(1) The pension cell of the Legislature Secretariat shall forward both the halves of the Pension Payment Order of the Accountant General. Maharashtra for transmission to the pay and Accounts Officer, Bombay. or the Treasury Officer. as the case may be indicating the date from which the Pension payment is to be made to the pensioner.
The Legislature Secretariat shall send an intimation to the pensioner. when the Pension Payment Order is forwarded to the Accountant General. Maharashtra for onward transmission. The Accountant General, Maharashtra for onward transmission.
The Accountant General, while forwarding the Pension Payment Order to the Pay and 4 C:\Users\sahina.mujawar\Desktop\Rules files\modified upto 17.08.2023\Word file\Pension Rules 17.08.2023.docx Due date for payment Accounts Officer or the Treasury Officer, shall send an intimation to the pensioner indicating to him the number of the Pension Payment Order, the amount of pension and the date from which the pension becomes payable.
(2) The pensioner shall open a fresh single name Savings Bank Account in the Bank which has given indemnity to the Government and intimate the name of his Bank, and the Bank Account number in which his pension is to be credited, to the Pay and Accounts Officer, Bombay, Treasury Officer. He shall also authorize the Bank to receive his pension payment on his behalf for credit to his single name Bank Account and further authorize that the receipt given by the Bank for the amount of his pension received on his behalf shall be treated as legal acquaintance. For this purpose, the pensioner shall present either in person or through his Banker an intimation in the form in Annexure V to the pay and Accounts Officer./Treasury Officer. The details regarding Pension Payment Order number and the amount of his pension may be filled in by the pensioner on the basis of the information received by him from the Accountant General, Maharashtra.
(3) The Pay and Accounts Officer/ Treasury Officer, shall-
(i) acknowledge the receipt of the intimation in the form printed on the intimation;
(ii) identify the pensioner on the first occasion, in the same manner, as provided in respect of payment of pension by Money Order and
(iii) keep a note on both halves of the Pension Payment Order that the pension payment is to be made through the Bank.
(4) No bills will be required to be presented by the pensioner. the Pay and Accounts Officer/Treasury Officer will prepare the bill. The pension amount shall be credited to the pensioner’s single name Bank Account by the Pay and Accounts Office/the concerned Treasury. every month by the end of the month so as to be received by the 1 st or 2 nd of the next month which account will be operated by the pensioner for drawal of pension in favor of self or by issue of cheque on a third party. The pensioner may draw cheques on third parties against the single name Savings Bank Account opened by the pensioner for the purpose of crediting the amount of the pensions, provided he agrees to give to the Bank concerned the acquaintance of pension received every month. Under such an arrangement, the Bank may allow withdrawals i.e., withdrawals by cheque on third parties in such a manner that at no time the total withdrawals i.e., withdrawals by self/bearer should exceed the total amount for which he is holding the acquaintance for the credits.
(5) The life certificate shall be required once a year for the pension bill for March paid in April. This life certificate may be signed by the Manager/Agent of a Bank at which the pensioner draws pension.
(6) A declaration in annexure II shall be furnished along with the intimation form (Annexure V) once in six months in July and January covering the period of previous 5 C:\Users\sahina.mujawar\Desktop\Rules files\modified upto 17.08.2023\Word file\Pension Rules 17.08.2023.docx Arrear of pension Death of pensioner six months. The life certificate or the declaration may be received by the Pay and Accounts Office/Treasury Office, directly from the pensioner or through the Bank.