National Pension System: Family Pension of Missing Employees – New Rule

 

National Pension System: Family Pension of Missing Employees – New Rule



If a Central Government Employee covered by CCS (Pension) rules 1972 goes missing during service, the benefits of arrears of salary, family pension, retirement gratuity, leave encashment, etc. are paid to his/her family. Instructions in this regard were issued vide an Office Memorandum (O.M.) dated 25th June 2013 of the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW). The Department has now decided to extend similar benefits to families of missing Central Government Employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS). 
In an O.M. dated 28th April 2022, the DoPPW said “it has been decided to extend the benefits of this Department’s OM No. 1/17/2011-P&PW (E) dated 25.06.2013 to the families of Government servants covered by NPS who go missing during service.”

“Accordingly, in all cases where a Government servant covered by NPS goes missing during service, the benefits of family pension may be paid to the family if the missing Government servant had exercised an option for benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules on death or discharge from service on disability/invalidation or the benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules is the default option funder Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021,” the O.M. further said. 

Now the benefit of arrears of salary, retirement, gratuity, and leave encashment shall be paid to the family in all cases where a Government employee covered under NPS goes missing during service, irrespective of whether the employee had exercised the option for benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules or under the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Exit and Withdrawals under National Pension System) Regulations, 2015. However, the payment of benefits to the family of the missing Government servant would be subject to the conditions and procedural requirements. 

PRAN to remain suspended if benefits availed under CCS (Pension) RulesThe DoPPW has said that the Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN) will remain suspended till the missing employee reappears Boris is declared dead in case his/her family has availed benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules or CCS (EOP) Rules. The NPS account Ould be reactivated in the event of the reappearance of the missing employee. In case the missing employee is declared dead at any time or after seven years, Government contribution and returns thereon from the accumulated pension corpus under NPS would be transferred to the Government account, and the remaining corpus comprising of employees’ contribution and returns thereon from the accumulated pension corpus under NPS would be transferred to the Government account and remaining corpus comprising of employees’ contribution and returns thereon would b paid to the nominee or legal heir as the case may be by relevant rules. 

PPF interest rate to apply

“Interest on delayed payment of retirement gratuity, as provided under the CCS (Pension) Rules, would be paid at the rates and manner applicable for Public Provident Fund deposits from time to time. However, no interest would be paid for any amount due before issuing of these instructions,’ the O.M. said. 

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