To safeguard the interests and rights of senior citizens, the Government has framed various acts and rules. It helps to have a thorough knowledge of these acts and rules to keep a track on pension matters and the process of getting hassle free payments. Another benefit of knowing about these acts is to guard against being cheated of your pension grants.

The following Rules and Acts are administered by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare -

• Pensioners Procedure
• Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972
• The Pensions Act, 1871
• Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981
• Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pensions) Rules
• General Provident Fund (Civil Services) Rules, 1960
• Contributory Provident Fund (India) Rules, 1962
• Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1983
• Liberalized Pensionary Awards
• All India Services (Death cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958
• Central Civil Services (Medical Examination) Rules, 1957