Rule 29 — RPR

29. Pension payment order and mode of payment.– (1) Except in the case of defence pensions which are payable on pension certificate or other authority issued by Controller General of Defence Accounts or in the case of railway pension which are payable on Pension Payment Order issued by the Railway Accounts Officer and Department of Posts or in the case of payment of provisional pension by the Head of Office or unless the Government otherwise order in the case of any particular class of pensions, payment of pensions may be made only upon Pension Payment Order either in ink signed in physical form or digitally signed in electronic form issued by the PAO concerned.

Note1: PAOs who are competent to issue Pension Payment Orders to various categories of pensioners of Ministries or Departments except Ministry of Railways, Defence and Department of Posts shall issue Pension Payment Order in electronic form (e-PPO) using their digital signature through the designated electronic payment platform used by PAO of the Ministries or Departments.

Note 2: The procedure for processing of such e-Pension Payment Orders and other related instructions shall be issued by office of Controller General of Accounts and Central Pension Accounting Office.

(2) Central Pension Accounting Office shall maintain a central data bank in respect of all the Pension Payment Orders issued by the Central Civil Ministries or Departments from time to time.

(3) The nominated PAO of the Central Pension Accounting Office shall be responsible for forwarding the Pension Payment Orders with special seal authorities or e-PPO to authorised banks for disbursement of pension.

(4) Subject to the general procedure prescribed in these rules, the regulations or detailed procedure for disbursement of pension and family pension by Pension Disbursing Authorities (PDA) shall be as specified in the Subsidiary Instructions.

(5) An authorised bank shall make the payment of pension in the pensioners account as prescribed in the Pension Scheme Booklet by Government.

(6) A switchover of pension payment from one channel to another within India shall be permissible in the manner prescribed by the Government.