Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme – Allotment of Contributory Pension Scheme Numbers to existing employees/newly joined employees – Further instructions - Regarding.

Finance (PGC) Department,

Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

Letter No.63734/FS/T/PGC/2013, dated : 24.03.2015

From

Thiru. K.Shanmugam I.A.S.,

Principal Secretary to Government.

To

All Secretaries to Government

All Departments of Secretariat.

Sir,

Sub: Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme – Allotment of Contributory Pension Scheme Numbers to existing employees/newly joined employees – Further instructions - Regarding.

Ref:1. G.O.(Ms)No.259, Finance (Pension) Department, dated 06.8.2003.

 2. From the Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Letter No.4519/2013/E3, dated 21.4.2014

 3. Government Letter No.63734/FS/T/PGC/2013, dated 2.5.14

 4. Representation from the Tamil Nadu Government Officials’ Union dated 21/5/2014.

5. Government Letter No.63734/FS/T/PGC/2013, dated 23.05.14

 6. Representation from TamilNadu Government Officials’ Union dated 9.9.14.

 7. Government Letter No.63734/FS/T/PGC/2013-22, dated 11.9.2014.

 8. Government Letter No.63734/FS/T/PGC/2013, dated 05.12.14.

 9. From the DTA, Chennai-15 lr RC.No.4519/2013/CPS/P3, dated 11.3.15.

 I am to invite your attention to the references cited.

2. In the Government Order First cited, Government have introduced the Contributory Pension Scheme to Tamil Nadu State Government Employees with effect from 1.4.2003.

3. In the references Third, Fifth and Seventh cited, necessary instructions were issued extending the time limit for admitting the pay bills of the existing employees and the newly joined employees covered under Contributory Pension Scheme without Contributory Pension Scheme Index Number and in the reference eight cited, the period was last extended upto Februrary 2015.

4. In the reference ninth cited, Director of Treasuries and Accounts has furnished the present position of allotment of Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers and Missing Credit details and has stated that some applications are being processed.

5. The Government has therefore, decided that the period of acceptance of the pay bills of the employees/teachers for whom Contributory Pension Scheme Number have not been assigned be extended for a further period of 3 months i.e. upto MAY 2015, to complete the entire process of assigning Contributory Pension Scheme Numbers. (Excluding those employees who have already filed Writ petitions seeking to continue them in the Old Pension Scheme)

6. All the Heads of Departments/Heads of Offices/Drawing and Disbursing Officers shall follow the other guidelines already issued in the reference 8th cited scrupulously and see that all the new recruits are assigned the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers immediately on their joining. Failure to adhere to the above instructions will be viewed seriously.

7. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts and Commissioner of Government Data Centre shall furnish a fortnightly progress report to Government in this regard without fail.

 Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

 for Principal Secretary to Government.

Source:http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/gos/fin_e_63734_2015.pdf