1. The applicant has filed this petition with a prayer that the services of the applicant be counted from the date of her appointment i.e., 28-7-62 under the provision of M.P. Civil Services Rules, Rule-12 and she be paid retiral benefits for the service of 34 years along with 12% interest of pension and gratuity.

2. The contention of the applicant is that the applicant was appointed as trained 'Dai' in Integrated Women & Child Development Project. The applicant was given benefit of revised pay scale and the applicant was promoted to the post of Gram Sevika on 1-8-67. The applicant was sent for training and was promoted as trained Bal Sevika in the year 1971. She was granted regular increments. The applicant was posted at Narayanpur continuously from 19-11-80 to 19-11-82. The services of the applicant were absorbed vide order dated 2-6-83 Annexure A-2 in the post of Gram Sevika. After absorption the applicant was promoted and was posted as trained Gram Sevika. The applicant was again promoted in the year 1988 and was posted as Supervisor. Her pay was fixed vide Annexure A-3 and the applicant retired on 30-6-97 vide Annexure A-4. The service book of the applicant was prepared on