The development is significant as employees retiring after January 1, 2004, after regularisation of services on or after that shall now get pension after counting the entire daily wage service period.
a) whether CAT, Ernakulam Bench has ordered the Central Govt. to revert the employees who had joined after 1-1-2004 under National Pension System (NPS) to Old Pension Scheme and has observed that date of vacancy should be the basis for inclusion under NPS or Old Pension Scheme instead of date of joining, if so, details thereof;
(b) whether Govt. has reverted them to Old Pension Scheme, if so, details thereof, if not, reasons therefor; and
(c) whether Govt. would issue notification for all Central/State Govts. and Autonomous Organizations employees in this regard, as per the above orders, if not reasons therefor?
Answer
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(a) The Hon’ble CAT in its judgement has declared that the applicants of Original Application No. 20/2015 are deemed to have been appointed from the date of vacancy arose and they shall be included in the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.
(b) No Sir. It has been decided to file a petition before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala against the orders of Hon’ble CAT in Original Application No. 20/2015.
(c) No Sir, as it has been decided to file a petition before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala against the orders of Hon’ble CAT in Original Application No. 20/2015.
[GoI Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.1506 Answered on 29-11-2016]
a) whether CAT, Ernakulam Bench has ordered the Central Govt. to revert the employees who had joined after 1-1-2004 under National Pension System (NPS) to Old Pension Scheme and has observed that date of vacancy should be the basis for inclusion under NPS or Old Pension Scheme instead of date of joining, if so, details thereof;
(b) whether Govt. has reverted them to Old Pension Scheme, if so, details thereof, if not, reasons therefor; and
(c) whether Govt. would issue notification for all Central/State Govts. and Autonomous Organizations employees in this regard, as per the above orders, if not reasons therefor?
Answer
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(a) The Hon’ble CAT in its judgement has declared that the applicants of Original Application No. 20/2015 are deemed to have been appointed from the date of vacancy arose and they shall be included in the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.
(b) No Sir. It has been decided to file a petition before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala against the orders of Hon’ble CAT in Original Application No. 20/2015.
(c) No Sir, as it has been decided to file a petition before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala against the orders of Hon’ble CAT in Original Application No. 20/2015.
[GoI Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.1506 Answered on 29-11-2016]
