Form of Application for Commutation: CCS(CP) Second Amendment Rules, 2014

Form of Application for Commutation: CCS(CP) Second Amendment Rules, 2014

G.S.R. 355(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, namely:-

1. (1)    These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension)

Second Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2)    They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.  In the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, –

(a)    in rule 5, in sub-rule (2), for the words and figures “in Form 1 or Form 1-A or Form 2”, the words and figures “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or in Form 1 or Form 1-A or Form 2 of these rules” shall be substituted;

(b)    in rule 12, in the proviso, for the words, figures and letter “in Form 1 or Form 1-A”, the words, figures, brackets and letter “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or in Form 1 of Form 1-A of these rules” shall be substituted;

(c)    in rule 13,

(i)      for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:-

“(3) A Government servant who is due to retire on superannuation and desires payment of the commuted value of pension being authorized at the time of issue of the pension payment order, shall be eligible to apply in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 for commutation of a percentage of pension along with pension papers prior to the date of retirement.

(3A) If a Government servant referred to in sub-rule (3) desires to apply for commutation of a percentage of pension after submission of pension papers and Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, he shall apply for the same in Form 1-A.

(3B) The application for commutation of a percentage of pension under sub-rule (3) or sub-rule (3A) shall be subject to the following; namely:-

(a)    the Government servant retires on superannuation pension only;

(b)   the application is submitted to the Head of Office in Form 1-A of these rules or in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, so as to reach the Head of Office not later than three months before the date of superannuation;

(c)    no such application shall be entertained if the period is less than three months from the date of superannuation of the Government servant; and

(d)   the Government shall have no liability for the payment of the commuted value of pension if the Government servant dies before the date of superannuation or forfeits claim to pension before such retirement.”

(d)  in rule 15, in sub-rule (3),

(i) in clause (a), for the word, figure and letter “Form 1-A”, the words, figures, brackets and letter “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or Form 1-A of these rules” shall be substituted;

(ii) in clause (b), in sub-clause (i), for the word, figure and letter “Form 1-A”, the words, figures, brackets and letter “in Form 5 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or Form 1-A of these rules” shall be substituted;

(e)  for Form 1, Form 1-A and Form 2, the following shall respectively be substituted, namely:-

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