Rule 28 — RPR

28. Place of payment of pension.–(1) Subject as hereinafter provided, service or political pensions payable in India may be drawn from any of the channels such as the authorised bank (as per the Scheme of Payment of Pensions for Central Civil Pensioners through authorised banks) or treasury or Pay and Accounts Office which was responsible for the payment of last dues or Accountants General subject to such conditions as may be laid down by the Controller General of Accounts.

Explanation.– For the purposes of this rule,–

(i) “service pension” means a pension including provisional pension payable to, or in respect of, a person in consideration of past employment under the Government or the Government of a State, either before or after the commencement of the Constitution, and includes a gratuity so payable.

(ii) “political pension” means a pension not being a service pension granted or customarily payable to or in respect of a person, on political consideration or compassionate grounds or in consideration of distinguished or meritorious services or on the surrender of rights or emoluments, and includes assignments or compensations payable in the form of fixed allowances or grants;

(2) Pension to ex-servicemen of Assam Rifles may be disbursed through banks or sub-post office at Vijay Nagar in Arunachal Pradesh.

(3) Pension to the pensioners residing in Nepal shall be disbursed through Embassy of India, Kathmandu (Nepal). (4) Pension to the following Indian National foreign pensioners shall be disbursed in India, namely: -

(a) Burma Civilian Pensioners and Family Pensioners;

(b) Singapore Pensioners;

(c) Sri Lanka Pensioners;

(d) Pakistan Civil Pensioners and Family Pensioners.

(5) Pensioners who retire from the Department of Posts may, on the basis of their option, draw their pension either through the Public Sector Banks or from authorised Post Office in India.

(6)

(a) Pensions due to pensioners of defence services may be disbursed by any one of the following agencies;

(i) treasury officers; or

(ii) pension paymasters; or

(iii) such Post Offices as may be nominated in this behalf by the Department of Posts; or

(iv) authorized Public Sector Banks or Private Sector Banks;

(b) Pensions of railway pensioners may be disbursed by any one of the agencies specified in items (i), (iii), or

(iv) of clause (a).