specimen signature or thumb / great tow impression received with the Pension Payment Order and a note to this effect shall be recorded on the disburser’s half of the order. 115. When a pensioner draws his pension through another person, the disbursing officer must take special precautions against fraudulent presentation of claims and satisfy himself of the existence of the pensioner and of the identity of the payee before any payment is ordered and if he feels any suspicion, shall refer it to the pensioner before payment. Note. In so far the disbursing officer is concerned, the authority of person to receive payment of pension on behalf of a pensioner shall be deemed to remain un-impaired until its termination, by the death of the pensioner or otherwise, becomes known to the disbursing officer. 116. In view of the special risk of fraud involved in the payment of pensions of women who do not appear in public, special care shall be taken in the identification of such pensioners. The descriptive rolls, when originally prepared, and the periodical certificates of the continued existence of such women, shall be attested by two or more persons of respectability in the town, village or locality, known to the Postmaster, who should further attest the certificates. Exception.The duties of the Postmaster prescribed in Rules 114, 115 & 116 may be performed in the Presidency Post Offices, by the Deputy Postmaster or an Assistant Postmaster and in Group A/Group B Head Offices by the Deputy Post-master. Record of Payment 117. Every payment must be entered on the reverse of both halves of the Pension Payment Order and attested by the disbursing officer. When, however, the payment is made at a Sub or Branch Post Office, the Sub or Branch Postmaster shall make the entry on the Pensioner’s half of the order and on his copy while the Head Postmaster make the necessary note on his half of the original order on receipt of the connected voucher. Note.- The duty of attesting the entries on the reverse of Pension Payment Orders may be performed by the Dy. Postmaster or Assistant Postmaster in Presidency Post Office and by Dy. Postmaster in 1st Class Post Offices during the absence of Postmaster. 118. As soon as the payment of provisional pension drawn by the head of office has been completed, he shall inform the GM/Director of Accounts (Postal) or CCA/Joint CCA concerned of the particulars of the payment actually made by him. Payment of pension by money order 119. Pensions may be paid by postal money order at the option and expense of the pensioner, according to the procedure detailed below :(1) A pensioner who elects to have his pension paid by money order should Present in person to the Postmaster a declaration to that effect with his copy of the Pension Payment Order. The Postmaster should then identify the pensioner in the manner laid down in Rule 115. After this has been done, he should paste the declaration and both halves of the Pension Payment Order in a separate file headed “Pension payable by money order.” Exception Pensioners while re-employed as GDS agents, may be permitted to draw their pensions by money order without being required to appear in person at the pension-paying Post Offices with their Pension Payment Orders and the declarations electing to draw their pensions by money order. In such cases the pensioners need not be identified personally and they may
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