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/2013-32, dated: 17.06.2015

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 Tamil Nadu Government Officials’ Union date 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.

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

 11.From the DTA, Chennai-15 lr No.4519/2013/NPS/, dated 29.5.15.

I am to invite your attention to the reference 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 reference 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 tenth cited, the period was last extended upto May 2015. 

4. In the reference eleventh 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 AUGUST 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://www.tn.gov.in/government

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Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme – Allotment of CPS 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 :11.09.2014

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 CPS 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.

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 reference third cited, necessary instructions were issued to the effect that the pay bills of the existing employees and the newly joined employees covered under Contributory Pension Scheme shall be admitted for the month of May 2014 only without Contributory Pension Scheme number and after this period the pay of such employees should be claimed on assignment of Contributory Pension Scheme numbers only and the Drawing and Disbursing officers were requested to follow the above instructions scrupulously.

4. In the reference fifth cited further instructions were issued to the effect that the pay bills of the existing employees and the newly joined employees covered under Contributory Pension Scheme be accepted upto. August 2014 only without Contributory Pension Scheme Index Number.

5. Now representations have been made by the associations to issue detailed guidelines on the allotment of Contributory Pension Scheme and also not to impose any restrictions on the employees/teachers in drawing the salary from the next month as the responsibility of assigning Contributory Pension Scheme number vests with the Government only.

6. The above issue has been examined by Government in the light of the existing orders in force. Accordingly, Government issue the following guidelines for adherence:-

i. Employees recruited on or after 1.4.2003 should mandatorily be assigned the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers.

ii. The Heads of offices/ Head of Departments /Drawing Officers shall be responsible for obtaining the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers as in the case of GPF Numbers immediately.

iii. An employee appointed on or after 1.4.2003 who have not so far enrolled in the Contributory Pension Scheme shall fill up the prescribed form for Contributory Pension Scheme and furnish the same to the Head of Offices/Head of Departments who in turn should forward the same to the Government Data Centre for assigning Contributory Pension Scheme Index Number.

iv. The Drawing Officers concerned should ensure that the new recruits have applied for the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers and indicate the status of such employees in the pay bills presented to Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries/PAOs.

v. The Government Data Centre on receipt of application forms from the concerned departments shall assign the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers and the same should be intimated to the department concerned immediately and there should not be any delay on this part.

vi. No inconvenience should be caused to the employees/teachers in drawing their salary due to non-assignment of the Contributory Pension Scheme Number by the Government Data Centre.

vii. The period of non-acceptance of the pay bills of the employees/teachers for whom Contributory Pension Scheme Number have not been assigned shall be extended for a further period of 3 months i.e. upto November 2014.

7. All the Heads of Departments/Heads of Offices/ Drawing and Disbursing Officers are requested to follow the above guidelines scrupulously and see that all the new recruits are assigned the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers immediately.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

for Principal Secretary to Government.

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/

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Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme – Allotment of CPS 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: 23.05.14 

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 CPS 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 

 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 2.5.2014 

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

I am to invite your attention to the references cited. 

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

3. In the reference third cited, necessary instructions were issued to the effect that the pay bills of the existing employees and the newly joined employees covered under Contributory Pension Scheme shall be admitted for the month of May 2014 only without Contributory Pension Scheme number and after this period the pay of such employees should be claimed on assignment of Contributory Pension Scheme numbers only and the Drawing and Disbursing officers were requested to follow the above instructions scrupulously. 

4. Now representation has been made in the reference fourth cited to issue detailed guidelines on the allotment of Contributory Pension Scheme and also not to impose any restrictions on the employees/teachers in drawing the salary from the next month as the responsibility of assigning Contributory Pension Scheme number vests with the Government only. 

5. The above issue has been examined by Government in the light of the existing orders in force. Accordingly, Government issue the following guidelines for adherence:- 

i. Employees recruited on or after 1.4.2003 should mandatorily be assigned the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers. 

ii. The Heads of offices/ Head of Departments /Drawing Officers shall be responsible for obtaining the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers as in the case of GPF Numbers. 

iii. An employee appointed on or after 1.4.2003 who have not so far enrolled in the Contributory Pension Scheme shall fill up the prescribed form for Contributory Pension Scheme and furnish the same to the Head of Offices/Head of Departments who in turn should forward the same to the Government Data Centre for assigning Contributory Pension Scheme Index Number. 

iv. The Drawing Officers concerned should ensure that the new recruits have applied for the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers. 

v. The Government Data Centre on receipt of application forms from the concerned departments shall assign the Contributory Pension Scheme Index Numbers and the same should be intimated to the department concerned immediately and there should not be any delay on this part. 

vi. No inconvenience should be caused to the employees / teachers in drawing their salary due to non-assignment of the Contributory Pension Scheme Number by the Government Data Centre. 

vii. The period of non-acceptance of the pay bills of the employees/teachers for whom Contributory Pension Scheme Number have not been assigned shall be extended for a further period of 3 months i.e. upto August 2014. 

All the Heads of Departments/Heads of Offices/ Drawing and Disbursing Officers are requested to follow the above guidelines scrupulously. 

Yours faithfully, 

 Sd/-

for PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/

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Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme - Maintenance of Accounts - Revised orders - Issued.

 MANUSCRIPT SERIES

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2013

FINANCE (PGC) DEPARTMENT 

G.O.No.463, Dated 27th December, 2013 

Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme - Maintenance of Accounts - Revised orders - Issued. 

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No. 259, Finance (Pension) Department, dated 6th August 2013.
2. G.O.Ms.No.430, Finance (Pension) Department, dated 6th August 2004.
3. G.O.Ms.No.201, Finance (Pension) Department, dated 21st May 2009.
4. Government letter No.63734/FS/T/PGC/2013 dated 25th November 2013.
5. From the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai–18
letter No. GPF 14 / CPS / 2013-14 / 273-123597 dated 27th November 2013.
6. Government Letter No. 70357/FS/T/PGC/2013 dated 16th December 2013.
7. From the Principal Accountant General (A&E) Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18 letter
No. GPF 14 /CPS/5/2013-14 / 284-136520 dated 20th December 2013.


ORDER: 

 In the Government Order first read above, a new Contributory Pension Scheme based on defined contribution has been introduced for all employees who are recruited on or after 01.04.2003. In the Government Order second read above, Government inter-alia ordered that the Accountant General will maintain the accounts for the Contributory Pension Scheme as in the case of General Provident Fund and the Index Number to the employees who join the Contributory Pension Scheme will be allotted by the Accountant General on receipt of application from the Head of Department / Heads of Offices in the prescribed form. 

 2. Subsequently, in the Government Order third read above the work of assigning Index Numbers and maintaining Contributory Pension Scheme in respect of the following employees were entrusted to the Government Data Centre. 

1) Teachers of Panchayat Union schools. 

2) Teachers of Aided school / Institutions. 

3) Non teaching staff of Panchayat Union schools. 

4) Municipal Corporation and Municipal employees 

5) Non provincialised employees of Town Panchayats. 

6) Non provincialised employees of Panchayat Unions. 

3. The progress of the work relating to the maintenance of the accounts in respect of Contributory Pension Scheme of Government employees and Teachers of Aided Educational Institutions were reviewed by Government in consultation with the Accountant General and Commissioner, Government Data Centre and the following decisions were taken thereon. 

i) The Contributory Pension Scheme schedules relating to 2013-2014 have to be handed over to the Government Data Centre as the posting of Contributory Pension Scheme credit schedules for the year 2013-2014 will be made by Government Data Centre. 

ii) The applications for admission and allotment of Index number to Contributory Pension Scheme subscribers received up to 31st December 2013 will be processed by Accountant General’s office and applications received after the cutoff date may be returned to the departments. 

iii) The Contributory Pension Scheme accounts for the year 2012-2013 will be completed by the end of January 2014 and the existing data transferred to Government Data Centre. 

iv) The missing credit papers and other correspondence relating to Contributory Pension Scheme will be handled by Government Data Centre. 

 4. In the reference sixth read above instructions have been issued to the Accountant General for handing over the Contributory Pension Scheme schedules relating to the year 2013-2014 to Government Data Centre with immediate effect. 

 5. The Accountant General in the reference seventh read above has requested to issue specific Government orders regarding the following decisions to ensure smooth handing over of Contributory Pension Scheme functions to the Commissioner, Government Data Centre. 

i) The cutoff date for correspondence with Accountant General may be fixed as 31st December 2013 as the adjustments based on the correspondence received has to be closed before the closure of the accounts for 2012-2013. The applications for admission and allotment of Index number to the Contributory Pension Scheme subscribers received up to 31st December 2013 may be processed by the Principal Accountant General and applications received after the cutoff date may be returned to the departments for onward transmission to Government Data Centre. 

ii) On closure of Contributory Pension Scheme accounts for the year 2012-2013, the Principal Accountant General may transfer the existing data to Government Data Centre. 

iii) The missing credit papers and other correspondence received up to 31st December 2013 may be processed by the Principal Accountant General and papers received after the cutoff date may be returned to departments for forwarding the same to Government Data Centre. 

6. The Government has carefully examined the proposal of the Accountant General (A&E) following the decision arrived in the review meeting on the Contributory Pension Scheme and decided to accept the same. Accordingly, in partial modification of the orders issued in Government Order second read above the following revised orders are issued:- 

(i) The cutoff date for correspondence in respect of Contributory Pension Scheme with Accountant General (A&E) shall be fixed as 31st December 2013 as the adjustments based on the correspondence received has to be closed before the closure of the accounts for 2012-2013. The applications for admission and allotment of Index number to the Contributory Pension Scheme subscribers received upto 31st December 2013 shall be processed by the Principal Accountant General and applications received after the cutoff date shall be returned to the departments for onward transmission to Government Data Centre. 

(ii) On closure of Contributory Pension Scheme accounts for the year 2012-2013, the Principal Accountant General shall transfer all the existing data to Government Data Centre. 

(iii) The missing credit papers and other correspondence received upto 31st December 2013 shall be processed by the Principal Accountant General and papers received after the cutoff date shall be returned to the departments for forwarding the same to Government Data Centre. 

 7. The Commissioner, Government Data Centre is instructed to take over all the Contributory Pension Scheme schedules for the year 2013-2014 maintained by Accountant General and to complete the Contributory Pension Scheme Data entry for the year 2013-2014 before the end of March 2014 by outsourcing the required personnel. 

 8. All Head of Departments shall submit the Contributory Pension Scheme applications for admission and allotment of Index Nos. to the Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts with effect from 1.1.2014 in the National Security Depository Limited (NSDL) format so as to enable to transfer the same to the Online data. A separate Cell shall be formed by Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts for the Contributory Pension Scheme Management which will be located in the Government Data Centre premises and function under the administrative control of the Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts. 

 9. All the Heads of Departments / Heads of Offices are requested to follow the above guidelines scrupulously. 

 (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) 

K. SHANMUGAM 

 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT 

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/go

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Pension- Contributory Pension Scheme- Employees contribution and Government contribution- Enhancement of rate of interest at the rate of 8.6% - Orders - Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2013

FINANCE (PGC) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.38,  Dated: 11th February, 2013

Pension- Contributory Pension Scheme- Employees contribution and Government contribution- Enhancement of rate of interest at the rate of 8.6% - Orders - Issued.

Read the following:-

   1. G.O.Ms.No.222, Finance (Pension) Department, dated.3.6.2008.

   2. G.O.Ms.No.106, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 30.3.2012.

   3. From the Principal Accountant General, Chennai-18 letter No.GPF-14/CPS/SO/382- 119134, dated 24.8.12 and 27.12.2012.

   4. Government letter No.49690/PGC/2012, dated 2.1.2013.

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Kerala to introduce contributory pension scheme for government staff.

   The employees would be required to contribute 10 per cent of their pay and dearness allowance to the pension fund. The government would also make a contribution to the fund.

   The government has issued orders approving, in principle, the proposed contributory pension plan for government employees. The plan is proposed to apply to new recruits joining service from next year.

   The employees would be required to contribute 10 per cent of their pay and dearness allowance to the pension fund. The government would also make a contribution to the fund.

   Pensions would be available to employees who contribute to the fund for a specified number of years. Payment of full pension by government would be discontinued.

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