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No. Fin (Pen)A(3)-1/2023

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Finance(Pension)Department

Dated: Shimla-171002 the "May, 2023

OFEICE MEMORANDUM

The undersigned is directed to say that in terms of amendments made in

the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 vide notifications No. Fin (Pen)A(3)-

I/2023 dated 4 May, 2023 and the Himachal Pradesh Civil Services Contributory

Pension Rules, 2006, vide notifications No. Fin (Pen)

A(3)-1/2023 dated 4 May, 2023

as applicable in the Himachal Pradesh, the Government has decided to issue the

following Instructions/ Standard Operating Procedures, to implement the Old Pension

0 An employee, who wisbes to remain under the National Pension System, shall

exercise an option, within sixty days from the date of issuance of these

instructions, at Annexure-I, wihich shal be duly notarized and submitted to the

Head of OMice. Such employee(s), shall continue to be covered under the

National Pension System (also known as Contributory Pension Scheme) The

contributions (both employer's and employee's share) under the National

Pension System, shall be deposited as per the Pension Fund Regulatory and

() The Government employees who wishes to be covered under the Central Civil

Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, also known as Old Pension Scheme, shall

exercise an option, within sixty days from the date of issuance of these

instructions, on the prescritbed format at Annexure-lI. An undertaking shall also

be furnished by such employees on the prescribed format at Annexure-lII. The

'option' and 'undertaking' as per the Annexure-II and Annexure-IIl, shall be

duly notarized and same will be submitted to the Head of Ofice

(ii) An Option once exercised by the Government employees, either opting for the

Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 or the National Pension System

shall be final and irrevocable If an employee fails to exercise an option within

the stipulated period, it shall be deemed that he' she wishes to be contiued

under the National Pension System.

Scheme also known as the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, for the existing'

retired employees who arelwere covered under the National Pension System:-

Development Authority Regulations, till the retirement of enmployee(s).