SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government’s Finance Department has constituted a committee to expedite the processing and resolution of cases involving government employees seeking coverage under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), with a mandate to coordinate eligibility approvals, General Provident Fund (GPF) allotments and the transfer of accumulated pension funds.
According to a government order, the committee has been formed in pursuance of Government Order No. 305-F of 2026, dated September 28, 2026, concerning employees appointed against posts or vacancies advertised or notified before the introduction of the New Pension Scheme through SRO-400, issued on December 24, 2009.
The committee will be chaired by the Director General of Accounts and Treasuries (DGAT). Its members include the Joint Director (Central), Funds Organization; Joint Director (Central), DGAT; Joint Director (Codes), Finance Department; Deputy Director (Resources), Finance Department; and Deputy Director (Budget), Finance Department. The Chief Accounts Officer, DGAT, will serve as the Member Secretary.
One of the committee’s key responsibilities will be to coordinate with the concerned Administrative Departments to ensure that orders determining employees’ eligibility for OPS coverage are issued and complete cases are submitted to the Finance Department without delay.
It will also work with the Jammu and Kashmir Funds Organization, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), and designated Central Recordkeeping Agency Protean eGov Technologies Limited to facilitate the processing of cases. This will include resolving procedural and technical issues concerning the withdrawal of accumulated pension funds and their transfer to the Government exchequer and the respective subscribers’ GPF accounts.
The panel will coordinate with the Directorate of Funds Organization to ensure the prompt allotment of GPF account numbers to employees whose coverage under OPS has been approved.
Under the order, the committee must submit periodic progress reports to the Administrative Secretary of the Finance Department. These reports will detail the total number of cases received, scrutinised and approved, the number of GPF account numbers allotted, cases pending with NSDL or the designated CRA, and the status of financial reconciliation relating to the National Pension System (NPS).
The order also makes the concerned Administrative Departments responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of employees’ service records. They must verify the relevant advertisement or notification and appointment documents and certify the employees’ eligibility for OPS coverage.
The Member Secretary will function as the nodal officer responsible for receiving, registering, circulating and monitoring cases. The NPS Cell of the Directorate General of Accounts and Treasuries will provide secretarial, technical and coordination support to the committee.
