GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1506
ANSWERED ON-29.11.2016
Revision of NPS employees to Old Pension Scheme
1506 . Shri Neeraj Shekhar
(a)
whether Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam bench has ordered
the Central Government to revert the employees who had joined after 1st
January, 2004 under 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 Government has reverted them to Old Pension Scheme, if so, details thereof, if not, reasons therefore; and
(c)
whether Government would issue notification for all Central/State
Governments and Autonomous Organizations employees in this regard, as
per the above orders, if not reasons therefore?
ANSWER
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(a)
The Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in its judgment 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.
