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SB Order No. 36/2020
e.F.No.113-02/2019-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad
Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Date: 06.11.2020
To,
All Head of
Circles/Regions
Subject: – Regarding revision of deceased claim sanction limit in National
(Small) Savings Schemes where no nomination exists or no legal evidence is
available.
Sir / Madam,
Kindly refer to the SB
Order No. 31/2020, issued vide this office letter No. 113-02/2020-SB dated 28.08.2020.
This office has been receiving suggestions from Circles to revise sanction
limit prescribed for various authorities for settlement of deceased claim cases
in National (Small) Savings Schemes where no nomination exists or no legal
evidence is available.
2. The issue has been examined in this office and the
competent authority has accordingly decided to revise sanction limit prescribed
for settlement of deceased claim cases.
3. Accordingly, the limit prescribed in Rule 60(4)(B) of POSB
(CBS) Manual and Rule 87(4)(ii) of POSB Manual Volume 1, in case of where no
nomination exists or no legal evidence is available is revied as below : –
|
SI.No |
Name of Authority |
Existing limit in (Rs.) |
Revised limit in (Rs.) |
|
(i) |
Sub-Postmasters of Time Scale
Departmental SOs Sub Postmasters of Lower Selection Grade Post Offices |
10,000 |
50,000 |
|
(ii) |
Sub-Postmasters/Deputy
Postmasters/ Postmasters of Higher Selection Grade (all Non Gazetted) SOs and
HPOs |
25,000 |
1,00,000 |
|
(iii) |
Senior Postmasters/Deputy Chief
Postmasters/ Superintendent of Post Offices / Deputy Superintendent of Post
Offices. (All Gazetted
Group-B HPOs and Divisions) Chief Postmasters in GPO/Head Offices, Senior
Superintendents of Post Offices (All Gazetted
Group-A HPOs and Divisions) & equivalent authorities in GPOs |
2,50,000 |
5,00,000 |
|
(iv) |
Director HQ/Regional
Directors/Director (GPO) [In Mumbai, Kolkata & New Delhi] |
5,00,000 |
Not required |
Note 1: -To ascertain limit for sanction of claim the status of
the Post Office/Office should be taken into account.
2: – if the eligible
amount in a deceased account is above Rs. 5 lakh where no nomination or legal
evidence available, the amount shall be paid to the claimant on submission of
‘Succession Certificate’ issued by the court.
4. Summary of revised sanction limits applicable for various
authorities is placed below for ready reference: –
|
SI.No. |
Name of Authority |
Where nomination exists. |
Where legal evidence available |
Where
no nomination exists or no legal evidence is available |
|
( i) |
Sub-Postmasters of Time Scale
Departmental SOs Sub
Postmasters of Lower |
No Limit |
50,000/- |
50,000 |
|
(ii) |
Sub-Postmasters/Deputy
Postmasters/ Postmasters of Higher Selection Grade (all Non Gazetted) SOs and
HPOs |
No Limit |
No Limit |
1,00,000 |
|
(iii) |
Senior Postmasters/Deputy Chief
Postmasters/ Superintendent of Post Offices / Deputy Superintendent of Post
Offices. (All Gazetted Group-B HPOs and Divisions) Chief Postmasters in
GPO/Head Offices, Senior Superintendents of Post ‘ Offices (All Gazetted
Group-A HPOs and Divisions) & equivalent authorities in GPOs |
No Limit |
No Limit |
5,00,000 |
Note: – 1. The Post
Office where the account stands, on receipt of the claim either directly or by
Insured Post will issue acknowledgment to the claimant on the same day. The
claim case is to be settled within 1 (one) working day when nomination exists and
within 7 working days in other cases, if the claim falls under its financial
powers of the Post Office. If the claim case falls above the financial powers,
it shall be forwarded to the sanctioning authority by service Insured Post on
the day of its receipt.
2. Divisional office
will dispose-off the claim case within 7 working days of the receipt of the
same.
5. It is requested
that this SB order may be circulated to all concerned including CBS/non-CBS
Post Offices. In case where claims are not yet submitted or claims are already
submitted but not yet sanctioned, these revised provisions should be made
applicable.
This issues with the
approval of competent authority.
Yours f..„ fully,
( Devendra arma )
Assistant Director (SB)
Copy to:-
1. PPS to
Secretary (Posts)
2. PS to Director
General Postal Services.
3. PPS/ PS to Addl. DG
(Co-ordination)/Member (Banking)/ Member (0)/ Member (P)/ Member (Planning
& FIRD)/ Member (PLI)/ Member (Tech)/AS & FA
4. Director General,
APS, New Delhi
5. Chief General
Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate
6. Deputy Director
General (Vigilance) & CVO) / Sr. Deputy Director General (PAF)
7. Director, RAKNPA /
GM, CEPT / Directors of all PTCs
8. Director General P
& T (Audit), Civil Lines, New Delhi
9. Secretary, Postal
Services Board/ All Deputy Directors General
10. All General
Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP
11. Chief Engineer
(Civil), Postal Directorate
12. All Sections of
Postal Directorate
13. All recognized Federations
/ Unions/ Associations
14. GM, CEPT for
uploading the order on the India Post website.
15. MOF (DEA), NS-II,
North Block, New Delhi.
16. Joint Director
& HOD, ICCW Building, 4 Deendayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi-110002
17. Guard File
18. Spare copies.
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