change of name of spouse.pdf
11/15/2022-P&PW(H)-8363 (1)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003
Date: 24-10-2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Change of name of spouse- Advice of Department of Pension and
Pensioners' Welfare.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 3(2)/2022- P&PW(H)-7942 dated 6-10-2022 regarding change of name of spouse (Copy attached). The advice contained in the above-mentioned OM dated 06-10-2022 are
as under:
(i) There is no separate procedure prescribed in the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 for change of name/surname in the PPO of Government employees or spouse after retirement. The PPO is issued on the basis of service record/service book of the employee and the maintenance of service book is concerned with DoPT.
(ii) Further, this matter was discussed in the inter-ministerial Review meeting of pending grievances in CPENGRAMS, held under the chairmanship of Director(PW), Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation were informed that they may follow DoPT's OM No. 190016/187-Estt. dated 12th March, 1987 for change of name of family pensioner also. In case the Ministry of Statistics &e Programme Implementation feels that there is some discrepancy in the documents submitted by the complainant family pensioner in support of her application for change of name in the PPO, they may sort it out with her directly and ensure that the request for change of name fulfils the conditions of DoPT's OM No. 190016/187-Est. dated 12th March, 1987.
2.
All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the pensionary benefits in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder for compliance.
To
HMENT-EV
(Subhash Chander) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
All Ministries/Departments/Organizations (As per standard list)
Tele. No. 24644631
H. 3(2)/2022-P&PW(H)-7942 कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत और पेंशन मंत्रालय पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
8वीं मंजिल 'बी' विंग, जनपथ भवन
जनपथ, नई दिल्ली-110001 दिनांक: 6 अक्टूबर, 2022
Sub: Change of name of spouse Smt. Simro Devi in PPO of Late Shri Man Mohan Chander, Ex-Asstt. seeking advice of Department of Pension & Pensioners'
Welfare-reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation's UO No. A-38012/1/2021-Ad.II dated 8/7/2022 and this Department's ID Note No. 3(2)/2022-P&PW-7942 dated 17/5/2022 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the advice of this Department has already been issued vide ID Note dated 17/5/2022 as referred to above.
2.
(i)
(ii)
The matter has been re-examined in this Department. It is stated that: -
There is no separate procedure prescribed in the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 for change of name/surname in the PPO of Government employees or spouse after retirement. The PPO is issued on the basis of service record/service book of the employee and the maintenance of service book is concerned with DoPT.
Further, this matter was discussed in the inter-ministerial Review meeting of pending grievances in CPENGRAMS, held under the chairmanship of Director(PW), Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation were informed that they may follow DoPT's OM No. 190016/187-Estt. dated 12th March, 1987 for change of name of family pensioner also. In case the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation feels that there is some discrepancy in the documents submitted by the complainant family pensioner in support of her application for change of name in the PPO, they may sort it out with her directly and ensure that the request for change of name fulfils the conditions of DoPT's OM No. 190016/187-Estt. dated 12th March, 1987.
3.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
अक्षीय (अशोक कुमार सिंह)
अवर सचिव, भारत सरकार
फोन: 23310108
To
The Under Secretary (Ad.II)
M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation Khurshid Lal Bhawan, Janpath
New Delhi.
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