Entitlement for family on death of a Subscriber: Rule 20 of Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021

 Entitlement for family on death of a Subscriber: Rule 20 of Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 30th March, 2021

20. Entitlement for family on death of a Subscriber. – (1) On death of, –

(a) a Subscriber, who had exercised option or in whose case the default option under rule 10 is for availing benefits under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939; or

(b) a retired Subscriber, who was in receipt of an Invalid Pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 in terms of rule 16 or a disability pension under the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 in terms of rule 17 , further action will be taken by the Head of Office for disbursement of benefits in accordance with the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 :

Provided that if the death is attributable to Government service, further action will be taken by the Head of Office for disbursement of benefits in accordance with the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 subject to fulfillment of all the conditions for grant of benefits under those rules.

(2) If on death of the Subscriber, benefits are payable to the family under the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 or the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 in accordance with sub-rule (1), the Government contribution and returns thereon in the accumulated pension corpus of the Subscriber shall be transferred to Government account. The remaining accumulated pension corpus shall be paid in lump sum to the person(s) in whose favour a nomination has been made under the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Exits and Withdrawals under National Pension System) Regulations, 2015. If there is no such nomination or if the nomination made does not subsist, the amount of remaining accumulated pension corpus shall be paid to the legal heir(s).

(3) In the case of death of a Subscriber who had exercised option or in whose case the default option under rule 10 is for availing benefits under the National Pension System, such benefits may be granted in accordance with the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Exits and Withdrawals under National Pension System) Regulations, 2015.