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e-Pension – Role of District Level Officers of School Education

School Education,


Government of West Bengal
School Education Department, Budget Branch
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091

No. 64-SSE/17 Dated: 17.04.2017

MEMORANDUM

Subject: Procedure under e-Pension regarding checking of pension cases of employees of the Non-Government Aided and Recognised Educational Institutions at District level.

In terms of G.O. no. 86-SE(B) dated 01.06.1995 the procedure of examination of pension papers of the Non Government Aided and Recognised Educational Institutions by the office of the District Inspector of Schools (SE/PE) the P.S.A. and verification of the same by the Assistant Director of Accounts and Finance officer of the District Primary School Council are laid down in detail.

Now the State Government has introduced a revised procedure for online disposal of the pension cases of the employees of Non Government Aided and Recognised Educational Institutions through e-Pension portal. In order to accommodate the requirements of the changed environment including introduction of a check list at the levels of Sub-Inspector of Schools(PE)/ Head of Institution, it is felt that the procedure laid down in G O. no. quoted above requires modification.

The e-Pension file of the employees under the District Inspector of Schools (PE) will also be verified by the Assistant/ Deputy/ Joint Director of Accounts who has been declared an audit officer in respect of the primary pension also vide G.O. No. 63-SSE/17 dated 17/4/2017.

After careful consideration of the matter the Governor is pleased to prescribe a revised procedure for examination of pension papers by Sub-Inspector of Schools (PE)/ Head of Institution/ District Inspector of Schools (SE/PE) and Assistant/ Deputy/ Joint Director of Accounts under e-Pension system with respect to the newly introduced annexures as detailed below:-

Role of the Sub-Inspector of Schools (PE)/ Head of Institution:

On receipt of the e-Pension file along with hard copies including enclosures, the same will be available in the login of the Sub-Inspector of Schools (PE)/ Head of Institution, who may verify the case at his end or allot the same to the login of the operator to be created for the purpose The operator will verify and forward the pension case with comments to login of the superior Authority with respect to the points of Annexure-I.

The Sub-Inspector of Schools (PE)/ Head of Institution will ensure that the e-Pension file along with hard copies of pension papers are thoroughly examined in the procedure laid down in Annexure-I and all the whole process of preparing a pension case has been completed. Then he will forward the case to the District Inspector of Schools (PE/SE).

Role of the office of the District Inspector of Schools (SE/PE):

On receipt of the e-Pension file along with hard copies including service book, the same will be available in the login of the District Inspector of Schools (SE/PE) who may verify the case at his end or allot he same to the login of the Assistant Inspector of Schools (SE/PE) who may in turn verify the case at his end or sub-allot the same to the operator to be created for the purpose The operator and/or the Assistant Inspector of Schools (SE/PE) will verify and forward the pension case with comments to login of the superior Authority with respect to the points of Annexure-II.

The P.S.A. will ensure that the e-Pension file along with hard copies of pension papers including service book are thoroughly examined in the procedure laid down in Annexure-II and forward the same to the Assistant/ Deputy/ Joint Director of Accounts.

Role of the office of the Joint/Deputy/Assistant Director of Accounts:

On receipt of the e-Pension file along with hard copies including service book, the same will be available in the login of the Joint Director of Accounts who may verify the case at his end or allot he same to the login of the Assistant/ Deputy Director of Accounts who may in turn verify the case at his end or sub-allot the same to the operator to be created for the purpose. The operator will verify and forward the pension case with comments to login of the Assistant/ Deputy/ Joint Director of Accounts with respect to the points of Annexure-III:

On being satisfied himself as to the correctness of the pay and services of the employee concerned, the Assistant/ Deputy/ Joint Director of Accounts will return the pension case along with hard copies including service book to the District Inspector of Schools (SE/PE) recording the prescribed certificates or noting his specific objections, if any.

The provisions of the G.O. No. 86-SE(B) dated 01.06.1995 stands modified to the extent prescribed in this order.

The Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III as appended to this order have been introduced replacing the Annexure-I and Annexure-II prescribed under G O. No. 86-SE(B) dated 01.06.1995.

The Order shall take effect from 17/4/2017.

This Order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide U.O No Misc/ 60/2017 of Group-H dated 17.04.2017.

Sd/- Secretary
School Education Department

No. 64-SSE dated 17.04.2017