Submission of certificates by retiring Armed Forces Personnel along with pension papers

Simplification of pension payment procedure- Submission of certificates by retiring Armed Forces Personnel along with pension papers – PCDA Circular

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD-211014

Circular No. 606

Dated: 24.09.2018

To,

The O I/C
Records/PAOs (oRs)

Subject:- Simplification of pension payment procedure- Submission of certificates by retiring Armed Forces Personnel along with pension papers.

Reference:- Circular No. 546 dated 10.09.2015.

Reference is invited to para-3 of GoI, MoD letter NO. 3(1)/2015-D(Pen/Pol) dated 25.08.2015 under which it has been decided by the Government that the required undertaking /status of non re-employment /employment after retirement may be obtained by the Record Offices/Head of Offices from the retiring Defence Personnel along with other documents before his retirement.

2. The undertaking regarding recovery of over payment, non re-employment/employment certificate along with the Descriptive Roll of the retiring JCO/OR or family pensioner in case of death, shall be forwarded to the Pension Disbursing Agencies along with Pension Payment Order by the Record Office concerned following the laid down procedure. In case of pensioner drawing Pension from agencies other than bank viz Defence Pension Disbursing Office/Treasury Office etc. a copy of cancelled cheque obtained from retiring personnel shall also be forwarded by the Record Office along with Pension Payment Order to the Pension Disbursing Agencies to ensure payment of pension into the pensioners’ account.

3. Of late, it has been brought to the notice of competent authority by the banking authorities that required undertaking regarding recovery of over payment/ non re-employment/employment certificates are not being forwarded to the banks/ PDAs along with Descriptive Roll & PPO for payment of first pension as stated above, resulting in undue delay in first payment of pensionary award.

4. Therefore, it is advised that, to ensure the prompt and timely payment of pension, required undertaking regarding recovery of over payment and non re-employment/ employment certificates after retirement along with Descriptive Roll and PPO may be forwarded to Banks/PDAs for payment of first pension. Specimen copy of undertaking regarding recovery of over payment & non re-employment/employment certificates are enclosed for reference.

5. This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in.

(Sushil Kumar Singh)
Jt.CDA(P)

No. Gts/Tech/0148/LVIII
Dated:10/09.2018

SPECIMEN LETTER OF UNDERTAKING BY THE PENSIONER

Date________

The Branch Manager

__________(Bank)

__________(Branch & address)

Dear Sir,

Payment of pension under A/C No.___________ through your Bank.

In consideration of your having, at my request, agreed to make payment of pension due to me every month by credit to my account with you. I the undersigned agree and undertake to refund or make good any amount to which I am not entitled or any amount which may be credited to my account in excess of the amount to which I am or would be entitled. I further hereby undertake and agree to bind myself and my heirs, successor, executors and administrators to indemnify the bank from and against any loss, suffered or incurred by the bank in so crediting my pension to my account under the scheme and to forthwith pay the same to the bank and also’irrevocably authorise the bank to recover the amount due by debit to my said account or any other account/ deposits” belonging to me in the possession of the bank.

Yours faithfully,

Signature:

Name:

Address:

Witnesses:

(1)

Signature:

Name:

Address:

Date:

(2)

Signature:

Name:

Address:

Date:

Form of Certificate Non-employment / Re-employment

(i)	I declare that I have not been serving in any capacity either in a Govt. Deptt. / Office, Company, Corporation, Autonomous body or Society, or Central or State Government or Union Territory or Local Fund during the half-year ended May/ November. OR I declare that I have been employed / re-employed in the office of ……………. which is a part of / financed by Government and was in receipt of the following monthly rates of emoluments during the half year ended May/ November ………………. or during the month of falling, with in the said half year.
	(a)	Pay …………………………………….. Special Pay ……………………………….. Allowances ………………………………. (including DA, ADA, etc.) OR
	(b)	Honorarium……………………………
	Further that the orders of my re-employment do / do not Stipulate my pension being held in abeyance during the re-employment.
*(ii)	I declare that I have not accepted any commercial employment in India. OR I declare that I have accepted commercial employment in India, after obtaining previous sanction of the Central.Govt. and none of the conditions, if any, attached thereto by Govt. has been violated. OR I declare that I have accepted commercial employment in India without obtaining the previous sanction of the Central Government. Note- This declaration is required to be given for a period of two years from the date of retirement.
**(iii)	I declare that I have not accepted any commercial employment under a Govt. outside India /an International organization of which the Govt. of India is not a member. OR I declare that I have accepted a Commercial employment under a Govt. outside India / an International organization of which the Govt. of India is not a member after obtaining the previous sanction of the Central Govt. and none of the conditions attached thereto by the Govt. have been deviated from. OR I declare that I have accepted a commercial employment under a Govt. outside India / an International organization of which the Govt. of India is not a member without obtaining the previous sanction of the Central Govt.

Signature……………………………

Name of the pensioner………………….

Place: ……………………….

Date: ………………………..

PPO. No………………………

TS /PS No.

(*) Certificate at (ii) is to be furnished by retired Defence Civilian Group ‘A; Officers / Commissioned Officers of and above the rank of Colonel /. Captain / Group Captain in the Army, Navy and Air Force respectively.

(**) Certificate at (iii) is to be furnished by retired Defence Civilian group ‘A’ Officers and Commissioned Officers of all ranks.

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