Jammu – November 13, 2026: In a landmark administrative policy determination bringing immense financial relief to civil servants across the Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has formally sanctioned the restoration of Defined Pension Scheme (Old Pension Scheme) benefits to eligible officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), officially permitting their transition away from the National Pension System (NPS).
The decisive measure was enacted through Government Order No. 1794-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued on Thursday by the General Administration Department (GAD). The executive order accords formal administrative sanction enabling designated administrative officers—who had exercised their statutory option to switch over from the defined contribution framework introduced under SRO-400 of December 2009—to be repatriated into the defined-benefit Old Pension Scheme.
According to the official communication authorized by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department, M. Raju (IAS), the transition framework adheres strictly to foundational guidelines notified by the Finance Department vide Government Order No. 305-F of 2026 issued earlier this autumn.
The formal order stipulates that the regularization of pensionary claims and post-retirement financial security structures for all eligible officers incorporated in the comprehensive government annexure will be processed under standard statutory pension rules applicable prior to the 2010 reform cutoff.
Senior administrative circles and civil service associations have widely welcomed the breakthrough directive, noting that the resolution clears years of procedural uncertainty regarding post-retirement equity, parity in terminal emoluments, and service conditions for career bureaucrats serving across crucial administrative echelons in Jammu and Kashmir.
Published by True Roots Media