Para 12.15 — MSO

12.15 In the case of officers appointed directly to gazetted posts and whose service records are maintained by the Accountant General the Accounts Officer in charge of the Fund should endeavour to ensure that the subscriber furnishes a nomination in the prescribed form as required by the rules of the Fund. In the case of non-gazetted government servants, promoted to gazetted posts, whose pay is authorised by the Accountant General, nomination has to be obtained by the Accounts Officer maintaining the Fund when the employee acquires substantive status in a gazetted post. Till then nominations of such officers will be kept by the heads of offices. In the case of non-gazetted government servants and gazetted officers, whose pay and allowances are drawn by Heads of Offices in Establishment bills, the nominations will be kept by the Heads of Offices.

Note.-A subscriber should not, if he objects, be pressed to disclose the name of his wife, when she is the nominee, payment should be made simply on the proof of identify being furnished.