DoPT Order 2013: Promotion to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis - Extension of period for one year beyond 30.7.2013.

No. 4/5/2013-CS-I(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-3
Dated the 23rd July, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Promotion to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis - Extension of period for one year beyond 30.7.2013.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Order No. 4/14/2011-CS-I(D) dated 31st July, 2012 and subsequent orders dated 1.10.2012, 12.11.2012, 14.12.2012, 29.1.2013 and 7.3.2013, for promotion of Under Secretaries of the CSS to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis. The tenure of ad-hoc appointment of some of the officers covered under the above orders and still continuing on ad- hoc basis is upto 31.7.2013, while in case of other officers, the tenure is for different periods.

Grant of Family Pension and Gratuity to the eligible member of the family of any employee/pensioner.

   Family pension is payable to the family of a Government employee or pensioner after his death. Difficulties in payment arise when a Government Servant or pensioner goes missing. Clarificatory instructions have recently been issued by the Central Government for payment of benefits in such cases.

   According to these instructions, the family must lodge a report with the concerned police station and obtain a report from the police, that the employee or pensioner or family pensioner has not been traced despite all efforts made by them.

   The report may be a First Information Report or any other report such as a Daily Diary or General Diary Entry.

Payment of Arrears of family pension.

   In case of death of a pensioner, all money payable to the pensioner on account of pension are payable to the nominee of the deceased pensioner. In the absence of any valid nomination made by the pensioner, the arrears of his/her pension are paid to the legal heir. However, dependants of some pensioners expressed difficulties in obtaining the legal heir-ship certificates and represented that the necessity of production of legal heir-ship certificates may be waived where the amount of arrears payable is small.

   In such cases a provision had been made in 1985 for Payment of Lifetime Arrears of Pension on the basis of any documentary proof regarding the relationship and heir-ship of the claimant if the gross amount of arrears does not exceed Rs.25,000. If the gross amount did not exceed Rs.5,000 and case represented no peculiar features, the Accounts Officer was authorised to make the payment on his own authority.