Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021
(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Save as otherwise provided in these rules, these rules shall apply to the Government servants appointed on or before 31st day of December, 2003, including civilian Government servants in the Defence Services, appointed substantively to civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union which are borne on pensionable establishments, but shall not apply to,--
(a) railway servants;
(b) persons in casual and daily rated employment;
(c) persons paid from contingencies;
(d) persons entitled to the benefit of a Contributory Provident Fund;
(e) members of the All India Services;
(f) persons locally recruited for service in diplomatic, consular or other Indian establishments in foreign countries;
(g) persons employed on contract except when the contract provides otherwise; and
(h) persons whose terms and conditions of service are regulated by or under the provisions of the Constitution or any other law for the time bei
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "Accounts Officer" means an officer, whatever his official designation, who maintains the accounts of a Ministry, Department or Office of the Central Government or Union territory and includes an Accountant-General, who is entrusted with the functions of maintaining the accounts or part of accounts of the Central Government or Union territory;
(b) "Allottee" means a Government servant to whom Government accommodation has been allotted on payment of licence fee or otherwise;
(c) "Average emoluments" means average emoluments as determined in accordance with rule 32;
(d) "Bhavishya" means an online system for sanction of retirement benefits and tracking of sanction and payment of pension by the Government servant and the authorities concerned with sanction of pension to the Government servant;
(e) "Child" means a son or daughter of the Government servant who is eligible to receive death
(1) A Government servant who is transferred permanently to a service or post to which these rules apply from a service or post to which these rules do not apply shall become subject to these rules:
Provided that it shall be open to him, within six months of the date of issue of the order of his permanent transfer or, if he is on leave on that day, then, within six months of his return from leave, whichever is later, to elect to be governed by the pension rules to which he was subject immediately before the date of his transfer.
(2) The option under the proviso to sub-rule (1) shall be exercised in writing and communicated to the authority making such order of transfer.
(3) The option, once exercised, shall be final.
(1) Any claim to pension or family pension shall be regulated by the provisions of these rules in force at the time when a Government servant retires or is retired or is discharged or is allowed to resign from service or dies, as the case may be.
(2) The day on which a Government servant retires or is retired or is discharged or is allowed to resign from service, as the case may be, shall be treated as his last completed working day and the date of death shall also be treated as a completed working day:
Provided that in a case where the Government servant immediately before his retirement or death was absent from duty on leave or otherwise or was under suspension, the day of retirement or death shall be part of such leave or absence or suspension.
(1) A Government servant shall not earn two pensions in the same service or post at the same time or by the same continuous service.
(2) Except as provided in rule 19 or rule 20, a Government servant who, having retired on a superannuation pension or retiring pension or compulsory retirement pension or who is in receipt of a compassionate allowance on having been dismissed or removed from service, is subsequently re-employed, shall not be entitled to a separate pension or gratuity for the period of his re-employment:
Provided that a Government servant who was previously appointed in an autonomous body or a public sector undertaking and was subsequently appointed, with proper permission of that body or undertaking, in the Government service on or before 31st December, 2003, will be eligible for pension and gratuity for the service rendered in the Government in addition to the pension and gratuity, if any, received by him from the autonomous body or the public sector und
(1)(a) Future good conduct shall be an implied condition of every grant of pension and its continuance under these rules.
(b) the Appointing Authority may, by order in writing, withhold or withdraw a pension or a part thereof, whether permanently or for a specified period, if the pensioner is convicted of a serious crime or is found guilty of grave misconduct:
Provided that where a part of pension is withheld or withdrawn, the amount of such pension shall not be reduced below the amount of minimum pension under rule 44.
(2) Where a pensioner is convicted of a serious crime by a Court of Law, action under sub-rule (1) shall be taken in the light of the judgment of the court relating to such conviction.
(3) In a case not falling under sub-rule (2), if the authority referred to in sub-rule (1) considers that the pensioner is prima facie guilty of grave misconduct, he shall before passing an order under sub-rule (1),--
(a) serve upon the pensioner a no
1[(1) (a) The President, in the case of a pensioner who retired from a post for which the President is the appointing authority;
(b) the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry or Department, in the case of a pensioner who retired from a post for which an authority subordinate to the President is the appointing authority;
and
(c) the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, in the case of a pensioner who retired from the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, from a post for which an authority subordinate to the President is the appointing authority.
may, by order in writing, withhold a pension or gratuity, or both, either in full or in part, or withdraw a pension in full or in part, whether permanently or for a specified period, and order recovery from a pension or gratuity of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the Government, if, in any departmental proceedings or judicial proceedings, the pensioner is found guilty of grave miscon
(1) If a pensioner who, immediately before his retirement was a member of Central Service Group 'A' wishes to accept any commercial employment before the expiry of one year from the date of his retirement, he shall obtain the previous sanction of the Government to such acceptance by submitting an application in Form 1:
Provided that a Government servant who was permitted by the Government to take up a particular form of commercial employment during his leave preparatory to retirement or during refused leave shall not be required to obtain subsequent permission for his continuance in such employment after retirement:
Provided further that a Government servant shall not negotiate for commercial employment during service without prior permission of the administrative Ministry or Department and such permission shall not be given unless there are special reasons for doing so.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3), the Government may, by order in writing, on a
(1) If a pensioner, who immediately before his retirement was a member of Central Service, Group 'A', wishes to accept any employment under any Government outside India, he shall obtain the previous permission of the Central Government for such acceptance, and no pension shall be payable to a pensioner who accepts such an employment without proper permission in respect of any period for which he is so employed or such longer period as the Government may direct :
Provided that a Government servant who was permitted by the Central Government to take up a particular form of employment under any Government outside India during his leave preparatory to retirement shall not be required to obtain subsequent permission for his continuance in such employment after retirement.
(2) The request of a pensioner for permission to accept employment under a Government outside India shall be considered in accordance with the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 and
Subject to the provisions of these rules, qualifying service of a Government servant shall commence from the date he takes charge of the post to which he is first appointed either substantively or in an officiating or temporary capacity:
Provided that officiating or temporary service is followed without interruption by substantive appointment in the same or another service or post:
Provided further that service rendered before attaining the age of eighteen years shall not count, except in the cases of counting of military service for civil pension under rule 20.
The service of a Government servant shall not qualify, unless his duties and pay are regulated by the Government, or under conditions determined by the Government.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this rule, the expression "service" means service under the Government and paid by that Government from the Consolidated Fund of India or a Local Fund administered by that Government but does not include service in an establishment not having a non-contributory pension scheme, unless such service is treated as qualifying service by that Government.
(1) In the case of a Government servant belonging to a State Government, who was initially appointed in a pensionable establishment of the State Government on or before 31st December, 2003 and who is permanently transferred to a service or post to which these rules apply, the continuous service rendered under the State Government in an officiating or temporary or substantive capacity shall qualify:
Provided that continuous service rendered under that Government in an officiating or temporary capacity shall qualify if that service is followed without interruption by substantive appointment in the State Government or the Central Government.
(2) In the case of a Government servant belonging to a State Government who is appointed with proper permission to a service or post to which these rules apply after acceptance of his resignation from the service of State Government, the continuous service rendered under the State Government in an officiating or temporary or substanti
(1) In the case of a person who was initially appointed, on or before 31st December, 2003, in an autonomous body under the Central Government or a State Government having a noncontributory pension scheme similar to these rules and who is subsequently appointed with proper permission to a service or post in the Central Government to which these rules apply, after acceptance of his resignation from the said autonomous body, the service rendered under the said autonomous body in an officiating or temporary or substantive capacity shall qualify, subject to the following conditions, namely:--
(a) the appointment of that Government servant in an officiating or temporary capacity in the Central Government is followed without interruption by substantive appointment;
(b) the Government servant is not drawing a separate pension from the said autonomous body for the service rendered in that body before acceptance of resignation; and
(c) the pension liability is discharged
Fifty percent of the service rendered in 'temporary status' capacity by a Government servant, who was conferred temporary status on or before 31st December, 2003 and was subsequently regularised in Government service, in accordance with the "Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme of Government of India, 1993 notified by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), shall count as qualifying service for the purpose of these rules.
Service on probation against a post if followed by confirmation in the same or another post shall qualify.
Service as an apprentice shall not qualify, except in the case of Subordinate Accounts Service apprentice in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department or the Defence Accounts Department.
A person,
(i) who was initially engaged by the Government on a contract for a specified period and was subsequently appointed, on or before 31st December, 2003, to the same or another post in a temporary, officiating or substantive capacity in an establishment to which these rules apply, without interruption of duty; and
(ii) who, in accordance with the option exercised under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, refunded to the Government, the Government contribution in the Contributory Provident Fund with interest thereon including any other compensation for that service, shall count the period of service, on the said contract, as qualifying service.
(1) A Government servant who, having retired on compensation pension or invalid pension or compensation gratuity or invalid gratuity, was re-employed and appointed, on or before 31st December, 2003 to a service or post to which these rules apply and who on such reemployment or appointment, in accordance with an option exercised under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, ceased to draw his pension and refunded or agreed to refund --
(i) the pension already drawn,
(ii) the value received for the commutation of a part of pension, and
(iii) the amount of retirement gratuity including service gratuity, if any, shall count the former service, as qualifying service :
(2) In accordance with the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, for counting past service under the relevant rule,
(i) the pension drawn prior to the date of re-employment was not required to be refunded,
(ii) the element of pension which was ignored for fixation
(1) A Government servant, who after having rendered military service, was re-employed in a civil service or post on or before 31st December, 2003 and who on such reemployment, in accordance with an option exercised under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, ceased to draw his pension and refunded or agreed to refund --
(i) the pension already drawn; and
(ii) the value received for the commutation of a part of military pension; and
(iii) the amount of retirement gratuity including service gratuity, if any; shall count previous military service, as qualifying service.
Explanation 1.-- In accordance with the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, for counting past military service under the relevant rule,
(1) the pension drawn prior to the date of re-employment was not required to be refunded.
(ii) the element of pension which was ignored for fixation of his pay including the element of pension which was not taken int
All leave during service for which leave salary is payable and all extraordinary leave granted on medical certificate shall count as qualifying service:
Provided that in the case of extraordinary leave other than extraordinary leave granted on medical certificate, the appointing authority may, at the time of granting such leave, allow the period of that leave to count as qualifying service if such leave is granted to a Government servant,--
(i) due to his inability to join or re-join duty on account of civil commotion; or
(ii) for prosecuting higher scientific and technical studies.
Explanation.-- In the case of extraordinary leave other than extraordinary leave granted on medical certificate and extraordinary leave allowed to be counted as qualifying service under proviso to this rule, at the time of grant of such leave, a definite entry shall be made in the service book of the Government servant to the effect that the period of extraordinary leav
(1) In the case of a Government servant who was required to undergo a departmental training before regular appointment to a Group C post and was in receipt of pay in a scale of pay or a stipend or a nominal allowance during such training, the period of such training shall count as qualifying service.
(2) In cases not covered under sub-rule (1), the Government may, by order, decide whether the time spent by a Government servant under training immediately before appointment to service under that Government shall be counted as qualifying service.
(3) Where time spent by a Government servant under training immediately before appointment to service under that Government is counted as qualifying service, interruption due to the training and regular appointment being at different stations, not exceeding the joining time permissible under the rules of transfer, shall be counted as qualifying service.
(4) Where the period of interruption is in excess of joining time due
(1) Time passed by a Government servant under suspension pending inquiry into conduct shall be counted as qualifying service where, on conclusion of such inquiry, he has been fully exonerated or only a minor penalty is imposed and the suspension is held to be wholly unjustified.
(2) In cases not covered under sub-rule (1), the period of suspension shall not count unless the authority competent to pass orders under the rule governing such cases expressly declares at the time that it shall count to such extent as the Competent Authority may declare.
(3) In all cases of suspension, the competent authority shall pass an order specifying the extent to which, if any, the period of suspension shall count as qualifying service and a definite entry shall be made in the service book of the Government servant in this regard.
Dismissal or removal of a Government servant from a service or post shall entail forfeiture of his past service.
(1) A Government servant who was dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired from service, and is subsequently reinstated on appeal or review, is entitled to count his past service as qualifying service.
(2) The period of interruption in service between the date of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement, as the case may be, and the date of reinstatement, and the period of suspension, if any, shall not count as qualifying service unless regularized as duty or leave by a specific order of the authority which passed the order of reinstatement.
(1) Resignation from a service or a post, unless it is allowed to be withdrawn in the public interest by the appointing authority, entails forfeiture of past service.
(2) A resignation shall not entail forfeiture of past service if it has been submitted to take up, with proper permission, another appointment, whether temporary or permanent, under the Government where service qualifies.
(3) The order accepting the resignation should clearly indicate that the Government servant has resigned to join another appointment with proper permission and a specific entry to this effect shall also be made by the Head of Office in the service book of the Government servant.
(4) Interruption in service in a case falling under sub-rule (2), due to the two appointments being at different stations, not exceeding the joining time permissible under the rules of transfer, shall be covered by grant of leave of any kind due to the Government servant on the date of relief or by formal
(1) An interruption in the service of a Government servant entails forfeiture of his past service, except in the following cases, namely:--
(a) authorised leave of absence;
(b) unauthorised absence in continuation of authorized leave of absence so long as the post of absentee is not filled substantively;
(c) suspension, where it is immediately followed by reinstatement, whether in the same or a different post, or where the Government servant dies or is permitted to retire or is retired on attaining the age of superannuation while under suspension;
(d) transfer to non-qualifying service in an establishment under the control of the Government if such transfer has been ordered by a competent authority in the public interest;
(e) joining time while on transfer from one post to another.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the appointing authority may, by order, commute retrospectively the periods of absence without leave as ex
(1) In the absence of a specific indication to the contrary in the service book, an interruption between two spells of civil service rendered by a Government servant under Government including civil service rendered and paid out of Defence Services Estimates or Railway Estimates shall be treated as automatically condoned and the pre-interruption service treated as qualifying service.
(2) Nothing in sub-rule (1) shall apply to interruption caused by resignation, dismissal or removal from service or for participation in a strike.
(3) The period of interruption referred to in sub-rule (1) shall not count as qualifying service.
(4) The appointing authority may consider condonation of interruption in service and to treat the pre-interruption service as qualifying service.
(5) The appointing authority may take a decision not to condone interruption in service only in exceptional and grave circumstances.
(6) No such order against condonation of interrupti
A Government servant who is deputed on foreign service to the United Nations' Secretariat or other United Nations' Bodies or the International Monetary Fund or the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development, or the Asian Development Bank or the Commonwealth Secretariat or any other International organization may opt,--
(a) to pay the pension contributions in respect of his foreign service and count such service as qualifying for pension under these rules; or
(b) not to pay the pension contributions in respect of his foreign service and not count such service as qualifying for pension under these rules:
Provided that where a Government servant opts for clause (b), pension contributions, if any, paid by the Government servant, shall be refunded to him.
(1) On each occasion after a Government servant has completed eighteen years of service and on his being left with five years of service before the date of superannuation, the Head of Office in consultation with Accounts Officer shall, in accordance with the rules for the time being in force, verify the service rendered by such a Government servant, determine the qualifying service and communicate to him, in Format 4, the period of qualifying service so determined
(2) For the purposes of verification of service, the Head of Office shall follow the procedure provided in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 57.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a Government servant is transferred to another department from a temporary department or on account of the closure of the department he had been previously serving or because the post he held had been declared surplus, the verification of his service may be done whenever such event occurs.
(4) The
(1) The expression 'emoluments' means basic pay, as defined in rule 9 (21) (a) (i) of the Fundamental Rules, 1922 which a Government servant was receiving immediately before his retirement or on the date of his death; and will also include non-practising allowance granted to a medical officer in lieu of private practice.
Explanation.-- Stagnation increment shall be treated as emoluments for calculation of retirement benefits.
(2) Where a Government servant immediately before his retirement or death while in service had been absent from duty on leave for which leave salary is payable or on extraordinary leave on medical certificate or, having been suspended, had been reinstated without forfeiture of service, the emoluments which he would have drawn had he not been absent from duty or suspended shall form part of his emoluments:
Provided that any increase in pay [other than the increment referred to in sub-rule (5) and the notional increase in pay referred
(1) Average emoluments shall be determined with reference to the emoluments drawn by a Government servant during the last ten months of his service.
(2) In case during the last ten months of his service a Government servant had been absent from duty on leave for which leave salary is payable or on Extraordinary leave on medical certificate or having been suspended had been reinstated without forfeiture of service, the emoluments which he would have drawn had he not been absent from duty or suspended shall be taken into account for determining the average emoluments:
Provided that any increase in pay [other than the increment referred to in sub-rule (4) and the notional increase in pay referred to in sub-rule (5) or sub-rule (6)] which is not actually drawn shall not form part of his emoluments.
(3) In case during the last ten months of his service, a Government servant had been absent from duty on extraordinary leave, or had been under suspension the period wher
A superannuation pension or superannuation service gratuity, as the case may be, shall be granted in accordance with rule 44 to a Government servant who is retired on his attaining the age of superannuation or, if the service of the Government servant has been extended beyond superannuation, on expiry of such period of extension of service beyond the age of superannuation.
(1) A retiring pension or retiring service gratuity, as the case may be, shall be granted in accordance with rule 44, to a Government servant ,--
(a) who retires on his own volition, before attaining the age of superannuation, in accordance with the provisions of rule 43 of these rules, or rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules; or
(b) who, on being declared surplus, opts for voluntary retirement in accordance with the provisions of the Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme for surplus employees notified by the Department of Personnel and Training vide Office Memorandum No. 25013/6/2001-Estt.(A), dated the 28th February, 2002, as amended from time to time; or
(c) who is retired by the Government, before attaining the age of superannuation, in accordance with the provisions of rule 42 of these rules or rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules.
(2) A permanent Government servant, who on being declared surplus to the establishment in which he was serving, opts for Special V
(1) A Government servant, who has been permitted to be absorbed in a service or post in or under a State Government, shall be deemed to have retired from service under the Central Government from the date of such absorption and, subject to sub-rule (6), he shall be eligible, on such absorption, to receive pension or service gratuity, as the case may be, and retirement gratuity on the basis of the qualifying service and emoluments on the date of absorption in accordance with rule 44 and rule 45:
Provided that on retirement from the State Government, the total amount of gratuity in respect of the service rendered under the Government and the service rendered in the State Government shall not exceed the amount that would have been admissible had the Government servant continued in the Central Government service and retired on the same pay which he drew on retirement from the State Government.
(2) The date of absorption shall be --
(i) in case a Government employee
(1) A Government servant who has been permitted to be absorbed in a service or post in or under a Corporation or Company wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Central Government or a State Government or in or under a Body controlled or financed by the Central Government or a State Government, shall be deemed to have retired from service from the date of such absorption and, subject to sub-rule (9), he shall be eligible, on such absorption, to receive pension or service gratuity, as the case may be, and retirement gratuity on the basis of the qualifying service and emoluments on the date of absorption in accordance with rule 44 and rule 45:
Provided that on retirement from such Corporation or Company or Body, the total amount of gratuity in respect of the service rendered under the Government and the service rendered in such Corporation or Company or Body shall not exceed the amount that would have been admissible had the Government servant continued in Government
(1) On conversion of a department of the Central Government into a public sector undertaking, all Government servants of that Department shall be transferred en-masse to that public sector undertaking, on deemed deputation on terms of foreign service without any deputation allowance till such time as they get absorbed in the said undertaking, and such transferred Government servants shall be absorbed in the public sector undertaking with effect from such date as may be notified by the Government.
(2) The public sector undertaking shall frame its rules and regulations within a time frame not exceeding five years. After such rules and regulations are framed by the public sector undertaking, all Government servants on deemed deputation shall be asked, within a period not exceeding three months from the date of notification of the rules and regulations by the public sector undertaking, to exercise their option to revert back to the Government or to seek permanent absorption in th
(1) On conversion of a department of the Central Government into an autonomous body, all Government servants of that Department shall be transferred en-masse to that autonomous body on deemed deputation on terms of foreign service without any deputation allowance till such time as they get absorbed in the said body and such transferred Government servants shall be absorbed in the autonomous body with effect from such date as may be notified by the Government.
(2) The autonomous body shall frame its rules and regulations within a time frame not exceeding five years. After such rules and regulations are framed by the autonomous body, all employees on deemed deputation shall be asked, within a period not exceeding three months from the date of notification of the rules and regulations by the autonomous body, to exercise their option to revert back to the Government or to seek permanent absorption in the autonomous body. Such employees shall be asked to exercise this option withi
(1) The case of a Government servant acquiring a disability, where the provisions of section 20 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) are applicable, shall be governed by the provisions of the said section:
Provided that such employee shall produce a disability certificate from the competent authority as prescribed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
(2) If a Government servant, in a case where the provisions of section 20 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) are not applicable, intends to retire from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service, he may apply to the Head of Department for retirement on Invalid Pension:
Provided that an application for invalid pension submitted by the spouse of the Government servant failing which by a member of the family of the Government servant may also be accepted, if the Head of Dep
(1) A Government servant compulsorily retired from service as a penalty may be granted, by the authority competent to impose such penalty, pension or retirement gratuity or both at a rate not less than two-thirds and not more than full superannuation pension or gratuity or both admissible to him on the date of his compulsory retirement.
(2) Whenever in the case of a Government servant the President passes an order (whether original, appellate or in exercise of power of review) awarding a pension less than the full superannuation pension admissible under these rules, the Union Public Service Commission shall be consulted before such order is passed.
Explanation.-- For the purpose of this sub-rule, the expression "pension" includes retirement gratuity.
(3) The order regarding the quantum of pension and gratuity to be granted under sub-rule (1) may be issued simultaneous with the order of imposition of penalty of compulsory retirement. Where such an order re
(1) A Government servant who is dismissed or removed from service shall forfeit his pension and gratuity:
Provided that the authority competent to dismiss or remove him from service may, if the case is deserving of special consideration, sanction a compassionate allowance not exceeding two - thirds of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on superannuation pension.
(2) The competent authority shall, either on its own or after taking into consideration the representation of the Government servant, if any, examine whether any compassionate allowance is to be granted and take a decision in this regard in accordance with the proviso to sub-rule (1) not later than three months after the date of issue of the order imposing the penalty of dismissal or removal from service.
(3) The competent authority shall consider,--
(a) each case of dismissal and removal from service on its merit to decide whether the case
(1) At any time after a Government servant has completed a qualifying service of thirty years, he may be required by the appointing authority to retire in the public interest and in the case of such retirement, the Government servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension calculated in accordance with rule 44.
(2) The appointing authority may give a notice in writing to a Government servant at least three months before the date on which he is required to retire in the public interest or three months' pay and allowances in lieu of such notice.
(3) For retirement of a Government servant under this rule, the same procedure, as laid down by Department of Personnel and Training for retirement under rule 56 of the Fundamental Rules, 1922 shall be applicable.
Explanation.-- For the purpose of this rule the expression 'appointing authority' shall mean the authority which is competent to make appointments to the service or post from which the Government servant r
(1) At any time after a Government servant has completed twenty years' qualifying service, he may, by giving notice of not less than three months in writing to the appointing authority, retire from service and in the case of such retirement the Government servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension calculated in accordance with rule 44:
Provided that before giving notice of voluntary retirement, a Government servant shall request the appropriate administrative authority for a certificate regarding completion of qualifying service of twenty years on the intended date of retirement and the administrative authority shall issue the required certificate within fifteen days of such request by the Government servant and if no such certificate is issued by the administrative authority within the prescribed period of fifteen days, the Government servant may give the notice of voluntary retirement without such certificate:
Provided further that before accepting the notice fo
(1) A Government servant, who retires under rule 33, rule 34, rule 35, rule 36, rule 37, rule 38 or rule 39, after completing a qualifying service of not less than ten years, shall become eligible for grant of a pension calculated at fifty per cent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him, subject to a minimum of nine thousand rupees per month and maximum of one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees per month:
Provided that a Government servant who retires under rule 39 before completing a qualifying service of ten years but fulfils the conditions mentioned in sub-rule (9) of rule 39, shall also be eligible for an invalid pension calculated at fifty per cent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him and the condition of completion of minimum qualifying service of ten years shall not be applicable for grant of pension in his case.
(2) A Government servant, who retires under any of the rules referred to in sub-rul
(l)(a) A Government servant, who has completed five years'qualifying service and has become eligible for service gratuity or pension under Rule 44 shall, on his retirement, be granted retirement gratuity equal to one-fourth of his emoluments for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service, subject to a maximum of 16 1/2 times the emoluments.
(b) If a Government servant dies while in service, the death gratuity shall be paid to his family in the manner indicated in sub-rule (1) of Rule 47 at the rates given in the Table below, namely:--
| Sl. No. | Length of qualifying service | Rate of death gratuity |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
(i) | Less than 1 year | 2 times of emoluments. |
(1) A Government servant shall, on his initial appointment in a service or post, make a nomination in Form 3 conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the retirement gratuity and death gratuity payable under rule 45.
(2) In case at the time of making the nomination --
(i) the Government servant has one or more members of family as referred to in the explanation below sub-rule (6) of rule 45, the nomination shall be in favour of any member or members of his family referred to in that rule; or
(ii) the Government servant has no family as referred to in the explanation below sub-rule (6) of rule 45, the nomination may be made in favour of a person or persons, or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not.
(3) If a Government servant nominates more than one person under sub-rule (2), he shall specify in the nomination the share payable to each of the nominees, in such manner as to cover the entire gratuity.
(4) A Government servant
(1)(a) The gratuity payable under rule 45 shall be paid to the person or persons on whom the right to receive the gratuity is conferred by means of a nomination under rule 46.
(b) In case there is no such nomination or if the nomination made does not subsist, the gratuity shall be paid in the manner indicated below --
(i) if there are one or more surviving members of the family as in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the explanation below sub-rule (6) of rule 45, to all such members in equal shares; or
(ii) if there are no such surviving members of the family as in sub-clause (i) above, but there are one or more members as in clauses (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) and (xi) of the explanation below sub-rule (6) of rule 45, to all such members in equal shares.
(2) In case a nominee pre-deceases the Government servant and the right conferred on that nominee has not been passed on to any other person under sub-rule (4) of rule 46 or the nomination mad
(1) If a person who in the event of death of a Government servant while in service is eligible to receive gratuity in terms of rule 47, is charged with the offence of murdering the Government servant or for abetting in the commission of such an offence, his claim to receive his share of gratuity shall remain suspended till the conclusion of the criminal proceedings instituted against him.
(2) If on the conclusion of the criminal proceedings referred to in sub-rule (1), the person concerned,--
(a) is convicted for the murder or abetting in the murder of the Government servant, he shall be debarred from receiving his share of gratuity which shall be payable to other eligible members of the family, if any,
(b) is acquitted of the charge of murdering or abetting in the murder of the Government servant, his share of gratuity shall be payable to him.
(3) The provisions of sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (2) shall also apply to the undisbursed gratuity referred to in
Where a Government servant dies while in service or after retirement without receiving the amount of gratuity and leaves behind no family and --
(a) has made no nomination, or
(b) the nomination made by him does not subsist, the amount of retirement gratuity or death gratuity payable in respect of such Government servant under rule 45 shall lapse to the Government:
Provided that the amount of death gratuity or retirement gratuity shall be payable to the person in whose favour a Succession Certificate in respect of the gratuity in question has been granted by a Court of Law.
(1) Where a Government servant dies,--
(i) after completion of one year of continuous service; or
(ii) before completion of one year of continuous service, provided the deceased Government servant concerned immediately prior to his appointment to the service or post was examined by the appropriate medical authority and declared fit by that authority for Government service; or
(iii) after retirement from service and was on the date of death in receipt of a pension, or compassionate allowance, referred to in these rules, the family of the deceased shall be entitled to a family pension from the date following the date of death of the Government servant or the retired Government servant, as the case may be.
Explanation -- 'Continuous service' means service rendered in a temporary or permanent capacity in a pensionable establishment and does not include period of suspension, if any and period of service, if any, rendered before attaining the age of eigh
(1)(a) In the case of a Government servant who goes missing, family pension shall be payable to a member or members of the family at a rate specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 50, and in the manner and subject to the eligibility conditions as applicable in the case of death of a Government servant during service.
(b) The family pension under clause (a) shall be payable from the date following the date up to which leave was sanctioned to the Government servant before he went missing or from the date up to which pay and allowances have been paid to the Government servant or from the date on which a report has been lodged with the concerned Police Station in the form of First Information Report or a Daily Diary Entry or a General Diary Entry, whichever is the latest.
(2) (a) In the case of a pensioner who goes missing, family pension shall be payable to an eligible member or members of the family at a rate specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 50, and in the manner and subject
(1) Relief against price rise may be granted to the pensioners, including the persons drawing compassionate allowance under rule 41 and family pensioners, in the form of dearness relief at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Central Government may specify from time to time.
(2) If a pensioner drawing pension or compassionate allowance under these rules is re-employed under the Central Government or State Government or a Corporation or Company or Body or Bank under them in India or abroad including permanent absorption or immediate absorption in such Corporation or Company or Body or Bank, he shall not be eligible to draw dearness relief on the pension or compassionate allowance during the period of such re-employment or permanent absorption or immediate absorption:
Provided that the dearness relief shall continue to be payable to a pensioner on re-employment or on permanent absorption or immediate absorption if,--
(i) before such re-employment, incl
1[(1) Unless otherwise exempted by a general or special order of the Government, the pension case of a Government servant shall be processed through online mode (Bhavishya/e-HRMS) and the retiring officials, who are on e-HRMS, shall submit Form 6-A through e-HRMS (only superannuation cases).
Retiring Government servants, who are not on e-HRMS and for cases other than superannuation (i.e.Voluntary retirement, Premature retirement, Permanent absorption in State Government/Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Body, Invalidation, Compulsory retirement and Dismissal/Removal from service), shall submit Form 6-A through Bhavishya.]
(2) (a) In the case of a department or office or person exempted from the purview of 2[online mode (Bhavishya/e-HRMS)] in accordance with sub-rule (1), the details or documents in respect of the person due to retire shall be transmitted in physical mode and his pension case shall be processed manually.
(b) In a case or
(1) Every Head of Department shall have a list prepared by 15th day of every month, of all Government servants who are due to retire within the next fifteen months of that date.
(2) A copy of every such list shall be supplied to the Accounts Officer concerned before the last day of every month.
(3) In the case of a Government servant retiring for reasons other than by way of superannuation, the Head of Office shall inform the Accounts Officer concerned not later than ten days from the date of issue of order regarding retirement of Government servant.
(1) Immediately after preparing the list of Government servants due to retire within the next fifteen months, the Head of Office shall obtain from each such Government servant, who was or is in occupation of a Government accommodation (hereinafter referred to as the allottee), the complete details regarding the Government accommodation, as prescribed by the Directorate of Estates and shall send these details to the Directorate of Estates, at least one year before the anticipated date of retirement of the Government servant for issuing a 'No demand certificate' in respect of the period preceding eight months of the retirement of the allottee.
(2) Immediately after the orders for retirement of a Government servant for reasons other than by way of superannuation, the Head of Office shall also obtain from such Government servant, the details regarding the Government accommodation held by him from time to time, if any.
(3) The Head of Office shall, within ten days of receip
Every Head of Office shall undertake the preparatory work for processing of pension case one year before the date on which a Government servant is due to retire on superannuation, or on the date on which he proceeds on leave preparatory to retirement, whichever is earlier.
(1) The Head of Office shall divide the period of preparatory work of one year referred to in Rule 56 in the following three stages, namely:--
(a) First Stage. - Verification of service ,--
(i) the Head of Office shall go through the service book of the Government servant and satisfy himself as to whether the certificates of verification for the service subsequent to the service verified under rule 30 are recorded therein;
(ii) in respect of the unverified portion or portions of service, he shall verify the portion or portions of such service, as the case may be, based on pay bills, acquittance rolls or other relevant records, such as last pay certificate and pay slip for month of April (which shows verification of service for the previous financial year) and record necessary certificates in the service book;
(iii) If the service for any period is not capable of being verified in the manner specified in sub-clause (i) and sub-clause (ii), that period of s
1[(1) A Government servant, who is retiring or has retired for reasons other than superannuation, shall submit Form 6-A to the Head of Office, immediately after the competent authority has approved such retirement or the retirement has become effective, as the case may be.]
(2) (a) Where the Head of Office is satisfied that the Government servant is not in a position to submit the forms referred to in sub-rule (1) on account of any bodily or mental infirmity, the Head of Office may allow the spouse of the Government servant or, in the absence of the spouse, any other member of the family eligible to receive family pension on death of Government servant, to submit 2[Form 6-A].
(b) If there is no member of the family eligible to receive family pension on death of Government servant, a member of the family in whose favour a nomination was made by the Government servant for payment of gratuity, may be allowed to submit 2[Form 6-A]
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(1) In cases under rule 57, the Head of Office shall complete Part I of Form 7 along with the check list and the pension calculation sheet not later than four months before the date of retirement of a Government servant. In cases under rule 58, the Head of Office shall complete Part I of Form 7 along with the check list and the pension calculation sheet within two months after submission of 1[Form 6-A] by a Government servant or his or her spouse or member of his or her family, as the case may be.
(2) In the case of a Government servant who has died after retirement and in respect of whom Forms referred to in rule 57 or 2[rule 58 has] not been submitted, action shall be taken in accordance with sub-rule (5) of rule 80.
(1) After complying with the requirement of rules 57, 58 and 59, the Head of Office shall forward the pension case to the Accounts Officer and shall also send to the Accounts Officer,--
(i) 1[Form 6-A], signed and submitted by the Government servant;
(ii) copies of Form 7 (including the check list and the pension calculation sheet) and the covering letter in Format 10, and
(iii) duly completed and up-to-date service book of the Government servant along with any other documents relied upon for the verification of service.
(2) The particulars of the Government dues referred to in rule 67 ascertained and assessed by the Head of Office and the amount to be withheld, if any, as per the intimation of Directorate of Estates under sub-rule (5) of rule 68 shall also be furnished to the Accounts Officer in Format 10 so that the dues are recovered out of the gratuity before its payment is authorised.
(3) The Head of Office shall retain 2
(1) If, after the pension case and pension papers have been forwarded to the Accounts Officer under rule 60, any event occurs which has a bearing on the amount of pension admissible, the fact shall be promptly reported to the Accounts Officer by the Head of Office.
(2) If, after the particulars of Government dues have been intimated to the Accounts Officer under sub-rule (2) of rule 60, any additional Government dues come to the notice of the Head of Office, such dues shall be promptly reported to the Accounts Officer.
(1) Where, in a case of retirement on superannuation, after a Government servant or his or her spouse or a member of his or her family, as the case may be, has submitted the Forms in accordance with sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3) of rule 57 but,--
(i) in spite of following the procedure laid down in rule 57, it is not possible for the Head of Office to forward the pension case and pension papers referred to in rule 60 to the Accounts Officer within the period specified in sub-rule (4) of that rule; or
(ii) the pension case and pension papers forwarded to the Accounts Officer have been returned by the Accounts Officer to the Head of Office for eliciting further information before issuing pension payment order and order for the payment of gratuity, and the Government servant is likely to retire before his pension and gratuity or both can be finally assessed and settled in accordance with the provisions of these rules, the Head of Office shall rely upon such information as
(1) (a) On receipt of pension case and pension papers referred to in rule 60, the Accounts Officer shall apply the requisite checks, record the account enfacement in Part II of Form 7 and assess the amount of pension, family pension and gratuity and issue the pension payment order not later than two months in advance of the date of the retirement of a Government servant on attaining the age of superannuation.
(b) In the cases of retirement otherwise than on attaining the age of superannuation, the Accounts Officer shall apply the requisite checks, complete Part II of Form 7, assess the amount of pension, family pension and gratuity, assess dues and issue the pension payment order within forty five days of the date of receipt of pension papers from the Head of Office.
(c) While applying the requisite checks, the Accounts Officer shall verify the correctness of emoluments only for the period of twenty-four months preceding the date of retirement of a Government servant,
(1) In the case of Government servant who retires while on deputation to another Central Government Department, action to authorise pension and gratuity in accordance with the provisions of these rules shall be taken by the Head of Office of the borrowing Department.
(2) If, a Government servant retires from service, while on deputation to a State Government or while on Foreign Service, action to authorise pension and gratuity in accordance with the provisions of these rules shall be taken by the Head of Office or the Cadre authority which sanctioned deputation to the State Government or to foreign service.
(1) In all cases where provisional pension or provisional family pension or provisional gratuity has not been sanctioned in accordance with these rules or where the payment of pension or family pension or gratuity has been authorised later than the date when its payment becomes due, including in the cases of retirement otherwise than on superannuation, and it is clearly established that the delay in payment was attributable to administrative reasons or lapses, interest shall be paid on arrears of pension or family pension or gratuity at the rate and in the manner as applicable to General Provident Fund amount in accordance with the instructions issued from time to time:
Provided that no interest under this sub-rule shall be payable if the delay in payment was caused on account of failure on the part of the Government servant or the pensioner or the member of the family of the Government servant to comply with the procedure laid down by the Government for processing the pensio
(1) The pension authorised under rule 44 and family pension authorised under rule 50 may be revised by the Government in accordance with any general order issued in implementation of decisions taken on the recommendations of the Central Pay Commissions, or otherwise, and the pension or family pension so revised shall thereafter be the basic pension or basic family pension for grant of additional pension under sub-rule (5) of rule 44 or additional family pension under sub-rule (3) of rule 50 or dearness relief under rule 52.
(2) Subject to the provisions of rule 7 and rule 8, pension or family pension once authorised after final assessment or revised under sub-rule (1) shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the Government servant, unless such revision becomes necessary on account of detection of a clerical error subsequently:
Provided that no revision of pension or family pension to the disadvantage of the pensioner or family pensioner shall be ordered without the
(1) It shall be the duty of the Head of Office to ascertain and assess Government dues payable by a Government servant due for retirement on superannuation and by the Government servant who has retired or is retiring otherwise than on attaining the age of superannuation.
(2) The Government dues as ascertained and assessed by the Head of Office which remain outstanding till the date of retirement of the Government servant, shall be adjusted against the amount of the retirement gratuity becoming payable.
Explanation.-- The expression 'Government dues' includes --
(a) dues pertaining to Government accommodation including arrears of licence fee as well as damages (for the occupation of the Government accommodation beyond the permissible period after the date of retirement of the allottee, subletting, unauthorised occupation, transfer to an ineligible office, etc.) and dues or arrears in respect of electricity, water and PNG charge, if any;
(b) dues oth
(1)(a) In the case of a Government servant who is due for retirement on superannuation, the Directorate of Estates, on receipt of intimation and details from the Head of Office under sub-rule (1) of rule 55 for issue of a No Demand Certificate, shall scrutinise its records and inform the Head of Office within two months, if any licence fee was recoverable from the Government servant in respect of the period prior to eight months of his retirement.
(b) In the case of a Government servant who has retired or is retiring otherwise than on attaining the age of superannuation, the Directorate of Estates shall inform the Head of Office within one month from the date of receipt of intimation and details from Head of Office under sub-rule (2) of rule 55, if any licence fee was recoverable from the Government servant up to the date of retirement.
(c) If no intimation in regard to recovery of outstanding licence fee is received by the Head of Office by the stipulated date, it sha
(1) For the dues other than the dues pertaining to occupation of Government accommodation as referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 67, the Head of Office shall take steps to assess the dues one year before the date on which a Government servant is due to retire on superannuation or on the date on which he proceeds on leave preparatory to retirement, whichever is earlier, in the case of retirement on superannuation and immediately on retirement or when the fact of retirement of the Government servant is known to the Head of Office, whichever is earlier, in the case of retirement otherwise than on superannuation.
(2) The assessment of Government dues referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be completed by the Head of Office eight months prior to the date of the retirement of the Government servant, in the case of retirement on superannuation, and within thirty days after the date of retirement in the case of retirement otherwise than on superannuation.
(3) The dues
(1) When a Government servant retires from service --
(a) a notification in the Official Gazette in the case of a Gazetted Government servant; or
(b) an office order in the case of a non-gazetted Government servant, shall be issued specifying the date of retirement within a week of such date and a copy of every such notification or office order, as the case may be, shall be forwarded immediately to the Accounts Officer:
Provided that where a notification in the Official Gazette or an office order, as the case may be, regarding the grant of leave preparatory to retirement to a Government servant is issued, a further notification or office order that the Government servant has actually retired on the expiry of such leave shall not be necessary unless the leave is curtailed and the retirement is for any reason ante-dated or postponed.
(2) Unless specific orders for extension of service are issued by the competent authority, the Government servant shall be de
(1) Where the Head of Office has received an intimation or information about the death of a Government servant while in service, he shall ascertain whether any death gratuity or family pension or both is or are payable in respect of the deceased Government servant.
(2) (a) Where the family of the deceased Government servant is eligible for the death gratuity under rule 45, the Head of Office shall ascertain,--
(i) if the deceased Government servant had nominated any person or persons to receive the gratuity; and
(ii) if the deceased Government servant had not made any nomination or the nomination made does not subsist, the person or persons to whom the gratuity may be payable.
(b) The Head of Office shall, then, address the persons concerned in Format 11 and send the letters to those persons for making a claim for gratuity in Form 9.
(3) Where the family of the deceased Government servant is eligible for family pension under rule 50, the Head of Of
(1)(a) The Head of Office shall go through the service book of the deceased or missing Government servant and satisfy himself as to whether certificates of verification of service for the entire service are recorded therein.
(b)(i) If there are any periods of unverified service, the Head of Office shall accept the unverified portion of service as verified on the basis of the available entries in the service book;
(ii) the Head of Office may rely on any other relevant material to which he may have ready access;
(iii) while accepting the unverified portion of service, the Head of Office shall ensure that service was continuous and was not forfeited on account of dismissal, removal or resignation from service, or for participation in strike.
(2) (a) For the purpose of determination of emoluments for family pension and gratuity, the Head of Office shall confine the verification of the correctness of emoluments for a maximum period of one year preceding the da
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (2) and (3), and sub-rule 7 of rule 75 there shall not be any case where service book has not been maintained properly.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rule (1), if the service book has not been maintained properly despite the orders of the Government on the subject, and it is not possible for the Head of Office to accept the unverified portion of service as verified on the basis of entries in the service book, the Head of Office shall take action as follows, namely:-
(a) For the purpose of Family Pension, if the family of the deceased or missing Government servant has become eligible for family pension in accordance with sub-rule (1) of rule 50 or sub-rule (1) of rule 51, the amount of family pension and the period for which it is payable shall be determined in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 50 within one month from the date of receipt of intimation or information regarding death of the Government servant or the dat
(1) On receipt of claim or claims, the Head of Office shall complete the Form 11 in respect of a deceased Government servant or a missing Government servant and send the said Form 11 to the Accounts Officer, with a covering letter in Format 10 along with the undertaking to the Bank in Format 9, duly completed and up-to-date service book of the Government servant and any other documents relied upon for the verification of the service claimed. This shall be done not later than one month of the receipt of claim by the Head of Office.
(2) The claim of a member of the family of the deceased or missing Government servant shall not be rejected on the ground that the details of such member of the family are not available in Form 4 or office records, if the Head of Office is otherwise satisfied about the eligibility of the member of the family for grant of family pension under these rules.
(3) The Head of Office shall retain one copy of the aforesaid Format 10, Form 10 and Form
(1) In the case of death of a Government servant, after a claim for family pension has been received by the Head of Office in accordance with rule 71 and the Head of Office is satisfied regarding the eligibility of the claimant for family pension, he shall draw provisional family pension not exceeding the maximum family pension as determined in accordance with the provisions of these rules, within fifteen days of the receipt of the claim. For this purpose, the Head of Office shall adopt the following procedure, namely:--
(a) he shall issue a sanction letter in favour of claimant or claimants endorsing a copy thereof to the Accounts Officer concerned indicating the amount of provisional family pension as determined;
(b) after issue of the sanction letter he shall draw the amount of the provisional family pension in the same manner as pay and allowances of the establishment are drawn by him.
(2) The Head of Office shall disburse the provisional family pension (inc
(1) On receipt of the family pension case and the documents referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 74, the Accounts Officer shall, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the family pension case and the documents, apply the requisite checks and complete Section I of Part II of Form 11 and assess the amount of family pension and gratuity:
Provided that while applying the requisite checks, the Accounts Officer shall confine the verification of the correctness of emoluments for a maximum period of one year preceding the date of death or disappearance of the Government servant.
Provided further that, in the case of a deceased Government servant, if the Accounts Officer is, for any reason, unable to assess the amount of family pension within the period aforesaid, he shall communicate the fact to the Head of Office to continue to disburse the provisional family pension to the claimant for such period as may be specified by the Accounts Officer.
(2)
(1) In case of dues pertaining to Government accommodation, the following action shall be taken, namely:--
(i) If on the date of death or disappearance, the Government servant was allottee of Government accommodation, the Head of Office, on receipt of intimation or information regarding the death or disappearance of the Government servant shall, within seven days of the receipt of such intimation or information, forward the available details regarding the Government accommodation, to the Directorate of Estates and request the Directorate of Estates for issuing a 'No demand certificate' in respect of the deceased or missing Government servant so that authorisation of family pension and gratuity is not delayed and the Head of Office shall also supply the following information to the Directorate of Estates, namely:--
(a) name of the deceased or missing Government servant with designation;
(b) particulars of the existing accommodation along with available details of
(1) In the case of a Government servant who dies or goes missing while on deputation to another Central Government Department, action to authorise family pension and gratuity in accordance with the provisions of these rules shall be taken by the Head of Office of the borrowing Department.
(2) In the case of a Government servant who dies or goes missing while on deputation to a State Government or while on foreign service, action to authorise the payments of family pension and gratuity in accordance with the provisions of these rules shall be taken by the Head of Office or the cadre authority which sanctioned the deputation of the Government servant to the State Government or to the foreign service.
(1) Where the Head of Office has received an intimation or information regarding the death or disappearance of a pensioner or death or disappearance or ineligibility of a family pensioner, he shall ascertain whether any family pension or residuary gratuity or both in respect of the deceased pensioner or any family pension in respect of the missing pensioner or any family pension in respect of the deceased or missing family pensioner are payable and proceed as hereinafter provided.
(2) (a)(i) In the case of death of a pensioner, if the deceased pensioner is survived by a widow or widower who is eligible for the grant of family pension under rule 50, the amount of family pension as indicated in the Pension Payment Order shall become payable to the widow or widower, as the case may be, from the date following the date of death of the pensioner.
(ii) The Pension Disbursing Authority shall commence disbursement of family pension, as authorised in the Pension Payment Order,
(1) On receipt of the sanction under rule 79 regarding the payment of family pension or of residuary gratuity or of both, the Accounts Officer shall authorise the payment of the same within one month from the date of receipt of the sanction:
Provided that if the payment of gratuity is delayed and the delay is attributable to administrative lapses or reasons, interest shall be payable for the period of delay beyond a period of three months from the date of submission of claim and responsibility shall be fixed for such delayed payment of gratuity, in accordance with rule 65.
Provided further that, in the case of a missing pensioner or family pensioner, the Accounts Officer shall indicate in the Pension Payment Order the date up to which the pension or family pension had been paid to the missing pensioner or family pensioner and specify that the payment of family pension (including the arrears of family pension for the period from the date it has become due, up to the dat
(1) Subject to the provisions of rule 8, a pension other than family pension shall become payable from the date on which a Government servant ceases to be borne on the establishment.
(2) Subject to provisions of clause (d) of sub-rule (2) of rule 76 and clause (iv) of sub-rule (3) of rule 79, family pension shall be payable from the date following the date on which a Government servant or a pensioner dies or a family pensioner dies or becomes ineligible.
(3) Pension including family pension shall be payable for the day on which its recipient dies.
All pensions including gratuities admissible under these rules shall be payable in rupees in India only.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in these rules, a gratuity shall be paid in lump sum.
(2) A pension fixed at monthly rates shall be payable monthly on or after the last working day of the month to which the pension relates except for the month of March when it shall be payable on or after 1st working day of April.
(1) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, the Treasury Rules of the Central Government shall apply in regard to the procedure of payment of,--
(i) gratuity;
(ii) pension;
(iii) pension undrawn for more than a year; and
(iv) pension in respect of deceased pensioner.
(2) The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 shall apply in regard to commutation of pension authorised under these rules, payment of commuted value of pension and restoration of commuted pension on expiry of the period of commutation.
(3) The Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nominations) Rules, 1983 shall apply in regard to nomination for receiving the arrears of pension after the death of the pensioners.
Where any doubt arises as to the interpretation of these rules, it shall be referred, for decision, to the Government in the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare or the Department of Personnel and
Training, depending upon the rule or the subject on which a decision is required and the Department which is concerned with that rule or subject.
Where any Ministry or Department of the Government is satisfied that the operation of any of these rules causes undue hardship in any particular case, that Ministry or Department, as the case may be, may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule to such extent and subject to such exceptions and conditions as it may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner :
Provided that no such order shall be made except with the concurrence of the Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare or the Department of Personnel and Training, depending upon the rule or the subject on which a relaxation is required and the Department which is concerned with that rule or subject.
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1. | Name of the Pensioner(in block letters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Date of retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Particulars of the Ministry/Department/Office in which the pensioner served during the last five years preceding retirement (with duration) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Post held at the time of Retirement and period for which held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. | Pay scale/Pay Band & Grade Pay of the post and the Pay drawn by th S.FORM II
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