Pension Related Acts/Rules
To safeguard the interests and rights of senior citizens, the Government has framed various acts and rules. It helps to have a thorough knowledge of these acts and rules to keep a track on pension matters and the process of getting hassle free payments. Another benefit of knowing about these acts is to guard against being cheated of your pension grants.
The following Rules and Acts are administered by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare -
- Pensioners Procedure (External website that opens in a new window)
- Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 (External website that opens in a new window)
- The Pensions Act, 1871 (External website that opens in a new window)
- Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 (External website that opens in a new window)
- Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pensions) Rules (External website that opens in a new window)
- General Provident Fund (Civil Services) Rules, 1960 (External website that opens in a new window)
- Contributory Provident Fund (India) Rules, 1962 (External website that opens in a new window)
- Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983 (External website that opens in a new window)
- Liberalized Pensionary Awards (External website that opens in a new window)
- All India Services (Death cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958 (External website that opens in a new window)
- Central Civil Services (Medical Examination) Rules, 1957 (External website that opens in a new window)
Source: National Portal Content Management Team, Reviewed on: 14-03-2008 
