Ceiling of Rs. 5 Lakh on subscription to General Provident Fund (GPF) in a financial year: DOPT

Ceiling of Rs. 5 Lakh on subscription to General Provident Fund (GPF) in a financial year – Implement to all members of All India Services: DOPT OM dated 06.01.2023

e.F.No.11026/04/2022-AIS-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 6th January, 2023

To,
The Chief Secretaries,
All the States/Union Territories

Sub:- Ceiling of Rs. 5 Lakh on subscription to General Provident Fund (GPF) in a financial year – reg.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to enclose a copy of instruction/clarification issued by the Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare vide its O.M. No. 3/13/2022-P&PW(F) (8353) dated 02.11.2022, regarding maximum limit of Rs. 5 Lakh on subscription to General Provident Fund (Central Services) under General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960 in a financial year. In this regard, it has been decided to implement the decision of the Government, contained in the aforesaid instruction/clarification to the all members of All India Services mutatis mutandis, pending amendment in AIS (Provident Fund) Rules, 1955.

2. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

Encl: As above.

(Ram Lakhan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Copy to:-
(i) All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
(ii) The Ministry of Home Affairs [Kind Attn: Shri R.K. Singh, Additional Secretary (Police)], North Block, New Delhi.
(iii) The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change [Kind Attn: Mr. Tanmay Kumar, Additional Secretary (Forests)], Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi.
(iv) Accountant General of all State Governments
(v) All Officers/Sections/Desks in the Department of Personnel and Training.
(vi) NIC, DoPT with request to upload this letter on DoPT’s Website.

Source: DOPT