Srinagar, Oct 27: The Finance Department has constituted a committee for time-bound resolution of cases relating to coverage of Government employees under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).

As per government order, the move is in pursuance of Government Order No. 305-F of 2026 dated 28.09.2026, regarding coverage under the Defined Pension Scheme (Old Pension Scheme) of Government employees appointed against posts/vacancies advertised/notified prior to issuance of New Pension Scheme vide SRO-400 dated 24.12.2009.
The committee will be headed by the Director General of Accounts & Treasuries as Chairman, with Joint Director (Central), Funds Organization, Joint Director (Central), DGAT, Joint Director (Codes), Finance Department, Deputy Director (Resources), Finance Department, and Deputy Director (Budget), Finance Department as members. Chief Accounts Officer, DGAT, will be the Member Secretary.
As per the order, the committee will coordinate with concerned Administrative Departments for issuance of necessary orders determining eligibility of employees for coverage under OPS and timely submission of complete cases to the Finance Department.
It will liaise with J&K Funds Organization, PFRDA and designated CRA namely Protean eGov Technologies Limited for smooth processing of cases and resolution of procedural or technical issues relating to withdrawal of accumulated corpus and its transfer to Government exchequer and subscriber's GPF account.
It will also coordinate with the Directorate of Funds Organization for expeditious allotment of GPF account numbers to eligible employees whose coverage under OPS has been duly approved.
The committee will submit periodic progress reports to the Administrative Secretary, Finance Department, indicating total cases received, scrutinized, approved, GPF numbers allotted, cases pending with NSDL/CRA, and NPS-related financial reconciliation status.
The Administrative Departments shall remain responsible for ensuring correctness and completeness of service particulars, verifying relevant advertisement/notification and appointment records, and certifying eligibility, the order says.
The Member Secretary shall act as Nodal Officer for receipt, registration, circulation and monitoring of cases. The NPS Cell of DGAT shall provide secretarial, technical and coordination support to the Committee.