State of Rajasthan - Act
The Rajasthan Grant & Payment of Old Age Pension Rules, 1974
RAJASTHAN
India
India
The Rajasthan Grant & Payment of Old Age Pension Rules, 1974
Rule THE-RAJASTHAN-GRANT-PAYMENT-OF-OLD-AGE-PENSION-RULES-1974 of 1974
- Published on 15 May 1974
- Commenced on 15 May 1974
- [This is the version of this document from 15 May 1974.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Title and commencement of.
- (i) These rules may be called the Rajasthan Old Age Pension Rules, 1974.2. Definitions.
- [(i) "Destitute" means a person whether a male of 58 years of age and a female of 55 years of age or a widow of 45 years of age and who:3. [ Grant of pension. [Substituted by Notification No. F. 1 (22)FD(Rules) 73, dated 6-9-1980.]
- (i) The grant of pension under these rules to destitute is a matter of absolute discretion and may be refused or stopped with or without giving any reasons by the sanctioning authority. The decision of the sanctioning authority shall not be liable to be questioned in any Court of Law, and no suit or proceedings shall lie in any Court of Law.4. [ Amount of Pension: [Substituted by Notification No. F. 1 (22)PD (Rules) 73, dated 15-2-1977 [1-1-1977]]
5. Kinds of pension.
- There will be two kinds of pension viz. (i) Life pension and (ii) "Limited pension". Life pension shall be for life time while Limited pension shall be for a specified period which shall terminate on attainment of age of 20 years by a member of family of destitute or when he starts earning whichever is earlier.6. Commencement of Pension.
- The pension shall become payable with effect from the date of sanction issued by the competent authority.7. Cessation of Pension.
- (i) The pension shall cease on the date of death of pensioner. The amount of pension due upto the date of death shall lapse.8. Authority competent to sanction pension.
- The authority competent to sanction the pension under these Rules shall be the Sub-Divisional Officer concerned. Sanction shall be issued in OAP III, a copy of which will be endorsed to the Treasury and the Collector of the District.9. Procedure for application and grant of pension.
- (i) Application for pension shall be made in Form OAP I to the Tehsildar of the Tehsil in which the applicant is residing. The Form of application will be available free of charge from Tehsil, Gram Panchayat, Municipality or Municipal Board and District Treasury Office. In case printed application forms are not available the application may be submitted on plain paper.10. Payment of Pension.
- (i) The Treasury Officer and Sub-Treasury Officer shall be the authority to make payment of pension.11. Right to appeal.
- An appeal against the order of the sanctioning authority rejecting a claim for pension shall lie to the Collector. The appeal should be made within two months from the date of communication of the order by the sanctioning authority. The Government in the Social Welfare Department may, however, in its discretion review the order passed by the Collector.12. [ Annual Verification. [Substituted by Notification No. F. 1 (22)FD(a)Rules/73, dated 15-7-1980.]
- (i) A destitute in receipt of pension who is residing at tehsil headquarters or district headquarters shall appear in person in the month of April every year before the Treasury Officer or Sub- Treasury Officer, as the case may be. The verifying officer will personally see the destitute, compare with his/her photograph and satisfy himself with reference to identification marks noted in the pension payment order. The fact of physical verification shall be noted in the register O.A.P. II maintained by the Sub- Treasury Officer or Treasury Officer.13. Intimation of Death of Destitute.
- In the event of death of a destitute, Patwari/Gram Panchayat/Munieipal authorities, as the case may be, shall make a report to the Treasury Officer/Sub-Treasury Officer concerned by means of printed post card in OAP Form No. VII. On receipt of intimation of death the Sub-Treasury Officer/Treasury Officer shall make an entry in red ink in viz., 'Died on Payment stopped' in the Register OAP VI. The Sub-Treasury Officer shall also communicate the date of death of each case to the Treasury Officer, the sanctioning authority and the Collector.14. Inspection by Collector and Treasury Officer.
- (i) The Collector shall make annual inspection of the Old Age Pension Register during the inspection of District Treasury.15. Communication of Sanction to Accountant General and Social Welfare Department.
- The concerned District Treasury Officer shall forward monthly consolidated statements of sanction of old age pension to the Collector, Accountant general, Rajasthan and to the Social Welfare Department. The Social Welfare Department shall send the list of Old Age Pension cases to the concerned District Social Welfare Officer who shall while conducting survey of the working of the scheme in his district shall also make test check of atleast 20% of cases every year. The result of survey shall be conveyed to the Director, Social Welfare Department, Collector of the District and the Sub-Divisional Officer concerned. These statements shall show the name and number of the pensioners and the period for which each pension is payable and further as to whether the pensioner is already in receipt of pension/maintenance allowance from any other source (e.g. Department/Private Body/Institutions).16. Bar to Grant of Pension to Destitutes.
- No pension or maintenance allowance or any other kind of financial assistance shall be further granted out of consolidated Fund of State like Devasthan Fund, out of discretion grants placed at the disposal of Ministers etc. to persons who are granted Old Age Pension under these Rules. However, persons covered by these rules who are already in receipt of pension from Devasthan Fund or any other source shall continue to receive such payment.17. Supersession.
- These rules supersede the Rajasthan Old Age Pension Rules, 1964 and the pending applications for grants of pension shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions of these rules.Appendix1. Allotment of Old Age Pension Account Number. - (i) These instructions relate to Accounting procedure and payment of Old Age Pension to a destitute to be followed by the Treasury and Sub-Treasury Officer.
2. Payment of Pension by Money Order. - (i) The payment of pension to a destitute residing at the tehsil or district headquarters shall be made in cash by Sub-Treasury officer/Treasury Officer, as the case may be. when the destitute appears either in person to receive payment of pension or claim pension on the basis of life certificate signed by a responsible person like gazetted officer, Member of Legislative Assembly, Advocates, Municipal Councilors, Member of Parliament, Pradhan/Sarpanch of Panchayat Samiti, Sub-Inspector of Police of the area in which the destitute is living. Payment of pension shall be made after proper identification on each occasion. The form used for payment of civil pension shall also be used in case of old age pension on which words "Old Age Pension Scheme" shall be conspicuously used in red ink by rubber stamp.
3. Drawal of Money by Bill for Making Payment of Pension. - (i) Detailed procedure already in vogue for drawing advances for payment of petty civil pension shall mutatis mutandis apply in case of disbursement of old age pension to destitutes also.
4. Transfer of Pension Payment Order. - When change of address is intimated by the payee, the Sub-Treasury Officer/Treasury Officer, the following procedure shall be adopted:
1. Name of the applicant.
2. Male or female.
3. Name of the father or husband.
4. Full address.
5. Age (Age on the date of application)
(Proofs for the stated age enclosed/not enclosed)6. Identification marks.
7. Details of the applicant's relatives and their ages:-
| Name | Age | |
| (a) Son. | ||
| (b) Son’s son. | ||
| (c) Wife/husband. |
8. Whether the relative/relatives have any income or source of income.
9. Whether any of the relatives is continuously missing. If so, the details (name, age, date from which missing etc.)
10. Whether any of the relatives is totally incapaciated to earn living,
11. I hereby certify that:-
| Place: | Signature of the applicant |
| or | |
| Date: | right/left thumb impression |
12. Certificate:-
This certificate shall be furnished by a Member of the Parliament or Legislative Assembly/Municipal Council/Municipal Board/Corporation or a Panchayat Sarpanch/Pradhan Panchayat Samiti/ Pramukh Zila Parishad or a Gazetted Government servant of the State or Central Government.I know Shri/Shrimati ................ Son/wife of............ for the last years. His/Her identification marks are given below:-1.
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He/She is sane/insane.To the best of my knowledge the particulars given in this application are correct.Date...............................Signature of the person who gives the certificate with full address and designation.Note-1. In case the destitute is unable to sign or affix his/her thumb impression, because of insanity, the application may be signed by the guardian who undertakes to support the destitute with pension.2. The applicant shall be required to submit two copies of passport size of photographs duly attested by Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assembly. Sarpanch of Panchayat Samiti, Pradhan Panchayat Samiti, Zila Pramukh, Gazetted Officers of State Government at the time of issue of sanction by the sanctioning authority.
Part II – of Form OAP I Report of the Enquiry Officer
I have made necessary enquiries as required under the Rules and the result of verification stated in the application are as under:-1. Age:
2. Income or Source of Income. -
3. Particulars of relations of applicant. -
4. Any Pension, Allowance, grant. - Is he is in receipt of any pension, allowance, financial assistance? If so, give full details regarding amount of pension, allowance etc. and the source from which received and other necessary particulars.
5. Any other information.
| 6. Recommendation of the Enquiry Officer. | Grant of Old Age Pension till death/upto ....... is/is notrecommended. Reasons for rejection of case are as follows:- |
Part III – of Form OAP I Orders of Sanctioning Authority
Pension of Rs............... (Rupees ............... ) is hereby sanctioned/Application for grant of pension rejected for the following reasons:-Signature of the concerned. Sub Divisional Officer(Strike out whichever is not applicable).Form OAP IIRegister of Application for Old Age PensionSub-Treasury/Treasury .................... District.......................| Serial Number | Name of the applicant and name of father/husband | Full Address | Name and full address of guardian if any. | Date of receipt of the application. | Date of forwarding for enquiry | Date of report of enquiring officer. | Date of forwarding the application to thesanctioning authority. | Substance of the recommendation | Orders of sanctioning authority and reference No.and date. | Remarks |
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| Serial No of P.R.O. | Name of the pensioner with full address | Name and full address of guarantee, if any. | Amount of pension. | Period for grant of pension | Name of Treasury/Sub-Treasury where payable | Order number with date of the sanctioningauthority | Dated initials of officer-in-charge | Date of verification on existence of thepensioner | Date of expiry of pension | Remarks |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Photo |
| 1. | Name of destitute | Shri/Shrimati..................................S/o, W/'o....................................... |
| 2. | Address of destitute | |
| 3. | Name and full address of guardian, if any. | |
| 4. | Amount of pension | Rs................. (Rupees......................) |
| 5. | Period of grant of pension | Till death/upto............................. (date) |
| 6. | Place of payment. | |
| 7. | Payable by Money order/cash payment. | |
| 8. | Authority. | S.D.O. Order No.................................dated.................................................... |
| 9. | Identification Marks. |
1. Money order and Date
2. Date of payment.
Form OAP VIRegister of payment of Old Age Pension for the year........Payment| April to March | ||||||||||
| Serial No. | Pensioners payment order number | Name of pensioner & full address | Amount of pension | Period of grant of pension : From....... to...... | Authority (Number and date of sanction) | Date and initials of officer-in-charge. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| April to March | ||||||||||
| Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| April to March | ||||||||||
| Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Number and date of M.O. receipt. | Date of actual payment as per acknowl-edgement. | Date of death or determination of pension (to beattested by the officer-in-charge). | |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
| Serial Number | Pension Payment order Number | Names of pensioners | Name of payee, if different from pensioner | Month of which payment relates | Amount of pension | Amount of money order commission | Total | Remarks |
| Rs. | P | Rs. | P | Rs. | P | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| S. No. | Month | Name of Pensioner | Amount of pension | Money Order Receipt No. | Reasons for returning the Money Order | Whether refund by short drawal/credit. If yes,give full details of refund | Month in which paid subsequently | Money Order Receipt No. | Remarks |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |