CPS – One-time option for coverage under
OPS to eligible employees who joined Govt Service on or after 01.09.2004 – G.O.
Released
01.09.2004న లేదా ఆ తర్వాత ప్రభుత్వ సేవలో చేరిన అర్హులైన ఉద్యోగులకు, OPS పరిధిలోకి మారడానికి 'ఒకసారి మాత్రమే వినియోగించుకునే అవకాశం' కల్పిస్తూ జీ. ఓ జారీ
====================
Pensions – Contributory Pension Scheme
(CPS) – One-time option for coverage under Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to eligible
employees whose recruitment notification/advertisement was issued prior to
01.09.2004 but who joined Government service on or after 01.09.2004 - Orders –
Issued.
FINANCE (HR.III-PENSION & GPF)
DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 53 Dated: 13-07-2026
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.653, Finance (Pension-I)
Department, dated:22.09.2004.
2. Office Memorandum
No.57/04/2019-P&PW(B), Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare,
Government of India, dated:17.02.2020.
3. Office Memorandum
No.57/05/2021-P&PW(B), Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare,
Government of India, dated:03.03.2023.
4. CMP Note No.168/Prl. Secy (MRC)/2024,
dated:17.09.2024.
5. CMP Note No.259/Prl. Secy (MRC)/2024,
dated:03.10.2024.
6. Lr.No.590/HRD/ITE&C/Peshi/2026,
dated:15.05.2026, received from Minister for HRD, ITE&C, RTG, Government of
Andhra Pradesh.
7. Representations from recognized
employee’s associations.
8. Representations from Sri Palla
Srinivasa Rao, MLA, Gajuwaka Constituency and Sri Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao, MLC
Graduate Constituency.
9. Resolution of the Council of
Ministers in its meeting held on 23.06.2026.
***
O R D E R:
In the reference 1st cited, the
Government introduced the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with effect from
01.09.2004, applicable to all State Government employees recruited on or after 01.09.2004.
The scheme was adopted in line with the National Pension System (NPS) model of
the Government of India and made applicable to all State Government employees recruited
on or after 01.09.2004.
2. In the references 2nd cited, the
Government of India, Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare, provided a
one-time option for coverage under the Old Pension Scheme to eligible Central
Government employees, whose appointments were delayed due to administrative
reasons, provided the recruitment results were declared before 01.01.2004.
Subsequently, in the reference 3rd cited, the benefit was further extended by
allowing a one-time option to all Central Government employees, who were
appointed against posts/vacancies advertised or notified prior to the
introduction of the National Pension System, but joined service thereafter and
consequently came under the NPS.
3. In the references 4th and 5th cited,
the Chief Minister’s Office requested that necessary action be taken on the
representations submitted by the employee associations and people’s
representatives seeking extension of one-time option to the CPS employees.
Representations have been received from various employee associations and
legislators seeking this benefit to the employees who were recruited pursuant
to notifications/advertisements issued prior to 01.09.2004 but joined service
on or after 01.09.2004 and were brought under the Contributory Pension Scheme.
4. After careful examination of the
matter, the Government hereby orders as below:
I. Adoption of the policy of Government
of India published vide OMs i.e., (i) Office Memorandum
No.57/04/2019-P&PW(B), Dt:17.02.2020 & (ii) Office Memorandum
No.57/05/2021- P&PW(B), dated 03.03.2023, duly providing a one time option
to all such eligible employees currently covered under Contributory Pension
Scheme (CPS), for conversion from Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to Old
Pension Scheme (OPS), who joined service on or after 01.09.2004, but the
related recruitment notification /advertisement was published before
01.09.2004.
II. Extension of this one-time option
for all categories of employees who are covered under the provisions of
G.O.Ms.No.653, dated:22.09.2004.
5. For the implementation of the orders
in para 4 above, the conditions to be followed are as below:
i. The recruitment process by the
respective recruiting authority for the vacancy/post, by issue of
notification/advertisement inviting applications for the vacancy/post, should
have been issued prior to 01.09.2004. The date of notification/advertisement
issued should be submitted as criteria for meeting this condition.
ii. The appointment of the employee into
such vacancy/post against the notification/advertisement, should have been on
or after 1.9.2004. The employee as of date of issue of these orders should be
under CPS. The appointment orders and proceedings related to joining of the
employee should be submitted.
iii. The employee shall exercise the
option in a prescribed form/mode within a period of three (03) months from the
date of issue of these orders, or within such further period as may be notified
by the Government;
iv. The option once exercised shall be
final and irrevocable.
v. Employees who do not exercise the
option as per these orders shall continue to be governed by the Contributory
Pension Scheme.
6. The benefit sanctioned under this
order is a one-time measure for employees meeting prescribed criteria and shall
not be treated as a precedent for consideration of any future claims or
categories of employees not specifically covered herein.
7. The detailed implementation and
operational guidelines for exercising option and managing CPS corpus of such
employees who opt for OPS will be issued separately by Finance department and
Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts.
8. All the Spl. Chief
Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries are requested to convey these
orders to all the departments/institutions covered under the reference 1st
cited, for taking necessary action.
9. A copy of this order is available at http://goir.ap.gov.in//
====================
====================
ఏపీ ప్రభుత్వ
ఉద్యోగుల కు శుభవార్త – సీపీఎస్ & పదవీ విరమణ వయసు
గురించి అప్డేట్ ఇదే
0 Komentar