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Date: 28-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

Issued by Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank · Not Applicable

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification announces amendments to the Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018.
  • The amendments primarily focus on expanding the eligibility criteria for pension benefits and providing a window for employees who previously did not opt for the pension scheme or did not refund the required amounts to join the scheme.

Key Changes

  • The effective date for pension eligibility has been revised from April 1, 2018 to November 1, 1993.
  • Employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, and who retired, were dismissed, removed, or terminated before the notification date, can now opt for pension if they refund the full amount received (bank's contribution to provident fund and interest) and any periodic pension received under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 within 15 days of the notification date.
  • Employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, and are still in service can opt for pension if they transfer the bank's contribution with interest to the fund and refund any pension received before the notification date within 15 days of the notification date.
  • Employees who resigned after 20 years of service between September 1, 1987, and March 31, 2010, can opt for pension if they refund the full amount received and any periodic pension received under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 within 15 days of the notification date.
  • Families of deceased employees who were eligible for pension and who died before the notification date can receive family pension if they refund the full amount received and any periodic family pension received under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 within 30 days of the notification date.
  • Employees who joined the bank on or after April 1, 2010, will be covered under the National Pension System.
  • There will be no forfeiture of service for employees who resigned after 20 years of service and are opting for pension.
  • Employees who retired between September 1, 1987, and October 31, 1993, are now eligible for pension from the effective date.
  • 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.
  • Pension will be payable from the date following retirement or resignation or opting not to join the transferee bank, provided the refund is made within the stipulated time. Family pension will be payable from the date following the death of the employee, provided the refund is made within the stipulated time.
  • Employees who were eligible but did not opt for pension earlier, can now opt for pension, and it will be payable from the date of refund or adjustment or date of retirement, resignation or death whichever is later.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Employees

  • Employees need to take action within the stipulated time of 15 or 30 days to avail the pension benefits.

Impact on Families of Deceased Employees

  • Families of deceased employees who were in service between September 1, 1987, and October 31, 1993, and died before October 31, 1993, are now eligible for family pension from the effective date.

Impact on Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank

  • The bank will need to calculate and pay pension to the eligible employees and family members.

Suggested Action Items

  • Employees and families of deceased employees should review their eligibility and take necessary action within the stipulated time to avail the pension benefits.

Key Entities Referenced

Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank: The primary entity affected by this notification. It is responsible for implementing the changes to the pension regulations. Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976: The act under which the bank operates and which empowers the board to make these regulations. State Bank of India: The Sponsor Bank for Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank, which was consulted during the amendment process. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD): Consulted during the amendment process. Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995: The pension scheme under which the employees were previously covered and which is being amended by this notification. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018: The original regulations that are being amended by this notification. National Pension System: The pension system that will cover employees who joined the bank on or after April 1, 2010.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-ए.आर.-अ.-30102024-258339 xxxGIDHxxx CG-AR-E-30102024-258339 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 868] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, अक्त बू र 28, 2024/ कार्तकश 6, 1946 No. 868] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024/KARTIKA 6, 1946 अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बकैं अजधसचू ना नाहरलगुन, 10 अक्त ूबर, 2024 स.ं APRB/GN/142/ 3936.—क्षेत्रीय ग्रामीण बैंक अजधजनयम, 1976 (1976 का 21वां) की धारा 17 की उपधारा (1) के साथ पठित धारा 30 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए अरुणाचल प्रदिे ग्रामीण बैंक का जनदेिक मडं ल, प्रायोिक बैंक भारतीय स्ट्टेट बकैं और राष्ट्रीय कृजि और ग्रामीण जवकास बैंक के साथ परामि श करन े के बाद और केंद्र सरकार की पूवश मंिरू ी के साथ एतद्द्वारा अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन जवजनयम, 2018 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ह,ै नामत: (1) इन जवजनयमों को अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 कहा िाएगा. (2) य ेजनयम रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे. 2. अरुणाचल प्रदिे ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न जवजनयम, 2018 (इसके बाद इस े उक्त जवजनयम कहा िाएगा) के, जवजनयम 2 के, उप-जवजनयम (1) के, खंड (के) में, आंकडे, अंक और िब् द "अप्रैल, 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:, - 6999 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] "3. अनप्रु योग - (1) कोई भी कमशचारी िो - (क) 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 माचश 2010 के मध् य बैंक की सेवा में था और अरुणाचल प्रदिे 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 ें अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख स े पंद्रह ददनों के भीतर ठरफंड करता ह ैया जनजध का सदस्ट् य बनता ह ैऔर उसके द्वारा प्राि संपूण श अंजतम राजि (कमशचारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत भजवष्य जनजध में बकैं 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 पेंिन, यदद कोई हो, तो आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पहले 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 भगु तान करना अपेजक्षत नहीं होगा. बिते दक कोई कमशचारी जिसस े इस खडं के अनुसार 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.ै और, बिते दक कोई कमशचारी िो उक्त जवजनयमों के तहत पिें न का जवकल्प चुनने का पात्र था, लेदकन जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर उसने 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 पिें न, यदद कोई हो, को वापस करन े की आवश्यकता नहीं होगी. (ख) 1 जसतंबर, 1987 और 31 माचश 2010 के मध् य बैंक की सेवा में था और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख को या उसके बाद बैंक की सेवा में िारी रहता ह,ै और जनजध का एक सदस्ट्य होता ह ै या सदस्ट्य बनता ह ै और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में अरुणाचल प्रदिे ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पंद्रह ददनों के भीतर, जवजनयम 4 में गठित जनजध म ें बैंक के पूरे 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 में अरुणाचल प्रदिे ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (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 खडं (बी) के तहत जिसने एक जवकल्प का प्रयोग दकया था या उक्त जवजनयमों की अजधसूचना से पहल े इस्ट्तीफा दे ददया था, दोनों ही मामलों में, 20 साल की अहकश सेवा परू ी करन े के बाद और उजचत नोठटस देकर, जनजध का सदस्ट्य बनता ह ै और आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 की अजधसूचना की तारीख से पंद्रह ददनों के भीतर, उसके द्वारा प्राि संपूणश अंजतम राजि (कमचश ारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत व भजवष्य जनजध म ें बैंक का योगदान और राजि की प्राजि की तारीख तक उस पर अर्िशत ब्याि) को ठरफंड कर देता ह ै और कमशचारी पेंिन योिना, 1995 के तहत उसके द्वारा प्राि आवजधक पेंिन, यदद कोई हो, तो आजधकाठरक रािपत्र म ें अरुणाचल प्रदेि 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 से ठरफंड की तारीख तक ऐसी राजियों पर ब्याि का भगु तान करना अपेजक्षत नहीं होगा. बिते दक एक कमशचारी, जिससे इस खडं के तहत 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.ै (2) उप-जवजनयम (1) के खंड (क) और (ग) के तहत िाजमल दकया गया कमशचारी का पठरवार[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 इन जवजनयमों के तहत पाठरवाठरक पेंिन का हकदार होगा, िब ऐसे ददवंगत कमशचारी का पठरवार आजधकाठरक रािपत्र में अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पिें न (सिं ोधन) 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 कमशचारी या यथाजस्ट्थजत ददवंगत कमशचारी के पठरवार द्वारा राजि की प्राजि की तारीख तक उस पर अर्िशत ब्याि और कमचश ारी 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 में प्राजि की तारीख से वापसी की तारीख तक ब्याि का भुगतान करना अपेजक्षत नहीं होगा. बिते दक ददवंगत कमशचारी का पठरवार जिससे इस खडं 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 म ें दकसी बात के होत े हुए भी, िो कमशचारी 1 अप्रलै , 2010 को या उसके बाद बैंक की सेवा म ें िाजमल हुआ ह,ै उसे राष्ट्रीय पिें न प्रणाली म ेंिाजमल दकया िाएगा. 4. उक्त जवजनयमों के जवजनयम 20 म,ें उप-जवजनयम (1) के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत परंतकु अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत: - "बित े दक जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (1) के खंड (सी) के अतं गशत आन े वाल े 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 से सेवाजनवृत्त हुए हैं, व े प्रभावी तारीख से पेंिन के जलए पात्र होंग.े (2) ददवंगत कमशचारी, िो 1 जसतंबर 1987 और 31 अक्त ूबर 1993 के मध् य सेवा म ें था और 31 अक्त ूबर 1993 से पहल े उसकी मृत् य ु हो गई थी, उसका पठरवार प्रभावी तारीख से पठरवाठरक पिें न 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 होत े ह,ैं को छोडकर, अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (सिं ोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 के तहत जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (1) के तहत जनर्दशष् ट परू ी राजि को ठरफंड कर दने े या ठरफंड दकए िाने या समायोिन हते ु प्राजधकृत करने पर, पाठरवाठरक पेंिन को छोडकर, उस तारीख की अगली तारीख स े पेिन 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 अतं ठरती 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 लाग ू होते ह,ैं को छोडकर, अरुणाचल प्रदेि ग्रामीण बैंक (कमशचारी) पेंिन (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 के तहत जनधाशठरत समय के भीतर जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (2) के तहत जनर्दशष् ट परू ी राजि को ठरफंड कर देने या ठरफंड दकए िाने या समायोिन हते ु प्राजधकृत करने पर, उस तारीख की अगली तारीख से पाठरवाठरक पिें न देय हो िाएगी जिस तारीख को कमशचारी की मृत् यु होती ह.ै4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (3) इन जवजनयमों में दकसी बात के होते हुए भी, दकसी कमशचारी या ददवंगत कमशचारी के पठरवार के मामले में, िो उक्त जवजनयमों के तहत यथाजस्ट्थजत पेंिन या पाठरवाठरक पेंिन का जवकल् प चुनन े के जलए पात्र था, उसन े जवकल् प नहीं चुना या जवकल् प तो चुना ककंत ु पैसा ठरफंड नहीं दकया ककंतु अब वह जवजनयमन (3) के उप-जवजनयम (1) के खंड (क) के तहत यथाजस्ट्थजत, ठरफंड करता ह ै या समायोिन हते ु प्राजधकृत करता ह ै तो वह जवजनयम 3 के उप-जवजनयम (2) के तहत अरुणाचल प्रदेि 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 मृत्य,ु िो भी बाद में हो, से यथाजस्ट्थजत ठरफंड या समायोिन की तारीख से यथाजस्ट्थजत पेंिन या पाठरवाठरक पेंिन के जलए पात्र होगा. पाओजगन हाओदकप, अध्यक्ष [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./636/2024-25] नोट: मलू अजधसूचना सं. GN/142/1963 ददनांक 29 अक्टूबर 2018 के भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खडं 4, के माध् यम से प्रकाजित की गई थी, ददनांक 4 िनवरी 2019. ARUNACHAL PRADESH RURAL BANK NOTIFICATION Naharlagun, the 10th October 2024 No. APRB/GN/142/3936.—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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank(Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018, namely: 1. (1) THESE REGULATIONS MAY BE CALLED ARUNACHAL PRADESH RURAL 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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: 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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, 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 the6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] employee, on refunding or authorising adjustment of the entire amounts specified under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 3 within the time stipulated under Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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 Arunachal Pradesh Rural 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.” PAOGIN HAOKIP, Chairman [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./636/2024-25] Note: The principal notification was published vide number GN/142/1962 dated the 29th October,2018 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, section 4, date the 4th January,2019. 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