Rule 29 of Haryana Civil Services (GPF ) Rules, 2016

(A) Payment of interest on final payment.—

(1) The final payment shall be made to the subscriber or eligible family ember/nomine within two months from the date of submission of application Complete in all respects.

(2) At the time of final payment admissible under these rules, if the authority is issued by the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana upto 15th of the month, the interest shall be admissible upto the preceding month on the fund balance, if the authority is issued after 15th of a month interest shall be payable for that month provided the payment shall be made on or after the first day of the succeeding month.

(3) If a Court of law orders that the interest be paid to the subscriber for the delayed period of payment and the court orders have attained finality or it has been opined by the competent legal authority that the case is not fit for appeal, the payment of interest may, after recording the reasons in writing, be made to the subscriber and action, if any required, be taken as per sub rule (1) and (2) of rule 30 to avoid further liability of interest.

(4) A subscriber, dismissed or removed from service, whose appeal against his dismissal/ removal is pending in the department, the balance in his GPF account shall not be authorised until final orders confirming the decision are passed on his appeal or attaining the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier. Interest shall, however, be paid upto the preceding month in which the final payment is made provided the application is submitted in the prescribed form for final payment of general provident fund amount within one month from the date of issue of final orders passed on his appeal or after attaining the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier.

(B) Interest on final payment on quitting service─

In case of quitting service on whatsoever reason, the subscriber is entitled to interest on final payment upto the preceding month in which the final payment is made. The subscriber shall submit an application in the prescribed form for final payment of the amount of GPF account within the prescribed period, i.e. within

 (i) one month from the date of quitting service on whatsoever reason; and

(ii) six months before the date of retirement on superannuation.

(C) Interest on final payment to the family of disappeared or deceased subscriber.─

(1) In respect of a subscriber who disappears while in service, the family/nominee(s) is/are entitled to interest upto the preceding month in which the final payment is made. The family/nominee(s) shall have submit an application in the prescribed form for final

payment of general provident fund amount within one month from the date of receipt of report from the Police Department that the subscriber has not been traced after all efforts made by them.

(2) In case of death while in service of subscriber, the family/ nominee(s) is/are entitled for interest upto the preceding month in which the final payment is made, provided the family/nominee(s) shall submit application in the prescribed form for final payment of general provident fund amount within one month from the date of the death of the subscriber.

(D) No interest for delayed period if application is not submitted in time.─

(1) For final payment of the amount of GPF account, the subscriber or the family/nominee(s), as the case may be, shall submit an application in the prescribed form completed in all respects, within the stipulated period to the Head of office

concerned, failing which the interest for the delayed period of submission of application shall not be admissible.

(2) The date of receipt of application in the office of Head of office concerned shall be treated the date of application for this purpose. In case of delayed submission of application, the fraction of a month shall be construed as full month for this purpose.

Rule 30 (1) At the time of final payment, the payment of interest on the Fund balance upto the period of six months shall be made by the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana. For this purpose, the period of six months shall be counted after excluding  the immediately succeeding month i.e. to say, when the day of quitting service falls in the month of May, the period of six months shall be from July to December and not from June to November.