One-time option for Coverage under OPS before 31/08/2023 i.r.o. employees recruited against the posts/ vacancies advertised /notified for recruitment, on or before 22.12.2003: NC JCM letter for maximum publicity
Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary
Ph.: 23382286
National Council (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery
for Central Government Employees
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E-Mail : nc.jom.np[at]gmail.com
No.NC-JCM-2023/Pension
March 3, 2023
All Members of the
National Council (Staff Side)-JCM
Subject: Coverage under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, in place of National Pension System, of those Central “Government employees who were recruited against the posts/vacancies advertised /notified for recruitment, on or before 22.12.2003.
Dear Comrade
You are well aware that we have raised the above issue in the meeting of the National Council -JCM and the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Council – JCM. After a lot of struggle and discussed in many meetings, the government has issued an order in this regard vide Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare letter No. 57/05/2021-P&PW (B) dated 3/3/2023 in favour of the Central Government Employees who were recruited against the posts/ vacancies advertised /notified for recruitment, on or before 22.12.2003 enclosed herewith for your perusal, so you are requested to study it carefully and also explain to other employees.
You are also advised to move its maximum publicity so that eligible staff must be able to opt before 31/08/2023. Since it is one time examination we should make all out efforts to reach each staff so that we should not raise the same issue all the times to come.
With fraternal greetings & Happy Holi;
Comradely yours,
(Gopal Mishra)
Secretary
COMMENTS
Sir, in OM dt. 17.02.2020, Advertisement made on or before 22.12.2003 was considered for OPS. But in OM dt.03.03.2023, Notification was also considered for OPS. Notification won’t be in public domain. So delay on the part of Admn., to advertise the vacancy has been considered as one of the reason in OM dt. 03.03.2023. But, in some Departments, the Administration didn’t make Notification itself in time.
At the time of vacancy created, Old Pension Scheme was in effect. In case, recruitment process was done in time without any delay, the candidates who were recruited against the vacancies will be coming under Old Pension Scheme only. Because of Administration delay, they are coming under NPS. so, instead of Notification/advertisement, only vacancy year to be considered to Old Pension scheme is my opinion.
Vide letter dt. 02.03.2020, National Council Staff side has also stated the same view that vacancies as on 31.12.2003 should be considered for OPS. I request National Council Staff Side to take up the issue and do the needful.
Thank You.
sir, in my Department vacancy year 2001-02, 2002-03 vacancies were advertised and filled during the year 2006 only. Totally the issue is because of administrative delay. As 2001-02 and 2002-03 vacancies existed before 22.12.2003, shall we eligible for ops as per OM dt. 03.03.2023.
Already, National Council (staff side) vide letter dated 02.03.2020 vide No.No.NC-JCM-2020/CS/PM/NPS has raised this issue, has stated that
“…. In a nutshell, all those employees irrespective of their date of recruitment/selection who were recruited against the available vacancies as on 31.12.2003 should be brought under the Old Pension Scheme CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.
Pl. clarify whether OM 03.03.2023 is applicable to our case.
If advertisement to fill the vacancies was advertised before 22.12.2003 then case is eligible.