Pongal Festival 2025—Grant of Pongal Prize to ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Pensioners/All Family Pensioners—Sanctioned -Orders-Issued.
ORDER:
The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/-
Government Pensioners who retired from the categories of ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group as annexed to this order including ‘C And ‘D’ Group of PensionersofAidedEducationalInstitutions,LocalBodies,Ex-VillageEstablishment, Ad-hoc Pensioners of all categories (those who are drawing Special Pension ifRs.2,000/-witheffectfrom1-10-2017i.e.NoonMealOrganisers, Anganwadi Workers, Mini Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Cook Assistants, Anganwadi Helpers, Panchayat Secretaries, Village Librarian, Sweepers/ Sanitary Workers/ Scavengers,PlotWatchers,Anti-poachingWatchers,PoliceStationCleaners,Ayali and to all Family Pensioners irrespective of the Groups from which the Pensioners / Government Employee had retired/ died while in service.
2. Thisordershallalsobeapplicable toall‘C’and‘D’Group provisional pensioners.ThePongalPrizeamountshallnot beadmissibletothoseemployees who retire on or after 02-0 1-2025.
3. Thosewhohave retired/diedinharness on or after01.10.2023arenot eligibleforthePongal PrizeamountiftheyarepaidAdhocBoriusas per the orders issued intheGovernmentOrderreadabove.Forthispurpose, the PensionDisbursing Officersshall obtain non-drawal certificate from the departments concerned before making payment to these Pensioners. •
4. Thisorderisnotapplicabletothefollowingcategoriesofpensioners:
(i) Special Pensioners such as Ulema Pensioners, State FreedomFightersPensionersandSocial PensionforScholars andEminent persons, etc.
(ii) Family Pensioners who are appointed on compassionate grounds if adhocbonus/specialadhocbonusispaidtothemasapplicableto the employeesin service.
(iii) All Pensioners who retired from Group ‘A And ‘B Posts including All India Service Officers and Officers governed by University Grants CommissionUGC)/ All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)/IndianCouncilof AgriculturalResearch(ICAR) Regulations.
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5. TheGovernment also directs that the procedure indicated below shall be followedfor disbursementofPongalPrizeamountinrespectofPensioners/Family Pensionerscoming under the Pension Pilot Scheme.
(i) Inrespectofthose Pensioners /Family Pensionerstowhom pension/family pension sent by Money OrderatGovernment cost,the Pongalprizeamountalso shall be sentbyMoneyOrderatthe Governmentcost.
(ii) InrespectofPensioners/FamilyPepsioners to whom pension/family pension is paid throughBanks,
(a) InPensionPayOffice,Chennai and DistrictTreasuries/ Sub-Treasuries Wherethechequesystemofpaymentofbills/E1ectronicClearingSystemisinvogue,thePensionPay Officer,ChennaiandDistrictTreasuryOfficers/SubTreasury Officers Are permitted to issue cheque and send the cheques to therespectivepayingbranchesof thebankwithacoveringlist ofPensioners/FamilyPensionersfor crediting the amount to the Pensioners’/Family Pensioners’ savings bank account.
(b) As regardsBankingSub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills/Electronic Clearing System is not in vogue, theSub-TreasuryOfficersarepermittedtoget Banker’s cheque/Bank draftandsendthemtothe respective Pensioners forcreditingtheamounttothePensioners’/FamilyPensioners’savings bank account.
6. InrespectofPensioners/FamilyPensionersforwhomexpenditureis metfromStateConsolidatedFund,theexpenditureshallbedebitedtothe followingHead of Account:-
“2071 PensionsandOtherRetirementBenefits-0 1 Civil — 800OtherExpenditure — State’sExpenditure- AF Pongal PrizetoPensionersandfamilyPensioners-327Pensions- 09Others.
InrespectofpaymentofPongalPrizetoEx-Village Officers,the expenditure shall be debited to the followingHead ofAccount:-
“2071 Pension And Other RetirementBenefits — 01 Civil — 800 Other Expenditure — State’s Expenditure – AK Other Expenditure—PongalPrizetoEx-VillageOfficers—
327 Pensions—09 Others.
IFHRMS:D.P.C.2O71018OOAK327O9j•
7. In respect of ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Pensioners /Family Pensioners of Local BodiesforwhomexpenditureismetfromthefundmaintainedbytheDlrectorate ofLocalFundAuditorMunicipalfunds,asthecasemaybe,theexpenditure shallbemetfromtherespectivefunds.InrespectofSpecialPensionersof Noon Meal Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Mini Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Cook Assistants and Anganwadi Helpers, the Block Development Officers / Child DevelopmentProjectOfficerconcernedshalldebittheexpenditureunderthe head of accountmentionedinpara-6above.
8. ThePongalPrizeamountsanctionedaboveshallbepaidtotheeligible Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Ex-VillageOfficersimmediately.
9. Necessary Provisions Have been made under the relevant head of account inBudgetEstimate2024-2025.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR}