Para 9.4 — CAM
Original Rule Text
9.4 PAO SPECIFIED FOR THE PURPOSE
9.4.1 There will be a "specified" PAO with assigned responsibilities relating to various payments and/or accounting functions relating to Central Government employees, during foreign service or deputation to State Governments, Defence, Railways, Department of Posts, Department of Telecommunications, and UT Governments/ Administrations. The specified PAOs have been indicated in the following sub-paras.
(I) The PAO of the concerned parent Ministry/Department in respect of employees belonging to any particular Ministry/Department, but not borne on a Centrally administered cadre. The corresponding DDO will be assigned the matters relating to DDO's responsibilities.
Note 1: An employee may proceed directly on foreign service or another deputation while already on deputation to another Central (Civil) Ministry/Department, without actually reverting to the parent Ministry/Department. In such cases, he shall be deemed to have notionally reverted to the parent Ministry/Department before proceeding on the foreign Service/deputation, for the purposes of these provisions.
(II) PAO of the Ministry/Department in which the Officer served before proceeding on foreign service deputation, for an officer belonging to a Centrally administered cadre, such as Indian Civil Accounts Service and Indian Economic Service etc. The corresponding DDO may be assigned the matters relating to DDOs responsibilities).
(III) The specified PAO will perform the functions indicated below :
a. Watching recovery of foreign service contributions from the foreign body and their credit to Government account;
b. Arranging payments arising in terms of provisions under para Nos. 9.3., 9.5 and 9.7 etc. of this Chapter; c. Watching receipt of contributions under the Central Government Employees' Insurance Schemes of 1977 or 1980, as the case may be, payments arising under them and reporting statistics pertaining to it; d. All other residuary payment and accounting work, such as payment and recovery of instalments and interest of long-term advances, and cash payment for un-utilized earned leave that are to be handled by Central Government Accounts authorities; and e. Maintaining GP Fund accounts, in accordance with para 6.1.1 of this Manual.
(IV) Recoveries towards subscription to General Provident Fund for AIS Officers borne on the UT Cadre, effected during foreign service or deputation with the Government of India, will be passed on to PAO NO.VI, Tis Hazari, under Controller of Accounts, Delhi Administration, who maintains their GP Fund accounts. This will also be applicable while AIS officers are on deputation with Railways, Defence, Department of Posts, and Department of Telecommunications. This PAO will also act *** as the 'specified' PAO in respect of functions mentioned at
What This Means
A specific Pay and Accounts Officer (PAO) is designated to handle all payment and accounting matters for government employees on foreign service or deputation. The designated PAO depends on the employee's cadre: for non-centrally administered cadre employees, it is the PAO of the parent Ministry/Department; for centrally administered cadre officers (like ICAS), it is the PAO of the Ministry they served in before proceeding on deputation. This PAO watches recovery of foreign service contributions, arranges payments, maintains GP Fund accounts, and keeps a Register of Foreign Service Contributions that must be reviewed annually.
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Key Points
- 1A 'specified' PAO is designated for each employee on foreign service or deputation, based on cadre and parent department
- 2The specified PAO watches recovery of contributions, arranges payments, maintains GP Fund accounts, and handles insurance scheme matters
- 3A Register of Foreign Service Contributions (Form CAM-58) must be maintained and reviewed annually in the last week of April
- 4On transfer to foreign service, the PAO checks that competent authority sanctioned the transfer and terms conform to FR Appendix 2
- 5If the government servant pays contributions himself, PAO must secure a letter from him authorizing the foreign employer to deduct and remit contributions
Practical Example
An Under Secretary from the Ministry of Commerce is deputed on foreign service to the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation. The PAO of the Ministry of Commerce is designated as the 'specified' PAO. Upon receiving the deputation order, this PAO checks the sanction, calls for particulars in Form CAM-57, enters details in the Register of Foreign Service Contributions, works out the monthly contribution amount, and intimates it to the foreign employer. Every April, the PAO reviews the register to ensure all contributions have been received and follows up on any defaults with penal interest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which PAO handles foreign service matters for an officer belonging to a centrally administered cadre like ICAS?▼
What happens if an employee goes on a second deputation without reverting to the parent department first?▼
What register does the PAO maintain and how often is it reviewed?▼
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