DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

Central Pension Accounting Office

The Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) was set up as an administrative unit of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure under the Controller General of Accounts. The office started functioning with effect from 1st January 1990 . This office is administering the ‘Scheme for Payment of Pension to Central Government Civil Pensioners by Authorised Banks’. Its functions inter-alia includes:

  • Preparation of budget under the Grant and accounting thereof.

  • Issue of Special Sea Authorities (SSAs) to Authorised Banks.

  • Internal Audit of Banks.

The scheme referred to above extends to all pensioners of the Central Government employed in Civil Ministries (other than Railways, Defence and P&T). It also covers retired Judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court, All India Service officers of UT Cadre & former Members of Parliament. Along with these, the payment of pension and other amenities to former Presidents and Vice-Presidents of India  is also covered by the Scheme.  

Since, its inception in 1990, the Central Pension Accounting Office has handled around 4,08,365 fresh pension cases and 4,05,708 cases of revision, commutation etc. and thus has dealt with around 8,14,073 cases in total upto 31st March 2004 . In the year 2003-04, the office has dealt with around 36,275 fresh cases and 13,387 cases of revision, commutation and transfer totaling to 49,662 cases.

Central Pension Accounting Office has its own website www.cpao.nic.in which gives the procedure for pension payment of Central Civil Pensioners. It provides linkages to other related sites to provide access to latest Government orders on pension matter. The site has got a facility for online inquiry of the status of Pension cases being processed in the CPAO. Pensioners can also correspond with this office through this website.  

An interactive voice response system (IVRS) with numbers 011-26715108, 011-26715109, 011-26715110, 011-26715112 has been installed to provide round the clock information on status of pension cases being processed in the CPAO.

CPAO is presently functioning as interim Central Record Keeping Agency for the New Pension Scheme applicable from 01-01-2004 for all new entrants to the Central Government excluding armed forces.

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the year 2006-07 (Upto Dec. 06)