Rule 1 - GPF Applicability
Original Rule Text
RULE 1 – SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT 1. Short title and commencement.-
(a) These rules may be called the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960.
(b) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st April, 1960.
(ii) in the case of a female subscriber, the husband, parents, children, minor brothers, unmarried sisters, deceased son's widow and children and where no parents of the subscriber is alive, a paternal grandparent:
Provided that if a subscriber by notice in writing to the Accounts Officer expresses her desire to exclude her husband from her family, the husband shall henceforth be deemed to be no longer a member of the subscriber's family in matters to which these rules relate, unless the subscriber subsequently cancels such notice in writing. NOTE. - "Child" means a legitimate child and includes an adopted child, where adoption is recognized by the personal law governing the subscriber * [or a ward under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), who lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and to whom the Government servant has, through a special
What This Means
This rule simply gives a name to the set of regulations we are discussing and tells us when they officially started. The formal name for these regulations is the 'General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960'. This means they are the specific rules that govern the General Provident Fund (GPF) for employees working for the Central Government of India.
Furthermore, the rule states that these regulations are considered to have been in effect since April 1st, 1960. This 'commencement date' is important because it establishes the point in time from which all the provisions of these rules became legally binding and applicable.
As a government officer, understanding this rule means you know the correct official title to refer to these regulations and that they have been the governing framework for GPF matters for central government employees since 1960. No direct action is required from you based on this specific rule, other than recognizing its foundational importance for all subsequent GPF rules.
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Key Points
- 1The official name of these regulations is the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960.
- 2These rules specifically apply to employees of the Central Government of India.
- 3The rules officially came into effect on April 1st, 1960.
- 4This rule establishes the legal identity and effective date for all subsequent General Provident Fund regulations for central government staff.
Practical Example
Imagine Mr. Suresh Kumar, a senior accounts officer in the Ministry of Finance, is reviewing an old General Provident Fund withdrawal request from 1975. He needs to ensure that the rules applied at that time were correct and valid. By referring to 'Rule 1 – Short Title and Commencement' of the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960, he can confirm two crucial things.
First, he verifies that he is indeed looking at the correct set of rules applicable to central government employees. Second, the rule clearly states that these rules 'shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st April, 1960'. This confirms that the rules were fully in effect and legally binding when the 1975 withdrawal request was processed, assuring him that the framework used was legitimate.
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Test Your Knowledge
Question 1 of 3
According to Rule 1 of the General Provident Fund Rules, a temporary government servant working in an establishment covered under the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, is required to subscribe to the GPF if they have completed: