Pension

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civil Servants Pension Rules 2021

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Pension Types

1. Superannuation Pension:

A superannuation pension is granted to a civil servant, who retires from service on the completion of sixty years of his age.

2. Retiring Pension:

A retiring pension is granted to a civil servant, who not being eligible for superannuation pension and

  1. opts to retire after twenty-five years qualifying service or attaining the age of fifty-five years, whichever is later; or
  2. is compulsory retired from service on such date as the competent authority, in public interest, may direct under the rules; or
  3. is compulsory retired from service by the competent authority to remove him from service on grounds of inefficiency, misconduct or corruption.

3. Invalid Pension:

Invalid pension is awarded to a government servant who due to physical or mental infirmity is permanently incapacitated for further service. The infirmity has, however, to be certified by duly constituted Standing Medical Board.

4. Compensation Pension:

If a government servant is selected for discharge owing to the abolition of a permanent post, he shall, unless he is appointed have the option of taking any compensation pension or gratuity to which he may be entitled for the service he has already rendered.

5. Special additional pension:

The retiring civil servants in basic pay scale-20, 21 and 22, eligible for orderly allowance, shall be entitled to special additional pension equal to the admissible pre-retirement orderly allowance.

6. Family Pension:

Family Pension is granted to the family of the Government servant who dies.

There are two Scenarios in Family Pension case

  1. Death Before Retirement:
    If any employee dies before his/her retirement then Family Pension will be paid to his/her spouse/successor.
    ⇒ 25% of the Gross pension will be paid to him/her as a Gratuity.
    ⇒ 75% of the Gross pension will be paid to his/her family as a family pension per month.
  2. Death after Retirement:
    If any employee dies after his/her retirement then his/her spouse/successor will be paid

    1. Family Pension
      100% of his/her Net Pension (drawn by deceased) as a Family Pension per month.
    2. Life Time Arrears (LTA)
      If any pensioner died and he/she could not draw his/her monthly pension for some time, this un-drawn pension will be paid to his/her family.

7. Anticipatory Pension:

When a government servant is likely to retire before his pension could be finally assessed and he can be allowed anticipatory pension. For this purpose the sanctioning authority should furnish to the Audit office with all the particulars of service in respect of the retiring Government servant. The Audit Office should sanction the disbursement of the amount of pension to which after the most careful summary investigation, he believes the Government servant to be entitled.

Pension Case Requirements

Documents to be presented to Accounts office for grant of Pension.

(A) For Superannuation/Retiring/Invalid/Compensation/Compulsory Retirement

  1. Physical verification of pensioner along with Focal Person for handing over the case through proper channel and as a witness.
  2. Forwarding Memo from his/her department.
  3. Pension application.
  4. Pension Papers duly signed by Head of Department and pension sanctioning authority.
  5. Notification/Order of retirement.
  6. Last Pay Certificate (LPC)/Last Pay Slip duly verified by the relevant Payroll section.
  7. Pension contribution certificate in case of foreign service.
  8. Original Service Book (Page-3 of Service Book re-attested by current DDO) with its attested copy or service statement in case of officers.
  9. NOC from Estate Office in case the civil servant was provided government accommodation otherwise a certificate by the civil servant that he has not been provided the government accommodation.
  10. Three attested photographs of the pensioner.
  11. Three attested copies of CNICs of pensioner and spouse(s).
  12. List of dependent family members as per FRC issued by NADRA.
  13. Specimen signature/Left and Right hands thumb and finger impressions.
  14. Option for commutation.
  15. Bank account’s details (Revised Option Form)

(B) For Family Pension in case of in-service death of civil servant

  1. Covering letter of the Department.
  2. Physical verification of pensioner(s) along with Focal Person for handing over the case through proper channel and as a witness.
  3. Pension application along with three attested photographs.
  4. Pension Papers duly signed by Head of Department and pension sanctioning authority.
  5. Death certificate of employee.
  6. Last pay certificate duly verified by the relevant Payroll section.
  7. Pension contribution receipt in case of foreign service.
  8. Original service book (Page-3 of Service Book re-attested by current DDO) with its attested copy or service statement (in case of officers).
  9. NOC from Estate Office in case the civil servant was provided government accommodation, otherwise a certificate by the applicant that the deceased civil servant has not been provided the government accommodation.
  10. Non (re-)marriage certificate(s).
  11. Affidavit on Pension Form-V.
  12. Single widow certificate (for widow only).
  13. Three specimen signatures of the family pensioner(s) duly attested.
  14. Three sets of thumb and finger impressions of the family pensioner(s) duly attested.
  15. Three sets of List of particulars of family members of deceased pensioner, duly attested. The proforma also includes following certificates:
    1. Non separation and non-remarriage certificate.
    2. Real child (not adopted) certificate.
    3. Guardianship Certificate.
    4. Number of widows certificate.
  16. Three sets of descriptive roll, duly attested.
  17. Three copies of CNIC of the family pensioner(s) duly attested.
  18. In case of widow(s) of the Pensioner, Non separation certificate(s) on stamp paper duly attested by Oath Commissioner.
  19. Single unmarried daughter certificate (in case of unmarried daughter).
  20. Single widow daughter certificate (in case of widow daughter).
  21. Divorce Certificate from NADRA (in case of divorced daughter).
  22. Form-B and Guardianship Certificate (in case of minor child/children).
  23. In case of disabled child Disability Certificate issued by Standing/Special Medical Board and Special Person CNIC issued by NADRA.
  24. In case of widow daughter, Nikahnama and death certificate of her husband.
  25. In case of divorced daughter, Nikahnama and divorce papers.
  26. Revised Option Form for pensioner’s Bank Account.
  27. ID Card Cancellation Certificate(s) issued by NADRA for all deceased individuals on whom the pension claim is based.
  28. Verification from DC/Special Branch of Police will be made before processing the pension case.

(C) For Family Pension in case of death after retirement

  1. Covering letter of the Department.
  2. Physical verification of pensioner(s) along with Focal Person for handing over the case through proper channel and as a witness.
  3. Pension application.
  4. Three attested photographs of family pensioner(s).
  5. Pension Papers duly signed by Head of Department.
  6. Sanction of Pension (as per Pension Papers).
  7. Death certificate of Pensioner.
  8. Three specimen signatures of the family pensioner(s) duly attested.
  9. Three sets of thumb and finger impressions of the family pensioner(s) duly attested.
  10. Three sets of List of particulars of family members of deceased pensioner, duly attested.
  11. Three sets of descriptive roll, duly attested.
  12. Three copies of CNIC of the family pensioner(s) duly attested.
  13. Non-marriage certificate(s).
  14. Affidavit on Pension Form-V.
  15. In case of widow(s) of the Pensioner, Non separation certificate(s) on stamp paper duly attested by Oath Commissioner.
  16. Single Widow Certificate (in case of only widow of the pensioner).
  17. Single unmarried daughter certificate (in case of unmarried daughter).
  18. Single widow daughter certificate (in case of widow daughter).
  19. Divorce Certificate from NADRA (in case of divorced daughter).
  20. Form-B and Guardianship Certificate (in case of minor child/children).
  21. In case of disabled child Disability Certificate issued by Standing/Special Medical Board and Special Person CNIC issued by NADRA.
  22. In case of widow daughter, Nikahnama and death certificate of her husband.
  23. In case of divorced daughter, Nikahnama and divorce papers.
  24. Revised Option Form for Pensioner’s Bank Account.
  25. ID Card Cancellation Certificate(s) issued by NADRA for all deceased individuals on whom the pension claim is based.
  26. Verification from DC/Special Branch of Police will be made before processing the pension case.

Note: In addition to above requirements, other documents/verifications may be required.