ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980 (As ... - APHB

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(vi) Incidence of Expenditure :
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The expenditure involved shall be met from the Contingent Provision
of the Department or Office concerned.
[G.O.Ms.No.1669, G.A.Department, dated 15-9-1965, as amended
in G.O.Ms.No.104, G.A. Department, dated 3-2-1978, and
G.O.Ms.No.510, G.A. Department, dated 14-11-1985]
13. Relief in the case of Death of Pensioners who are in receipt
of Service Pension:
A lumpsum amount equal to one month’s pension, subject to a
minimum of 1 [Rs.2,000/-] was ordered to be paid on the death of a retired
Government servant in receipt of service pension. The term “Pension”
includes actual amount of pension as admissible to the Pensioner together
with the temporary increase and adhoc relief actually admissible on the date
of death of the pensioner. The payment of the lumpsum amount is governed
by the following instructions :
(i) Lumpsum to whom payable :
The amount equal to one month’s pension, subject to a minimum of
Rs. 1 [2,000/-] in the case of death of a pensioner, who is in receipt of service
pension shall be payable to a nominee, who has been nominated by the
pensioner in accordance with these instructions. In case, where the pensioner
the nominee and alternate nominee die simultaneously either in an
accident or in air crash etc., or the nominee and the alternate nominee predeceases
the pensioner and the pensioner dies without making revised nomination,
the amount admissible shall be paid to the person entitled to receive
family pension or otherwise to the relatives of the deceased pensioner’s family
in the order of priority mentioned in instruction 2(1) below :
(ii) Treasury Officer to arrange payment :
The Treasury Officer concerned shall arrange payment of the amount
of the nominee or where the nominee predeceased to the alternate nominee,
as far as possible on the same day of the death of the pensioner, or on the
next working day immediately following the day of the death of pensioner.
1. The minimum limit was enhanced from Rs.1,000/- to Rs.2,000/- w.e.f. 25-5-1998 by
G.O.Ms.No.88 Fin & Plg (FW.Pen.I) Dept., dt. 25-05-1998.