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

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pensioner or to issue a demand draft as per the pensioners choice. In the
case of a Non-Banking Sub-Treasury, the S.T.O. shall make the payment out
of the currency chest balance or issue of R.B.I. draft where such facility exists.
In the case of Twin cities the P.P.O shall issue an account payee cheque.
The fact of issue of pay order on the Bank shall be recorded on the pensioner’s
copy of DCRG/CVP submitted by the pensioner to the STO/DTO for claiming
payment and it should be retained in the records of the treasuries.
iii) First payment of pension and Arrears :-
Soon after receipt of the pension payment order, the STO/DTO in
case of banking sub-treasury shall draw these amounts on APTC Form-75
on Government bank to credit the amounts into the Bank Account of the
pensioner. If it is not possible to credit the amount to the bank account of the
pensioner, STO shall obtain bankers cheque or demand draft in favour of the
pensioner. In the case of Non-Banking Sub-Treasury, the STO shall make
payment out of the currency chest balance or issue a RBI draft where such
facility exists. In case of Twin cities the PPO shall issue an account payee
cheque in the name of pensioner.
iv) In respect of the disabled, leper and bed-ridden pensioners, the
S.T.O shall arrange to pay the pensions by Money Order after drawing these
amounts in APTC Form-75 and remit them to the post office for issue of
money orders in the name of the pensioners who are willing to draw their
pensions in this method. The money order commission shall be borne by the
pensioners.
v) The orders were issued in Cir.Memo.No.48596/B/345/PSC/98 dt
19-02-99 that the life certificate and other certificate shall be obtained by the
STO/PPO.Now it has been decided that the competent authority for issue
of these certificate shall be the Gazetted officers of the government of A.P.,
Bank Manager of the Bank in which the pensioner has got account for drawing
monthly pension, Local Municipal Commissioner and Notary public. If life
certificate and other certificates as required to be furnished by the pensioners
are not furnished in the month of November the pension disbursing
authority shall send the list for crediting the pension for the month of
December and stop the pension for the month of January till the receipt of the
above certificates.
(G.O.Ms.No.65, Fin & Plg (FW.PSC) Dept., dt. 17-05-1999)