JAMMU, Oct 29 (Agencies): The Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a committee, chaired by the director general of accounts and treasuries, to ensure the time-bound resolution of cases concerning government employees’ coverage under the old pension scheme (OPS), an official order said.
The finance department issued the committee’s constitution order pursuant to an earlier order dated September 28, concerning employees appointed against posts or vacancies advertised or notified before the introduction of the new pension scheme (NPS).
The committee will coordinate with administrative departments, the J&K funds organisation, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), and the designated central record-keeping agency, Protean e-gov Technologies Ltd, to facilitate processing and resolving eligible cases, the order said.
It will also oversee the transfer of the accumulated pension corpus to the government exchequer and, where applicable, to subscribers’ General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts, in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
The six-member committee comprises the joint director (central), funds organisation, joint director (central), directorate general of accounts and treasuries, joint director (codes), finance department, deputy director (resources), finance department, chief accounts officer, DGAT, who will serve as member secretary, and Deputy director (budget), finance department.
As per the order, the committee will coordinate with the concerned administrative departments to determine employees’ eligibility, ensure complete cases are submitted to the finance department, and facilitate the allotment of GPF account numbers to employees whose OPS coverage has been approved by the competent authority.
It will also address procedural and technical issues related to the transfer of pension funds and coordinate the completion of NPS-related transactions and financial reconciliation.
The committee has been directed to submit periodic progress reports to the administrative secretary, finance department, detailing the number of cases received, scrutinised, recommended and approved, along with those pending at various stages and the reasons for delays. The order reiterates that the concerned administrative departments will remain responsible for verifying service particulars, relevant advertisements or notifications and appointment records, and certifying employees’ eligibility under the applicable government orders.
The NPS cell of the directorate general of accounts and treasuries will provide secretarial, technical and coordination support to the committee.