Haryana Civil Services (General Provident Fund) Rules, 2016
No: -- Dated: Jul, 19 2016
HARYANA CIVIL SERVICES (GENERAL PROVIDENT FUND) RULES, 2016
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules to regulate the General Provident Fund of Government employees of the State of Haryana:-
Chapter – I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement:-
(1) These rules may be called the Haryana Civil Services (General Provident Fund) Rules, 2016.
(2) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force from 19th July, 2016.
2. Application and effect of rules:-
(1) Except as otherwise provided, these rules shall apply to all Government employees of any Group—
(i) who entered in Government service before the 1st January, 2006 and are working on regular basis;
(ii) to whom the benefit of past service towards pension has been allowed on their subsequent appointment by direct recruitment or otherwise on or after 1st January,2006; and
(iii) any other category of Government employee to whom the competent authority may by general or special order, direct that these rules shall apply to them.
(2) These rules shall not apply to the following categories:-
(i) Government employees who are covered under New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme applicable w.e.f. 1st January,2006;
(ii) members of the All India Services;
(iii) employees serving in a department under Haryana Government on deputation from Centre or any other State Government or any other source, for a limited duration.
(iv) any other category of Government employee to whom the competent authority may by general or special order, direct that these rules shall not apply to them.
Note 1:- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has agreed under clause (3) article 187 of the Constitution that until a law is made by the Legislature of the State under clause (2) of article 187 of the Constitution or rules are framed by the Governor in consultation with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly under clause (3) of article 187 of the Constitution of India, these rules and amendments thereof, if any, after prior consent of the Speaker, shall apply to the secretarial staff of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Note 2:- The Chairman, Haryana Public Service Commission, has agreed to the application of these rules as amended from time to time, in the case of officers and employees of the Haryana Public Service Commission. Note 3:- If any doubt arises as to whether these rules apply to any person or not, the decision shall lie with the Finance Department.
(3) Nothing in these rules shall be deemed to have the effect of terminating the existence of the General Provident Fund as heretofore, or of constituting any new fund.
3. Relaxation of rules:- Where the operation of any of these rules causes or is likely to cause undue hardship to a subscriber, the Finance Department, may notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, deal with the cases of such subscriber in such a manner, as may appear just and equitable by relaxing the rule(s).
4. Interpretation:- If any doubt/question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules, it shall be referred to the Finance Department, Haryana whose decision thereon shall be final.
5. Repeal and saving:- The Haryana General Provident Fund Rules, 2006, are hereby repealed. Anything done or any action taken under rules so repealed, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.