Whether the Government has issued any order to extend the benefit of GPF-cum- Pension Scheme to the officials of some Universities/Inter-University Centres..?

The below information was given by the Minister of Human Resource Development Shri.E.Ahamed as written answer for the question raised in the Parliament is given below…

The Central Government has extended GPF-cum-Pension scheme (for officers/staff) to six Inter University Centres (IUCs) who have joined prior to 1.1.2004 and had opted for the same.

The six IUCs are

(i) Inter University Consortium for Department of Atomic Energy Facility(IUC-DAEF);

(ii) Inter University Consortium for Astronomy and Astrophysics(IUCAA);

(iii) Nuclear Science Centre(NSC);

(iv) Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC);

(v) National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and

(vi) Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET). The expenditure on this GPF-cum-Pension Scheme shall be borne by UGC from its own funds.

The Central Government has approved introduction of New Pension Scheme to all regular employees joining Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and also given option to other regular employees of NVS either to join the New Pension Scheme or to continue with the existing scheme. This scheme has been introduced with effect from 1.4.2009. However, employees who joined the NVS before the date have not accepted the scheme and have represented for coverage under CCP (Pension) Rules, 1978, but this could not be acceded to.