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Extension of OPS benefits for the technically resigned / voluntary retired employees
The undersigned is directed to say that the New Pension Scheme (now called as
National Pension System) was introduced vide Department of Economic Affairs'
notification No.57/2003-ECB.PR dated 22.12.2003. It was provided that NPS
would be mandatory for all new recruits to the Central Government service from
1" of January 2004 except the Armed Forces
In this Department's O M of even number dated 26.7.2005, it was provided
that all employees who joined Central Government service or in the service of
an autonomous body set up by the Central Government before 1.1.2004 and who
were governed by old pension scheme under the Central Civil Service (Pension)
Rules, 1972 will continue to be governed by the same pension scheme / rules
and will count their past service if they take up new appointment in other
Ministry / Department of the Central Government or a Central Autonomous Body
covered by the CCS (Pension) Rules on or after 1.1.2014, subject to their
satisfying the conditions laid down in Para 4 of DP&AR O.M.
No.28/10/1984-PU dated 29.8.1984.
Subsequently, vide this Department 0. M. of even number duted 28.10.2009, the
benefit of counting of past service under the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 was
extended to those employees who were initially appointed before 1.1.2004 in ()
Central Government Departments covered under Railway Pension Rules or other
similar con contributing pensionable establishments of Central Government
covered by old Pension Scheme rules other than CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 OR,
(H) State Government covered under old pension scheme similar to CCS(Pension)
Rules, OR () Central State Autonomous Body covered by the old pension scheme
and who resigned to join a Central Government Department Office or a Central
Autonomous Body having pensionable establishment
Representations have been received in this Department from employees who
joined under NPS in Central Government Central Autonomous Bodies after
1.1.2004 but before 28.10.2009. after technical resignation from a
pensionable establishment of a Central Government Department, State Government
or Central State Autonomous Body and who were denied the benefit of counting
of past service in the old pension scheme in the Central Government.
The matter has been examined in consultation with Department of Personnel and
Training and Department of Expenditure. It has been decided that those
employees who joined Central Government / Central Autonomous body under NPS
during 1.1.2004 to 28.10.2009 after submitting technical resignation from Central Govt./ Central
Autonomous Body or a State Government State Autonomous Body and who fulfill
the conditions for counting of past service in terms of this Department's O.M.
dated 28.10.2009. may be given an option for induction in old pension scheme
and to get their past service rendered in the Central State Government or
Central State Autonomous Body counted for the purpose of pensionary benefits
on their final retirement from the Central Government Central Autonomous Body,
subject to fulfillment of all other conditions of counting of such past
service in terms of DOPT'S O.M. dated 29.8.1984 read with this Department's
O.M. dated 7.2.1986 as amended from time to time.
Such option may be exercised within 3 months of issue of this O.M Sach
employees who are appointed under NPS during 1.1.2004 to 28102009 and are
eligible to exercise option in terms of para 5 above but do not exercise the
option within the stipulated period will continue to be covered by the
provisions of National Pension System. Those employees who joined during
1.1.2004 to 28102009 and have already been given the benefit of CCS Pension)
Rules in terms of O.M. dated 28.10.2009, will continue to be governed by those
rules.
Those employees who exercise option for counting of past service in accordance
with the above provisions may he allowed to avail the benefit under CCS
(Pension) Rules, 1972
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