Divisional Accountant /Divisional Accounts Officer of IA&AD: CPAO Orders for transfer of Pensionary liabilities from State to Centre

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-il, BHJKAJI CAMA PLACE,

NEW DELHI-110056

Date :14.08.2017

Office Memorandum

As per Ministry of Finance. Department of Expenditure, EG Branch UO No. A-32022/6/85-EG dated-05.10.1992 Divisional Accountants / Divisional Accounts Officers (DAs/DAOs) are Central Government employees and covered under FR & SR as well the CCS (Pension) Rules. 1972. However, incidences or their Pay & Allowances as well as pension were entirely borne by the respective State Governments. In the absence of any clear instruction on processing the pension cases of DAs/DAOs there has been confusion on the channel through which pension case should be routed, resulting in mis-classification of booking of expenditure.

In view of the above. to streamline the process of pension payment and its proper accounting, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide its UO No. ID No.G-19020/1/2017-EG dated-28.07.2017 (copy enclosed) has decided to transfer the liabilities of DAs/DAOs in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department from the State Government to the Central Government. The DAs/DAOs will be entitled to all pensionary benefits like other Central Government (Civil) pensioners. As a result of this decision henceforth all PPOs concerning the retired DAs/DAOs will route through CPAO only.

All AGs are advised to instruct their Administrative Authorities and PAOs to process the pension case of DAs/DAOs and route the PPOs through CPAO to bring uniformity in pension processing.

This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Sd/-

(Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)

(Asstt. Controller of Accounts)