Panchkula, Aug. 5 -- The Central Government has introduced a new procedure for allotting regular 12-digit Pension Payment Order (PPO) numbers against the existing Provisional Pension Payment Order (PPPO) numbers in National Pension System-All Recruitment (NPS-AR) pension cases, with the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) rolling out an online utility for the purpose.
The Ministry of Finance's Department of Expenditure, through an Office Memorandum dated July 31, 2026, has directed all Principal Chief Controllers of Accounts (Pr. CCAs), Chief Controllers of Accounts (CCAs), Controllers of Accounts (CAs) and Accountant Generals (AGs) to ensure that Pay and Accounts Offices (PAOs) under their jurisdiction use the newly developed utility...