• Is it mandatory to insist Pensioner's Pension payment copy by DTO/STOs before payment of pension?

          No.  It is not mandatory to insist Pensioner's Pension payment copy by DTO/STOs before payment of pension as     per Circular memo No.7614-A/127/P.S.C./89, dated 20th December 1989.

• When will a retired Government Servant get his/her Pensionary benefits?

Pensionary benefits will be authorized within two months from the date of receipt of Pension proposals from the department/ Pension Sanctioning Authority in complete shape in A.G's Office.

• What is the procedure for drawing Pensionary benefits?

The Pensioner has to present himself with his copy of authorisation/intimation letter for Pension, DCRG and CVP to the PPO/Treasury to whom A.G's Office has authorised the Pension/DCRG/CVP.

• What are the reasons for the difference in the pensionary benefits calculated by the Department and that admitted by A.G.?

Normally, the difference is due to the error in arriving at the qualifying service and some erroneous pay fixation done by the Department. The position is explained in the admissibility report sent to the Department and the Pensioner. Pensioner can contact the Department for a detailed reply.

• What  is the reason for withholding a part of pensionary benefits?

Normally, erroneous pay fixation done by the Department results in over payment of Pay and Allowances during his / her service. For this purpose, a portion of pensionary benefits is withheld. This is also explained in the Admissibility Report (Pension Verification Report) sent to the Department.

• What is the procedure to be followed when the party copy of the authorisation has not been received  by the Pensioner?

The Govt of AP has issued a circular No:7614-A/127/PSC/89, Fin.&Ping. FW(PSC) dated 20.12.1989 to all the treasuries and PPOs not to insist for production of party copy but to make payment by identifying the pensioner through the descriptive rolls forwarded by AG Office along with the Pension Payment Order.

• Who is eligible to receive Family Pension?

Widow/Widower

Sons/daughters/widowed daughters till they attain the age of 25 years or up to the date of their marriage/remarriage or till they start earning a sum of Rs. 2440/-, whichever is earlier.

Parents who were wholly dependant on the Government Servant when he/she was alive, provided the deceased employee had left behind neither widow/widower nor a child, and the parents do not earn an income of Rs.2440/- per month.

Family Pension involving two wives :

Where a Government Servant leaves behind more than one widow, the widows will be entitled to a Family Pension of 50% each, only if the second marriage had taken place before the introduction of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 or the second marriage is with the approval of Govt.  Family Pension is not admissible to the second wife, as marrying another wife when one wife is living, without obtaining the approval of Govt. is contrary to service rules.

 Family Pension to physically/mentally disabled children :

Applicable to such children of a Government servant who retired /died.  If the son or daughter of a Government servant is suffering from any disorder or disability of mind or is physically crippled or disabled so as to render him or her unable to earn a living even after attaining the age of 25 years, Family Pension shall be payable to such son or daughter for life.

A medical certificate in respect of the handicapped/disabled children should be obtained from a Civil Surgeon whose discipline is the same as that of illness.