Till such time as a common Provident Fund for all the Centralised services is established, the officers governed by these rules shall unless otherwise provided in these rules, continue to be governed by the Provident Fund Regulations or rule of the Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, in which he is posted for the time being:
Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in the regulation or the rules of such Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be; the minimum amount of subscription to be made by the officer to the fund shall be an amount calculated at the rate of 6 ¼ per cent of his emoluments which term shall mean pay, leave salary or subsitance grant as defined in Financial Hand Book Volume-II and the contribution there to be made by the Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, shall be at the rate of 6 ¼ per cent of the emoluments, both amounts being separately rounded to the nearest whole rupee (50 paise or more counting as the next higher rupee):
Provided further that an officer, who was governed by any Pension and General Provident Fund Regulations or Rules of a Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, immediately before his absorption in or appointment to the Centralised Services shall notwithstanding anything Contained in these Rules, continue to be governed by such Pension or General Provident Fund Regulations or rules, as the case may be, in the following manner:
(i) The subscription on account of General Provident Fund of such an officer shall be deducted every month from his pay by the Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, in 'which he is posted for the time being
(ii) The said Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, shall pay every month to the Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, in which such an officer was employed immediately before his absorption in or appointment to the Centralised Service, his subscription to the General Provident Fund and its Pensionary Contribution in respect of such officer for credit to the respective funds; and
(ii) The Palika or Jal Sansthan, as the case may be, where such an officer was employed immediately before his absorption or appointment shall be liable to pay the pension, gratuity and General Provident Fund to him after his retirement or the gratuity and family pension to the members of his family in accordance with the said pension and General Provident Fund Regulations or Rules, as the case may be.