UPS has been notified as an option under the NPS. Therefore, it has been decided
that the Central Government civil employees who opt for UPS under NPS shall also be
eligible for option for availing benefits under UPS or the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or
the CSS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 2023 in the event of death of the Government
servant during service or his discharge on the ground of invalidation or disablement.
Every Central Government servant covered who opts for Unified Pension Scheme
under the National Pension System shall, at the time of joining Government service,
exercise an option in Form 1 for availing benefits under the UPS or under the CCS
(Pension) Rules, 2021 or the CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 2023 in the event of
his/her death or boarding out on account of disablement or retirement on invalidation.
Existing Government servants, who have opted for the Unified Pension Scheme under the
National Pension System, shall also exercise such option as soon as possible after the
notification of these clarifications
Every Government servant shall, along with the option in Form 1, also submit
details of family in Form 2 to the Head of Office. The Head of Office shall, on receipt of
the Form 2, acknowledge receipt of the Form 2 and all further communications received
from the Government servant in this behalf, countersign it indicating the date of receipt
and get it pasted on the service book of the Government servant concerned. The Head of
Office on receipt of communication from the Government servant regarding any change in
the size of family shall also incorporate such a change in Form 2.
