PENSIONS-Death Relief - Raised to a minimum of Rs.15,000/

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

PENSIONS-Death Relief - Relief in case of death of pensioners/Family Pensioners

in receipt of pension –Raised to a minimum of Rs.15,000/- Orders – Issued.

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FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 39 Dated: 08-03-2016

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.504, Finance Department, Dated 10.12.1976

2. G.O.Ms.No.238 Finance (Pen.I) Department dated 16.8.2008

3. G.O.Ms.No.102, Finance (Pen.I) Department, Dated 06.04.2010.

4. G.O.Ms.No.136,Finance(Pen.I)Department dated 29.06.2011

5. G.O. Ms. No. 95, G.A (Spl.A) Department, dated 28.02.2013.

6. G.O.Ms.No.51, Finance (HRM.VI) Department, dated 08.05.2015.

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ORDER:

Orders were issued in the G.O. 1st read above to the effect that a relief, on

the event of the death of a retired Government employees in receipt of service

pension, in lump sum amount equal to one month’s pension, subject to a

minimum of Rs.150/- shall be payable to a nominee who has been nominated by

the pensioner in accordance with the instructions laid down therein.

Subsequently, in the G.O.3rd read above, the minimum amount of relief was

raised from Rs. 5000/- to Rs. 10,000/- and extended the relief in cases where the

spouse of the pensioner predeceases the pensioner.

2.         In the G.O.2nd read above, orders were issued extending the above relief

to all the categories of Non-Government Service Pensioners whose service

pension is being charged to 2071 – Pension & Other Retirement Benefits.

3.         In the G.O.4th read above,Government extended the death relief to the

family pensioner i.e., in case of demise of family pensioner, the amount shall be

paid to the legal heirs of the family pensioner.

4.         Government after careful consideration,hereby order that the existing

minimum amount of death relief of Rs.10,000/- shall be raised to Rs.15,000/-

(Rupees Fifteen Thousand only).

5.         The Pension Disbursing Officers concerned shall arrange payment of the

amount to the nominee. In case where the nominee is predeceased the payment

shall be disbursed to the alternative nominee or legal heirs as far as possible, on

the same day of the death of the Service Pensioner/Family Pensioner or on the

next working day immediately following the day of the death of the Pensioner.

6. All other conditions and instructions issued in the references read above

shall however continue to be in force. These orders shall apply to the cases of

deaths occurred on or after the date of issue of these orders.

7. This order can be accessed at:http://www.aponline.gov.in, http:

//www.goir.ap.gov.in and http://www.apfinance.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

HEMA MUNIVENKATAPPA

SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Accountant General, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Hyderabad.

The Accountant General, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Hyderabad (by name)

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, AP, Hyderabad

The Director of Works and Accounts, AP, Hyderabad

The Director of State Audit, AP, Hyderabad.

The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.

All Special Chief Secretaries / Principal Secretaries / Secretaries to Government.

All the Departments of Secretariat (10 copies each).

The Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of

Telangana and the State Andhra Pradesh.

The Resident Commission of Andhra Pradesh in New Delhi, Andhra Bhawan, 1

Ashoka Road, New Delhi.

All the Heads of Departments.

All District Collectors.

All District Judges of Andhra Pradesh.

Copy To:

The Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The Principal Secretary to Governor, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

The Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all Ministers.

The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.

All the District Treasury Officers (with copies for Sub-Treasury Officers).

The Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh GENCO/TRANSCO

The Managing Director of AP State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad.

The Registrars of all Universities. (Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,

Hyderabad, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Adikavi Nannaya

University,Rajahmundry, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

University, Srikakulam, Dravidian University,Kuppam Horticulture university, West

Godavari, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, Jawaharlal

Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Krishna University, Vijayawada, Dr.

N.T.R.University of Health Sciences,Vijayawada, Rayalaseema University, Kurnool,

Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Anantapur, Sri Padmavathi Mahila

Viswavidyalayam,Tirupathi, Sri Venkateswara University,Tirupathi, Sri

Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupathi, Vikrama Simhapuri University,

Nellore,Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.)

All District Educational Officers.

All the District Development Officer, Zilla Praja Parishads.

All District Panchayat Officers.

All Principals of Junior and Degree Colleges of Andhra Pradesh.

All Mandal Development Officers.

All Secretaries of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas through Director of Public Libraries,

Hyderabad.

All Secretaries of Agricultural Market Committees through the Commissioner and

Director of Marketing, A.P., Hyderabad.

All Commissioners/ Special Officers of Municipal Corporations & Municipalities.

The Commissioner, Government Printing Press, A.P. Hyderabad for publication in

the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

The General Administration (Cabinet) Department.

The General Administration (SW) Department

Finance (BG) Department.

All Recognized Pensioners Associations.

SF/S.Cs.

//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

L.V. SUBRAHMANYAM

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FP)