AFVOA Newletters of Year 2009

Page 22 of 37 pensioners would be done by the Pay end Accounts Off icer concerned. 2. Accordingly, in cases where the Information in Annexure-II I has been received by the Pay and Accounts Officer f rom the Pension Disbursing Banks etc., he should verify the same and issue a revised authority for payment of pension, in case there is any discrepancy in the revision of pension by the Bank, the bank should be Informed by the Pay and Accounts Off icer immediately for making necessary adjustment. In cases where the information in Annexure- III has not been received by the Pay and Accounts Officer from the Bank, the Pay and Accounts Officer should issue revised author ity for payment of pension based on the PPO/avai lable records and send it to Bank for making the payment of revised pension accordingly. 3. in the aforesaid OM dated 14.10.2008, it was provided that in case any informat ion regarding date of bi rth, scale of pay or the qualifying service, etc. was not avai lable with the bank, the bank may obtain the requisite information f rom the concerned Pay and Accounts Officer/CPAO. It would be the responsibl li ty of the concerned Pay and Accounts Off icer/CPAO to provide the information f rom the available records within two weeks of the receipt of request from the bank. 4. The matter regarding the methodology to be adopted for payment of additional pension to old pensioners/family pensioners in cases where the date of bi rth is not available in the PPO as welt as in the office records of CPAO/Pay and Accounts Office had been under considerat ion in consultat ion with the Cont rol ler General of Accounts and the Minist ry of Finance. It has now been decided that in case the exact date of bi rth is not available either in the PPO or in the off ice records but an indicat ion regarding the age of pensioner/family pensioner is avai lable in the office record, the additional pension/ family pension shall be paid from the 1st January of the year following the year in which the pensioner/family pensioner has completed the age of 80 years, 85 years, etc. based on PPO/office records. For example, if the records show that the pensioner/fami ly pensioner has already completed the age of 80 years/85 years as on 1st January, 2008, he shall be allowed addit ional pension/fami ly pension f rom 1st January, 2008. 5. I n case neither the exact date of birth nor the age is available either in the PPO on in the office records, the Pension Disbursing Authority/Bank wi l l send an int imation to the pensioner/family pensioner about the non-avai labi lity of the information regarding date of birth/age and request him to submit four copies of any of the followi ng documents , duly attested by a Gazetted officer/MI.A to the Pension Disbursing Authority: (i ) Pan Card (j j) Matr iculation cert if icate (containing the informat ion regarding date of birth) (iii) Passport (iv) CGHS Card (v) Dr iving l icence (If i t contains date of birth)