Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organisation : Government of Tamil Nadu
Scheme Name : Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS)
State : Tamil Nadu
Website : https://www.tn.gov.in/karuvoolam/

TN Contributory Pension Scheme

The Government have entrusted the work of assigning Index numbers and maintaining the Contributory Pension Scheme accounts for the following departments to this office vide G O No.201 Finance (Pension Dept.) dated 21.5.2009.

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** Teachers of Panchayat Union Schools
** Teachers of Aided Schools/Institutions
** Non-teaching staff of Panchayat Union Schools
** Municipal Corporation and Municipal Employees
** Non-Provincialised Employees of Town Panchayats
** Non-Provincialised employees of Panchayat Unions

In accordance with the Government Order, 96,174 new Index Numbers have been assigned by this office to the employees appointed on or after 1.4.2003.

In GO MS NO:463 [Fin(PNG)] dept dt 27.12.13 Goverment Has also entrusted the work of assigning Index number and Maintaining cps for government servants also w.e.f 1.04.2013.

New Index Numbers Have been assigned by the office to the employees whose application are received in this office.

FAQ :
Some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s), about the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) of the Government of Tamil Nadu, with relevant answers/clarifications are shown below for information of the public and employees in particular.

Q-1 Eligibility criteria
The Contributory Pension Scheme of the Government of Tamil Nadu came in to effect through the Government Order, 430, Finance (Pension) Department, dt. 6th August, 2004. It is applicable to all the employees of the Government of Tamil Nadu, who have joined the government service in regular time-scale on or after 1st April, 2003.

Office of the Accountant General (A & E) will receive applications and allot CPS Index Number for State Government Departments, only, for those categories of employees whose GPF accounts are presently maintained.

Employees drawing consolidated pay are not eligible to join CPS. These employees are eligible only when their services are regularized and brought under time scale of pay (Vide Letter No. 92399/Pension/2005-01, Dated, 13th April, 2006)

Q-2  How to join the CPS?
For assigning of CPS index number, a completely filled application and signed by the applicant in the prescribed format as given in Annexure I of GO 430, may be forwarded through the DDO(Drawing and Disbursing Officer) concerned.

The application can be down loaded from(tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/finance/fin-e-430-2004.htm) and sent to The Accounts Officer, GPF14/CPS, O/o The Pr.Accountant General, A & E , Tamil Nadu, 361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018.

Q-3 Deduction or Quantum of Contribution by the enrolled employee?
The government has fixed 10% of the Basic Pay+ Grade Pay+ Dearness Allowance, as the mandatory amount of contribution to the Scheme. No excess or lesser amount should be deducted from the salary. It is the responsibility of the DDOs, for the correctness of the deduction.

If, say, the total of BP+GP+DA is Rs 13410, than only 1341/ (@10% of 13410/-) should be deducted from the salary. For any deviation, in the deduction, the DDO concerned would be held responsible.

Q-4  How to deduct the ‘Arrear’ contribution?
‘Arrear’ contribution would have to be deducted in as many installments, as the number of months are due, starting from the month of joining CPS, to the month of ‘First contribution’ is made by the DDO, after getting the CPS INDEX NUMBER.

Illustration: If month of joining is January, 2007 and month of first deduction, after getting CPS INDEX NUMBER, is January, 2009, the total arrear months are 24, and arrear has to be deducted as 1/24 in January, 2009, 2/24 in February, 2009, 3/24 in March, 2009…..up to 24/24 in Dec, 2010.

This amount has to be shown separately, as ‘ARREAR’ along with current month’s CONTRIBUTION’. (I.e. one subscription for current month and one additional for subscription arrears).

For ‘Arrear’ contribution also, equivalent amount would be contributed by the employer.