Manipur Accountant General began online pension authorisation from September 30, replacing paper-based processes with digital PPOs and secure pension data transmission.
Imphal, Oct. 5: The Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Manipur, has begun online pension authorisation and digital transmission of pension authorities from September 30, 2026, as part of the transition towards an end-to-end digital pension processing system.
The initiative aims to make pension authorisation and payment services more efficient, secure, paperless and timely. It is part of the broader digitisation of entitlement functions being undertaken under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, covering pension, General Provident Fund (GPF) and Gazetted Entitlements.
The Accountant General's office said the Finance Department, Government of Manipur, had prescribed implementation of the Online Pension Processing System (OPPS) from September 30 through an Office Memorandum issued on August 24, 2026. The Finance Department has also provided for digital generation and issuance of pension documents as part of the transition.
Under the new system, pension authorities processed and authorised by the Accountant General's office will be generated and transmitted through the authorised digital system. The process will facilitate digital generation of Pension Payment Orders (PPOs), Gratuity Payment Orders (GPOs) and Commutation Payment Orders (CPOs), along with secure transmission of authorised pension data to the concerned pension-payment or Treasury system.
Digitally generated pension documents will also be made available through the prescribed system.
The online authorisation system will initially be introduced in a phased and controlled manner to ensure system stability and uninterrupted pension services.
During the initial stabilisation period, the Accountant General's office will continue issuing physical PPO Books along with digitally generated pension documents wherever considered necessary.
The notification said physical PPO Books would be discontinued after the online pension authorisation system has stabilised and the digital workflow is found to be fully operational.
Thereafter, the Digital PPO, e-PPO or PPO Book generated through the authorised system will become the normal mode of pension authorisation and will be made available through the prescribed digital platform.
If a pensioner requires a physical copy after physical PPO Books are discontinued, the concerned Treasury Officer or Sub-Treasury Officer may provide a printed copy of the system-generated PPO available through the authorised system.
Such a copy will have to be clearly identified as a “System Generated PPO Printed Copy” and authenticated by the concerned Treasury Officer or Sub-Treasury Officer with an official seal and signature.
The notification clarified that the printed document will only be a copy of the digitally generated PPO and will not constitute a fresh or separately issued pension authority. No alteration, addition, deletion or overwriting will be permitted on the system-generated PPO.
Treasury Officers and Sub-Treasury Officers will act on pension authorities available through the authorised system and ensure that pension payments are made according to the authorised pension particulars.
Any discrepancy in the pension authority or system data will have to be brought to the notice of the Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Manipur.
The Accountant General's office will also maintain pre-authorisation verification and internal quality controls before digitally authorising pension cases.
The verification will cover the identity and basic particulars of pensioners, pension calculations, qualifying service, pension, gratuity and commutation details wherever applicable, family pension particulars, PPO and other authority details, supporting electronic documents, and consistency between pension data and underlying records.
During the initial implementation period, the office will monitor the generation, digital signing, transmission and receipt of pension authorities, availability of Digital PPOs, technical errors and transmission failures.
It will also coordinate with the Finance Department, Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and other concerned agencies to resolve operational and technical issues.
The notification issued on September 28 said the new system would take effect from September 30, 2026, and called on all concerned to cooperate in its implementation.
