Government of India

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Department of Telecommunications

CONTROLLERS OF COMMUNICATION ACCOUNTS (CCA)

Scheme of disbursement of Pension through Banks

19.  Arrears of Pension on the death of pensioner and manner of disposal of the relevant PPO 

19.1  Pension shall be drawn for the day of the pensioner’s death irrespective of the time of death.  On receipt of a death certificate in respect of the pensioner, the paying branch will work out the amount of arrears due to the deceased or overpayments, if any, made to him.  It will take action immediately to recover the overpayment from the deceased’s account in terms of the undertaking obtained by the paying branch from the pensioner at the time of commencement of pension as provided in para 10.2 supra.  Payment of arrears will be made to the heir(s) of the deceased pensioner, if the deceased pensioner had not submitted any nomination under the Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules 1983.  In case a valid nomination by the deceased pensioner exists, payment will be made to the nominee in accordance with the nomination.  However, for payment of arrears to the heir(s) of the deceased pensioner, the Public Sector Bank will seek instructions of the designated Territorial Controller of Communication Accounts through the Link branch, furnishing information regarding the date of pensioner’s death, amount of arrears due in respect of the deceased pensioner and particulars of claimant(s) claiming payment, and the authority, if any, on which their claim is based.  The designated Territorial Controller of Communication Accounts on receipt of the information from the Link Branch shall in turn refer the matter to the Communication Accounts Officer who originally processed the PPO for obtaining the requisite sanction in this regard. 

19.2  For payment of arrears to the nominee, he/she will be asked to apply for the same to the paying branch along with the pensioner’s half of the PPO and a receipt (duly stamped where necessary) for the amount, setting forth the period of arrears.  The paying branch, after verifying the fact that the payment is actually due to the deceased pensioner, and also the particulars of the nominee as given in the nomination, will make payment by a Bank Pay Order and make a suitable note on both the halves of the PPO.  The receipt of the nominee will be enclosed by the paying branch with the relevant payment scroll while claiming reimbursement through the Link Branch. 

19.3  The paying branch will enter the date of death of the pensioner in the disburser’s portion of the PPO as well as the pensioner’s portion and in the register in the form as in Annexure-G.  The pensioner’s half of the PPO will then be returned to the nominee if family pension stands also authorised through the same PPO; otherwise, it will be returned to the Link Branch along with the disburser’s half, for onward transmission to the designated Territorial Controller of Communication Accounts.  The latter will up-date its record and transmit the PPO (both halves) to the Controller of Communication Accounts concerned/Communication Accounts Officer who had processed the PPO for similar action and record. 

Note :  The provision of this rule will apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the family pension ceases to be payable either due to death of the family pensioner, his/her re-marriage/marriage or on the pensioner attaining the maximum age prescribed in rules.

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