated.22.9.2004.

2. G.O.Ms.No.178, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 17-05-2010.
3. Lr.No.D2/5594/2012, dated: 17.07.2012 of the DTA, Hyderabad.

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ORDER:

The Government in the G.O 1st read above has introduced New
Pension Scheme to the Government Employees appointed on or after
1.9.2004. Accordingly, deductions at the applicable rates have been made
from the monthly salary of the employees towards their contributions.

2. In the Government Orders 2nd read above an amendment was issued

to the A.P. Revised Pension Rules, 1980 adding a provision to Rule.16
according to which the period of training / apprenticeship, if it is a pre-
requisite for appointment should be taken into account for reckoning
qualifying service for purpose of pensionery benefits in respect of employees
who retired/retire on or after 01.07.2008. Because of this, some employees
who were covered by the New Pension system till then became eligible to be
covered by the provisions of A.P. Revised Pension Rules,1980 and General
Provident Fund rules by virtue of their apprentice ship/ training periods prior
to 1.9.2004.

3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Hyderabad in the reference

3rd read above has requested the Government to issue orders for
transferring the outstanding amounts deducted from the above said
employees towards employees contribution under New Pension System to
their regular GPF accounts.

4. After careful consideration, the Government hereby order that the

amounts deducted towards employee contributions under the NPS in respect
of those employees who came into the fold of A.P Revised Pension Rules,
1980 as per the orders issued in the G.O 2nd read above shall be transferred
to their General Provident Fund account by way of adjustment from Head of
account 8342–Other Deposits 117–Defined Contributory Pension Scheme for
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Government Employees (04)–Andhra Pradesh State Government Employees

Contributory Pension Scheme 001-Employees Contribution to Head of
account 8009–State Provident Funds 01–Civil 101–General Provident Funds
(01)–General Provident Funds (Regular). In respect of those employees, who
are dead or retired from service the deductions shall be refunded in cash.

5. The Drawing and Disbursing Officer concerned shall prepare a

statement showing the details of deductions in the Annexure enclosed and
prefer a consolidated adjustment bill with the required GPF schedule for the
entire period in respect of each employee. In case of transferred employees
the details of deductions shall be certified by the Drawing and Disbursing
Officer of old station and countersigned by the Treasury officer concerned.

6. These orders are also applicable in all individual cases where an in-
service Government employee covered under the earlier pension rules
Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980 joins another department on or
after 01.09.2004, where his previous service is counted as per Andhra
Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980 but CPS deductions were made
erroneously making the NPS applicable though they are not covered by CPS.

7. The GO is available on internet and can be accessed at the address

http://www.ap.gov.in/goir .

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

V. BHASKAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
All Department in Secretariat,
The Principal Accountant General (A&E), A.P., Hyderabad
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
All the Heads of Departments in the state.
All the District Treasury Officers in the state.
Copy to the Finance (BG.III) Department.

/// FORWARD BY ORDER ///

SECTION OFFICER
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Annexure

Statement of deductions made towards employee contribution under New

Pension Scheme.

Name of the employee:

Designation:
Amount Token Gross amount
Month of
S.No of CPS No.and /Net amount
deduction
deduction date of bill
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Signature:
Drawing and Disbursing officer.

Countersigned.

Treasury Officer.
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

NEW PENSION SYSTEM – Contributory Pension Scheme – DA arrears credited

to CSS – Clearing of DA arrears of CPS employees, which were hitherto credited
to CSS – Orders – Issued.
FINANCE (Pension.I) DEPARTMENT

GO Ms. No. 22 Dated 22nd January’ 2013

Read the following:-

Ref:- 1. GO Ms. No. 653, Dated 22/09/2004 of Finance (Pen.I) Dept.

2. GO Ms. No. 655, Dated 22/09/2004 of Finance (Pen.I) Dept.
3. Govt. Memo No. 23138-B/194/A2/Pen.I/2004, Dated
31/01/2007 of Finance (Pen.I) Department.
4. Govt. Lr. No. 16047-C/22/NPS/2009, Dated 26/10/2009
addressed to all Administrative departments in the Secretariat.
5. Lr. No. D2/10661/2009-11, Dated 28/07/2011 of DTA, AP, Hyd.
6. Govt. Memo No. 3941/572/TFR/2011, Dated 03/01/2012.
7. Lr. No. DII/CPS/10661/2011, Dtd. 27/07/12 of DTA, AP, Hyd.
8. GO Ms. No. 297, Dated 14/11/2012 of Finance (PC-I) Dept.
9. Lr. No. DII/CPS/10661/2011, Dated 01/12/2012 and
18/12/2012 of DTA, AP, Hyderabad.

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ORDER:

The Government in the GO 1st read above has introduced New Pension
System to the Government Employees appointed on or after 01.09.2004.
Accordingly, deductions at the applicable rates have been made from the
monthly salary of the employees towards their contributions.

2. In the Government Orders 2nd read above guidelines were issued, inter-
alia, for recovering arrears of CPS subscriptions @ one arrears subscription
along with current month subscription. The Government in the letter 4th read
above have informed that CPS deductions shall be recovered even for arrear
bills also.

3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts in her letter 9th read above has
stated that whenever the Government enhanced Dearness Allowance payable to
the Government Employees, it is being ordered that the arrears of the Dearness
Allowance in respect of CPS employees should be credited to the Compulsory
Savings Scheme under the Head of Account: 8009-01-101-SH (03) and
accordingly based on the claims preferred by the Drawing and Disbursing
Officers concerned, bills were passed for adjustment to the CSS Account.
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Further the Government in GO 8th read above, while revising the rate of DA on
01.07.2012, ordered that, in respect of CPS Employees 10% of the DA arrears
should be credited to the PRAN Account of the individuals concerned along with
Government contribution and the remaining 90% be paid in cash.

4. Further, the Director of Treasuries and Accounts has requested the

Government for adopting the same analogy in respect of the DA arrears of
earlier periods, which were adjusted to the CSS Account.

5. After careful consideration and keeping in view of the stabilization of the

scheme, the Government hereby order that;

(a.) Out of DA arrears drawn and credited to the CSS account earlier in
respect of the employees covered under the New Pension System 90%
shall be paid in cash to the employees concerned and balance 10%
shall be credited to CPS head of account along with Government
contribution.

(b.) In case, where the CPS deductions are not affected from the date of
joining of the Government servant concerned in pursuance of the
instructions issued earlier or where there are deductions still due to be
made for some months, it shall be made out of the above said 90%
amount ordered to be paid in cash and only the balance amount shall
be paid in cash.

(c.) Interest on the amount outstanding in CSS account of each employee

till such adjustment, shall be calculated @ 8% for actual period of
such deposit and paid to the employee concerned in cash.

6. In the Government orders issued from time to time revising the rate of
Dearness allowance, it was ordered that the Drawing and Disbursing Officer
concerned shall maintain record of adjustment of DA arrears which was earlier
adjusted to the CSS and inform those details to the employee concerned in a
proforma (Annexure-II) prescribed for that purpose. Thus responsibility for
reconciliation and ensuring correctness of the deductions lies with the Drawing
and Disbursing Officer concerned.

7. The Drawing and Disbursing Officer(DDO) concerned shall prepare a

statement showing the details of deductions in the Annexure enclosed and
prefer a consolidated adjustment bill for the entire period in respect of each
employee. In case of transferred employees the details of deductions shall be
certified by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of previous station and
countersigned by the Treasury Officer concerned. The Drawing and Disbursing
Officer shall also enclose necessary schedule in case the CSS amounts are
adjusted towards the CPS deductions of arrear periods as per Para.5(b.) above.

8. The Drawing and Disbursing Officer concerned shall prefer an

adjustment bill employee-wise transferring the CSS amounts as ordered at
Para.5 (a) or (b.) from the Head of Account: 8009-State Provident Funds 01-
Civil 101-General Provident Funds (03)-Compulsory Savings Scheme to the
Head of Account: 8342-Other Deposits 117-Defined Contribution Pension
Scheme for Government Employees (04)-A.P. State Government Employees
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Contributory Pension Scheme 001-Employees Contributions and for payment of
balance amount in cash. The DDO shall also prefer another bill under Head of
account 2049-Interest Payments 01-Interest on internal Debt 305-Management
of Debt (08)-Interest on impounded D.A. to Employees 450 interest (charged)
for payment of interest on outstanding amount in CSS account as at Para.5(c.).
The above process shall be completed by all the DDOs immediately.

9. All Departments of Secretariat are requested to issue suitable

instructions to the Heads of Departments under their control to follow the
instructions scrupulously as ordered at para 5 to 8 by the DDOs concerned
under their control.

10. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad /

Pay and Accounts Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad / Director of Works and
Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad shall issue suitable instructions to their
unit offices to scrutiny the bills preferred by the DDOs and admit in audit as
per above instructions.

11. The Government Order is available on internet and can be accessed at

the address http://goir.ap.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

V. BHASKAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To
All Departments in Secretariat.
The Principal Accountant General, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (Audit), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
All Heads of Departments in the State.
All District Magistrates & Collectors in the State.
All Deputy Directors of District Treasuries in the State.
Copy to
a.) the Finance (BG.III) Department.
b.) SF / SC.

/// FORWARD BY ORDER ///

SECTION OFFICER
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ANNEXURE
[Para. 7 of GO Ms. No. _________, Dated ______________ 2013 of Finance (Pension.I) Department]

Statement showing the details of DA arrears adjusted to the CSS Account in respect of Sri / Smt. / Kum.
__________________________________________________, Designation: _____________________, Emp. Id. No. __________________,
O/o the __________________________________________.

Designation of the Drawing and Disbursing Officer: ________________________

Amount adjusted Transaction Id. Amount transferred Amount paid in

S. No. Month & Year
to CSS Account No. with Date to CPS cash

Certified that the above details are verified and found to be correct as per the records of this office.

Date: Signature of Drawing

Office Seal: and Disbursing Officer.

// Countersigned //

Verified and found correct

(Treasury Officer)
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
PUBLIC SERVICES – New Pension Scheme (Contributory Pension
Scheme) - Payment of interest @ 8% per annum on the CPS
contributions of the employees and matching contributions of the
Government for the legacy period from 01-04-2011 upto the period of
the legacy data is uploaded – Orders – Issued.

FINANCE (PENSION-I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 142 Dated:17.06.2013

Read the following:-
1 G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dt. 22.09.2004.
2 G.O.Ms.No.655, Finance (Pen-I) Department, dt. 22.09.2004.
3 G.O.Ms.No.226, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dt. 29.09.2011.
4 DTA, A.P., Hyderabad, Letter No.D(II)/CPS/14291/2013,
dated. 19.02.2013.
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O R D E R:

In the G.O. 1st read above, Government have introduced New

Pension Scheme (CPS) to the AP Government employees who were
appointed on or after 01.09.2004. In the G.O. 2nd read above,
Government have issued operational guidelines. In the New Pension
scheme each employee shall pay a monthly contribution of 10% basic
pay + DA from his salary and the Government will contribute an equal
amount as its share. Government have reviewed the progress of the
implementation of New Pension Scheme (Contributory Pension
Scheme) and issued instructions to the DTA/PAO, Hyderabad to
complete the uploading process of the data relating to the
contributions to the individual accounts of the employees concerned
for legacy period i.e. from 01.09.2004 to 31.03.2011 in a time bound
manner. Further, the DTA was directed to furnish necessary proposals
to fix the rate of interest payable on the CPS contributions of the
employees and matching contributions of the Government for the
legacy period from 01.09.2004 to 31.03.2011 as the said funds are
with the State Government only. In the reference 3rd read above
Government have issued orders for payment of simple interest @ 8%
per annum on yearly basis on the CPS contributions of the employees
and on the matching contributions of the Government for the legacy
period from 01.09.2004 to 31.03.2011 on par with the interest rate
being paid for GPF contributions during the period from 01.09.2004 to
31.03.2011.

2. In the reference 4th read above, the Director of Treasuries and

Accounts has requested to examine for payment of interest for the
period beyond 31.03.2011.

3. Government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby

order for payment of simple interest @ 8% per annum on yearly basis
on the CPS contributions of the employees and on the matching
contributions of the Government for the legacy period from
01.04.2011 upto the period of the legacy data uploaded.
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4. The payment of interest on the CPS contributions shall be

debitable to the following Head of Account.

2049 - Interest Payments

03 - Interest on Small Savings, Provident Funds etc.,
117 - Interest on Defined Contribution Pension Schemes
(04) - Interest on Defined Contribution Pension Schemes
(to be opened)
450 - Interest (Charged)

5. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Pay and Accounts

Officer and the Director of Works Accounts should ensure that the
legacy data shall be uploaded during this financial year.

6. All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers and Treasury Officers are
requested to take necessary action immediately.

7. The Government Order is available on internet and can be accessed

at the address http://goir.ap.gov.in.

[BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDRHA PRADESH]

DR. D. SAMBASIVA RAO

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)

To
All the Departments of Secretariat.
All Heads of Departments.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Projects, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, A.P., Hyderabad.
Copy to P.S. to PFS.
Copy to the P.S. to PFS (FP).
SF/SC.

//FORWARDED : : BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
PUBLIC SERVICES – New Pension System – Exit Policy – Withdrawal
procedures for Subscribers from New Pension System –Orders –
Issued.
FINANCE (PENSION-I) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.62 Dated: 07.03.2014
Read the following:-

1 G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dt. 22.09.2004.

2 G.O.Ms.No.655, Finance (Pen-I) Department, dt. 22.09.2004.
3 F.No.8/9/2007-PFRDA(Pt.), Dt.28.07.2009 of PFRDA, New Delhi.
4 Govt Circular Memo No.30857/422/Pen.I/A2/2010,
Dt.08.03.2010.
5 Lr.No.D(II)1/3058/2013, Dt.04.02.2014 of the DTA, AP, Hyd.
****
O R D E R:

In the G.O. 1st read above, Government have introduced New

Pension Scheme (CPS) to the AP Government employees who were
appointed on or after 01.09.2004. In the G.O. 2nd read above,
Government have issued operational guidelines. In the New Pension
scheme each employee shall pay a monthly contribution of 10% basic
Pay + DA from his salary and the Government will contribute an equal
amount as its share.

2. In the reference 3rd read above the Provident Fund Regulatory

Development Authority (PFRDA) has proposed an interim procedure
and accordingly the Government in the reference 4th read above, have
issued instructions of interim procedure pending finalization of the
Guidelines.

3. In the reference 5th read above the Director of Treasuries and

Accounts (DTA) has requested to consider the guidelines as proposed
by the PFRDA and requested to issue orders on withdrawal procedures
consequent to instructions issued vide reference 4th read above.
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4. Government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby

prescribe the Exit guidelines and the procedures to be followed by the
stake holders for submitting and forwarding exit / withdrawal
proposals as per the guidelines contained in Annexure-I and II
enclosed herewith. Accordingly Government hereby withdraw the
instructions issued in the Circular Memo 4th read above. However, if
any payments are made in the past, they have to be adjusted against
the accumulated funds in CPS.

5. All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers and Treasury Officers are
requested to take necessary action immediately.

6. The Government Order is available on internet and can be accessed

at the address http://goir.ap.gov.in.

[BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDRHA PRADESH]

DR. P.V. RAMESH

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT(R&E)

To
All the Departments of Secretariat.
All Heads of Departments.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Projects, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, A.P., Hyderabad.
Copy to P.S. to PFS.
Copy to the P.S. to PFS (FP).
SF/SC.

//FORWARDED : : BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
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ANNEXURE – I

EXIT / WITHDRAWAL GUIDELINES UNDER THE NATIONAL PENSION

SYSTEM
01.) The following modes are prescribed for exiting the New Pension
System in case of Government Employee subscribers:-
a.) Upon Normal Superannuation: On attaining the age
of superannuation, at least 40% of the accumulated
pension wealth should be utilized for purchase of an
annuity providing for monthly pension in the PFRDA
empanelled Annuity Service Provider as per terms and
conditions of the Annuity Scheme chosen by the
Subscriber in his “With Drawal Form” prescribed
(Form.101-GS). The balance is paid in lump sum or by
deferred payment mode as chosen by the subscriber. For
this the subscriber (retired employee) need to submit the
following forms duly filled in through the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer concerned and the Treasury Officer.

i.) Form 101-GS - Withdrawal Form for Claim of

Accumulated Pension Wealth on Superannuation for
Government Employees.
ii.) Annexure for Nomination Details:
Form 101-GS - in case of single nominee.
Form 101-GS-N1 - in case of multiple nominees.
b.) Upon Death: In case of death before superannuation the
entire accumulated pension wealth (100%) is paid to the
nominee / legal heir of the subscriber. The legal heir
needs to submit the following withdrawal form duly filled
in along with prescribed Certificates from the competent
authority through the Drawing and Disbursing Officer and
the Treasury Officer concerned:-
Form 103-GD - Withdrawal of Accumulated Pension
Wealth by Claimant due to the death of the
subscriber.
c.) Exit from NPS before the age of Normal superannuation
(irrespective of cause): In this case, the subscriber
should utilize at least 80% of the accumulated pension
wealth for purchase of annuity from the PFRDA empanelled
Annuity Service Provider as per terms and conditions of
the Annuity Scheme chosen by the Subscriber in his “With
Drawal Form” prescribed (Form.102-GP). The balance is
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paid in lump sum or by deferred payment mode as chosen

by the subscriber. For this the subscriber need to submit
the following forms duly filled in through the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer concerned and the Treasury Officer:-
i.) Form 102-GP - Withdrawal Form for Claim of
Accumulated Pension Wealth on Exiting before the
age of normal Superannuation for Government
Employees.
ii.) Annexure for Nomination Details:-
Form 102-GP - in case of single nominee.
Form 401-AN - in case of multiple nominees.
02.) Mode of Deferred Payment: A subscriber on superannuation or
premature exit has an option to defer withdrawal of lump-sum amount
payable (40% in case of superannuation and 20% in case of
premature exit) till he attains the age of 70 years. He has choice to
withdraw the accumulated amount at any time before that by
submitting a withdrawal request. The amount will be credited
automatically to the bank account upon attaining age of 70 years. Till
then the amount continues to be invested with the Pension Fund
Managers.
03.) Option to withdraw accumulated Pension Wealth ≤ `.2,00,000/-:
The NPS provides for withdrawal of the entire accumulate Pension
Wealth, in case it is less than or equal to `.2,00,000/- as on the date
of superannuation. The subscriber has to submit the prescribed form
viz., Form.101-GS duly filled in along with a specific request in a form
prescribed.
04.) Purchase of Annuity: The NPS provides for purchase of annuity
by a subscriber on his superannuation or premature exit by utilizing a
proportion of the accumulated Pension Wealth from the empanelled
Annuity Service providers. It is at least 40% on superannuation or
80% on pre-mature exit. However, it is exempted in case of
accumulated Pension Wealth equal to or less than `.2,00,000/- at the
time of superannuation. The PFRDA has empanelled the following
service providers as of now:-
a.) Life Insurance Corporation of India,
b.) SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
c.) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
d.) HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
e.) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
f.) Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd., and
g.) Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
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The subscriber can choose the scheme and the annuity provider
according to his choice at the time his withdrawal request. The NPS
also provides for the following default option in the interest of
subscribers to avoid delay in claim processing:-
a.) Default Annuity Service Provider: Life Insurance
Corporation of India.
b.) Default Annuity Scheme: Annuity for life with a provision
of 100% of the annuity payable to spouse during his / her
life on death of annuitant. Payment of monthly annuity
ceases on the death of the annuitant and the spouse.
c.) If the corpus is not adequate to buy default annuity
variant, the subscriber has to compulsorily choose Annuity
Service Provider which offers it at the available corpus.

05.) Procedure for withdrawal: The subscriber or the claimant, in

case of death has to submit a withdrawal application in a proforma
prescribed for the respective purpose to the CRA through the Drawing
and Disbursing Officer and the Treasury Officer / PAO concerned. The
CRA processes such requests as per the scheme procedures and
authorizes the payment for crediting to bank account of the subscriber
/ claimant.
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ANNEXURE – II

GUIDELINES TO SUBMIT AND PROCESS WITHDRAWAL

REQUESTS TO THE CRA

The withdrawal request should be in the form prescribed

for the respective category of exit.

The Subscriber PRAN should be in active status in CRA

system and the request for withdrawal should be processed
through the DDO who deducts the last contribution of the
subscriber and the corresponding Treasury Officer.

The application should be filled in all respects by the

Claimant / Subscriber in black ink without any over write or
corrections. All the mandatory fields should be filled in with
correct postal address. It should be accompanied by the
documents prescribed and detailed at the end of relevant
application form, viz., Form.101-GS, 102-GP and 103-GD
depending upon the type of withdrawal.

If the accumulated Pension Wealth on superannuation is

equal to or less than `.2,00,000/- and the subscriber prefers to
withdraw the entire amount, Form.101-GS should be
accompanied by a specific request in the following proforma:-

NEW PENSION SYSTEM

Request for withdrawal of Total Pension Wealth upon Normal
Superannuation (for Government employees) / Upon attaining the
age of 58 / 60 Years and where the total Pension Wealth is equal to
or less than `.2,00,000/-
I _________________________________________________
holding a Permanent Retirement Account with number (PRAN)
___________________ do hereby apply for the payment of the
accumulated pension wealth in my NPS Account being the full
and final benefits receivable by me.
Date:
Place:
Signature of the Subscriber

The PFRDA prescribes the following checks / guidelines for

submission of withdrawal request.
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Superannuation & Premature exit:

01.) Photograph needs to be duly attested by the
subscriber. Lump-sum amount for withdrawal and
annuity needs to be mentioned in percentage.
02.) Cancelled Cheque / Bank Certificate on the bank letter
head indicating the Bank name and address, Bank
account number, IFS Code and MICR code.
03.) Nominee details need to be completely filled along with
the witness signature.
04.) Withdrawal form needs to be duly stamped and
signed by the mapped Nodal Office, i.e. the Drawing
and Disbursing Officer concerned.
01.) Advanced stamped receipt need to be duly filled along
with the subscriber signature on the Revenue stamp.
02.) Original PRAN card (or) affidavit in case of non
submission of PRAN card.
03.) KYC documents (address and Photo ID proof) should
write with “verified with original” and attested by
mapped Nodal Office, i.e., the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer concerned.
04.) Copy of Bank Passbook should be self attested by the
Subscriber and mapped Nodal Office, i.e., the
Drawing and Disbursing Officer concerned.
Death:-
Withdrawal request should be submitted by the Nominee provided
in the CRA system. In case of Nominee not available on the CRA
system, a legal heir certificate (or) a certified copy of family members
certificate issued by Executive Magistrate is required indicating the
relationship of the claimant as well with supporting documents to be
provided.
Relinquishment deed from all the legal heirs on a Stamp paper of
`.100/- is to be furnished, if they are not claiming the pension funds.
KYC documents (Photo ID proof and Address proof) of all the legal heirs
duly attested by the mapped Nodal Office, i.e., the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer concerned. The claimant need to furnish an Indemnity
bond stating the responsibility for claiming on behalf of all the legal
heirs.
The application should be filled in all respects by the claimant
under proper witness whose details need to be filled in.
01.) Advanced stamped receipt need to be duly filled
along with the claimant signature on the Revenue
stamp.
02.) Original PRAN Card (or) affidavit in case of non
submission of PRAN Card.
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03.) KYC documents (Address and Photo ID proof) of the

claimant should be attested by mapped Nodal Office,
i.e., the Drawing and Disbursing Officer concerned.
04.) Original Death Certificate issued by the local authority.
05.) Copy of Bank Passbook should be self attested by the
claimant and mapped Nodal Office, the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer concerned.
06.) Cancelled Cheque / Bank Certificate on the bank letter
head indicating the Bank Name and address, Bank
Account Number, Name of the Claimant, IFS Code and
the MICR Code.
The Drawing and Disbursing Officer on receiving the
application should check it as per the instructions provided for
in the relevant application form and attest it as provided for in
the application duly affixing his / her stamp.
The application should be forwarded to the mapped
treasury officer / PAO for further prescribed checks and
attestation. The treasury officer / Pay and Accounts Officer
shall verify the genuineness of the application by identifying
the DDOs attestation and check the details with reference to
Master data of the subscriber in the CRA website. The
following other primary checks should be done before attesting
and forwarding application.
a.) Status of the PRAN in CRA system. It should be
active.
b.) The Subscriber details.
c.) Full address of the Subscriber / Claimant.
d.) Date of death of deceased subscriber / Date of exit
(or) Date of Superannuation, as the case may be.
e.) The percentage of allocation towards annuity and
Pension Wealth noted in the application.
f.) The bank details, i.e., Bank Account Number, Name
of the Bank and Branch, MICR Code and IFS Code.
The Treasury officer / PAO shall place an online request
by login into www.cra-nsdl.com and simultaneously forward the
application with a covering letter in a secured mode of delivery
to the CRA at the following address:-
Exception Handling Cell,
Central Recordkeeping Agency,
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited,
10th Floor, Times Tower, Kamala Mills Compound,
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, MUMBAI – 400 013.
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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA STATE

ABSTRACT

PENSION – Contributory Pension Scheme – Appointment of

Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana State, Hyderabad
as “Nodal Officer” for all the issues relating to the New Pension
Scheme –Orders – Issued
------------------------------------------
FINANCE (HRM-V) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 28. Dated:23.08.2014
Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance & Plg. (FW:Pen.I) Department,

dated 22.04.2004.
2. G.O.Ms.No.654, Finance & Plg. (FW:Pen.I) Department,
dated 22.04.2004.
3. G.O.Ms.No.655 Finance & Plg. (FW:Pen.I) Department,
dated 22.04.2004

O R D E R:

Government of India introduced a New Pension Scheme (NPS)

(i.e.,) Contributory Pension Scheme in the year 2003. The
composite State Government of Andhra Pradesh adopted the New
Pension System (NPS) i.e., CPS replacing the existing Pension
Scheme to its employees who joined on or after 01.09.2004 with
effect from 01.09.2004 FN in the references 1st to 3rd (G.O.Ms.No.
653, 654 and 655 OF Finance Department Govt. of AP dt.
22.09.2004.) read above.

2. The scheme of Contributory Pension Scheme provides for

deduction of 10% of pay and DA of each employees from his
monthly salary and the Government contributes equal amount. Both
the amounts, put together are transferred to CPS accounts of the
employees (PRAN), which are managed by Pension Fund Managers
nominated by the Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDA). On retirement of the Government Employee, 60% fund is
paid to individual and the rest of 40% is converted into annuity fund
facilitating the retired employee to get regular monthly pension.
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3. The Deputy General Manager, PFRDA, Ministry of Finance,

Delhi have suggested that since Telangana state has come into
existence from 02nd of June 2014, it should be required to issue a
fresh gazette notification with retrospective effect (based on earlier
notification as issued by Andhra Pradesh) and approach NPS Trust
and CRA for agreements.

4. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts Telangana State has

stated that the PFRDA has been informed by his office vide letter
dt.19.06.2014, the state Government of Telangana have not made
any changes relating to the Contributory pension Scheme and it is a
part and parcel of Gazette notification issued by composite state,
DTA, AP, Hyderabad and the situation of issuing a fresh Gazette
notification specially for adopting the NPS to its employees may not
arise.

5. The PFDRA has also advised the Government of Telangana

State to initiate dialogue with NSDL and NPS Trust for completion of
formalities on priority basis, so that NPS implementation can be
smoothly effected.

6. Government of Telangana State have not made any changes

relating to the Contributory pension Scheme to their employees and
it is a part and parcel of Gazette notification issued by composite
state. However the agreement was entered in the composite state.
Hence, a fresh agreement may have to be entered by the
Government of Telangana State as requested by the DTA. In the
composite State of A.P, the DTA, A.P, Hyderabad acted as a nodal
officer for all the issues relating to NPS.

7. Government, therefore, after careful examination of the

matter, hereby appoint the Director of Treasuries and Accounts
Telangana State, Hyderabad as the nodal officer for all the issues
relating to the NPS and permit him to enter into an agreement in
that regard with NSDL and NPS Trust.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNER OF TELANGANA)

N.SIVA SANKAR
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
All Departments of Secretariat
All the Heads of Departments
All the Collectors and District Judges
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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT

NEW PENSION SCHEME - Contributory Pension Scheme – Procedure for

uploading the contributions of the regular Government servants, who come
under NPS and who are working on Foreign Service –Orders – Issued.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCE (HRM-V) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 37 Dated: 28/03/2016.

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.653, 654 and 655, Dated 24/09/2004 of

Finance (Pen-I) Department.
2. Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana Hyderabad Letter No.
DI/2331/2015 , Dated 1011-20015.

O R D E R:

In the G.O. 1st read above, Government have introduced New

Pension Scheme (NPS), i.e., Contributory Pension Scheme to the AP State
Government employees who were appointed on or after 01/09/2004 and
issued operational guidelines thereon. In the New pension scheme each
employee shall pay a monthly contribution of 10% (Basic Pay + DA) from
his salary and the Government will contribute an equal amount as its share.

2. In the reference 2nd read above, the Director of Treasuries and

Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad informed that as per the New Pension
Scheme, a Government servant can contribute 10% of his Pay and
Dearness Allowance towards his part of contribution and the Government
contributes equal amount to the Pension Retirement Account Number
(PRAN) of the Government Servant concerned. In respect of regular
system, the treasury officers can capture the details of CPS deductions of
every Government servant from the pay bills concerned, draw equivalent
amount towards the Government contribution and transfer both the
components to the NPS account of the Government servant concerned. This
kind of procedure is not possible in respect of the Government servants
working with certain borrowing authorities on Foreign Service terms, since
the pay and allowances of those employees are not drawn from the treasury
system. For this purpose the Director of Treasuries and Accounts,
Telangana, Hyderabad has proposed a detailed procedure in order to
facilitate uploading the data and transfer of CPS contributions of all such
employees who are working on Foreign Service.
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3. Government after careful examination of the matter here by issue the

following detailed procedure for uploading the CPS contribution of
employee’s as well as employer’s share to the Central Record-keeping
Agency (CRA) and for transfer of funds to the subscriber’s accounts in
respect of the Government servants working with certain borrowing
authorities on Foreign Service terms :-

a) The Drawing and Disbursing Officer of the foreign employer

(Borrowing authority) registers with the Director of
Treasuries and Accounts, who provides an User ID and
Password and also a facility for furnishing the details of
employee contribution and employer contribution to be
transferred to the individuals' account.
b) The Drawing and Disbursing Officer of the Borrowing
Department concerned deducts the CPS subscription from
the employees pay and provides the details of employee
and his subscription by logging into the treasury system
and thereby the system enables to generate two challans -
One towards Employee Contribution under the HOA:
8342-00-117-00-04-001-000-NVN and the other towards
Employer Contribution under the HOA: 8342-00-117-00-
04-003 (Employer Contribution in respect of Government
Servants working on Foreign Service) (to be opened). This
new Head of Account facilitates distinct identification of all
such remittances and their reconciliation.
c) T h e D r a w i n g a n d D i s b u r s i n g O f f i c e r o f t h e borrowing
Department remits the two challans to the Government
accounts concerned through a Government authorized Bank.
The challan once generated will be active for fourteen (14)
days from the date of generation. If it is not remitted within
the period, it gets lapsed and the Drawing and Disbursing
Officer is required to generate a fresh challan.
d) The details of all challan remittances made as above are
captured centralized in the DTA, processed and uploaded to the
CRA for crediting into the individual accounts.
e) The DTA, TS, Hyderabad reconciles the details, draws the
funds corresponding to the uploaded data towards both
contributions and transfers, the same to the trustee bank as per
the procedure prescribed.
f) For this purpose, to facilitate uploading of the contributions of
all the CPS employees working on Foreign Service terms, from
the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts shall take action to
create a new drawing and disbursing officer and obtain a
separate DTO / PAO Registration No. from the NSDL/ CRA and
all the transactions into those subscribers' accounts shall be
conducted and monitored through this registration.
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g) The subscribers, who do not have PRAN shall obtain them by

submitting the required application to the CRA through the
respective appointing authority (Lending department) and the
Treasury Officer/ PAO of the respective jurisdiction.

h) In cases, where the employee subscription was

already deducted and remitted in to HoA: 8342-00-
117-00-04-001-000-NVN, but the Employers
Contributions are not remitted, the borrowing authority is
required to remit Employer Contribution under the HOA:
8342-00-117-00-04-003-000-NVN as matching amount and
furnish those details together to enable the treasury to
verify the details and transfer the data and the funds to the
respective subscribers' accounts.

i) In cases, where the employee contribution was already

deducted and kept with them, the CPS amounts so deducted
along with the employer contribution shall remitted in to
the respective said HoA's.

j) In cases, where the employee contribution is not at all

recovered, the same may be recovered and remitted along
with employer contribution to the respective HoA's
prescribed.

4. All the Departments of Secretariat and all Heads of Departments are

requested to issue necessary instructions to all the Drawing and disbursing
Officers where Government servants are working on depuration on foreign
services basis to follow the above procedure scrupulously.

5 Necessary amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Fundamental Rules

will be issued separately.
6. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad is
directed to take action accordingly.
[BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA]

K.RAMAKRISHNA RAO
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Accountant General, Telangana, Hyderabad (20 copies).
The Accountant General, Telangana, Hyderabad (by name).
All the Heads of Departments (including Collectors and District Judges).
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
FrNl[NCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMNET
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Attention o 5 t Departments and Head of the Departments is
invited to the rence 1tt cited.

2' In the reference 2no cited, Government of India had issued instructions
on the issue of monthly subscription to the Nps while in Foreign service,
Suspension, HPL, EOL.

3. After careful examination, Government hereby direct that following

instructions of Government of India on the issue of monthly subscription to
the NPS while in Foreign Service, Suspension, HpL, EOL shall be followed by
atl DDos in State Government in respect of State government employees,

Sl.No. Cateqorv Clarification

1. Suspension Every subscriber shall subscribe monthty to the NpS
\-d585 when on duty or Foreign Service but not during a
period of suspension.

On exoneration or otherwise, the amount of

subscription shall be usual contributions on the
emoluments to which he was entitled on the first
day after his return to duty.

If a subscriber elects to pay arrears of subscriptions

in respect of the period of suspension, the
emoluments or poftion of emoluments, which may
be allowed for that period on reinstatement, shall
deemed to be emoluments drawn on duty.
2. HPL CaSes The subscription of tne employer and government
would be restricted to that proportionate to leave
sa ra ry.
3. EOL cases Since no salary is drawn during this period no
(including contributions either from Government employee or
on medical government would be payable.
4l q rou nd s)
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4. All the Departments of Secretariat and all Heads of Departmenti)are
requested to ensure that all DDOs of their control
comply with the above
instructions scrupulously.

N.SIVA SANKAR
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
All the Departments of Secretariat.
All the HODs concerned.
dlre-_6TA, Tela n n gana,; htyderc bad.
fno, Telangana.,-
]fe Jg1n1 Hyderabad,
Dir".gq1er, ppO Telangana, Hyderabad.
]he
The Director of Stated Audit, ielangu'ni., ffvO"ruOuO.
The Director of Works Accounts, feiangana, iiroeraOaA,
Copy !o Prl. AG (A&E), Telangana., ffyiera6aO.
SF/SC

//FoRWARDED:By oRDEh//

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GOOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
CPS – Procedure for drrawal of Funds in case of employee es who died or
e assigning a PRAN Number - Orders
retired or resigned before s - Issued.
_____________________________________________________________
_______________
FIN
NANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 123 Dated:: 31-07-2017

Read the
t following:
1. G.O. Ms No.62
2, Finance(Pen-I) Dept., dt.07.03.2014.
2. Lr.No.D1/2281/2016, Date.19.05.2017 of DT TA, Telangana,
Hyderabad.
@@@

ORDER:

In the reference 1st read above, Govt., have iss sued guidelines
indicating the procedure
e for withdrawal for NPS subscriberrs whose PRAN
Number was registered a
and subsequently, retired/died/ pre exited.
e

2. In the reference 2nnd read above, the DTA has brought to the notice to
the Government that so ome of the employees covered unde er New Pension
System were retired fro om Government Service on Supera annuation even
without their registerin
ng with CRA i.e., NSDL for obtain ning Permanent
Retirement Account Num mber (PRAN) during their tenure in th
he office.

3. The PFRDA, New w Delhi informed that retrospective registration(i.e.,

issue of PRAN after retire
ement) of employees is not allowed un
nder NPS as the
same is out of purview o of PFRDA and advised that payment of accumulated
amount of such cases m may be decided by the competent authority
a of the
State Government

4. The Government a after examining the issue hereby ordder to settle the
claims of such of those e employees who are covered unde er New Pension
Scheme & Retired/Expirred/Exited from service before obtainning PRAN, and
their contributions werre credited to PD Accounts of DDOs or lying in
Government Accounts. T The claimants may be paid the accum mulated balance
(both self & Government contribution) along with interest.

5. The DTA has prop

posed the following procedure, for dra
awal of funds in
case of employees who h
had died or retired or resigned without assigning a
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PRAN Number., as the funds are credited to the Non-lapsable Deposits and
the PD administrators are Treasury Officers.
//2//
A. The DDO of the office where the employee last worked before
retirement /death/ resignation may submit the requisition for
withdrawal of funds to the concerned Treasury Officer with the following:

i) Retirement order or death certificate as the case may be.

ii) Nominee details for payment of amount (Service Book)

iii) Legal Heir Certificate

iy) Bank Account No., Bank Name, Branch Name, IFSC Code of the
beneficiary (1st page of the Bank Pass Book)

v) 1ndemnity Bond if requires as per T.S. Financial Code

vi) DDO wise statements showing the NPS/CPS subscriptions of the

employee duly attested by the DDO concerned and the Treasury
Officer concerned.

B. The Treasury Officer in turn may forward to the DTA, TS, Hyderabad
through proper channel with his recommendation in the prescribed
format duly entering the details in a separate register.
C. An adjustment bill is prepared for the total amount of employee share
to be paid from the HOA 8342-117-04-001 to 8342-117-04-002.
D. Another adjustment bill is prepared for the equivalent matching grant
from the Govt. to be paid from the HOA 2071- to 8342-117-04-002
5. Another adjustment bill is prepared for the interest on the accumulated
on the funds at the rate of 8.5% per annum from the HOA 2071- to 8342-
117-04-002.
E. A cheque will be issued by the DTA, TS, Hyderabad in favour of
beneficiary from the PD Account No.302 (8342-117-04-002) as per
Treasury Procedure.

F. The amount will be adjusted to the beneficiary account through RTGS/

NEFT.
G. In case of employees working under Foreign Service, the request shall
be forwarded through their concerned parent HOD.

H. It is the responsibility of the DDO to collect details from the concerned

offices based on the details entered in the Service Book.
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6. Government after careful examination of the matter hereby order to

adopt the above procedure, for drawl of funds in case of employees who had
died or retired or resigned before assigning a PRAN Number.

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7. The G.O.is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address

http://goir.telangana.gov.in and http://finance.telangana.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

K.RAMAKRISHNA RAO,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I) Telangana, Hyderabad
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Telangana, Hyderabad The
Accountant General (A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Director of Insurance, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Director of Works Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad
All the Secretariat Departments for information
All the Head of the Departments in the State for information
Copy to SF/SCs.

//FORWARDER::BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
PENSIONS - Contributory Pension Scheme - Extension of benefits of 'Retirement Gratuity and
Death Gratuity' to the State Government employees covered by Contributory Pension Scheme
(National Pension System) — Orders issued. .
____________________________________________________________________________
FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 60 Dated: 23-05-2018

Read the following.
1. G.O.Ms No.653, Finance (Pension) Department, dt. 22.9.2004 .
2. O.M. No.7/5/2012, P&PW(F)/B, dated 26.8.2016 of Ministry of Personnel Public
Grievances &Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare.

ORDER

In the G.O. 1st read above, the Contributory Pension Scheme was introduced with effect
from 01.09.2004 to all State Government employees who are recruited on or after 01.09.2004.
The employees covered under Contributory Pension Scheme are excluded from the applicability
of T.S. Revised Pension Rules 1980. Accordingly, employees covered under Contributory
Pension Scheme are not eligible for benefit of Gratuity.

2. In the reference 2nd read above, the Government of India allowed the benefit of
'Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity' to the Government employees covered by National
Pension System on the same terms and conditions, as are applicable to employees covered by
Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972.

3. Several representations were made to the Government to extend similar benefit as

allowed by the Government of India i.e., 'Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity' to the
Government employees covered by Contributory Pension Scheme (National Pension System) in
the State.

4. Government, after careful consideration, hereby extend the benefit of Retirement

Gratuity/ Death Gratuity to all the employees as mentioned in the G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance
(Pen.I) Department, dated.22.09.2004, covered by the Contributory Pension Scheme (National
Pension System) on the pattern applicable to employees governed by the Telangana Revised
Pension Rules, 1980.
P.T.O.
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5. These orders are applicable to those Government employees who joined Government
service on or after 01.09.2004 and are covered by Contributory Pension Scheme and shall take
effect from the same date i.e., 01.09.2004.

6. The necessary amendment to the Telangana Revised Pension Rules, 1980 and the
guidelines for drawal of amounts as per this order will be issued separately.

7. The G.O is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address

http://www.telangana.gov.in/goir.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

N.SIVA SANKAR,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)

To
All Heads of Department.
All Departments in the Secretariat.
The Prl. Acccountant General (Audit.I), AP&Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (Audit.II) A.P&Telangana.Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (A&E), AP&Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Telangana.Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, Telangana State, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works & Accounts, Telangana State, Hyderabad.
The Registrar High Court for the state of f AP & Telangana , Hyderabad.
The Secretary TSPSC., Hyderabad.
All the District Collectors.
All the District Judges.
All the Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Praja Parishads.
All the District Treasury Officers.
All the Commissioners and Spl. Officers of Municipalities.
All the District Educational Officers.
All the Secretaries of ZillaParishads through the District Collectors concerned.
All the District Panchayat Officers.
The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Hydrabad.
The Chairman,Telangana State Housing Board, Hyderabad.
The Chairman, Tribunal for Disciplinary proceedings, Hyderabad.
The Managing Director, T.S. GENCO/ TRANSCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad.
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GOVERNMENT OF TEI-ANGANA
FINANCE (HRM,V) DEPARTMENT

ItspUs.tZQl0IIJ/A.VHR"MJyA2-0_1g-
QeJedl .16.07.201*8
Sub: CPS - Payment of PRC arrears in 18 months instaltments to the CpS/NpS
retired emplovees delay in processing of withdra*ui
,uqr.rt, --c-e,tuin
instructions - Issued.
Ref: fetter No.Dl/0214/2018, Dated,1g.0r.201g of Director ot rreasuries and
Accounts of Telangana, Hyderabad.

il1 In the ireference cited, the Director Treasuries and Accounts

has brought to the
notice sf the Government certain procedural
delays and requested for issue oifollowing
instructions,lor payment,of PRC arrears to the
retired cps employees/ legal heirs of
deceased CpS employees,

i' To pay the PRC Arrears in lump sum/in single instailment by taking rnto
Eonsideration of the hardship of the retired/ dJceased employees under
CpS,
in order to process the Exit Claims and in order to fulfill
the instructions issued
in Memo dated.24. 12.2016,
ii' To qay the leftover installments of 18 installments in lump sum to those
employees/family members of the employee who will not receive
all the 1g
installments during their service period due to superannuation
or due ro any
other reason before completion of tfl installments.
iii' To deduct 10oft: af Pay + DA oi PRC Arrears lump sum aifrount towards
CpS
Subscrrption and to credrt to the P[{AN Account of the individual
. along with
Governmentmatchingcontribution.
iv. To process the Exit Claim after crediting of the PRC Arrear amount into
the
PRAN of the Subscribers.

2. Government after careful consideration of the matter, agrees with the above
procedure informed by the Director of Treasuries and Accounti
for payment of pRC
arrears to the retired CPS employees/ legal heirs of deceased CpS employees.
The
Director Treasuries and Accounts shall take the further action accordingly,

N.S]VA SANKAR

PTI.SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (Fp)

Tg
1. The Director Treasuries and Accounts, Te la nga na, H yd e ra bad
2. The Pay Accounts Office, Hyderabad
3, The JD, PPO, Nampially, Hyderabad
4. The Director of Works Account, Hyd,
5. The Director of State Audit, Hyd.
6, The AG (A&E) (T), Hyderabad,
SF/SC
1lI
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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
National Pension System (NPS/CPS) – Operational Procedures issued by the
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on Exit and
Withdrawals – Adoption – Delegation of powers to the DTA – Orders issued.
___________________________________________________________________________
FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.164 Dated.05.10.2018
Read the following.

1. G.O.Ms No.653, Finance (Pension) Department, dt. 22.9.2004 .

2. G.O.Ms.No.62, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 07.03.2014.
3. G.O.Ms.No.38, Fin.(HRM.V) Dept., Dt.23.08.2014.
4. Exit and Withdrawals under National Pension System Regulations 2015
issued by PFRDA.
5. Exit and Withdrawals under National Pension System Regulations 2017
issued by PFRDA.
6. Lr.No.D1/655/2017, Dt.26.08.2017 of DTA, Telangana, Hyderabad.

ORDER

In the G.O. 1st read above, the Government have introduced the
Contributory Pension Scheme for State Government employees recruited on or after
1-9-2004. In the G.O. 2nd read above, the Government issued detailed orders on
Exit policy for subscribers of New Pension Scheme and the procedure to be followed
by the entities. In the G.O. 3rd read above DTA is appointed as nodal officer for
CPS/NPS issues.

2. In the reference 6th read above, the DTA has submitted the following
proposal:

i). Adoption of regulations and circulars on operational procedures for exits

and withdrawals under NPS which are already issued by PFRDA as
mentioned above as on the date in-toto to the GoTS.
ii). Adoption of regulations and circulars on operational procedures for exits
and withdrawal under NPS which are to be issued by PFRDA from time to time
in future (which does not have any financial implications for Government) in-
toto for the GoTS without waiting for any further concurrence from the
Government in future.

(P.T.O.)
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iii). Adoption of the proposed procedure as mentioned above in case of

stoppage of last month subscription of employee from his salary and to settle
the last month contribution by the employer.

iv). Delegation of the powers to notify the regulations and circulars on

operational procedures issued by the PFRDA on all the issues which does not
have financial implications for Government related to National Pension
System, as DTA has been appointed as a Nodal officer for Telangana
Government.

3. Government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby approve the

above proposal of DTA, Telangana, Hyderabad and he is delegated with the powers
to notify the regulations and circulars on operational procedures issued by the
PFRDA on all the issues which do not have financial implications for Government
related to National Pension System, as he has been appointed as a Nodal Officer for
Telangana Government, duly informing the Government the further regulatory and
relevant orders / procedure of PFRDA issued from time to time.

4. The G.O is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address

http://www.telangana.gov.in/goir.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)IN THE

NAME OF GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
N.SIVA SANKAR,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)
To
All Heads of Department.
All Departments in the Secretariat.
The Prl. Acccountant General (Audit.I), AP&Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (Audit.II), AP&Telangana.Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (A&E), AP&Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Registrar High Court for the state of AP & Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Secretary TSPSC, Hyderabad.
All the District Collectors.
All the District Judges.
All the Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Praja Parishads.
All the District Treasury Officers.
All the Commissioners and Spl. Officers of Municipalities.
All the District Educational Officers.
All the Secretaries of Zilla Parishads through the District Collectors concerned.
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DIRECTOR OF TREASURIES AND ACCOUNTS

TELANGANA: : ITYDERABAD

Circular Memo No. Dl/4082/2018, Dt:08.11.2018.

Sub:- T&A Department - National Pension System
'
;rl
t
- Partial withdrawal of
accumulated pension of the subscriber- Procedural guidelines/ Instructions-
issued - Reg.

Ref:- 1. Notification No.PF A/12lRcL/r399,dtc1.11.05.2015.

2.CircularofpF Nn}rcl}1lExitl7,ild,.Z4.t0.20l6.
3.Notification No.PF Nt2lPtGLlI3glg,drd.l0.0g.2017.
4.c.O. Ms.No.164 h-in(HRM.V) Dep ment dtcl.Os.l0.2018.
x x***

Attention of all the Deputy Directors/District Treasury officers in the State is invited to
the subject and references cited (available in the websites pfrda.org.in and
goir.telangana. gov.in).
It is informed that the PFR has made regulations for partiul withdrawal wrder

per PFRDA Act 2013 and ,vubsequent amendment to Act, vide Notificotion No.

provisions/conditions such as Purpose, Limits and Frequency with regard to partial

withdrawal from the acc ulated pension wealth of the Subscriber. Furtheq in the Circular
No. PFRDN20L6|2I|EXIT1T, dt. 24-10-2016, the PFRDA has prescribed the documents
which are required for different types of partial withdrawals.
In view of the above and in pursuance of the powers delegated in the G.O. Ms. No. 164
Finance (HRM-V) Department, dt. 05-10-2018, all the Treasury Officers are permitted to
take necessary action on the application of subscribers for partial withdrawals from the
accumulated pension wealth of the Subscriber as per the regulations and circulars issued on
operational procedures issued by the PFRDA from time to time.

Further, as per the regulations of PFRDA, on Partial Withdrawals, the documents

submitted by the Subscribers (in support of their partial withdrawals) have to be verified by
the respective DTO/STO to initiate necessary action in online mode at Checker Level.

In this connection, it is also informed that since the NPS Subscriptions are being
uploaded centrally from the O/o DTA, TS, Hyderabad against the DTO Registration Nol
4040363, the respective PRANs are mapped to the DTO Registration No. 4040363.

As such, keeping in view the feasibilities in CRA System and verifications prescribed
for authorising partial withdrawals, it is decided to process the Partial Withdrawals is under.

As and when a partial withdrawal claim is initiated in the CRA System, the respective
DTO/STO shall

I a) Shift the respective PRAN of subscriber to the DTO Registration No. of respective
rl DTOiSTO.
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b) Obtain necessaly documents from the subscriber (as prescribed PFRDA

Notifications/Circulars from time to time) through the respective DDO.
c) Verifu the claims with reference to the Notifications/Circulars of PFRDA, issued
with regard to Partial Withdrawal from time to time, and authorise the Partial
Withdrawal claims in the online mode and there after furnish documents to the
NSDL for record duly preserving attested photo copies of the documents in the
DTO/STO concerned.
d) Furnish a list of Partial Withdrawals authorised by the DTO/STO (i.e., month wise
report) to the O/o DTA, TS, Hyderabad by 7'n of succeeding month in prescribed
proforma (enclosed herewith).

Therefore, all the DD/DTOs in the state are requested to go through the above
instructions and take necessary action to authorise the Partial Withdrawal claims and report
compliance to the undersigned. The DTO/STO, who authorises the Partial Withdrawal shall
be responsible for the inegu'lar claim, if any, found at a later date.

Sd/- K. SRC MURTHY

DIRECTOR OF TREASURIES AND ACCOUNTS
To
All the Deputy Directors/District Treasury Officers in the State.
Copy to the Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
the Director of Works and Account, TS, Hyderabad.

//Forwarded: : By Orderll

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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT

CPS – Procedure for drawal of funds in case of employees who died or retired or
resigned before assigning a PRAN Number - Amendment – Orders – Issued.
____________________________________________________________________________
FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 24 Dated: 20-03-2019
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms No.123, Finance (HRM.V) Department, dt. 31.07.2017.
2. Lr.No.D1/2281/2016,Dated:21-08-2018 of DTA, Telangana, Hyderabad.

ORDER:
In the G.O. 1st read above, orders were issued indicating the procedure for
drawal of funds in case of employees who died or retired or resigned before
assigning a PRAN Number.
2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts in the reference 2nd read above has
requested for issue of orders adopting uniform procedure for PRAN and non-PRAN
account number holders. Government, after careful examination, hereby issue the
following amendment to the orders issued vide G.O.Ms No.123, Finance (HRM.V)
Department, dated. 31-07-2017.
AMENDMENT
In para 5.5, the words “Another adjustment bill is prepared for the interest
on the accumulated on the funds at the rate of 8.5% per annum from the HOA
2071-to 8342-117-04-002” shall be read as “Another adjustment bill shall be
prepared for payment of interest on the accumulated fund at the rate of 8% per
annum under the HOA 2049-03-117-(04)-450 Interest (Charged)”.

3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts is requested to take necessary

further action in the matter accordingly.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

K.RAMAKRISHNA RAO
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I) Telangana, Hyderabad
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Telangana, Hyderabad
The Accountant General (A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Director of Insurance, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Director of Works Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad
All the Secretariat Departments for information
All the Head of the Departments in the State for information
Copy to SF/SCs.

//FORWARDED BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
PENSIONS – NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM – Contributory Pension Scheme –
Extension of option of Invalidation Pension and Family Pension to the State
Government employees covered by Contributory Pension Scheme (National Pension
System) and their family member in case of premature exit due to invalidation/death
– Orders – Issued.
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FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.58 Dated.11-06-2021.
Read the following:-

1.G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance (Pen-I) Dept., dated.22.09.2004.

2.O.M.No.38/41/05, P&PW (A), dated.05.05.2009 of Ministry of Personnel
Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensionary
Welfare.
3.Cir.Memo No.30857/422/A1/Pen.I/2010, Finance (Pen.I) Department,
dated.08.03.2010.
4.G.O.Ms.No.62, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated.07.03.2014.
5.The PFRDA regulations dated.11.05.2015 on Exit and Withdrawals under the
NPS Regulations, 2015.
6.O.M.No.7/5/2012, P&PW (F)/B, dated.26.08.2016 of Ministry of Personnel
Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensionary
Welfare.
7.O.M.No.28/03/2016-P&PW (B), dated.10.01.2017 of Ministry of Personnel
Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensionary
Welfare.
8.G.O.Ms.No.60, Finance (HRM.V) Department, dated.23.05.2018.
9.G.O.Ms.No.55, Finance (HRM.V) Dept., dated.11.06.2021.

*****
ORDER:

In the Government Order 1st read above, the Government introduced

Contributory Pensions Scheme with effect from 01.09.2004 to all State Government
employees who were appointed on or after 01.09.2004. The Telangana State
Revised Pension Rules, 1980 are not applicable to the employees covered by the
Contributory Pensions Scheme.

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2. In the reference 2nd read above, the Government of India has allowed certain
additional benefits to employees covered by the New Defined Contribution Pension
Scheme (NPS) on provisional basis subject to the condition that the funds
accumulated in the NPS account should be adjusted against the payment made
under CCS Pension Rules, 1972, until further orders. These benefits are
(i) Invalid Pension and Retirement Gratuity, in case of retirement from
Government Service on invalidation not attributable to Government
duty;
(ii) Family Pension (including enhanced Family Pension) and Death
Gratuity, in case of death in service not attributable to Government
duty;
(iii) Disability Pension and Retirement Gratuity, in case of discharge from
Government Service due to decease or injury attributable to
Government Duty and;
(iv) Extraordinary Family Pension and Death Gratuity, in case of Death in
service attributable to Government duty.

3. Accordingly, in the Circular Memo 3rd read above, instructions were issued
provisionally extending the aforementioned benefit to the employees of State
Government covered by Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS) in toto, duly applying
similar provisions of the Telangana State Revised Pension Rules, 1980 with a
condition to adjust the payments/relief made to the employees against the amount
of accumulated funds in CPS account, pending finalisation of the guidelines.
However, while issuing orders vide G.O. 4th read above adopting exit policy and
interim guidelines, the order issued in the reference 3rd read above was withdrawn,
as a result of which the benefits of Retirement/Death Gratuity and Family Pension,
extended as additional relief by the Government of India to its employees are not
admissible to the similarly placed persons in the State Government Service or their
legal heirs.

4. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has

framed "Exit and Withdrawals under NPS Regulations, 2015" on 11.05.2015. The
matter regarding framing of rules on NPS inter alia providing option to its employees
or their family members to avail benefits either under NPS or under Old Pension
Scheme as per O.M. dated. 05.05.2009, in case of death or disability of a
Government Servant, is separately under examination of the Government of India.
Meanwhile the cases of death/disability of Central Government civilian employees
covered by NPS continue to be dealt with in accordance to O.M. dated.05.05.2009.

5. As per the regulation 6(e) of "Exit and Withdrawals under NPS Regulations,
2015" of the PFRDA, if the subscriber or the family members of the deceased
subscriber, upon his death, avails the option of additional relief on death or disability
provided by the Government, the Government shall have right to adjust or seek
transfer of the entire accumulated Pension wealth of the subscriber to itself. The
subscriber or family members of the subscriber availing such benefit shall specifically

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and unconditionally agree and undertake to transfer the entire accumulated Pension
wealth to the Government, in lieu of enjoying or obtaining such additional reliefs like
Family Pension or Disability Pension or any other pensionary benefit from such
Government Authority.

6. The Government of India has issued final orders in its O.M.No.7/ 5/2012-
P&PW(F)/B, dated.26.08.2016 allowing Gratuity in cases of retirement and death of
the employees covered by the NPS. Orders in this regard were already issued by the
State Government in the Government Order 8th read above.

7. Representations have been received from employees covered by the

Contributory Pension Scheme for restoration of additional benefit/relief on
death/disability of Government servants covered by the Contributory Pension
Scheme (NPS) appointed on or after 1.9.2004.

8. After careful consideration, the Government hereby order that the additional
benefits extended by the Government of India and adopted by the State
Government in the Circular Memo 3rd read above and subsequently withdrawn in the
G.O.4th read above, be restored for the purpose of extending invalidation pension
and family pension, as the case may be, to the State Government employees and
their family members. For the sake of clarity it shall be noted that only similar
provisions of the Telangana State Revised Pension Rules, 1980 are to be adopted for
calculation of the relevant benefits mentioned above but it shall not be construed as
though the employees are governed by the said rules.

9. Accordingly, Government order that an option be given to the employees

covered by the Contributory Pension Scheme (NPS) or their family members either
to opt for the benefit of additional benefits restored in para eight (8) above, or to
draw the accumulated pension wealth as per the regulations of PFRDA. In case, they
opt for the additional benefits in para 8 above, the employee (subscriber of NPS) or
family members of the employee (family members of the subscriber of NPS) availing
such benefit shall specifically and unconditionally agree and undertake to transfer
the entire accumulated Pension wealth to the Government, in lieu of enjoying or
obtaining such additional reliefs like Family Pension or Disability Pension or any other
pensionary benefit from the State Government.

10. These orders shall take effect from 01.09.2004 and are applicable to those
Government Employees appointed on or after 01.09.2004 and are covered by
Contributory Pension Scheme.
11. In all cases of premature exit due to invalidation/death which were settled in
terms of G.O.Ms.No.62, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated.07.03.2014, as per the
existing regulations of the PFRDA, the benefit mentioned in para 8 above shall be
extended only after remitting to the Government account the amount withdrawn
from their CPS account by the employees or their family members.

12. The Pension Sanctioning Authorities/Pension Payment Authorities are

requested to ensure that the amounts accumulated in the CPS account of the
subscriber at the time of premature exit due to invalidation/death are adjusted to
Government account before release of the benefits mentioned in para 8 above.

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13. The Government Order is available on Internet and can be accessed at the
address http://www.goir.telangana.gov.in and http://www.finance.telangana.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

K. RAMAKRISHNA RAO
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to Government,
Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.
All Heads of Departments, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
All District Collector & Magistrates, Telangana.
All District Superintendent of Police, Telangana.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Accounts, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Accountant General (A & E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
All the District Treasury Officers (with copies to Sub-Treasury Officers)
The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, Jambagh, Hyderabad
The Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of
Telangana.
The Chairman and Managing Director, Telangana TRANSCO, Telangana GENCO,
VidyuthSoudha, Hyderabad.
The Secretary, Telangana Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.
The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Telangana State Road Transport
Corporation, Hyderabad.
The Registrar of all Universities, Telangana.
The Accountant General, Tamil Nadu, Chennai.
The Accountant General, Maharashtra, Mumbai.
The Accountant General, Gujarat.
The Accountant General (A&E) Kerala, P.N.No.5607, Tiruvananthapuram- 695039.
The Accountant General (A&E) Karnataka, Bangalore.
The Accountant General (A&E), U.P., Allahabad.
The Accountant General (A&E), Haryana, Chandigarh.
The Accountant General (A&E), Punjab, Chandigarh.
The Accountant General (A&E), Rajasthan, Jaipur.
The Accountant General (A&E), Assam, Dispur.
The Accountant General (A&E), Bihar, Patna.
The Accountant General, Orissa, Bhubaneswar.
The Accountant General, (A&E-II), Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior.
The Accountant Officer (Pen. Co-Ordination), O/o the Principal Accountant
General (A&E) Calcutta, West Bengal.

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DIRBCTORATE OF TREASURIBS AND ACCOUNTS

TELANGANA STATE : :HYDERABAD

Cir.Memo No.D l/2807/202 I -1 Dated: 29-08-2022

Sub: Public Services -

NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM Contributory pension -
Scheme - Extension of option of Invalidation Pension and Farnily Pension to the
State Government employees coverecl by CPS (NPS) ancltheir family member in
case of premature exit due to invalidation death / -
Government Or.ders -
Instructions to Nodal Offices/Pension Sanctioning Authority/Pension Disbursing
Authority/DDOs - Issued.

ILeft 1) G.O.Ms.No.58, Finance (HRM.V) Dept.,Datecl. 1 1 -06-2021.

- 2) This off-ice Lr.No.Dl 12807 l20Tt, l)t.26-02-2022.
3) Govt Memo No.14542291941 A2tBGtZ022-(t ). Dt. I 5-07 -2022.
4) Representatiorr Dt. 1 6-08-2 022. the president, TSCpsEU, Hyderabad

Attention of the Joint Director, Pension Payment Of1lce, Hyderabad and all the District
Treasury Offlcers (DD/ADiATO) in the state is invited to the Government Orders lrtcitecl,
rvherein the Government have issued orclers that, the additional benefits extendecl by the
Government of India and adopted by the State Government in tl-re Cir.Memo
No.30857/422lAllPen.Il20l0, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated.08.03.2010 anclsubseqr-rently
withdrawn in the G.O.Ms.No.62, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated.07 .03.2014, be restoied for

State Government emplo)rees and tl-reir f-amily men"rbers.

Accordingly, Governrnent order that an option be given to the ernployees covered by the
Cor-rtributorl' Pension Schen-re (NPS) or their family mentbers either to opt tbr the be,eflt o1'
additional benefits restored above, or to draw the acctut-rulatecl pensiorr wealth as per the
regulations of PFRDA. In case. they opt fbr the additional benefits, the employee (subscriber
ofNPS) or family rnembers of the employee (family rnernbers of the subscribel ofNpS) availing
sr-rch benefit shall specifically and unconditionally agree and undertakc to transfer the
entire accumulated Pension wealth to the Government, ir-r lieu of enioying or obtainir-rg such
additior-ral reliefs like Family Pension or Disability Pension or any other pensionary beneft fi.o,r
the State Government.

The orders take efl-ect fi'om 01.09.2004 and are applicable to those Government
Enrployees appointed on or after 01 .09.2004 and are covered. by Contributory Pension Scheme.

h-r all cases of pren-rature exit dure to invalidation/cieath which wcre settlecl in terrns of
G.O.Ms.No.62, Financc (I'}cn.I) Departmcnt, datcc|.07.03.2014, as per the existilg
regulations of the PFRDA, the above benetlt sl-rall be extended only after remitting to the
Government acctlunt the amount withdrawn liom their CPS account by the cmployecs or
their family members.
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The Per-rsion Sanctioning Authorities/Pension Payment Authorities shail ensure that the
amounts accumulated in the CPS account of the subscriber at the time of premature exit due to
invalidation/death ale adjusted to Government account befbre release of the above benefits.

In view of the department proposal in letter 2"'l cited, after careful examination the
Government vide Memo 3'd cited have openecl the follclwing P.D.Account and Head of
Accounts to be operated for remitting the accumulated pension wealth to the Government
Account for making payment of Invalid Pension/disability pension or fan-rily pension on death
of NPS/CPS Government servant ir-r the lir-res of accounting proceclure suggestecl by the
Comptroller General of Accounts, New Delhi (Gol) in OM.No.TA-361312020-TA-IIIl30Bl640-
A. Dr.24-08-2021.

i. Adjustment of Employees contribution and return thereon:

Amount ren-ritted by PFRDA is credited under fbllowing head of account under
category A"for making the paymerrt of the same to the en-rployee/family of the
ernployee as per notification. The serme head of account will be debitecl after rnaking
the payrnent to the employee/family of the employee.

MajorHead : 8443 -Civil Deposits

MinorHead : 800 -Other Deposits
Sub Head : 97 -Money remitted by pFRDA
(Ernployee contribution and return thereon)

ii. Adjustment of Government contribution remitted by pFRDA:

To be accounted for as (-) Dr under tbllowing head of accounts
Major Head : 2071 - Pension and other Retirement Benef-rts
Sub Ma.jor Head : 01 - Civil
Minor Head : 911 - Deduct Recoveries of over payment
Sub Head (96) - Dedr_rct Recoveries

iii.Adjustment of returns on Govcrnment contribution:

At.uout-tt rcr.tritted by PFRDA r-nay be accounted fbr by crediting the amount to
Govt.account under fbllowing head of accounts.

Major IIead : 0071 -Cor-rtributions &, Recoveries towards

Pensior-r and other Retirernent Benefits
SubMaiorHead : 01 -Civil
MinorHead : 800 - Other Deposits
Sub Head (06) - Money remited by pFRDA
(Retr-rrn on Government contribr-rtion)

As defined in PFRDA (Exits and Withdrawals under the NPS) Regulations,2015,

"Accuntulated Pension Wealth" rneans the monetary value of the pension investments
accumulated in tl-re PRAN of a subscriber under the NPS.
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In view of the Government Orclers in G,O.Ms.No.58, Finance (HRM.V) Dept., Dt,l l-

06-2021, the following cases of CPSiNPS who opt for availing the benefit of invalidation and
family pension on tl-re death of Government en-rployees covered under NPS are to be settled by
the Nodal Off-rce/Pension Sanctior-ring Authority and the procedure to be followed is given
below.

A. lnvalidation/Death of Subscriber having PRAN and NOT EXITED by subscriber or

family members of the subscriber:

As per Regulation 6 e of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

(PFRDA) Exit Regulations, 2015,-to facilitate the Nodal Offrces to process the family pension
withdrawal cases, an online functionality has been developed in the CRA system. l-he Noclal
Ofllce is required to initiate online request and authorise the same in the CRA system. The
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provicled in NSDL-CRA is to be followeci by Nodal
Offices for processing farnily pension withdrawal cases online in tl-re CRA system (No irh),sical
n-rode of witl-rdrawal is pern-ritted). Tl-re Nodal Ofl-ices are requirecl to submit the following two
forms:

Annexttre-I (copy enclosecl), it is a declarcttion to be providecl by Noctot Office statirtg

Subscriber's nome, Subscriber"s PRAN, nan'te of the person receiving
fantily
pension and relationship with the Subscriber. In the declaration, Noclal Office is
also required to provide their bank accoltnt details sttch as Beneficiary natne,
Account Nuntber, Bank Nante, Branch Name and IFS Code.

Annexure-Il(copy enclosed), it is a No Objection Certificctte to be obtainedf om Claintant

for
tt'ansfer of Subscriber's NPS corpLLS to Noclal Office bank accotmt. The onnu*lru.u
contains information such as name of the person t'eceiving faruily pension,
relationshi.p with the Sttbscriber, pension payruent order (PPO) no & clate and
C laimant conta ct details.

In addition, if there is any voluntary contributions in Sr-rbscriber's Tier I account and/or

contributiorrs in Tier II account at the tin-re of processing of Family Pension witirdrarval request,
then voluntary cor-rtribution amount of Tier I and/or Tier II cor-rtributions will be paid.to the
person who is receiving Family Pension. In such case, Claimant is required to subnitduly filled
Annexure III (copy enclosed), (which contains Clairnants bank account cletails) along with
bank proof to Nodal Office for processing. It is the responsibility of the Claimant to clistr-ibute
Voluntary Contribution amount and/or Tier II arnount to legal l-reir/s. If there are more than one
clairnant/nominee/legal heir clain-ring the voluntary contribution amount of Tier I alcl/or Tier II
contributions (other than claimant receiving family pension, then Noclal Oflce shall fbrward
sr-rch t-amily pensiorl withdrawal cases to CRA fbr processing.

h is resportsibility of Nodal OfJice to verify & authorise all the above Annexures
[Annexure I, Annexttre II & Annexure III (iJ'applicoble)J and reloted docttmetis before
processirtg online retluest in the CIIA system.
The brief steps to be fbllowed by the Nodal Ofllces fbr initiating online Family pensior1
/ L-rvalidation pension withdrawal requests in CRA system are as lollows (Relevalt screen shots
enclosed for guidance)
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.1. Initiation of request by Nodal Office:

'/ Submission of Physical Annexure II & IIi (In case of voluntary contribution and/or Tier
II account) by claimant to Nodal office through associated DDo
,/ Filling up of Annexure I by Nodal Office

' '/ Verificatior-r & Attestation of Physical Annexures

contribution and/or Tier II account) by Noclal Of1rce
I, II & III (In case of voluntary

'/ Initiation of request by Nodal Office in tl-re CRA Systerrr through One User ID

'/ Authorization of request by Noclal OfIce in the CRA syster-r"r through another User ID

'/ Subrnission of Annexure I, II and III (ln case o1'voluntary contribution and/or Tier II
account) along with covering letter to CRA by Nodal Ofllce fbr storage purpose .

* Points to be noted by Nodal Office prior to initiation of withdrawal rcquest:

'/ At the tin-re of initiation of request, Nodal O11lce bank details are r-ron-editable
'/ Bank details which are available in CRA records will be clisplayed to the User
'/ Amount will be transf-erred to Nodal Ofhce bank account which is registered in CRA
svstem
,/ IfN inC ther"r ill not be allowed
tou in CRA system a
then initiate withdrawal request
'/ Gestation period of 30 days is applicable after addition/r-rpclation of bank details in CRA
systen"r

Orr authorisation of Family Pension withdrawal request successfully by the Nodal

Offlce, funds will get transfbrred to Nodal Oihce Bank Account / Clair-nant bank account (in
case of voluntary contribution and / or Tier II account).

The screen shot of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provided in NSDL-CRA is

appended 1-rerewith fbr guidance.

Employee / Family member of the deceased employee, who is entitled to and opts lor
availing Family Pension or Invalidation Per-rsion, shall submit Annexure- II, III (if applicable),
Legal Heir Certif-rcate and Original PRAN Card (If PRAN card is not available, the claimant
ueeds to subr-nit a Notarized Affidavit as to the reasons of non-submission of Original PRAN
card) etc through the Pension Sanctior-ting Authority.

The-Nodal Offlce shall invariably submit physical documents Annexure-I, II, III (if
applicable) to CRA.

On receipt of funds (Accumulated Perrsion Wealth as on authorisation ol'rvitlidrzirval)"

the Nodal Of'{lce shall arclir-rst the liurds to the prescribed Head of Accourrts to be operated tbr
remitting the accumulated pension wealth to the Government Account (as Illustrated below)
for r-naking payment of Farnily Pension / Invalidation Pension
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Illustration for remittance:

Investment Summary (as per PRAN of Subscriber)

'l'otal
Value cll'your 'l'otal ClontribLrtion Totzil Notional
withdrarval
Ir:lolcli n gs( Investments) No of in yoLrr account as Clain/l,oss as
tts on Augtlst
as on August 08, Contri[:iutions on August 08" on August 08,
08'2022 (in
2022 (iu {) 2022 (irr {) 2022 (in t)
{)
(A) (r.l) (c) D (z\-B)-rcl

< 66,872.00 { 64,5 14.00 { 0.00 { 2,359.00

DiVide'['otal C]ontribr-rtion it.t Account as on authorisation ollvithclrarval

a) Employee Clontribution I\s.32,2571-

b) Irmployer/(lovernmentContribr_rtion lts.32.2571-
'['otal Contribution
I{s.62i,5 14/-

Divide 'llotal Notionzrl Gain/Loss as on authorisation o{'lvithcinlviil

c) Retr"rrn cln Ernployee Contribution I{s, I .1 79l-

cl) I{etum on [rr-rployer/(iovernment c]ontrihution I{s.1.179l-
'['ota1
Rs.2.358/-

l{emittanco/ad.i ustrnent of f ur"rcls to prescribed IIead ol Acoounts

(i) Adjustment of Employees contribution and return thereon

t
Employee Contribution Return on Employee Contribution: (a+c)
Rs.32,2571- + Its. 1,1791- - Rs.33,436/-
(ii) Adjustment of Government contribution remitted by ITFRDA:
BrnpI oyer/Ciovernrncnt Coritribr_rti on : ( b )
Rs.32.2571-
(iii) Adjustment of returns on Government contribution
I{eturn on Bnrplol,erl(ioveruntent Contriliution: (d)
l{.s.I,179/-

. T'he Noclal Office (PAO. IlyderabaclIPAO (W&A) shall fulnish original challans
infbrn'ring cletails of the Subscriber to the concernecl Ponsion Disbursing OtTrcor (ppc).
Ilyclorabad / 'I'reastrry O1{icer) i'ls the case may be. for ciisburserront of ponsion as por ti-re
Pension Payment Orcier ol'the Accourrtant Cieneral"'I'S. I:lvclerabad lstate Audit f)epartment.
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B.Invalidation/Death of Subscriber having PRAN and exited by subscribcr or family

members of the subscriber, as the case may bc:

As per PITRDA (Exits & Witirdrau,als under Nl'}S) Itegulations 2015:

. flpon Ileath - At least 80% o{'the accumulatoci pension rvealth o1'tho Subscriber has
to be utilizcd lor pr-trchase o1'au Annuitl,'1;roviding Ibr nrclnthl,v ponsion to tho Spouse
ancl tho balancc. is paid as lr,rntp sunr to tho nomineeilegal heir. In case the total corpus
' in the account is less than or eclual to Rs. 5 lakh as on tlie l)ate o1' l)erath ol'tlle
Subscriher (Government sector)" nominee/legal heir carr avail the oplion ol'comlrlete
Withdt'awal. Further, if. fanrily' menrber opts lbr lanril-v perrsior-r. as per the
RegLrlations. all the accunrulzrtecl pension r,vealth shall be transl'erred to the barrk
aeerount of the Nodal OIfice fbr further settienrent as per (iovernurent directives.
. Pre-mature Xixit - At least 80%o ol'the accunrulatocl pension rvealth of'the Surbscriber'
has to be r-rtilized lirr put'chase of'an Arrnuity'provicling the monthly pension to the
Sr-rbscribet'anci tlre balance is paicl as a lump sum to the Subscribcr,

In case the total corplrs in the accor-u-rt is less than or ecl.ral to I{s. 2.5 lakh as cln the Date
of ltesignation, tl"re Subscliber can avail the option of completc Withch'ar,val,

As per the G.O.Ms.No.58, Finance (FIRM.V) Dept., Dated.ll-06-2021, in all cases of

premature exit due to invalidation/death which were settled in terms of G.O.Ms.No.62, Finance
(Pen.I) Department, dated.07.03.2014, as per the existir-rg regulations of the PFRDA, making
payment of Invalid Pension/disability pensiorr or family pension shail be extended onl), after
remitting the amount withdrawn from their CPS accour-rt b), the emplo),ees or their f-amil),
members to the Government account.

In view of the Government Order:

(i) ln case. tiie depender-rt of employee / Subscriber have urtilised accuntulatecl ponsion
wealth ibr purchase ol' [i0%o Annr-rity {or rnonthl)' pension unci the balanco lvore
receivc'd as a lumpsum at the timc of exit. tl're cleper-rclent / surbscribol u,l-ro har.,e nou,
opted pension in terms of G.O.lv1s.No.58 and eligiblo fbr firmily pc,nsion as por'l'S
Revised Pension Rules l9B0 shall rernit the amount withdrawn from CPS account
by the employee or their family mernbers to the Government under the HoAs
prescribed in the Govt Memo 3"i cited, as illurstrated (at Point A) by approaching
concerned Annuity Service Provider (ASP) fbr exist of an Annurity.
(ii) in case , tho dependent of employec / Subscriber have availed the option of cornpleto
Withcirarvarl. the depor-rdent / subscriber u,ho hate ncxv opteci pension in terms of
Li.O.Ms.No.58 and eligible fbr larnil-v pcnsion as per'I'S ILevisecl Pensiorl Rr-rles
1980 shail remit the amount withdrawn frorn CPS account by the employee or their
family members to the Government under the I-loAs prescribed in the Govt Merno
3"r cited. as illustrated (at Point A).
'I'he Pension Satrctit'rt-tins Authorit1'' shall tirrnish orisinal ch:rllans irrlbnning details of
the Stibscriber to the concerned Per-rsion Disbursing Otficer (l'}PO, Hyclerabad / 'l'reasury
Oflicer) as the case may be, lbr disbursenrent of pcr-rsion as pcr the Pension Pa1,111sn1 Orcler ttf
the Accountant General. I'S. llydelabad i State Audit Departn-rent,
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C. Employee expired while in service, without PRAN Number havipg CPS

contr.ibution:

As the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.58, Finance (HRM.V) Dept., Dated.ll-06-202l

takes efl-ect fr om 01 .09.2004 and are applicable to those Government Employees appointed
on
or after 01.09.2004 and are coverecl by Contributory Pension Scheme, these cases neecl to be
cot]sidered fbr family pension on par witl-r the employees those who are having pRAN Number
and opted fbr fan-rily pension.

As the contributed amount was not sent to NPS trust, there is a need to adjust the
contribution amount by the concerned Noclal Offices to the fbllowing Head of Account
prescribed in Govt Memo 3,,1 cited.

Major Head : 8443 -Civil Deposits

Minor Head : 800 -Other Deposits'
Sub Head : 97 -Money remitted by pFRDA
(Employee contribr-rtion and return thereor-r)

D. Employees expirecl while in service, without PITAN Number without CI>S contribution:

As the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.58, Finance (HRM.V) Dept., Datecl.1l-06-2021

takes efl-ect fiorn 01.09.2004 and are applicable to those Governrnent Employees appointed on
or after 01.09.2004 and are covered by Contributory Pension Scherne, these cases need to be
considered for family per-rsion on par witl-r the ernployees those who are l-raving PRAN Nuntber
and opted fbr farnily pension.

As the contribution are not recovered, the arnount equal to tl-re employee contributio,s
only fbr the period fi'orn the date of enterir-rg into service to the date of deatl-r sl-rall be remittecl
to Government by the family members in li.eu of enioying fanrily pension to the following
Head of Account prescribed in Govt Memo 3,,1 cited.

Major Flead : 8443 -Civil Deposits

- Minor Head : 800 -Other Deposits
Sub Head : 97 -Money remitted by pFRDA
(Employee contribution and return thereon)

Therefbre, to adjust/remit the amolrnts to the Government Account by Nodal

Otl'rces/Family members mentior-red cases (C) and (D) above, the Drawing a.d Disbursing
Officer at last working station of the en'rployee shall prepare a staternent showing the details oT
CPS deductions (already rnade/to be n-rade) in the prolbrmas.
(i)
The DDO has to lurnish infbrmation in I'rofbrma-I (copy enclosed) on consultatior1
with Treasury Officer and tl-re employee cor-rtribution imount so arrived shall be remittecl
to the Government Account under the above Head of Account.
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(i i)
than one place:
The each DDO of previous stations including last station DDO has to furnish details of
deduction in proforma-I to the DDO of the last working station duly countersigned by
the lespective Treasury Officer / PAO concerned'
DDO of last working station has to turnish the details in Proforma-Il (copy
Ther"r the
enclosed) on consultation witl-r Treasury Otflcer and the en'rployee contribution amount
so arrived shall be remitted to tl"re Government Account under the above Head of
Accolrnt.
Tlhe Nodal Ol.llce / Pelsiol Sanctioning Authority shall llrnish original cl-rallans
inlbrrriing cletails of' the Strbscriber to the concernecl Pensiot-t l)isbLu'sing Olhcer (PPO,
Flyclerabacl / freasr-rry Ol'ljcer) as the case ma)/ be. Iirr clisbursenretrt of pensiotl
as per the
pension paynrent Orcler 61'the Accountant Gc:nelal. 1-S. tl,vdelabad / State Aurclit Departntent'

All the Noclzrl Of floe s/pension Sanctioning Authority/DDOs/Per"rsion Disbursing

Olficers in the state shall settle above cases by fbilowing the given instructions scrupulously.
'fhis C'ircular alglg rvith rccluilecl Aunexttres. Protitt'nlas and SOP provided in NSDL-
CRA a1c avai l abl c i n'l'reasury' Website https /ltreasury.telilllgantt. gt'rv. in/
:

Ilnel: As above
Sd/- K.SRC. IVlurthY
Director of Treasuries and .Accounts/
' State Notlal Officer
rri
The Joint Director. Pensit"rtl Pal"tnent 0{'1lce'. I-11'derabacl. (throLrgh F'fP)
All the l)istrict Treasuly Of'llcers (DD/AD//\TOs) in the State. (through F'fP)
Ail the I-leacls ol'r\cc6unts Branches (CA0/AO/AA0/JAO) in Fleacls o{'De1:rartmerlts.
Telangana.
'l'he Deputy Director (Adrnrr), O/o.DTA. TS, F{l"derabacl'

Copy to:
'l'he Director of Works & Acct'rttnts. 'I'S. Flyderzrbacl
(Wirh a r.equest to inlblm all the PAOs (W&A) in the state to fbllou' the given
it"rstructions)
'l'he pa),anclAocounts Otlrcer', llvclerabtcl (rvith a rocluest to lollou' the givoll instrr-rotions)
'I'ho Acoctuntant Genora l,'l'ola.nga r-ra. I {yderabaci tor inlornrat i otr'

'l'elangana
Copy stibmitteci to the Spocial Chief Sccrctary' to Gorit.; Ii'inanco (llItN4.V) Dcpt..
Seu:etat'iat. I h'clerabad lbr inlbr:rnation

// Forrvalcled: B,v Orcicr i/

Junior AccTffi[s Officer

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rci..na..o rvo.o rl#8ffiff ilu,.o, zq-os-zozz,

ils of deduction
ational Pension

Employee ID
Name of the Ernployee
(Sri/Smt/I(um)
Designatior-r

Department
Date ofjoining into service
Date of Death
DDO Code
DDO Designation
Name of the family beneficiary /
claimant in case of deceased employee
Pension Payment Order

s. Month of Trans.II) Pay Dearness Amount of CPS Gross Net

No. Deduction with Allorvance deduction (already amount amount
Date /DA Arrears made/to be made) of bill of bill
(1) (2) (3) (4) (s) (6) (7) (8)

Certiiled that the above details are verillecl ancl l'ouncl to be correct as perthe recorcls of
this of-fice.

Place: Sigrrature of the

Pension Sanctioning Ar-rthority
Dirte :
(rvith Office Soal)

//C'oun ter S ignaturc ir'

Signattrre of'thc Signatr.rre o{ the

. Drarving ancl Disbursing Olhcer Treasury 0lllcer
(wirh 0llrce Seai) (rvilh 0f1ice Seal)
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PROFORMA-II
(Cir.Memo No.Dl/2807/202I-1. Dated: 29-08-2022)

Statement showing the details of ded.n -ttq_Uq_(4lfeqdy

pension System

Employee ID
Name of the Employee
Sri/Smt/Kum
Designation
Department
Date ofjoining into service
Date of Death
DDO Code
DDO Designatior-r
Name of the faniily beneficiary /
claimant in case of deceased
Pensior-r Payrnent Order

e, DDO code Total deductions Total amount to be Remarks if any

No. (already made/to be l"emitted to
made) towards Government
employee contribution

(l) (2) (3) (4) (s)

Celtiflocl that the arbove cletails are velifleci ancl founcl to bc corrcct zts per the lecorcls o1'
this oltlce.

Place: Signature ol'the

Pensi on Sancti on ing Ar-rthority
I)ate: (r.vitlr O1'lice Soal)

//Counter Signature i/

Sigr-rature of the Signature of the

Drarving ancl Disbursing 0fficer ['reasury Offlcer
' (rvith Offrco Seal) (rvith 0lfice Seal)
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Annexure I
Dectaration b_y, No,dal Office
{To be declared by the nodal office where family pension is granteci to the family
menrber(s) of deceased subscrber or
to the subscriber (in case of clisability))

It is certified that the fanrily pension is being paicl i:y this office
to the folliwing fanrily mernbers of the late subscriber
sh'/snrt/Ms bearing
'RAN _or to the subscriber

Pension Payment Order No ....... issued cjated

Name of the family menrirer/subscriber

Relationship of fanriiy member with the subscriber

In this respect, a No objection certificate to transfer the accumulated

pension wealth from the Nps account of the
deceased subscriber to this office/Govt are subnritted by the above fanrily
member(s) of the cleceased subscrlber/
Subscriber. Sanre is enclosed along with this cJeclaration.

Therefclre, now, in accordance with Regulation 6(e) of PFRDA (Exits

& WithrJrawats) Regutations, 201S,
the amount of accumulated pension wealth lying in the PRAN of the cleceased
sutrscriber/Subscriber
may be released to this norjal office [:ank account as per
the details given as under.
Nanre of the Beneficiary :

BankAccount Number :

Bank Nanre
Branch Nanre
IFS Code
I/We hereby declare that No obiection Certificate to transfer the accumutateci
pension weal6 from ihe trtps
account of the decreased subscriber/subscriber to this office have been
collected fronr the family member(s) of
the deceased subscriber/subscriber.
l/we hereby declare that details furnished above are true and correct as per our
office records. pFRDA/Nps
Trust/CRA shall not be responsible in case of any wrong informatir:n furnished
in this regard. Furiher, I understand
that funds will be transferred to PAo bank account on authorisation of wiflrdrawal
request by office and physical
clocunrents is requirecl to be forwardecl to cRA for recorci keeping within
60 days of authorization of withdrawat
request.

l/We hereby declare that copy of Death Certificate of the Subscriber (in
case of family pension) and copy of pRAN
CardlePRAN of the Subscriber have been collected fronr the family menrber(s)
of the deceased Subscriber/
Subscriber and duly attested by Office.

Stamp & Signature of DDO

Name of the DDO

Countersigned by DTOiPAO/CDDO/DTA/prAO

Stanrp & Signature of DTO/pAOlCOnOtOfn/prAO

Date: Name of the DTO/PAO/CDDO/DTA/prAO

Place: Regn No:

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Annexure ll
No objection fo.1" s_ettlement of Accumutated Pension Wealth in NpS
{To be enclosed along with noclal office rjeclaration where family pension is granteci to the claimant(s)
of deceased
subscriber r:r to the subscriber (in case of disahility))

,, *tt,""r,rrirt*o'r*^r"" **r,t;l;;';in PRAN of subscriber Late

Sh./Smt/Ms
with pRAN or in my
PRAN to Nodal Office/Department where l/he/she was employec] as l/we
am/are receiving tlre
family pension under pension payment Orrler no dated
Details of pension being paicl (in case of Death):
1, Name of the Family member
Pension Payment Order (ppO) No

Signature/Ttrumit impression of Clairnant

Relationship with deceased
Address:
Phone/Mobile Number/E-mail:
Place.: Date:
Details of pension being paid (in case of Disability):
2. Name of the Subscriber
Pension Payment Order (PpO) No:

Signature/Thumb impressiorr of Subscriber:

Address:
Phone/Mobile Number/E-nrail :

Place: Date:
Attestation by Noclal Office:
It is certified that the above declaration ancl details have been enterecl and signecl/thumb irnpressed
by lre fanrily
member(s) of deceased subscriber Slr./Smt/Ms
(PRAN) or by the subscriber before me. Further the above details have been
verified from the service record of the cJeceased subscriber/subscriber and fqund in order Further,
' l/We hereby declare that No Objection Certificate to transfer the accumulated pension wealth fronr
the NpS
account r:f the deceased subscriber/subscriber to this office lrave been collecterj from the fanrily
mernber(s) of the
deceased subscriber/su bscriber.
" I/We hereby declare that details furnishecl above are true and correct as per our office records. pFRDfuNpS
Trust/CRAshalinot be responsible in case of any wrong information furnisher.l in this regard. Further, I unclerstancl
that funds will be transferred to PAO bank account on authorisation of wittrdrawal request by office
and physical
documents in required to be forwardeci to cRA for recorcj keeping within 60 days of authorization
of withdrawal
request.
' l/We lrereby declare that copy of Death Certificate of the Subscriber (in case of family pension) and
copy of pRAN
Card/ePRAN of the Subscriber have been collected from the family member(s) of the deceased Subscriber/
Sr-rbscriber and cluly attested by Office.

Stamp & SlSnatyre- of DDO/DTO/PAO

Date: Name of the DDO/DTO/PAO
Place: Regrr No:
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Annexure lll
Withdrawal in case of Family / Oisability pension:
Bank Details in case of voluntary contribution & Tier ll withdrawal:

Bank Details of the Claimant/Subscriber:

Name of the Claimant/Subscriber*:

Relationship with the Subscriberx:

Address*:

Bank Account No*:

Banl< Name*:
Branch Namex:
Bank Addressx:
Bank Pincode*:
Bank IFS Codex:
MICR Code:

Claimant/Subscriber Signature *
:

Place:
Date:
xindicates mandatory
field

Nodal Office Declaration:

The bank account details of the claimant/subscriber as provided in

bank details section have been
checked and verified and the same can be accepted for payment.

We have collected Cancelled Cheque/Bank Certificate/Copy of Bank passbook for the bank details
submitted.

Stamp & Signature of DDO

Name of the DDO

Co u nte rsigned by DTO/p AO / CDDO / DTAlp RAO

Stamp & Signature of DTO/pAO/CDDO/DTA/PRAO

Name of the
DT O / P AO / CD DO/DTA/P RAO
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(formerly NSDL e-Governance Infristructu re Limited)

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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP)

I

Online Processing of Family pension Withdrawal Request I

by Nodal Office

Q.2022 Protean ccov Technolc)gies Limited (Formcriy known as l.tsDL c-Govr:rilan.:o

Infri]structur(r Limil-ed), All riqht.s reservocj
Property ot proteon ecov Technoloqies Linlited.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transnlittcd in
any fornr or by any ffieans, electronic or nlechanical, inclucling
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tlte express i/,iritten consent of protean eciov Technolocties Linriterl,

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Index

Page
",'
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Ito

1" Abbfeviations
4.
2 P-r-cface
5
3

4 6

7
5 ffingip.nW!.t|-tdr-+}-wallefiuqi|inC"8As,y:terr;llyNpdn|
6 ffi[-an-rt!y.PensiqnWithclrawalre.q]ue9IinCRAS.ysten"l.ily" LL

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1. Abbreviations

CRA
Central Recordkeeping Agency
DDO
Drawing & Disbursing Office
DTO
District Treasu ry bffic*
DTA
Directorale of Treasuries [\. Accounts

):q:lljtt:: PAO/PRAO I DTO / DT A req istered u nrjer N pS

}:S ' National pension Systenr
P10 _ , Pay and Accounts Office
PFRDA
Pension Fund Regulatory & Developmenl
Authority.
PRAN
: Permanent Retirement Account Number
PRAO
-:
; Principal Accounts Office

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2. Preface:
As per Regulation 6 e of Penslon Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Exit
members of the deceased
Regulations, 2015 & amendments thereto, If the subscriber or the family
subscriber, upon his death, avails the option of additional relief on death or disability provided by
the Government, the Government shall have right to adjust or seek transfer of the of entire
the
accumulated pension wealth of the subscriber to itself. The subscriber or family
members
subscriber availing such beneflt shall specifically and unconditionally agree and
undertake to
or obtaining
transfer the entire accumulated pension wealth to the Government, in lieu of enjoying
pension or any other pensionary benefit from
such additional reliefs like family pension or disability
such Government authoritY.
requests, the
As per the guidelines stipulated by PFRDA, for processing Family Pension Withdrawal
Nodal offices are required to submit the following two forms:
name,
Annexure r - It is a declaration to be provided by Nodal office stating subscriber's
with the
Subscriber,s pRAN, name of the person receiving famlly pension and relationship
account details
Subscriber. In the declaration, Nodal Office is also required to provide their bank
IFS Code'
such as Beneficiary name, Account Number, Bank Name, Branch Name and
Annexure rr - It is a No Objection certificate to be obtained from Claimant for transfer
of
The annexure contains information such as
Subscriber,s NpS corpus to Nodal Office bank account.
pension payment
name of the person receiving family pension, relationship with the Subscriber,
order (PPO) no & date and Claimant contact details'
In addition,. rf there is any voluntary contributions tn Subscriber's Tierwithdrawal I account and/or
of Family Pension request,
contributrons in Tier II account at the time of processing
II will be paid to the person
then voluntary contribution amount of rier I and/or Tier contributions
to submit duly filled Annexure
who is receiving Family pension. In such case, Claimant is required
III (which conlains Claimants bank account details) along with bank proofConlribution to Nodal office for
amount
processing. It is the responsibility of the Claimant to distribute Voluntary
heir
and/or Tier II amount to legal heir/s. If there are more than one claimant/nominee/legal
claiming the voluntary contribution amount of Tier I and/or Tier II contributions (other than
pension withdrawal
claimant receiving family pension, then Nodal Office shall forward such family
cases to CRA for Processing.

To facilitate the Nodal offices to process the family pension withdrawal cases, an online
r*.tionuliv has been developed in the cRA system. The Nodal office is required to the initiate online
standard
request and authorise the same in the cRA system' This document contains
operating procedure (sop) to be followed by Nodal offices for processing family pension

withdrawal cases online in the CRA system'

It is responsibitity of Nodal Office to verify & authorise all the above Annexures
related documents before
[Annexure r, Annexure Ir & Annexure rrl (if appticabte)] and
processing online request in the CRA system'

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3. Process Flow - Processing of Family pension withdrawal Request

o
{
{
F

Submission of Annexure II by
Clairnant to Nodal Office (throLrgh

o
Filling-up of Annexure I by Nodal eO

Office oE

Verificatiorr and attestation of the u--

physical documents by Nodal Office o:
-.9
ap
CJ;
JTf
5s
OJ
d

Accepted
Y/N

+
Initiation of Online Family Pension
Withdrawal request by Nodal Office in the
CRA System (through one User ID)

Authorization of Online Family Pensio.n

Withdrawal request by Nodal Office in the
CRA System (through another User ID)

+
Redemption of Units from PRAN

I
Transfer of funds in Nodal Office Bank
Account by Trustee Bank

l
Submission of physical Annexure I & II by
Nodal Office to CRA for storage purpose

+
END

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4. Procedure for Processing online Family Pension withdrawal requests

Brief steps for initiation Family Penslon Withdrawal requests are provided
below:

. Initiatio.n of request by Nodal Office:

,/ Submission of physical Annexure II & III (In case of voluntary contribution and/or Tier II
account) by claimant to Nodal office through associated DDO
'/ Filling ,p of Ann"xure I by Nodal Office
,/ Verification & Attestauon of Physical Annexures I, II & III (In case of voluntary
contribution and/or Tier II account) by Nodal Office
./ Initiation of request by Nodal Office in the CRA System through One User ID
,/ Authorization of request by Nodal Office in the CRA system through another User
ID
,/ Submission of Annexur" i, tl and III (In case of voluntary contribution and/or Tier II
by Nodal Office for storage purpose
account) along with covering letter to CRA

. ,points
to be noted by Nodal Office prior to initiation of withdrawal request:
./ At the time of initiation of request, Nodal Office bank details are non-editable
./ Bank details which are available in CRA records will be displayed to the User

days applicable after addition/updation of bank details in CRA

system

The detailed procedure to be followed by the llodal Offices for processing Online Family
Pension
Withdrawal requests in the CRA system is provided below:

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Nodal Office User needs to access CRA System www.cra-nsdl.com using one User ID & password as
given below in Figure 1.

{* H,$s},

In';:r ii rns Subscribers

.'1 use, m

1i\ rntri:ilrxnii 3i +5*

@
!trldl$Elr: *l8.!s.*,jts 8s,!4r.ier!&!r$r j.ssr

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t{eltffi$j?

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On buccessful login, User needs to click on Menu "Exit Withdrawal Request" and select sub
menu "Family/Disability Pension" as given below in Figure 2.

&

Figure 2

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User needs to enter PRAN of the Subscriber for whom withdrawal request is required to be
processed. User needs to select the withdrawal type as "Withdrawal Due to Family Pension"
and then click on submit button as given below in Figure 3,

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hffi @e @@,@il ry@ elrMMr b &wRiSBk) &rslMM @ 66@tfu Mher@a

Figure 3

User needs to fill-up the information of claimant as per Annexure II (i.e, details of person who is
receiving Family Pension) such as Name, Address, PPO.Number, Relationship, Contact detail and
Email ID. Further, User also needs to accept the relevant declarations, After ticking the
declarations, User needs to click on "submit" button. Please refer below Figure 4.

W Inriraivi{ Olir lo frftrl! trixl,rnl

Aktr.oe a? td.l qi.

Figure 4

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At this stage' details as per Annexure I will be displayed
to the User. Name of the person receiving
family pension and relationship with the subscriber
will be auto displayed to the User. Further,
Nodal office bank details which are available
in cRA records will be displayed. on authorization
withdrawal request by Nodal office, funds will be of
transferred to this bank account.
In case' Nodal office wants to receive
stroceeds in another bank account, then office is required
update bank detaits in cRA records. Kindly to
note that gestation period of 30 days is applicable
Bank details are added/updated in CRA records. once

Further' User also needs to select declarations.

on selection of declarations, User needs to click on
"SLlbmit" button. please refer below Figure
5.

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In case Subscriber is having Tier II account and/or pRAN

contains voluntary contributions by the
Subscriber, then voluntary contributions & Tier il
amount *,li"r"a #*".t"rred to Nodal office.
This amount will be transferred to the claimant, Hence,
voluntary contributions) only, below mentioned additional
in such pRANs (with Tier Ii and/or
page will be displayed to the User.
At this stage, User is required to enter bank account
details of the claimant like Account Number,
Bank Name' bank IFS code etc. as per Annexure
III submitted. please refer below Figure 6.

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At this stage, details entered by the User are displayed for confirmation. User needs to click on
"Confirm" button to complete withdrawal process as given below in Figure 7.

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Figure 7

Once User clicks on "Confirm" button, withdrawal request gets captured in CRA and an
Acknowledgement Number is generated. At this stage, an option is provided to the User to view &
download system generated Withdrawal Form' Further, status of the requesL is also displayed.
Refer below Figure 8.

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Figure 8
once request is captured, Nodal Office needs to authorize the same in the CRA system
with another User ID.

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6. Steps to Authorize Online Familv Pension Withdrawal request in CRA SYstem bv
Nodal Office
Nodal Office User needs to access CRA System wwti/.ql.a-ns-Cll,con-t using another User ID and
Password as given below in Figure 9.

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User needs to click on Menu "Authorize Request" and select sub menu "Authorize Family
/Disability Pension Request", Please refer below Figure 1O.

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At this stage, User needs to enter PRAN of the Subscriber and select Withdrawal type as
"Withdrawal Due to Family pension",
request. Please refer below Figure 11.
Then User needs to click on "Search" Button to search

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Figure 11
At this stage' a table is displayed to tlre
User containing Acknowledgment Number, pRAN,
Request Date and captured By' User status,
needs to click on t-typerllnk provided
details captured at rhe rime of iniriation'or on Acknowledgment
[xI""Jn;,"Jili;:rifv wilnJ.awal request, ptease

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Figure 12
If details entered a re not correct, User needs to click on "Reject" radio button and click on iSubrit"
button. In case of rejection of request, Reason for Rejection is mandatory. If details entered are
correct, User needs to click on "Submit" button to complete the process. Please refer below Figure
13.

Figure 13

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Once request is authorized in CRA, a confirmation
window is displayed to the User as given
in Figure 14. Further, an option is also available below
to the User to view & download systeri generated
Withdrawal Form.

Figure 14
on authorization of Family Pension withdrawal request
Nodal office Bank Account / claimant successfulry, funds wi1 be transferred
bank account iin-.uru of voruntary contribution to
account) after 4 working days' The Nodal and/or Tier II
(Annexure i, II & III (if appticable) office is iequired to submit physical documents
to CnA for storagL pirrpor".
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ACCOUNTS
DIRECTORATE OF TREASURIES AND
TELANGANA STATE::HYDERABAD
Dated:17-02-2023.
Cir.Menmo.No.D1/1034/2023
family
Sub: P.S CPSNPS Paymentof Family Pension /Invalid Pensionto the
PensionPayment
membersof deceasedNPS/CPS subscriberon receiptof
Department Certain
Order from Accountant General / State Audit
Clarification- Issued-Reg.
Ref.: 1) G.0.Ms.No.58,Finance(HRM.V) Dept., Dated.11-06-2021.
2)This office Cir.MemoNo.D1l/280/7 2021 -1 Dated:29-08-2022.

Atention of oJ int Director,PensionPaymentOffice andall DistrictTreasuryOfficersin state

is invitedto the references
cited.
In the Video Conferenceheldon -02-2022,a reviewwas conductedto ascertainstatuson
disbursementof Family Pension/Invalid Pensionmadeby the PensionDisbursingAuthorityto the
family membersof deceasedNPS/CPS subscriberon receipt of PensionPaymentOrder from
AccountantGeneral/ StateAudit Department.
As per the informationfurnishedby them, in overallthereare (282) PPOs receivedfrom
AccountantGeneral/StateAudit Department
for disbursement
ofFamily Pension/Invalid Pension.
But no PPOhasbeendisbursedbythemto pensioner.
In view ofthecommondoubtsraisedby them,thefollowingclarificationareissued.

SI.NO. Doubt Clarification

1) Documents
/ In additiontothe documents/certificatesbeingobtainedfrom the
Certificates Pensioner/Pension
SanctioningAuthorityat thetimeoffirst payment
requiredat thetime of Family Pension/ Invalid Pension,the following documents
of first paymentof certificatesare requiredto be obtainedfrom the pensioner/Pension
Family Pension/ SanctioningAuthorityin the casesof FP/IP sanctionedon deathof
Invalid Pension CPS employee.
1) OriginalPRAN Card issuedby NSDL (OR) Afidavit in case
of missingthesame.
2) OriginalDeathCertificate
3) Family MemberCertificateissued by RevenueDepartment.
4) AadharCard (Xerox copy)
S)PAN Card (Xerox copy)
6) AnnexureII by Claimantto NodalOffice (throughDDO).
)7 AnnexureIII by Claimantto Nodal Office if thereis any
voluntarycontributions
in Subscriber'sTier Iaccountand/or
contributions
in Tier II.
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the
For already exited PRAN there are 3scenariofor remiting
2) Remittingthe by the employeesor their
amountwithdrawn amountswithdrawnfrom CPS Account
account.
fromCPS Account familymembersto theGovernment
by theemployees Action
or theirfamily lSI. Lumpsum Annuity
membersto the No.
Government 1 20% 0
8 % with The Nodal Officer(DTO/STO) has
amount Annuity to addressthe Annuity Service
Provider (ASP) for return of
account.
with Service
claimant Provider Annuityamountheldwith them.by
(ASP) informing the detailsof Family
Pension Invalid Pension
sanctioned by the Accountant
General / State Audit. After
receiving amounts from both
Claimantand ASP, thetotalamount
shall be remitted to respective
GovernmenteH ad of Accountsby
verifying the PRAN Statementof
thesubscriber.

Later, The Nodal Officer

(DTO/STO) has to address the
NSDL informing the Family
Pension/Invalid Pension. duly
forwarding Annexure-I and
Annexure-IIin Offline. .

2) 20% 0
8 % in The NodalOfficer(DTOSTO) has
amount PRAN toaddresstheNSDL fortransferof
with amount held in PRAN to their
claimant mapped Bank Account. duly
forwarding Annexure-I and
Annexure-1 in Ofline. After
receiving amounts fronm both
Claimant and NSDL, the total
amount shall be remitted to
respective GovernmenteH ad of
Accounts by veritying the PRAN
Statement
of thesubscriber.

100% The total amountshall be remitted

3)
amount by the Claimant/ NodatOfticerto
with respectiveGovernmenteH ad of
claimant Accounts by veritfying the PRAN
Statementof thesubscriber.
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oH wever, in orderto speedup the process,for disbursementof Family Pension /Invalid

Pensionto the family membersof deceasedNPS/CPS subscriber,the District TreasuryOfficersin
thestateherebyinformedto deputetheconcerned staff whodealswith theabovematteron thedates
shown in Schedule(Copy enclosed),along with the documents/ certificatesmentionedat
Clarification1andtheinformation
ofFamily Pension/Invalid
Pensionsanctioned
by AG/StateAudit
andstatusof PRAN in theProforma(Copy enclosed).
Encl: As above.

Sd/- .K SRC.Murthy
Directorof Treasuriesand Accounts
To
The o
J int Director,PensionPaymentOffice, yH derabad
All theDistrictTreasuryOfficersin state.
I/Forwarded:By Orderl/
u
J nior AeeontsOfficer
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Declaration for allotment of Internet Personal Identification Number (I-Pin)

to access Subscriber Account

I acknowledge that I-Pin has been provided to me for viewing my NPS account information. I understand that
the following online services will be available to me:

1. Client master details and status of change detail requests

2. Portfolio query
3. Transaction history
4. Request and print for Transaction Statement
5. Grievance submission
6. Reset of I-Pin

I also understand that the following services can be availed online only through the Nodal Offices:
1. Change in Subscriber details such as demographic, employment
2. Change in Subscriber scheme preference
3. Switching of units from one scheme to another
4. Reissue of I-Pin in case of loss of I-Pin/forgetting the I-Pin

I agree and confirm that the services offered hereinabove are only indicative and the CRA may add or
remove any services, with the prior approval of the PFRDA, and intimate the same on getting the approval
of PFRDA. I understand that I alone would be responsible for determining whether any investment, security
or strategy or any other product, is appropriate based on my investment objectives and financial situation
and CRA / NPSCAN website is not intended to provide any investment advice, and nothing on the Website
should be construed as a recommendation, to acquire or dispose of any investment or to engage in any
investment strategy or transaction.

I undertake to comply with all applicable laws and statutory requirements. Further, I agree to be bound by
and to diligently follow and ensure compliance with the applicable rules, regulations and bye-laws of CRA
which will be governed by Indian laws with Courts in Mumbai alone having jurisdiction. I shall also ensure
that I do not use the website for any purpose which is illegal, improper or which is not authorised under the
above Terms

T-Pin Terms & Conditions for Tele-query

For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions, User refers to Subscribers (employees of Central
Government / State Governments registered with CRA) / Nodal Offices (such as PAO, PrAO or equivalent
entities of Central and State Government which will interact with CRA under the New Pension Scheme);
Account refers to the Subscriber's Permanent Retirement Account; Tele-query refers to CRA's tele-query
facility including Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service and Call Centre facility; T-Pin (Tele-query
Personal identification number) refers to a four digit number that is provided by CRA for accessing
Telequery facility. By applying for the Telequery Service and accessing the service for the first time, the
User acknowledges and accepts these terms.

CRA may provide the Tele-query facility by providing information through IVR system and/or through a
Customer Care Executive (CCE) at the Call Centre. CRA shall endeavour to provide through the
Telequery, various services ? depending on different types of Users - including but not limited to Enquiry of
the balance and current value of the investment, Request for account statement, Change in T-Pin, Status of
change detail request, status of grievance redressal and such other facilities as CRA may decide to provide
from time to time. CRA reserves the right to revise, suspend in whole or in part any of the services provided
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through Telequery (with prior approval of PFRDA) after communicating the User on the CRA website and
other acceptable modes of communication.

To avail the Telequery, the User is required to identify himself/herself to the Telequery system by
successfully validating the User id (such as PRAN, PAO id) and the T-Pin. The transactions done post the
successful validation and the relevant records (which will be admissible in the event of any dispute) shall be
binding on the User. The authority to tape or record the transaction over telephone is hereby expressly
granted to CRA.

The User accepts that CRA has no means of verifying the identity of the person giving the telephone
instructions using the id of the User. User shall ensure that the T-Pin is kept confidential and not let any
unauthorised person including any employee or representative of CRA, voluntarily, accidentally or by
mistake, have access to the T-Pin. If the User forgets / loses / misplaces the T-Pin or the T-Pin ceases to
remain secret, the User undertakes to inform CRA immediately. If the T-Pin gets locked after a number of
incorrect attempts, upto such number as may be intimated by CRA from time to time, User may send the
reissue request to CRA. In case of a new T-Pin being issued to the User after necessary authentication, it
will be charged as per the applicable charges and the issuance of a new T-Pin shall not be construed as the
commencement of a new contract. CRA also hereby undertakes to indemnify the user harmless against any
misuse or fraud committed either by its employees or agents or its Call Centres and their employees.

The User is aware and that the User accepts that the Call Centre facility of the Telequery Service would
operate during timings specified by CRA from time to time. Further, the User shall ensure that the
telephone being used meets the criteria. These Terms and Conditions will be governed by laws, rules and
regulations issued by the Government of India from time to time. The Courts in Mumbai shall have exclusive
jurisdiction over any disputes arising out of or in connection with this dispute

I / We accept the above Terms and Conditions. I /We shall abide by the norms, the Terms and Conditions
for Users using T-Pin and agree not to hold CRA responsible for my / our actions relating to the use of
Telequery facility.
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DIRECTORATE OF TREASURIES AND ACCOUNTS

TELANGANA STATE::HYDERABAD

Memo.No.DI/57 8 I /2023-1 Dated:23-03-2024

System- Proof
Sub: P.S- T&A Dept..-NPS- Updationof subscriberdetailsin CRA
of identitiesrequired-Reg.
* * * **

the
All Nodal offices( PAODTO/DSTO/STO) in the state are informed that
functionalityprovidedto nodal offices in CRA-NSDL for updatingsubscriberdetails i.e.
Name, DoB.DoJ and DoR hasbeendisabledon advicefrom PFRDA.
The updationof Name Change,DoB, DoJ and DoR detailsin CRA-NSDL is being
consideredon providingrequestletterfrom PrAO/DTA along with the following supporting
documents againstthedesiredchange.

Changein DoB Changein DoJ Changein DoR

NameChange
(anyoneofthe (anyoneofthe
(List offollowing (any oneof thedocument documentfromthe document
fromthe
documents) fromthelist) list) list)
Self-attestedGazzatecopy Appointment/Offer Appointment/Offer
oJ r copyofMarriage Passport Letter Letter
kertificate
S| elf attestedPOI inold EmployeeID card EmployeeID card
Driving License
name
Self attestedPOI in New PAN card
name
Proofofbankaccountwith VoterID card
Inew name
NOTE: AADH A AR
N
" ame changewill be iH gh SchoolMark sheet
allowedonly afterthe
sameis incorporated
in
ServiceRecord.
"For correctionin Name
(e.g. spellingor data
entry errors)whichdo not
entailchangeofnameof
subscriberwill be
processedbasedon
supportingPOland
ServiceRecord
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Therefore, all Nodal officersare requestedto forwardapplicationsfor updationof

require
subscriberdetails viz., Name Change,DoB, DoJ and DoR in CRA along with
updationin CRA
as mentionedpara2, so as to forwardsame to CRA -NSDL for
documents
System.
Sd/- .K SRC Murthy
Directorof TreasuriesandAccounts

To
All the NodalOfficers(DTODSTO/STO) in the state(throughFTP).
Copy to thePay andAccountsOfficer, yH derabad
I/Forwarded:: By Order/l
u
J nior AccouhtsOfficer
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CIRCULAR

Circular No: PFRDA/2024/05/Sup-CRA/02 20th Feb 2024

To

All Central and State Government Nodal Offices, CABs and SABs

Subject: Securing NPS transactions through Aadhaar-based access of CRA system

under the Government sector

The Nodal Offices under Central and State Governments including their
associated Autonomous Bodies currently utilize a password-based login to access the
Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) for NPS transactions.

2. To enhance the security measures in accessing the CRA system and safeguard
the interests of subscribers and stakeholders, it has been decided to bring in additional
security features through Aadhaar-based authentication for login to the CRA system. The
Aadhaar-based login authentication will be integrated with the current user id and
password-based login process so as to make the CRA system accessible through 2 Factor
Authentication.

3. The integration of Aadhaar-based login authentication is a proactive step to fortify

the overall authentication and login framework. This initiative is designed to create a
secure environment for all NPS activities carried out by Government Offices and
Autonomous Bodies.

4. The development of the new system of login framework with these enhanced
features is currently underway by the CRAs and is anticipated to go-live on 1st April 2024.

5. CRAs will disseminate a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) along with
the process flow to Government Nodal Offices and engage extensively with Nodal Officers
to make them aware of the changes thereby ensuring a seamless transition.

6. All offices under Government Sector and Autonomous Bodies are advised to note
the same and put in place the necessary framework for implementation of the additional
feature of Aadhaar-based login and authentication in CRA system to perform all NPS-
related activities.

Yours sincerely,

(Chief General Manager)

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__________________________________________________________________________________

बी – १४/ए, छ पित िशवाजी भवन, कुतुब सं थागत े , कटवा रया सराय ,नई िद ी – ११० ०१६
दू रभाष: 011 - 26517501, 26133730, 26133730 फै : 011 – 26517507, वेबसाइट :www.pfrda.org.in
B-14/A, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan, Qutab Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi – 110 016
Phone : 011 - 26517501, 26133730 ,26133730 Fax: 011 – 26517507 website: www.pfrda.org.in
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SoP)

Securing NPS transactions through Aadhaar based User

Authentication for Government Nodal offices

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Index

Sr. No Topic Page

No

1. One time registration of Aadhaar number against Nodal Office 5

User ID

2. Authentication of Aadhaar Mapping to Nodal Office User ID 8

3. Status view for Aadhaar Mapping 12

4. Procedure for regular (Aadhaar based) access to CRA system 12

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

The following definitions, acronyms & abbreviations may have been used in this manual:

ACRONYM DESCRIPTION

NPS National Pension System

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PFRDA Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority

PRAN Permanent Retirement Account Number

NPSCAN National Pension System Contribution Accounting Network

CRA Central Recordkeeping Agency

Pr.AO Principal Accounts Office

DTA Directorate of Treasury and Accounts

PAO Pay and Accounts Office

DTO District Treasury Office

DDO Drawing and Disbursing Office

PAO Reg. No. Unique PAO Registration Number allotted by CRA

DDO Reg. No. Unique DDO Registration Number allotted by CRA

PAN Permanent Account Number

I-PIN Internet Personal Identification Number

T-PIN Tele-query Personal Identification Number

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Overview

Government Nodal offices (PrAO/DTA /PAO/DTO/ DDO ) and Corporate Nodal

offices are provided login access to the CRA system for executing the NPS related
activities and generate/view/download various reports. As per PFRDA directives,
2-Factor Aadhaar based authentication, an additional layer of security feature,
is being mandatorily introduced for all password based users while logging-in to
CRA system, effective ,1st April 2024.

The Nodal Offices under Central and State Governments including their
underlying Autonomous bodies currently utilize a password-based login to
access the Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) for NPS transactions.

To enhance the security measures in accessing the CRA system and safeguard
the interests of Subscribers and Stakeholders, it has now been decided to bring
in additional security features through Aadhaar-based authentication for login
to the CRA system. The Aadhaar-based login authentication will be integrated
with the current User ID and password-based login process so as to make the
CRA system accessible through 2- Factor Authentication.

The Nodal office User IDs under the Government Sector (Central/State/CAB/SAB)
shall be allowed to login to CRA system (CRA & NPSCAN) with 2-Factor
Authentication using Aadhaar OTP (One time password). The Oversight office
(PrAO/DTA) needs to link their Aadhaar against their respective CRA User ID
initially, so that the underlying users can initiate Aadhaar Mapping. Similarly
PAO/DTO needs to link their Aadhaar against their respective CRA User ID, so
that the underlying DDOs can initiate Aadhaar linking.

All offices under Government Sector and Autonomous Bodies have to

implement the necessary framework for implementation of the additional
feature of Aadhaar-based login and authentication in CRA system to perform all
NPS related activities.

This document covers the process to be followed by the Nodal offices to link
their Aadhaar and proceed with the functional activities using CRA system.

The following points are covered in the document:

A. One time registration of Aadhaar number against Nodal Office User ID

B. Authentication of Aadhaar Mapping to Nodal Office User ID

C. Status view for Aadhaar Mapping

D. Procedure for regular (Aadhaar based) access to CRA system

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A. One Time Linking of Aadhaar with Nodal Office User ID

1. Nodal Office User will login to the CRA system with existing Login ID and Password
and will have to check in Password policy and enter Captcha and Submit as
displayed in Image 1.

Image 1

2. The CRA System shall prompt for the Aadhaar number as displayed in Image 2. The
User will enter the Aadhaar number, check the declaration box and click on submit.

Image 2

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The following text shall be displayed and the User will have to place a check across the
text after providing Aadhaar number:

 Use my Aadhaar details for National Pension System (NPS) and authenticate my
identity through the Aadhaar Authentication system (Aadhaar based e-KYC
services of UIDAI) in accordance with the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted
Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and
the allied rules and regulations notified thereunder.

 Use my Demographic details (Name, Gender and Date of Birth) and OTP for
authenticating my identity through the Aadhaar Authentication system for
obtaining my e-KYC through Aadhaar based e-KYC services of UIDAI.

 I understand that the Aadhaar details (physical and / or digital, as the case
maybe) submitted for availing services under NPS will be maintained in NPS till
the time the account/User ID is not inactive in NPS or the timeframe decided by
PFRDA, the regulator of NPS, whichever is later.

 I understand that Security and confidentiality of personal identity data provided,

for the purpose of Aadhaar based authentication is ensured by Protean eGov
Technologies Ltd till such time it is acting as CRA for NPS.

3. System will validate the Aadhaar number and ask for additional details (in case the
same Aadhaar is not linked to the same User ID) as displayed in Image 3

Image 3

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The User shall enter the Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and Gender as
recorded in Aadhaar. It is mandatory to upload at least one or all of the following
documents (as per the requirement of the approving office) with maximum size of
5 MB.

1. Appointment letter
2. Authority letter
3. Identity Card

4. On submission of details, an OTP shall be delivered to Aadhaar registered mobile

number and the user needs to enter the OTP as displayed in Image 4

Image 4

In case of delay in the delivery of OTP, the user can regenerate OTP by clicking on
“Resend OTP” tab.

5. On submission of OTP and successful data verification, Acknowledgement number

shall be generated and request shall be submitted for authorization(refer image 5).

Image 5

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Once submitted the message will be displayed that “Your request has been
submitted successfully”. Further, this request has to be authorized by the respective
oversight office.

B. Authentication of Aadhaar linking request submitted by Nodal Office:

The oversight office needs to authorize the Aadhaar linking transaction for
underlying offices.

Aadhaar Linking for Authorised by

PrAO/DTA CRA
PAO/DTO PrAO/DTA
DDO PAO/DTO

The underlying office cannot complete Aadhaar linking request till the time
the authorizing Nodal officer has completed the Aadhaar linking for his/her
User ID. Therefore it is required that the PrAO/DTA gets his/her Aadhaar
linked prior to initiating any authorization of requests.

Further, it is important to note that the authorizing office needs to verify the
documents uploaded by underlying office before authorizing any Aadhaar
linking request.

1. On successful creation of Acknowledgement number for Aadhaar

mapping, the nodal office initiating the request shall receive an intimation
on registered email.

2. The Authorizer is required to login to the CRA system and authenticate

his/her Aadhaar details using OTP and authorize the request under “User
Maintenance” tab.

3. On selecting “Authorize Mapping Request”, the list of pending

Acknowledgement number’s with related details shall be displayed as
shown in Image 6, on entering the “Entity Registration number /
Acknowledgement number / Date range”

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Image 6

4. The details of the data entered by the User for Aadhaar linking shall be
displayed with last four digits of the respective Aadhaar number (Image
7).

Image 7

5. The authorizer can ‘Accept’ or ‘Reject’ the Acknowledgement. If request is

accepted then the office needs to ‘Approve’ and proceed further. If
request is rejected then appropriate comments have to be provided.

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6. On successful acceptance of request, the following screen is displayed

(Image 8).

Image 8

C. Status view for Aadhaar linking

The users can view the Status of the request created, by logging-in to the CRA
system and providing Acknowledgement ID under the “User Maintenance” tab.

D. Procedure for regular (Aadhaar based) access to CRA system

1. Nodal Office User will login to the CRA system with existing Login ID and Password
and will have to check in Password policy and enter Captcha and Submit as shown
in Image 9.

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Figure 9

2. The system will ask for Aadhaar number as shown in Image 10. The user shall
provide the Aadhaar number, check the declaration box and click on submit.

Image 10

3. On submission of details, an OTP shall be delivered to Aadhaar registered mobile

number and the user shall be required to enter the OTP as displayed in Image 11

Image 11

In case of delay in delivery of OTP, the user can regenerate OTP by clicking on
Resend OTP tab. Once, OTP is submitted, User will be able to login and perform
required functions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

Securing NPS transactions through Aadhaar based User

Authentication for Government Nodal offices

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

Securing NPS transactions through Aadhaar based User Authentication for Government Nodal offices

Q.1 What is the Aadhaar based User Authentication process for Nodal offices

under NPS ?

A. The Nodal offices under the Government Sector (Central/State/CAB/SAB) shall be

allowed to login to the CRA system (CRA & NPSCAN) with a 2-Factor Authentication

(User ID and Aadhaar Number) using Aadhaar OTP (One time password shall be

sent on Aadhaar registered Mobile number). The Oversight office (PrAO/DTA)

needs to link their Aadhaar (concerned official designated as PrAO/DTA ) against

their respective User ID initially, in order to authorize the requests placed by the

underlying office.

Q.2 Why is the Aadhaar based login process implemented?

A. The 2-Factor Authentication process has been implemented, so as to ensure that

the current security measures deployed are strengthened while accessing the CRA

system by integrating it with the current User ID and password-based login

process used by Nodal offices.

Q.3 When will the Aadhaar based process Go-Live and is it mandatory to feed

the Aadhaar details of the Nodal offices?

A. The 2-Factor Authentication process shall Go-Live on April 1, 2024 and the Nodal

office(s) shall not be able to access the CRA and the NPSCAN system, without

mapping of their respective Aadhaar numbers with the respective user IDs,

effective April 1, 2024.

. Further, it is mandatory for the respective nodal offices to ensure that the Aadhaar

based authentication process is followed by all the 3 offices (PrAO/PAO/DDO) and

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(DTA/DTO/DDO) under the NPS architecture.

Q.4. Which details are required to link Aadhaar with the Nodal office User ID?

A. Details such as Name, Gender, Date of Birth & Mobile number shall be required

to be captured by the User. Further, the supporting document (either

Appointment letter or Authority letter or Identity Card) of size not more than 5MB

also will have to be uploaded by the respective nodal officer.

Q.5. Who will authorize the Aadhaar linking requests?

A. The Aadhaar linking requests will be authorized by the respective offices as per

the hierarchy provided in the table below:

Aadhaar Linking for Authorized by

PrAO/DTA CRA
PAO/DTO PrAO/DTA
DDO PAO/DTO

Q.6. How can the User view the Status of the requests which have been placed

by the respective nodal offices?

A. The Users who shall authorize the Aadhaar requests initiated by their respective
underlying offices, will be able to view the Status under the “User Maintenance”
tab under the CRA application.

Q.7. Will email alerts be sent to the office on Authorization of request(s)?

A. Email alerts will be sent to the requesting Nodal office, on request for initiation

and authorization.

Q.8. How many Aadhaar number can be linked to one User ID ?

A. A maximum of 5 unique Aadhaar numbers can be linked to a Single user ID. If 5

Aadhaar numbers are already associated with a given user ID, then the 6th User
with Aadhaar number A6 will not be allowed to login using the same User ID and
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an error will be displayed on screen as “Maximum number of Aadhaar numbers

already associated with the user ID. Kindly contact CRA .”

Q.9 Can one Aadhaar numbers be linked to Multiple User ID?

A. The same Aadhaar number cannot be linked to multiple user IDs (e.g., for PAO entity
ID 12345600 and 12345601 cannot have the same Aadhaar.)

Q.10. If there a facility to the Nodal offices for addition/deletion of Users

A. Yes, there is a facility to the nodal office to Add or Delete the Users. The Standard
operating procedure is available on the following website at the URL provided
below:
{www.npscra.nsdl.co.in (Visit Home >Central Government>Nodal Office
Corner> Standard Operating Procedure)}

Click here to download the SoP on “Aadhar based Login for Govt Nodal offices”

Q.11 How shall the authorizing nodal office know about the Pending
Authorization requests?

A. The Authorizing Nodal office is required to login to the CRA system and
authenticate his/her Aadhaar details using OTP and authorize the request under
“User Maintenance” tab.

The authorizing nodal office can view all pending authorization requests by
selecting the “View Request Status” tab under “Authorize Mapping Request”
under “User Maintenance” tab. Pending requests can also be retrieved by
entering the Acknowledgement ID or the Date range.

Q. 12 Is the Aadhaar linking a one time activity?

A. Yes, Aadhaar linking is a one time activity, to be executed by the Nodal offices.

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