If you are a government employee and only one year left in your retirement, then this news can be useful for you. The Pension and Pensioner Welfare Department (DOPW) has given several updates regarding the completion of various activities on the retirement of government employees and timely distribution of pension benefits and gratuity. There are several rules regarding pension and gratuity for retired government employees. You have to give all this information one year before retirement. Let us tell you about it.
Government Housing Approval (Rule 55)
Employees living in government residence will have to provide complete information about the status of their residence at least one year before retirement. These details are then sent to the Directorate of Estates to issue no demand certificate (NDC). This certificate should be obtained eight months before retirement. This step ensures that any dues related to government housing are paid before retirement.
According to the office memorandum of October 25, 2024, “Complete information about the government accommodation should be obtained from the government employee at least one year before the estimated date of retirement and these details should be sent to the Property Directorate to issue ‘No Demand Certificate’ regarding the period before the eighth month of retirement of the government employee.
Verification and Correction of Service Records (Rules 56 and 57)
A comprehensive review of the service record of the retired employee will be done one year before retirement.
Presentation of pension case (Rules 59 and 60)
The Head of the Department will have to send the entire pension matter, a cover and accounting office in Form 10 to the Office and Accounts Office. This work should be done within two months from the date of receiving pension form from retired employee.
Issue of Pension Payment Order (PPO)
On receiving the pension case, the Accounts Officer will follow the process of necessary verification and investigation. The CPA will issue and forward a copy of the pension payment order within twenty -one days from the date of receipt of the pension payment order and forward it to the Authority.
