Summary: The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, issued an Office Memorandum dated 27 October 2026 clarifying the responsibility for authorising retirement benefits of subscribers under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) who retire while serving on deputation. The memorandum refers to Rule 27 of the Central Civil Services (Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025, which govern service-related matters of Central Government civil employees covered by UPS. Under Rule 27, where a subscriber retires while on deputation to another Central Government department, the Head of Office of the borrowing department is responsible for taking action to authorise benefits in accordance with the rule. The memorandum thereby identifies the borrowing department as the responsible administrative authority in cases involving deputation between Central Government departments. A different arrangement applies where a subscriber retires while on deputation to a State Government or while serving on foreign service. In such cases, the Head of Office or the cadre authority that sanctioned the deputation to the State Government or foreign service is responsible for initiating action to authorise the benefits. The clarification distinguishes these circumstances from deputation to another Central Government department and identifies the appropriate authority for processing retirement benefits.
All Ministries and Departments have been requested to communicate these provisions to officials handling UPS and National Pension System matters in their respective establishments, including attached and subordinate offices, for strict implementation. The memorandum concerns administrative responsibility for benefit authorisation and does not introduce any separate benefit calculation formula, eligibility condition or contribution requirement.
No. – 57/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the 27th October, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Subscribers on deputation in Unified Pension Scheme – reg.
The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025 to govern the service-related matters of Central Government civil employees covered under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).
(2) Rule 27 of these rule provides that in the case of subscriber who retires while on deputation to another Central Government department, action to authorise benefits in accordance with the provisions of this rule shall be taken by the Head of Office of the borrowing department.
In the case of a subscriber who retires from service, while on deputation to a State Government or while on foreign service, action to authorise benefits in accordance with the provisions of this rule shall be taken by the Head of Office or the Cadre authority which sanctioned deputation to the State Government or to foreign service.
(3) All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions regarding Subscribers on deputation in Unified Pension Scheme may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the UPS/ NPS matters of employees in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation.
(Samin Ansari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
To
All Ministries/Departments/Organisations,
(As per standard list)
