J&K revises civil service regulation rules, forms to be submitted digitally
The government has ordered an amendment to Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulation Rules, 1956.
The amendment has been made in Jammu & Kashmir Family Pension-Cum-Gratuity Rules, 1964 as contained under Schedule XV of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services Regulations Vol. (Il); Jammu & Kashmir Family Pension-Cum-Gratuity Rules, 1964 as contained under Schedule XV of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services Regulations Vol. (Il) and in Civil Pension (Commutations) Rules, as contained under Schedule X of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services Regulations Vol. (Il).
“In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Lieutenant Governor is pleased to direct that the following amendments shall be made in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, 1956”, reads the notification issued by Finance Department.
As per the notification, form-A (referred to in Article 240-E) titled as “Nomination of Death Gratuity (when the officer has a family and wishes to nominate one member thereof), shall be substituted by Form-A (Digital) titled Nomination for Death Gratuity or Retirement Gratuity (in the event of death of retired Government servant before receiving gratuity) when the officer has a family and wishes to nominate a member or members of his family referred to in Article 240-C (ii)”.
Further, as per the notification, all forms shall be submitted digitally.
The notification further reads that an applicant, who is in receipt of any pension referred to in Rule 13 (a to d) and desires to commute a percentage of that pension any time after the date following the date of his retirement from service, but before the expiry of one year from the date of retirement, shall apply to the Pension Sanctioning Authority in Form-D (Digital) after the date of his retirement.
An applicant who applies for commutation of pension within one year of from the date of his retirement but his application in Form-D (Digital) is received by the Pension sanctioning Authority after one year of the date of his retirement, shall not be eligible to get his pension commuted, without a medical examination. Such an applicant, if he desires to commute a fraction of his pension, shall apply afresh in Form-A (Digital) to PSA in accordance with the procedure laid down in sub-rule 5 of this rule, the notification reads.
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 for commutation of a portion of pension up to the maximum limit of 40% of Pension along with pension papers prior to the date of retirement provided, it reads.
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, the notification reads.
