Statement of Balances

certificate there after be insisted upon only from (I) widower recipients of family pension and (II) female recipients if family pension terminable on marriage.

Every pension disbursing officer shall submit to the Accounting Authority concerned a statement showing particular and date of last payment of pensions in respect of the cases of failure to furnish the above declaration in the month of January and July.

113. A disbursing officer, will in case of death of pensioner governed by Rule 54 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules 1972, start paying family pension to the widow / widower on receipt of death certificate of the pensioner and the Application in Form TR – 40. For the grant of family pension to her/him, and he will also send an intimation in this regard to the Postal Accounts Office or CCA/Joint CCA in Form TR 40-B.

“Provisional Family Pension wherever payable through the Head Office, shall be drawn by the Head of Office in which the Government servant was serving immediately before his death, in Form ACG – 108 at the authorized office of disbursement at which the pay and allowances of the establishment are drawn by him.

In case a report about the death of a pensioner is first received from a source other than the widower/widow, the Disbursing officer, shall after satisfying himself about the correctness of the report, write to the widow (or), at the address given in the PPO, seeking compliance with the prescribed formalities, so that payment of family pension to the entitled person(s) is commenced early.

Note 1- The relevant provisions for the drawl and disbursement of provisional pensions to the pensioners by the Head of Office will apply mutatis mutandis for the drawl and disbursement of provisional family pension in terms of the above Rule by the Head of Office, wherever necessary.”

Note 2- Family pension or provisional family pension upto the limit of prescribed rate may at the request of the pensioner, be remitted to him by Postal service money order wef 1.1.1999 (Authority- DG (PO) Department of Posts new Delhi No 4-44/98-Pen/ PO Dated 21-5-99..

Checks to be applied by the Disbursing Officer

114. (1) On appearance of a pensioner claiming payment of pension, his personal marks shall be checked by the disbursing officer and the signature to the receipt shall be compared with the facsimile of the signature taken on the Disburser’s portion of the pension payment order. If the pensioner can not sign his name, his thumb / great toe impressions of the receipt shall be compared with the original impression taken on the order. In cases of doubt, payment may be made on the strength of the resemblance between the pensioner and his photograph, where one is pasted on the Disburser’s portion of the Pension Payment Order, pending final settlement of any question which may arise about identification marks, signature or finger impressions.

Note.- The Accounts Officer of a Branch Office shall, in order to help the Branch Postmaster, send the photographs of the pensioners concerned to the Branch Postmaster, who should satisfy himself about the identity of the pensioner and verify his signature on the bill with that on the PPO. He will then send it to his Accounts Office (Sub office or Head Office as the case may be) after recording the fact of verification on the bill. The Accounts Office should after thoroughly checking the particulars with its copy of the PPO authorize payment on the bill and return it, with the least possible delay to the Branch Office for payment.

(2) A pensioner drawing pension for the first time shall be required to produce his personal copy of the letter of GM/Director of Accounts (Postal) or CCA/Joint CCA concerned forwarding his pension payment order to the Head Postmaster and his signature or thumb / great tow impression on the bill shall be compared with the