Govt to strengthen NPS under Ambassador, Champion Model
In an endeavour to strengthen the implementation of the National Pension System (NPS), the government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to establish a process Ambassador and Champion Model.
Under the Ambassador and Champion Model, the authorities will recognize the valuable contribution of the Nodal Offices in operationilization of NPS in the Jammu and Kashmir government sectors. A circular in this regard has been issued by Mahesh Dass, Director of General Accounts & Treasuries, Finance Department.
“Under the said process termed as Ambassador and Champion Model for Nodal Office implementing NPS in the State/UT Government, the performance of the Nodal Offices was to be measured based on scoring on various key parameters under NPS”, the circular reads.
In this regard, the NPS parameters for measuring the performance/scoring amongst nominated Ambassadors have been finalized and the Champion would be adjudged based on the summation of the scorings assigned to the various parameters; the higher the cumulative score, the higher the probability of the Ambassador being judged as a Champion, it added.
The parameters to be considered under the referred scoring model include all PRANs henceforth should be by Treasury Officers through OPGM functionality with a parameter of technologies adoption and sub-parameter of OPGM adoption.
The details like Nominee/Pan/Bank/Mobile/Email IDs should be updated for all PRANs in the CRA system within one month after issuance of this circular with a parameter of PRAN Generation and subscriber maintenance and sub-parameter of time taken in PRAN generation and Data updation.
As per the circular, no grievance should remain unattended for more than 30 days under the parameter of grievance handling and sub-parameters of grievance pending. Further, the contribution credits should be uploaded on NPSCAN within the first month s release with parameters of contribution upload and credit coverage and sub-parameters of the contribution upload persistency and deviations in amounts uploaded.
Further, all the pending withdrawal claims should be settled after collection of documents/ due verification from concerned DOOs within one month after issuance of this circular with the parameters of exit processing and sub-parameters of withdrawal Claim IDs awaiting action, pending annuity and pending authorization.
In view of the above, it is impressed upon all the Nodal Officers/Treasury Officers falling under Accounts & Treasuries Organization and State Autonomous Bodies (SABs) to contribute towards the effective conduct of the said recognition exercise in order to enhance our performance under Ambassador and Champions Model.
