Para 7.11 — CAM
Original Rule Text
7.11 ACCOUNTING OF PENSION PAYMENTS TO CENTRAL CIVIL PENSIONERS AND CENTRAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS UNDER SSSY
7.11.1 Payments authorised through Banks:
(i)When pension payment is authorized through Banks as per the Scheme for Payment of Pensions through authorized Banks, the concerned bank will arrange to make payment of pension by credit to the bank account of the pensioner, including joint account with spouse. (ii)On receipt of e-scrolls followed by DMS from the CPPCs of Authorised Banks, the CPAO will check the e-scrolls with the reference to Central Data Bank created for the purpose. The check will be for the authenticity of the amounts paid. After the necessary check of scrolls, the amount paid by banks to Central (Civil) Pensioners/Central Freedom Fighter under SSSY will be debited to the major head ‘2071 - Pension and other Retirement Benefits; 01 Civil” and major head ‘2235 – Social Security and Welfare- 60 - other Social Security and Welfare Programmes -107- Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme respectively. Contra credit will be afforded to the major head 8658 Public/Private sector bank suspense head. When the Put Through is received from RBI, the suspense head will be cleared by minus credit to 8658 Suspense Account and credit afforded to “8675-Deposits with Reserve Bank: 101 - Central Civil”.
7.11.2 PAYMENTS AT TREASURY COUNTERS: The amount of pension paid at Treasury counters will initially be debited in the ‘State Section’ of Treasury Accounts under the head ‘8658 Suspense Accounts; 101- PAO Suspense-Transactions adjustable by Pay and Accounts Officer - CPAO. On receipt of Treasury accounts in respect of such transactions the State AG will book the expenditure in State Section of his accounts under the above suspense head. He will raise a debit claim on monthly basis, for the pension paid through treasuries against the CPAO, duly supported by schedules of payment in APPENDIX 7.9, for settlement by cheque/demand draft. The Treasury Offices will send the paid vouchers through concerned AG to the CPAO. On receipt of the claim from the State AG, the CPAO will conduct prima facie checks to ensure that all pension vouchers relate to it. Thereafter,
the CPAO will incorporate the details in the ‘Register of Inward Claims’ in APPENDIX 7.10. Columns 1 to 7 of the Annexure shall be filled up through the Computer System. After this, voucher shall be prepared for making payment to the State AG concerned, by debiting the amount to the final heads of account as indicated in para 7.11.1, and contra credit afforded to the major head ‘8670 cheques and Bills 102- PAO cheques”. The cheque along with a forwarding letter in Form CAM-54 shall be forwarded to the AGs concerned. The balance under the head ‘PAO cheques’ will be cleared by the CPAO subsequently on receipt of payment scroll from the bank.
What This Means
This para covers the accounting of pension payments to Central Civil Pensioners and Central Freedom Fighters under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY). When pensions are paid through authorized banks, the bank credits the pensioner's bank account (including joint accounts with spouse). The CPAO (Central Pension Accounting Office) receives e-scrolls and DMS from banks' CPPCs (Central Pension Processing Centres), checks them against the Central Data Bank, and debits the payment to Major Head 2071 (Pension and Other Retirement Benefits - 01 Civil) for regular pensioners and Major Head 2235 (Social Security and Welfare - 60 Other Social Security - 107 SSSY) for freedom fighter pensions. The contra credit goes to Major Head 8658 (PSB Suspense), which is cleared when the RBI Put Through is received.
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Key Points
- 1Pension payments are credited directly to pensioner's bank account, including joint accounts with spouse
- 2CPAO checks bank e-scrolls against the Central Data Bank for authenticity of amounts paid
- 3Civil pensioners: debited to Major Head 2071 (Pension and Other Retirement Benefits - 01 Civil)
- 4Freedom fighter pensions (SSSY): debited to Major Head 2235 (Social Security - 107 SSSY)
- 5Contra credit to MH 8658 (PSB Suspense), cleared upon receipt of RBI Put Through
Practical Example
A retired Section Officer receives her monthly pension of Rs 45,000 through her pension bank account. The bank's CPPC processes the payment and sends an e-scroll to CPAO. The CPAO verifies the payment against the Central Data Bank - confirming the pensioner's PPO number, authorized pension amount, and bank details match. The payment is then debited to Major Head 2071 (01 Civil) with a contra credit to MH 8658 (PSB Suspense). When RBI sends the Put Through, the suspense is cleared. Similarly, a freedom fighter's family receiving Rs 30,000/month under SSSY is processed the same way but debited to MH 2235-60-107 instead.
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