PCDA (WC) Circular: GPF Payment Delay and Interest Claims

The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Western Command) in Chandigarh has issued a circular regarding delayed payment of final settlement of General Provident Fund (GPF) and subsequent claims of interest on delayed payment. The circular refers to a letter from the Defence Accounts Department Headquarters, which has been receiving cases from 2020-2022 where officers/staff have not received their GPF final settlement within the stipulated time and are claiming interest on delayed payment. The circular requests all pay sections, area accounts offices, and AOGEs under PCDA (WC) to provide the number of cases where delay in payment of final settlement of GPF account has taken place and the number of cases where the beneficiary has sought payment of interest on account of delayed payment by 15/02/2023. It also advises timely processing of GPF final settlement cases and is treated as Most Urgent.

Payment of Interest on delayed payment of final settlement of GPF

Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Western Command),
Chandigarh-160009

No. FC/I/CHD/GPF/2001/Circular

Dated: 15/02/2023

To

1. Pay Section (Local)
2. Area Accounts Office (Pay) WC, Delhi Cantt
3. Area Accounts Office (Pay) WC, Jalandhar Cantt
4. Area Accounts Office (Pay) WC, Pathankot Cantt
5. All AOGE’s under PCDA (WC), Chandigarh

Sub: Payment of Interest on delayed payment of final settlement of GPF.
Ref: DAD HQrs letter No. ABFU-4052/4/2021-PAYC dated 13.02.2023

Please find enclosed DAD HQrs office letter cited under reference for immediate action please.

This is regarding delay in payment of final settlement of GPF account and subsequent claim of interest on delayed payment of GPF final settlement.

Recently HQrs office has been receiving cases pertaining to the years 2020-2022 where the officers/staff have been approaching for the non-payment of GPF final settlement within stipulated time and thereby claiming for interest on delayed payment of final settlement of GPF accounts.

Therefore, it is requested to intimate- (a) the number of cases where delay in payment of final settlement of GPF account beyond stipulated period has taken place and (b) the number of cases where the beneficiary has sought for payment of interest on account of delayed payment lying under your audit jurisdiction by 15.02.2023 through return email, so the same may be forwarded to HOrs office.

It is also advised to ensure timely processing of GPF final settlement cases.

Please accord Top Priority.

Group Officer (F/C)

Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam Delhi Cantt:- 110010

No. ABFU-4052/4/2021-PAYC

Dated:- 13 .02.2023

To
All PCsDA/CsDA.

Sub:- Payment of Interest on delayed payment of final settlement of GPF.

This is regarding delay in payment of final settlement of GPF account and subsequent claim of interest on delayed payment of GPF final settlement.

2. Recently Hrs. office has been receiving cases pertaining to the years 2020-2022 where the officers/staff from both DAD and Non-DAD segment have approached for the non payment of GPF final settlement within stipulated time and thereby claiming for interest on delayed payment of final settlement of GPF accounts.
3. It is requested to intimate (a) the number of cases where delay in payment of final settlement of GPF account beyond stipulated period has. taken place and (b) the number of cases where the beneficiary has sought for payment of interest on account of delayed payment lying under your audit jurisdiction by 15/02/2023.
4. Please treat the matter as Most Urgent.

Sr. Dy. CGDA(AT)

Source: pcdawc.gov.in