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TMI Blog2010 (10) TMI 432X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nd was subjected to such delays at a crucial period in his life and career - Necessary that matters such as these are addressed through systemic improvements so that hapless retirees do not find themselves at the receiving end, powerless and deprived - By powers vested in the Commission under Section 25 of the RTI Act, public authority is advised that they device a computer-based system which would display, up-to-date, the names and the dates of retirement of all retirees covered by its respective offices, and displays also the timelines for various actions connected with the payouts of all their terminal benefits as well as the status of the adherence to those timelines. Appellant stated that there were delays in her receiving the reply ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... later date. She has demanded further to know under what authority the Pay Accounts Officer of CBEC held on to the GPF payment order for three months, till 15-9-2009. According to her, Government of India directives enjoined that the Pension Payment Orders ought to be sent to the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) without loss of time. She has also demanded to know the dates of retirement of officers between January 2009 to September 2009 and the dates on which their PPOs were transmitted to the CPAO, New Delhi. Additionally, she wants to know on what authority the disbursement of the GPF amounts to the retirees was held up. 3. The P AO, CBEC, Meerut, in his reply dated 11-12-2009, has pointed out that as the authority for GPF pay ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... In compliance of the above, it is informed that authority of final payment of GPF was dispatched on 1-9-2009 vide this office letter No. PAO/MRT/CEX/GPF/FP/AKP/09-10/10245 dated 1-9-2009, which in turn was handed over to Sh. Anoop K. Saxena sepoy on Dak duty from the office of the Moradabad Central Excise Division on 4-9-2009 (copy enclosed) and draft amounting to Rs. 14,21,362=00 dt. 25-9-2009 in respect of GPF Final Payment was despatched on 25-9-2009 vide this office letter No. (copy enclosed) which in terms was handed over by the dispatch section on 29-9-2009 (copy enclosed) to Sh. Rama Shankar sepoy on Dak Duty of the Moradabad Division. Para No. 2 In compliance of direction of appellate authority in his letter dated 26-4-2010, it ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the bill was received on 16-9-2009, then where was the justification to send the requisition for the bank draft only on 22-9-2009. 5. CPIO received the Bank draft on 22-9-2009. Appellant wants to know as to why it was not sent to her husband by speed post immediately. 6. She has questioned the CPIO s assertion that her husband had not provided to the public authority the correct address for despatching the GPF payout instruments. She has described this statement of the CPIO as incorrect and misleading. 8. It was argued on behalf of the appellant that her husband, Shri A.K. Pathak retired in June, 2009 but the PPO in regard to his GPF payout was issued as late as 1-9-2009 with the delay of 2 months. He said that these were no ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mic improvements so that hapless retirees do not find themselves at the receiving end, powerless and deprived. 12. By powers vested in the Commission under Section 25 of the RTI Act, public authority, viz. Pay Accounts Office, Central Board of Excise Customs is advised that they device a computer-based system which would display, up-to-date, the names and the dates of retirement of all retirees covered by its respective offices, and displays also the timelines for various actions connected with the payouts of all their terminal benefits as well as the status of the adherence to those timelines. 13. Such a system would not only make the process transparent, it would help end the retirees suspicion about the persons who handle their ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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