GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
FINANCE (PENSION-I) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 336 Dated: 20.12.2012.
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated.22.9.2004. 2. G.O.Ms.No.178, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 17-05-2010.
3. Lr.No.D2/5594/2012, dated: 17.07.2012 of the DTA, Hyderabad.
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ORDER:
The Government in the G.O 1st read above has introduced New Pension Scheme to the Government Employees appointed on or after 1.9.2004. Accordingly, deductions at the applicable rates have been made from the monthly salary of the employees towards their contributions.
2. In the Government Orders 2nd read above an amendment was issued to the A.P. Revised Pension Rules, 1980 adding a provision to Rule.16 according to which the period of training / apprenticeship, if it is a prerequisite for appointment should be taken into account for reckoning qualifying service for purpose of pensionery benefits in respect of employees who retired/retire on or after 01.07.2008. Because of this, some employees who were covered by the New Pension system till then became eligible to be covered by the provisions of A.P. Revised Pension Rules,1980 and General Provident Fund rules by virtue of their apprentice ship/ training periods prior to 1.9.2004.
3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Hyderabad in the reference 3rd read above has requested the Government to issue orders for transferring the outstanding amounts deducted from the above said employees towards employees contribution under New Pension System to their regular GPF accounts.
4. After careful consideration, the Government hereby order that the amounts deducted towards employee contributions under the NPS in respect of those employees who came into the fold of A.P Revised Pension Rules, 1980 as per the orders issued in the G.O 2nd read above shall be transferred to their General Provident Fund account by way of adjustment from Head of account 8342–Other Deposits 117–Defined Contributory Pension Scheme forGovernment Employees (04)–Andhra Pradesh State Government Employees Contributory Pension Scheme 001-Employees Contribution to Head of account 8009–State Provident Funds 01–Civil 101–General Provident Funds (01)–General Provident Funds (Regular). In respect of those employees, who are dead or retired from service the deductions shall be refunded in cash.
5. The Drawing and Disbursing Officer concerned shall prepare a statement showing the details of deductions in the Annexure enclosed and prefer a consolidated adjustment bill with the required GPF schedule for the entire period in respect of each employee. In case of transferred employees the details of deductions shall be certified by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of old station and countersigned by the Treasury officer concerned.
6. These orders are also applicable in all individual cases where an inservice Government employee covered under the earlier pension rules Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980 joins another department on or after 01.09.2004, where his previous service is counted as per Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980 but CPS deductions were made erroneously making the NPS applicable though they are not covered by CPS.
7. The GO is available on internet and can be accessed at the address http://www.ap.gov.in/goir .
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
V.B HAS KAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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