(1) Dues to Municipality and Co-operative Societies not treated as Government dues.

(1) Dues to Municipality and Co-operative Societies not treated as Government dues. - The arrears of water and electricity are dues of the Municipal Committees, etc., which are local bodies and are, therefore, not Government dues. Similarly Co-operative Societes are not Government organizations and any dues to them cannot be treated as `dues to Government'. No recovery of such dues can be made from the death-cum-retirement gratuity. Family pension is like any other pension and recoveries of dues whether Government or non-Government are not permissible from it without obtaining the consent of the pensioner. [G.I., M.F., U.O. No. 2896-ETA/60, dated the 31st August, 1960, in File No. 10 (14)-E. V/60.] It has been decided in consultation with the Ministries of Finance and Law, Justice and Company Affairs, New Delhi, that in case the prematurely retired official gives a declaration to his disbursing officer for recovery of outstanding dues of the Co-operative Societies from his DCRG payable to him under the rules, the same may be deducted in cash from the DCRG of the official and remitted to the society. [D.G., P. & T., Letter No. B-18019/10/75-WI, dated the 12th December, 1975.]