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Date: 24-Oct-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 30 read with sub section 1 of section 17 of the Regional Rural Banks Act

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification announces amendments to the Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018.
  • The amendments primarily focus on expanding the eligibility criteria for pension benefits to employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, and also addresses employees who were in service between September 1, 1987 and October 31, 1993.
  • It also provides a window for employees who previously did not opt for pension or did not refund the required amounts to now become eligible by refunding the necessary amounts within a specified timeframe.

Key Changes

  • The definition of 'qualifying service' is amended to include employees who joined the bank on or after November 1, 1993, instead of the previous date of April 1, 2018.
  • Employees who served between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, and retired, dismissed, removed, or terminated before the notification date can become eligible for pension by refunding the full amount received from the bank's contribution to the provident fund under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, along with interest, within 15 days of the notification date. They are not required to pay interest on the refund amount.
  • Employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, and continue to be in service on or after the notification date, can become eligible for pension by transferring the bank's contribution to the fund, along with interest, within 15 days of the notification date, and refunding the pension received, if any.
  • Employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, and resigned before the notification date after completing 20 years of service, can become eligible for pension by refunding the full amount received from the bank's contribution to the provident fund under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, along with interest, within 15 days of the notification date. They are not required to pay interest on the refund amount.
  • Families of deceased employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, can become eligible for family pension by refunding the full amount received by the deceased employee (or family), including the bank's contribution to the provident fund under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, along with interest, and any pension or family pension received, within 30 days of the notification date. They are not required to pay interest on the refund amount.
  • Employees who joined on or after April 1, 2010, will be covered under the National Pension System.
  • There will be no forfeiture of service for employees covered under clause (c) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3.
  • Employees who retired between September 1, 1987, and October 31, 1993, are eligible for pension from the effective date of the notification.
  • Families of deceased employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and October 31, 1993, and died before October 31, 1993, are eligible for family pension from the effective date of the notification.
  • Pension will be payable from the date following the date of retirement, resignation or death, as the case may be, provided the refund or authorization for adjustment of the specified amounts is done within the stipulated time under the Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.
  • Employees or families who were eligible for pension but did not opt or refund earlier, can now become eligible by refunding or authorizing adjustment of the specified amounts. Their pension or family pension will be payable from the date of refund or adjustment, or the date of retirement, resignation, or death, whichever is later.

Impact Analysis

Employees

  • Employees need to understand the implications of refunding or authorizing adjustment of the specified amounts and make informed decisions.

Families of Deceased Employees

  • Families need to gather the necessary information and documents to claim the family pension.

Uttarakhand Gramin Bank

  • The bank will need to communicate these changes effectively to all employees.

Government

  • The government will oversee the implementation of these amendments by the Uttarakhand Gramin Bank.

Key Entities Referenced

Uttarakhand Gramin Bank: The regional rural bank that is the subject of this notification. It is responsible for implementing the amended pension regulations. Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976: The act that empowers the bank to make regulations regarding employee pension. State Bank of India: The sponsor bank of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, which was consulted in the process of making these amendments. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD): The institution that was consulted in the process of making these amendments. Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995: The pension scheme under which the bank's contribution to provident fund is managed and from which employees may have received pension payments. National Pension System: The pension system that will cover employees who joined the bank on or after April 1, 2010. Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018: The original regulations that are being amended by this notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-29102024-258306 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-29102024-258306 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 863] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अक्त ूबर 24, 2024/कार्तकश 2, 1946 No. 863] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024/KARTIKA 2, 1946 उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बकैं अजधसचू ना देहरादनू , 4 अक् तूबर, 2024 फा. स.ं UGB/HO/2024-25/PER/1133.–––क्षेत्रीय ग्रामीण बैंक अजधजनयम, 1976 (1976 का 21वां) की धारा 17 की उपधारा (1) के साथ पठित धारा 30 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक का जनदेिक मडं ल, प्रायोिक बैंक भारतीय स्ट्टेट बैंक और राष्ट्रीय कृजि और ग्रामीण जवकास बैंक के साथ परामिश करन े के बाद और केंद्र सरकार की पूवश मंिूरी के साथ एतद्द्वारा उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न जवजनयम, 2018 में संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै नामत: 1. (1) इन जवजनयमों को उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 कहा िाएगा. (2) य ेजनयम रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे. 2. उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न जवजनयम, 2018 (इसके बाद इसे उक्त जवजनयम कहा िाएगा) के, जवजनयम 2 के, उप-जवजनयम (1) के, खंड (ट) में, आंकडे, अकं और िब् द "अप्रलै , 2018 का पहला ददन" के स्ट्थान पर "नवंबर 1993 का पहला ददन" आंकड,े अंक और िब्द प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकए िाएगं े. 3. उक्त जवजनयमों में, जवजनयम 3 को जनम्न जलजखत जवजनयम स ेप्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत:, - "3. अनप्रु योग - (1) कोई भी कमशचारी िो - 6938 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (क) 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 माचश, 2010 के मध् य बैंक की सेवा में था और उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पहल े सेवाजनवृत्त या बखाशस्ट्त या हटा ददया गया या सेवा की समाजि कर दी गई और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पद्रं ह ददनों के भीतर ठरफंड करता ह ै या जनजध का सदस्ट् य बनता ह ै और उसके द्वारा प्राि संपूणश अंजतम राजि (कमशचारी पिें न योिना, 1995 के तहत भजवष्य जनजध में बैंक का योगदान और राजि की प्राजि की तारीख तक उस पर अर्ितश ब्याि) को ठरफंड कर देता ह ै और कमशचारी पिें न योिना, 1995 के तहत उसके द्वारा प्राि आवजधक पेंिन, यदद कोई हो, तो आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पहल े दकसी भी अवजध के जलए आरोप्य, या अनारोप् य, दकसी भी जस्ट्थजत में, ऐसी राजियों की प्राजि की तारीख स े ठरफंड की तारीख तक ऐसी राजियों पर ब्याि का भगु तान करना अपेजक्षत नहीं होगा. बिते दक कोई कमशचारी जिससे इस खंड के अनुसार राजि वापस करना अपेजक्षत है, बैंक द्वारा उसको देय राजि में स ेइन राजियों को समायोजित करने के जलए बैंक को प्राजधकृत कर सकता ह.ै और, बित े दक कोई कमशचारी िो उक्त जवजनयमों के तहत पिें न का जवकल्प चुनन े का पात्र था, लेदकन जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर उसन े पेंिन का जवकल्प नहीं चनु ा या चुना ककंतु जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर धन वापस नहीं दकया, तो उस कमशचारी को, कमशचारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत उसके द्वारा प्राि आवजधक पेंिन, यदद कोई हो, को वापस करने की आवश्यकता नहीं होगी. (ख) 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 माच,श 2010 के मध् य बैंक की सेवा में था और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख को या उसके बाद बैंक की सेवा में िारी रहता है, और जनजध का एक सदस्ट्य होता ह ै या सदस्ट्य बनता ह ै और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पंद्रह ददनों के भीतर, जवजनयम 4 म ें गठित जनजध में बैंक के परू े योगदान को व उस पर अर्िशत ब्याि के साथ अंतठरत कर िमा कर देता ह ै या करवाता ह ै तथा कमशचारी पेंिन योिना 1995 के तहत उसके द्वारा प्राि और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पहल े दकसी भी अवजध के जलए आरोजपत पेंिन का भाग, यदद कोई हो, को वापस कर दते ा ह.ै (ग) 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 माचश, 2010 के मध् य बैंक की सेवा में था और अजधजनयम की धारा 23 ए की उप-धारा (3) के खंड (बी) के तहत जिसन े एक जवकल्प का प्रयोग दकया था या उक्त जवजनयमों की अजधसूचना स े पहल े इस्ट्तीफा द े ददया था, दोनों ही मामलों म,ें 20 साल की अहकश सेवा पूरी करन े के बाद और उजचत नोठटस देकर, जनजध का सदस्ट्य बनता ह ै और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पंद्रह ददनों के भीतर, उसके द्वारा प्राि संपणू श अंजतम राजि (कमशचारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत व भजवष्य जनजध में बैंक का योगदान और राजि की प्राजि की तारीख तक उस पर अर्िशत ब्याि) को ठरफंड कर दते ा ह ै और कमशचारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत उसके द्वारा प्राि आवजधक पिें न, यदद कोई हो, तो आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पहल े दकसी भी अवजध के जलए आरोप्य, या अनारोप् य, दकसी भी जस्ट्थजत में, ऐसी राजियों की प्राजि की तारीख से ठरफंड की तारीख तक ऐसी राजियों पर ब्याि का भुगतान करना अपजे क्षत नहीं होगा. बिते दक एक कमशचारी, जिससे इस खडं के तहत राजि वापस करना अपेजक्षत ह,ै बैंक द्वारा उसको देय राजि में स ेइन राजियों को समायोजित करने के जलए बैंक को प्राजधकृत कर सकता ह.ै[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (2) उप-जवजनयम (1) के खडं (क) और (ग) के तहत िाजमल दकया गया कमशचारी का पठरवार इन जवजनयमों के तहत पाठरवाठरक पेंिन का हकदार होगा, िब ऐसे ददवंगत कमशचारी का पठरवार आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमचश ारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से तीस ददनों के भीतर, ददवगं त कमशचारी द्वारा या यथाजस्ट्थजत पठरवार द्वारा प्राि पूरी अंजतम राजि, कमशचारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत भजवष्य जनजध में बैंक का योगदान और ददवगं त कमचश ारी या यथाजस्ट्थजत ददवंगत कमशचारी के पठरवार द्वारा राजि की प्राजि की तारीख तक उस पर अर्िशत ब्याि और कमशचारी पेंिन योिना के तहत कमशचारी या ददवगं त कमशचारी के पठरवार द्वारा प्राि पेंिन या पाठरवाठरक पेंिन, यदद कोई हो, को ठरफंड कर ददया हो या ठरफंड करता हो, ककंतु दोनों मामलों म ेंप्राजि की तारीख स ेवापसी की तारीख तक ब्याि का भुगतान करना अपेजक्षत नहीं होगा. बिते दक ददवंगत कमशचारी का पठरवार जिससे इस खंड के तहत राजि वापस करना अपेजक्षत है, बैंक द्वारा उसको देय राजि म ेंसे इन राजियों को समायोजित करने के जलए बैंक को प्राजधकृत कर सकता ह.ै (3) इस जवजनयम में दकसी बात के होत े हुए भी, िो कमशचारी 1 अप्रलै , 2010 को या उसके बाद बैंक की सेवा में िाजमल हुआ ह,ै उसे राष्ट्रीय पेंिन प्रणाली में िाजमल दकया िाएगा. 4. उक्त जवजनयमों के जवजनयम 20 म,ें उप-जवजनयम (1) के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत: - "बिते दक जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (1) के खंड (सी) के अंतगतश आने वाले कमशचाठरयों का सेवाकाल समपहृत नहीं होगा.” 5. उक्त जवजनयमों के जवजनयम 32 में जनम् नजलजखत जवजनयम को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत: - "कजतपय कमशचाठरयों के संबंध में पेंिन या पाठरवाठरक पिें न का भुगतान, - (1) वे कमशचारी िो 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 अक्त ूबर, 1993 के मध् य बैंक की सेवा स े सेवाजनवृत्त हुए ह,ैं वे प्रभावी तारीख से पेंिन के जलए पात्र होंग.े (2) ददवंगत कमशचारी, िो 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 अक्त ूबर, 1993 के मध् य सेवा में था और 31 अक् तूबर, 1993 से पहले उसकी मृत् यु हो गई थी, उसका पठरवार प्रभावी तारीख से पठरवाठरक पेंिन के भुगतान के जलए पात्र होगा. 6. उक्त जवजनयमों के जवजनयम 50 में जनम् नजलजखत जवजनयम को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत:- "जिस तारीख से पेंिन देय होती ह ै – (1) जिस कमशचारी पर जवजनयम 32 के उप-जवजनयम (1), जवजनयम 41 या 44 के उपबंध लागू होते ह,ैं को छोडकर, उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 के तहत जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (1) के तहत जनर्दशष् ट पूरी राजि को ठरफंड कर देने या ठरफंड दकए िाने या समायोिन हते ु प्राजधकृत करन े पर, पाठरवाठरक पेंिन को छोडकर, उस तारीख की अगली तारीख से पिे न देय हो िाएगी जिस तारीख को कोई कमशचारी सेवाजनवृत्त होता ह ै या, यथाजस्ट्थजत, पदत् याग करता ह ै या अजधजनयम की धारा 23 क की उपधारा (3) के खंड (ख) के तहत अंतठरती बैंक में िाजमल होन े का जवकल्प नहीं चुनता ह.ै (2) जिस कमशचारी पर जवजनयम 32 के उप-जवजनयम (1), जवजनयम 41 या 44 के उपबंध लागू होते ह,ैं को छोडकर, उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 के तहत जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (2) के तहत जनर्दशष् ट पूरी राजि को ठरफंड कर देने या ठरफंड दकए िाने या4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] समायोिन हते ु प्राजधकृत करन े पर, उस तारीख की अगली तारीख से पाठरवाठरक पेंिन देय हो िाएगी जिस तारीख को कमशचारी की मृत् यु होती ह.ै (3) इन जवजनयमों म ें दकसी बात के होत े हुए भी, दकसी कमचश ारी या ददवगं त कमशचारी के पठरवार के मामले म,ें िो उक्त जवजनयमों के तहत यथाजस्ट्थजत पिें न या पाठरवाठरक पेंिन का जवकल् प चनु ने के जलए पात्र था, उसने जवकल् प नहीं चुना या जवकल् प तो चुना ककंत ु पैसा ठरफंड नहीं दकया ककंतु अब वह जवजनयमन (3) के उप- जवजनयम (1) के खडं (क) के तहत यथाजस्ट्थजत, ठरफंड करता ह ै या समायोिन हते ु प्राजधकृत करता ह ै तो वह जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (2) के तहत उत्तराखण्ड ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना पर या उसके बाद, उप-जवजनयम (1) या जवजनयम 3 के खंड (ग) के तहत या जवजनयम 3 के उप- जवजनयम (2) के तहत सेवाजनवृजत्त या इस्ट्तीफे की तारीख या मृत्यु, िो भी बाद म ें हो, स े यथाजस्ट्थजत ठरफंड या समायोिन की तारीख से यथाजस्ट्थजत पेंिन या पाठरवाठरक पिें न के जलए पात्र होगा. हठर हर पटनायक, अध्यक्ष [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./631/2024-25] नोट : मलू अजधसूचना सं. 491 ददनांक 02.11.2018 के भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 के माध् यम स े प्रकाजित की गई थी, ददनांक 13.12.2018. UTTARKHAND GRAMIN BANK NOTIFICATION Dehradun, the 4th October, 2024 F. No. UGB/HO/2024-25/PER/1133.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 30 read with sub- section (1) of section 17 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 (21 of 1976) the Board of Directors of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, after consultation with State bank of India being the Sponsor Bank, and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018, namely: 1. (1) These Regulations may be called Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 2, in sub-regulation (1), in clause (k), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of April, 2018”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of November, 1993” shall be substituted. 3. In regulation 3 of the said regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:- “3. Application.–(1) Any employee who – (a) was in the service of the Bank between the 1st September, 1987 and the 31st March, 2010 and retired or dismissed or removed or terminated from service before the date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and refunded or becomes a member of the Fund and refund within fifteen days from the date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette, the entire final amounts received by him (the corpus comprising of Bank’s contribution to provident fund under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 and interest accrued thereon till the date of receipt by him of the amount) and the periodic pension, if any, received by him under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 attributable to any period before date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette but without, in either case, requiring to pay interest on such amounts from the date of receipt of such amounts to the date of refund: Provided that an employee who is required to refund the amounts as per this clause may authorise the Bank to adjust these amounts from the amounts payable by the Bank to the employee:[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 Provided further that an employee who was eligible to opt for pension under the said regulations but did not opt within the stipulated time or having opted not refunded the money within the stipulated time, the periodic pension, if any, received by him under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, need not be refunded. (b) was in the service of the Bank between the 1st September, 1987 and the 31st March, 2010 and continue to be in the service of the Bank on or after the date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette, and a member or becomes member of the Fund and caused or cause to transfer the entire contribution of the Bank along with the interest accrued thereon, within fifteen days from the date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette, to the credit of the Fund constituted in regulation 4 and refund the portion of pension, if any, received by him under Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995, and attributable to any period before date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette. (c) was in the service of the Bank between the 1st September, 1987 and the 31st March, 2010 and exercised an option under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 23A of the Act or resigned before the notification of the said Regulations, in either case, after having completed twenty years of qualifying service and by giving proper notice, shall become member of the Fund and refund within fifteen days from the date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette, the entire final amounts received by him (the corpus comprising of Bank’s contribution to provident fund under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 and interest accrued thereon till the date of receipt by him of the amount) and periodic pension, if any, received by him under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 attributable to any period before date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette but without, in either case, requiring to pay interest on such amounts from the date of receipt of such amounts to the date of refund: Provided that an employee, who is required to refund the amounts, under this clause may authorise the Bank to adjust these amounts from the amounts payable by the Bank to the employee. (2) The family of the employee covered under clauses (a) and (c) of sub-regulation (1), shall be entitled to family pension under these regulations when the family of such deceased employee refunded or refunds within thirty days from the date of notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 in the Official Gazette, the entire final amounts received by the deceased employee or as the case may be the family, the corpus comprising of Bank’s contribution to provident fund under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, and interest accrued thereon till the date of receipt of the amount by the deceased employee or, as the case may be, the family of a deceased employee and pension or family pension, if any, received by the employee or the family of the deceased employee under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, but in either case without requiring to pay interest from the date of receipt to the date of refund. Provided that a family of the deceased employee, who is required to refund the amounts under this clause may authorise the Bank to adjust these amounts from the amounts payable by the Bank to the employee. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, any employee who joined the service of the Bank on or after the 1st April, 2010 shall be covered by the National Pension System”. 4. In regulation 20 of the said regulations, after sub-regulation (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that there would no forfeiture of service for employees covered under clause (c) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3”. 5. In regulation 32 of the said regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted namely:- “Payment of pension or family pension in respect of certain employees.- (1) Employees who have retired from the service of the Bank between the 1st September, 1987 and the 31st October, 1993 shall be eligible for pension from the effective date. (2) The family of a deceased employee, who was in service between the 1st September, 1987 and the 31st October, 1993 and died before the 31st October, 1993 shall be eligible for payment of family pension from the effective date”. 6. In regulation 50 of the said regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:- “Date from which pension becomes payable.- (1) Except in the case of an employee to whom the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of regulations 32, or 41, or 44 apply a pension other than the family pension shall become payable from the date following the date on which an employee retires or, as the case may be,6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] resigns or opts not to join the transferee bank under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 23A of the Act on refund or refunding or authorising adjustment of the entire amounts specified under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3 within the time stipulated under Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. (2) Except in the case of an employee to whom the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of regulations 32, or 41, or 44 apply, family pension shall become payable from the date following the date of death of the employee, on refunding or authorising adjustment of the entire amounts specified under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 3 within the time stipulated under Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, in case of an employee, or as the case may be, family of the deceased employee who was eligible to opt for pension, or as the case may be, family pension under the said regulations but did not opt or opted but did not refund the money, but refunds or authorise adjustment of money under clause (a) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation (3), or as the case may be, under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 3 on or after notification of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 shall be entitled for pension, family pension, or as the case may be, from date of refund or adjustment under clause (c) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3, or as the case may be, sub- regulation (2) of regulation 3, or the date of retirement or resignation, or death, as the case may be, whichever is later.” HARI HAR PATNAIK, Chairman [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./631/2024-25] Note: The principal notification was published vide number 491 dated the 02.11.2018 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, date the 13.12.2018. 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