PCDA Circular 194 -Payment of arrears of Family pension - Armed Forces Pensioners
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension),
Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad-211014
Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad-211014
Circular No. 194
No. AT/Tech/012-IX Dated: 24.11.2017
To,
The Chief Accountant,
RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor,
Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B 8143, Bandre East Mumbai-400051
The Director of Treasuries of all state …….
The Manager CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI
The CDA (PD) Meerut……….
The CDA-Chennai……….
The Nodal Officers (ICICI/ AXIS/HDFC Bank)….
The Pay & Accounts Officers…………
Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy Kathmandu,
The DPDO…………
The Post Master…………..
Sub:(i)
Payment of arrears of pension in cases where valid nomination has not
been made under the payment of arrears of pension (Nomination) Rules,
1983;
(ii) Payment of arrears of family pension-regarding.
Difficulties
being faced by the defence pensioners in obtaining the legal heir-ship-
certificate, for payment of arrear of pension where valid nomination has
not been made under payment of arrear of pension (Nomination) Rules,
1983 and payment of arrear of family pension, were drawing attention of
the Govt. since long.
2. To obviate the above
difficulties of the defence pensioner, GOI, Ministry of Defence
department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, vide letter 1(10)/2013-
D(Pen/Policy) dated 29th August 2017 (copy enclosed) has decided that in
the absence of nominee or any “will” of the deceased pensioner, the
arrear of pension will be paid as under-
i. Under the order of
the Pension Disbursing Authority to the heir without production of legal
authority, if the gross amount of arrears of pension claim does not
exceed Rs. 25,000/-, provided he is otherwise satisfied about the right
of the claimant.
ii. If the gross amount
of arrears of pension claims exceeds Rs 25,000/- but does not exceed Rs
2,50,000/-, under the orders of Principal Controller of Defence
Accounts(Pension) on execution of an Indemnity Bond in Form IAFA-642
duly stamped for gross amount due for payment with such sureties as may
be deemed necessary and accepted on behalf of the President by an
officer duly authorized under article 299(i) of the Constitution.
iii. In case of any
doubt and also in cases where the amount of arrear exceeds Rs 2,50,000/-
payment shall be made only to the person producing the legal authority.
3. Normally there should
be two sureties both of known financial ability. However, in case the
amount of claim is less than Rs 75,000/- the authority accepting the
Indemnity Bond for and on behalf of President of India should decide on
the merits of each case whether to accept only one surety instead of
two. The obligor as well as the sureties executing the Indemnity Bond
should have attained majority so that the bond has legal effect or
force. The Bond is required to be accepted on behalf of the President
by an Officer duly authorized under Article 299(i) of constitution.
4. This Ministry letter
No. 1(16)/2009-D(Pen/Policy) dated 03.2010 stipulates that in the event
of death of family pensioner, the right to receive any arrears of
family pension would automatically pass on to the eligible member of the
family next in line. The requirement of succession certificate for
payment of any arrears occurs only where there is no member in family
who is eligible to receive family pension after the death of the family
pensioner. Therefore, it has been decided that the provision of this
letter will also apply to the payment of arrears of family pension where
no member of family is eligible to receive family pension.
All the Pension
Disbursing Authorities are, therefore, advised to regulate the payment
of life time arrears of pension and family pension in terms of
instructions mentioned above.
S/d,
(Sandeep Thakur)
Jt.CDA (P)
(Sandeep Thakur)
Jt.CDA (P)
