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If both
the halves of a PPO are reported to have been lost in transit due to floods etc. before commencement of payment of pension, the paying Branch to which the
matter is reported, will address the concerned Pay & Accounts Office
through the usual channel i.e. Link Branch, CPAO etc. requesting for issue of a
duplicate PPO in favour of the concerned pensioner in
terms of the provisions of relevant rule(s) in force. Before initiating action in this behalf the
paying Branch will however, verify from the register
of payment of pensions that no payment has already been made to the pensioner
and confirm this fact to the PAO while writing for a duplicate PPO. The paying Branch will also take the
following further action before commencing payment in such cases on receipt of
duplicate PPOs.
(a) The fact that no payment is to be made
against the Original PPO will be prominently mentioned in the ‘Remarks’ column
of the Register of Payments of Pension while noting therein the particulars of
the duplicate PPO.
(b)
A declaration from the pensioner to the effect the
he has not already received any payment against the Original PPO; and also an
undertaking from him to the effect the he will surrender to the paying branch
the Original PPO, if
traced out later, and not claim any payment on its strength will
be obtained from the pensioner and kept on their record.
(c)
It will ensure that no payment has been made to the
pensioner on the basis of original PPO during the period following the
report made to the PAO as regards its
reported loss.
In cases in which
pensioner’s potion of the PPO is lost, worn or torn and it is sought to be
renewed, the paying Branch will forward the request of the pensioner, along
with both halves/disburser’s half of the PPO to the CPAO through the Link
Branch for renewal in terms of the provisions of rules 331-332 of CTRs
in force. In order that payment of pension is not
unnecessarily delayed in such cases in the absence of disburser’s portion of
the PPO, care may be taken to send the connected documents to the CPAO
immediately after payment for a month is made, so as to leave sufficient time
with the CPAO to do the needful and return the documents by the time payment
for the next month becomes due. The CPAO
will also be reminded by the paying Branch in cases where the return of the
documents is unduly delayed.
In case
where disburser’s portion of PPO is lost by the Paying Branch of the bank, the
Paying Branch will report the matter to the concerned Pay & Accounts Office
through the usual channel, i.e. Link Branch, CPAO requesting for issue of
duplicate disburser’s portion
of PPO. For this purpose,
the Paying Branch will forward the photocopy of the pensioner’s portion of PPO
duly attested by the Bank Manager and certificate indicating the month up to
which the payment has been made to the pensioner, CPAO will send this
information to the concerned PAO for issue of duplicate Disburser’s portion of
PPO.
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