The Department of Expenditure has given its approval on February 7, 2023, to issue general orders allowing employees whose recruitment advertisements were issued before December 22, 2003, to be covered under the old pension scheme instead of January 1, 2004. The department has also approved the draft order. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Finance in response to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha.
Matters related to old Pension scheme
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1490
TO BE ANSWERED ON Tuesday, March 14, 2023/ 23 Phalguna, 1944 (Saka)
Matters related to old Pension scheme
QUESTION
1490: Shri Neeraj Shekhar:
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:
(a) whether Department of Expenditure has given its concurrence again during February,2023 in response to 3rd reference in January,2023 by Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW) to issue general orders to cover those employees under Old Pension Scheme whose advertisements for recruitment were issued before 01.01.2004 instead of 22.12.2003;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Department of Expenditure (DoE) has also vetted the OM to be issued for the same; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY)
(a) to (d) Department of Expenditure has given its concurrence on 07.02.2023 to issue general orders to cover those employees under Old Pension Scheme whose advertisements for recruitment were issued before 22.12.2003 instead of 01.01.2004. This Department has also approved the draft order.
