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Whether a retiring Government servant is entitled for
leave encashment after retirement under the NPS?
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The benefit of
encashment of leave salary is not a part of the retirement benefits
admissible under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. It is payable
in terms of CCS (Leave) Rules which will continue to be applicable to the
government servants who join the government service on after 1-1-2004.
Therefore, the benefit of encashment of leave salary payable to the
governments/to their families on account of retirement/death will be
admissible.
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Why is it mandatory to use 40% of pension wealth to
purchase the annuity at the time of the exit (i.e. after the age of 60 years)
from NPS?
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This provision has
been made in the New Pension Scheme with an intention that the retired
government servants should get regular monthly income during their retired
life.
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Whether any minimum age or minimum service is required
to quit from Tier-I?
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Exit from Tier-I can
only take place when an individual leaves Government service.
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Whether Dearness Pay is counted as basic pay for
recovery of 10% for Tier-I?
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As per the New Pension
Scheme, the total Dearness Allowance is to be taken into account for working
out the contributions to Tier-I. Subsequently, a part of the Dearness Allowance has been treated as
Dearness Pay. Therefore, this should also be reckoned for the purpose of
contributions.
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Whether contribution towards Tier-I from arrears of DA
is to be deducted?
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Yes. Since the
contribution is to be worked out at 10% of (Pay+ DP+DA), it needs to be
revised whenever there is any change in these elements
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Who will calculate the interest PAO or CPAO?
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The PAO should
calculate the interest.
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What happens if an employee gets transferred during the
month? Which office will make deduction of Contribution?
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As in the case of
other recoveries, the recovery of contributions towards New Pension Scheme
for the full month (both individual and government) will be made by the
office who will draw salary for the maximum period.
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Whether NPA payable to medical officers will count
towards Pay for the purpose of working out contributions to NPS?
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Yes. Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare has clarified vide their O.M. no.
A45012/11/97-CHS.V dated 7-4-98 that the Non-Practising Allowance shall count
as pay for all service benefits. Therefore, this will be taken into
account for working out the contribution towards the New Pension Scheme.
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Whether a government servant who was already in service
prior to 1.1.2004, if appointed in a different post under the Government of
India, will be governed by the CCS (Pension) Rules or NPS?
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In cases where
Government servants apply for posts in the same or other departments and on
selection they are asked to render technical resignation, the past services
are counted towards pension under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. Since the
Government servant had originally joined government service prior to 1-1-2004,
he should be covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.
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