NPS to Pension Rules for Railway employees selected before 01.01.2004 but joined on or after 01.01.2004 – RBE No. 28/2020

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NPS to Pension Rules for Railway employees selected before 01.01.2004 but joined on or after 01.01.2004 – RBE No. 28/2020

National Pension System (NPS) to Pension Rules for Railway employees selected before 01.01.2004 but joined on or after 01.01.2004

RBE No. 28/2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. D-43/12/2018-F(E)III

New Delhi, Dated : 03.03.2020

The GMs/Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Coverage under Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, in place of National Pension System, of those Railway employees whose selection for appointment was finalized before 01.01.2004 but who joined Railway service on or after 01.01.2004.

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A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW’s) O.M. No. 57/04/2019-P&PW(B) dated 171 h February, 2020 is enclosed herewith for compliance and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 correspond to the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance’s Notification No. 5n/2003-ECB &PR dated 22.12.2003, mentioned in the DOP&PW’s O.M. dated 17.02.2020, has been circulated on Railways vide this office’s letter No. F(E)III/2003/PN 1/24 dated 31.12.2003.

2. Similar to the amendments made in the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and other connected rules, as mentioned in para 1 of the DOP&PW’s O.M. dated 17.02.2020, the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and other connected rules were also amended vide Notification No. F(E)III/2003/PN1/38 dated 30.12.2003.

3. Further, separate instructions with respect to para 9 of the DOP&PW’s O.M. dated 17.02.2020 will be issued by the Accounts Directorate for accountal of the corpus available in the NPS account of the railway servant.

D.A.: as above

(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance (Estt.)
Railway Board

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NPS to OPS – One Time Option for Coverage of CCS Pension Rules 1972 in place of NPS for selected before 01.01.2004 but joined after 01.01.2004 : DoP&PW Order dated 17-02-2020

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