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The Government of Odisha has extended the timeline for State Government employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS) to submit their option for availing family pension benefits upon in-service death until 10.05.2024. This extension is in response to some employees not being able to submit their options by the original deadline of 10.05.2023. The procedure for exercising this option was previously outlined in a Finance Department Office Memorandum dated 19.05.2022.

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The Government of Odisha has extended the timeline for State Government employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS) to submit their option for availing family pension benefits upon in-service death until 10.05.2024. This extension is in response to some employees not being able to submit their options by the original deadline of 10.05.2023. The procedure for exercising this option was previously outlined in a Finance Department Office Memorandum dated 19.05.2022.

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GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

No. IF., Date


FIN-Nps-scHEME-0001-2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Submission of option for availing the benefits of family pension upon
in-service death in respect of State Government employees covered
under National Pension System (NPS).

State Government has extended the benefits of family pension to all the
eligible State Government employees covered under NPS, upon their in-service death
vide Finance Department Notification No. 28746/F, dated 11.10.2021.The detailed
procedure to exercise the option for availing the benefits of family pension upon in-
service death in respect of State Government employees covered under NPS has
been laid down vide Finance Department Office Memorandum No.12587/F, dated
19.05.2022.

2. As per the aforementioned Office Memorandum, the following timeline has


been prescribed for submission of option form by the eligible Government employee:

• Existing State Government employees covered under NPS shall exercise such
option within one year from the date of issue of ED OM No.12587,dated
10.05.2022 i.e., by 10.05.2023.
• In case where an employee who has not exercised the option and dies in-
service within 3 years from the date of issue of ED Notification No.28746/F,
dated 11.10.2021 i.e., before 11.10.2024.

3. It has come to the notice of the Government that, some employees in service
could not submit their option within the stipulated timeline i.e., by 10.05.2023.

4. After careful consideration, State Government has been pleased to extend the
timeline for one more year i.e., up to 10.05.2024 for the serving government
employees to exercise their option for availing the benefits of family pension under
N PS.

By orden of he Governor

Principal Secretary to Government


Memo No. c1 '7t IF., Date 2O2
Copy forwarded to Private Secretary to Hon'ble Minister, Finance / OSD to
Chief Secretary / PS to Principal Secretary, Finance Department for kind information
of Hon'ble Minister, Finance / Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary, Finance
Department.
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3' ' ZS
Deputy Secretary to Government
Memo No. /F.,Date Ocn
Copy forwarded to All Administrative Departments / All Heads of
Departments! All Revenue Divisional Commissioners / All Collectors! All District and
Session Judges! Secretary, OLA, Bhubaneswar I Secretary, OPSC, Cuttack I
Secretary, OSSC / Secretary, OSSSC / Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board, Odisha/
Director General, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration(GAA), Chandrasekharpur,
Bhubaneswar/ Director, Madhusudan Das Regional Academy of Financial
Management (MDRAFM), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar/ All Sub-collectors/
Principal, Secretariat Training Institute, Bhubaneswar for information and necessary
action.

Deputt &ecretary to Government


Memo No. iZ2O iF., Date t3 Q 202-?
Copy forwarded to the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Odisha,
Bhubaneswar/ Accountant General (Audit-I), Odisha, Bhubaneswar I Deputy
Accountant General, Pun for kind information and necessary action.

Deputf Government
Memo No. 1gaL /F., Date e .O. 9fl
Copy forwarded to the Commissioner of CT & GST, Odisha, Cuttack / Director
of Treasuries and Inspection, Odisha, Bhubaneswar/ Controllerof Accounts, Odisha,
Bhubaneswar/ Director, Local Fund Audit, Odisha, Bhubaneswar/ Secretary, Odisha
Sales Tax Tribunal, Odisha, Cuttack/ All Treasury Officers of District Treasuries and
Special Treasuries! Sub-Treasuries for information and necessary action.

fT.
Deputy Secretary to Government
Memo No. /F., Date OD3
Copy forwarded tb all Officers! all Branches of Finance Department for
information and necessary action.

Deputy Secretary to Government

MemoNo. t€I3 /F.,D4 02 -O8i.2fi)--3


Copy forwarded to Sri Tapmn Kumar Pattanaik, Sub-Nodal Officer (E-Gazette),
FID, Finance Department through his email- tkpattanaik©qmail.com for hosting this
Office Memorandum in the portar of Finance Department for general information.

I.
Deputy3ecretary to Government

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