PENSION CH 01

CHAPTER I 

Section I – General Rules 

പരീക്ഷയില്‍ മള്‍ട്ടിപ്പിള്‍ ചോയ്സില്‍ ഉത്തരമായി വന്നത് 

റിവേഴ്സായി കൊടുത്തിരിക്കുന്നു. 

ഒരേ ചോദ്യം തന്നെ പലരീതികളില്‍ ചോദിച്ചുകാണാറുണ്ട്.. അത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങള്‍ കഴിയുന്നതും ഉള്‍പ്പെടുത്താന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. കെ.എസ്.ആര്‍ ആഴത്തില്‍ പഠിക്കാന്‍ ഇത് സഹായകമാകും. മാത്രമല്ല, പരീക്ഷയ്ക്ക് പുസ്തകമില്ലാതെതന്നെ ഉത്തരമെഴുതാനുള്ള ഒരു ശേഷി ഇതുമൂലം നിങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ലഭിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും.

പെന്‍ഷനുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട പ്രോബ്ലങ്ങളുടെ ലിങ്ക് താഴെ കൊടുക്കുന്നു.

 അവ ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്ത് ആ പ്രശ്നങ്ങള്‍ പഠിക്കുക

QUALIFYING SERVICE
AVERAGE EMOLUMENTS
PENSION
DCRG
PENSION COMMUTATION
FAMILY PENSION

1. (a) The pensions of all employees to whom these Service Rules apply are regulated by the rules in this Part:

    Provided that the rules in this part shall not be applicable to the employees appointed on or after the 1st day of April,2013.

Provided that it is open to Government to rule that the service of any class of employees serving under them does not qualify for pension

(b) These rules shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 14th November 1966 unless otherwise specified in the relevant rules.

🆀 National pension scheme is introduced with effect from:

(A) 1.4.2013 
(B) 1.7.2014 
(C) 1.4.2014 
(D) 1.7.2013 

Correct Answer:-Option:(A) 1.4.2013 

🆀 Rules in Part III K.S.R are not applicable to persons appointed in govt. service on or after

        A:-1.4.2013

        B:-1.4.2014

        C:-1.4.2012

        D:-None of the above

        Correct Answer:- Option-A

🆀 Retirement age of government employees who enrolled under national pension system on or after 01.04.2013

A:-55 years

B:-60 years

C:-56 years

D:-58 years

Correct Answer:- Option-B

🆀 Age of compulsory retirement of an officer appointed after on or after 1.4.2013 and who is a member of N.A.S. is __________ years

A:-55

B:-56

C:-58

D:-60

Correct Answer:- Option-D

2. (a) Future good conduct shall be an implied condition of every grant of a pension.-

    The Government may, by order in writing, withhold or withdraw a pension or 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.

🆀 Future ................ Shall be an implied condition of every grant of a pension. 

(a) Good conduct 

(b) Appointment 

(c) Service 

(d) Qualifying service

Correct Answer: Option:-(a) Good conduct 

🆀Future good conduct shall be an implied condition for granting : 

(A) Pension 

(B) DCRG 

(C) Voluntary retirement

(D) Commutation of pension

Correct Answer:-Option:-(A) Pension

🆀Who is competent to withhold or withdraw pension?

(a) Government

(b) Accountant General

(c) Head of Department

(d) Treasury Officer

Correct Answer:-(a) Government

(b) Where a pensioner is convicted of a serious crime by a court of law action under clause (a) shall be taken in the light of the judgment of the court relating to such conviction.

(c)In a case not falling under clause (b) if the Government under clause (a) considers that the pensioner is prima facie guilty of grave misconduct, it shall, before passing an order under clause (a)

(i)serve upon the pensioner a notice specifying the action proposed to be taken against him and the ground on which it is proposed to be taken and calling upon him to submit within fifteen days of the notice or such further time not exceeding fifteen days as may be allowed, his explanation for such misconduct.

(ii)take the explanation, if any, submitted by the pensioner under sub clause (i) into consideration.

(d)The Public Service Commission shall be consulted before final orders are passed.

Explanation :-

In this rule, the expression “serious crime” includes a crime involving an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923) and the expression “grave misconduct” includes the communication or disclosure of any secret official code or password or any sketch, plan, model, rule note, document or information, such as is mentioned in section 5 of the said Act (which was obtained while holding office under the Government) so as to prejudicially affect the interest of the general public or the security of the State.

3. The Government reserve to themselves the right of withholding or withdrawing a pension or any part of it, whether permanently or for a specified period, and the right of ordering the recovery from a pension of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to government if in a departmental or judicial proceeding, the pensioner is found guilty of grave misconduct or negligence during the period of his service, including service rendered upon re-employment after retirement:

🆀A Departmental proceedings can be initiated after retirement of an Officer with the sanction of:

(a) Controlling Officer 

(b) Head of department 

(c) Government 

(d) Accountant General

Correct Answer: Option: (c) Government

Provided that –

(a)such departmental proceeding, if instituted while the employee was in service, whether before his retirement or during his re-employment, shall after the final retirement of the employee, be deemed to be a proceeding under this rule and shall be continued and concluded by the authority by which it was commenced in the same manner as if the employee had continued in service;

(b)such departmental proceeding, if not instituted while the employee was in service, whether before his retirement or during his re-employment,

(i) shall not be instituted save with the sanction of the Government;

(ii) shall not be in respect of any event which took place more than four years before such institution; and

(iii) shall be conducted by such authority and in such place as the Government may direct and in accordance with the procedure applicable to departmental proceeding in which an order of dismissal from service could be made in relation to the employee during his service;

(c) no such judicial proceedings, if not instituted while the employee was in service whether before his retirement or during his re-employment, shall be instituted, save with the sanction of the Government, in respect of a cause of action which arose or an event which took place more than four years before such institution and;

🆀 Department proceedings not initiated against an officer while in service shall not be instituted after retirement in respect of an event which took place :
(A) More than 4 years before such institution
(B) More than 3 years before such institution
(C) More than 5 years before such institution
(D)No time limit
Correct Answer:-Option: (A) More than 4 years before such institution

(d)The Public Service Commission shall be consulted before final orders are passed.

Explanation : For the purpose of this rule –

(a) a departmental proceeding shall be deemed to be instituted on the date on which the statement of charges is issued to the employee or pensioner or if the employee has been placed under suspension from an earlier date, on such date; and

(b) a judicial proceeding shall be deemed to be instituted¬

(i) in the case of a criminal proceeding, on the date on which the complaint or report of police officer on which the Magistrate takes cognizance, is made, and

(ii) in the case of a civil proceeding, on the date of presentation of the plaint in the Court.

Note 1:–As soon as proceedings of the nature referred to in this rule are instituted the authority which institutes such proceedings should without delay intimate the fact to the Audit Officer. The amount of pension withheld under this rule should not ordinarily exceed one– third of the pension originally sanctioned. In fixing the amount of pension to be so withheld regard should be had to the consideration whether the amount of the pension left to the pensioner in any case would be adequate for his maintenance.

🆀The amount of Pension withheld as per Rule 3 should not ordinary exceed ......... of pension originally sanctioned 

(a) 1/2 

(b) 2/3 

(c) 1/3 

(d) 3/4

Correct Answer:-Option: (c) 1/3 

Note 2:–

The word ‘pension’ used in this rule does not include death-cum¬retirement-gratuity. Liabilities fixed against an employee or pensioner can be recovered from the death-cum-retirement gratuity payable to him without the departmental/judicial proceedings referred to in this rule, but after giving the employee or pensioner concerned a reasonable opportunity to explain.

 

 

🆀 Liabilities fixed against a pensioner can be recovered from: 

(a) Pension 

(b) DCRG 

(c) Family Pension 

(d) Commutation of Pension

Correct Answer:-Option:(b) DCRG

Note3:–

The liabilities of an employee should be quantified either before or after retirement and intimated to him before retirement # if possible or after retirement within a period of three years on becoming pensioner. The liabilities of pensioner should be quantified and intimated to him.

 

🆀The liabilities of an employee if not quantified and intimated before retirement should be quantified and intimated to him within a period of: 

(a) One year of becoming a pensioner 

(b) 2 years on becoming a pensioner 

(C) 3 years on becoming a pensioner 

(d) 6 months on becoming a pensioner

Correct Answer:-Option:(C) 3 years on becoming a pensioner

🆀Liabilities of an employee should be quantified either before or after retirement and intimated  him before retirement if possible or after retirement within a period of ……………..years 

(A) 1 

(B) 2 

(C) 3 

(D) 4

Correct Answer:-Option:- (C) 3  

Ruling No. 1

Amounts due from a Government employee or pensioner to Government Companies, Local Bodies, Co-operative Societies, etc., though not treated as Government dues may be recovered from the death-cum-retirement gratuity payable to him with his consent in writing.

🆀Amount due from a pensioner to a Local Body may be recovered pensioner to a Local Body may be recovered from the death-cum-retirement gratuity : 

(A) With his consent in writing

(B) Without his consent 

(C) (A) and (B) are

(D) (A) and (B) are not correct

Correct Answer:-Option: (A) With his consent in writing

🆀Which of the following cannot be recovered from DCRG without consent of the pensioner in writing? 

(A) Dues due to the government companies, local bodies and co-operative societies

(B)  Balances of long term advances pending recovery 

(C)  Interest due on the long term advances 

(D) All these above

Correct Answer:- Option:(A) Dues due to the government companies, local bodies and co-operative societies

Ruling No. 2

According to proviso (a) under this rule, departmental proceedings, if instituted while the employee was in service, whether before his retirement or during his re-employment, shall after the final retirement of the employee be deemed to be a proceeding under this rule and shall be continued and concluded by the authority by which it was commenced in the same manner as if the employee had continued in service. A doubt was raised as to whether in the case of an employee whose case falls within the purview of the proviso and proceedings against whom were instituted by an authority subordinate to Government, order for withdrawal/ withholding of pension can be passed by the subordinate authority on the conclusion of the proceedings. The function of the Disciplinary Authority is only to reach a finding on the charge and to submit a report recording its findings to the Government. Government will then consider the findings and take a final decision. In case Government decide to take further action under Rule 3 the Government will serve the person concerned with a show-cause notice specifying the action proposed to be taken under this rule and the person concerned will be required to submit his reply to the show-cause notice within such time as may be specified by the Government. The Government will consider the reply in consultation with the Public Service Commission and pass necessary orders in the name of the Governor.

The above procedure in regard to the issue of show-cause notice will also apply to a case where the Governor functions as the Disciplinary Authority.

🆀An employee retired from service on attaining the age of compulsory retirement before conclusion of the departmental proceedings instituted against him. The pensionary benefits that  shall not be granted is : 

(A) Provisional pension 

(B) Death Cum Retirement Gratuity

(C) Commutation of pension 

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer:-Option: (B) Death Cum Retirement Gratuity

Ruling No.3

The note 2 above does not mean that the employee’s or pensioner’s consent

3-A.(a) Where any departmental or judicial proceedings is instituted under Rule 3 or where a departmental proceeding is continued under clause (a) of the proviso thereto, against an employee who has retired on attaining the age of compulsory retirement or otherwise he shall be paid during the period commencing from the date of his retirement to the date on which, upon conclusion of such proceeding final orders are passed, a provisional pension not exceeding the maximum pension which would have been admissible on the basis of his qualifying service up to the date of retirement, or if he was under suspension on the date of retirement up to the date immediately preceding the date on which he was placed under suspension, but no gratuity or death-cum¬retirement gratuity shall be paid to him until the conclusion of such proceeding and the issue of final orders thereon.

🆀When departmental or judicial proceeding is pending against an employee who retired on attaining the age of compulsory retirements or otherwise, he shall be paid from the date of retirement to the date on which, upon conclusion of such proceeding final orders are passed, a provisional pension not exceeding ____________ pension which would have been admissible to him on the basis of the qualifying service up to the date of retirement

A:-Half of the maximum

B:-75% of the maximum

C:-The maximum

D:-90% of the maximum

Correct Answer:- Option-C:-The maximum

(b)Payment of provisional pension made under clause (a) shall be adjusted against the final retirement benefits sanctioned to such employee upon conclusion of the aforesaid proceeding, but no recovery shall be made where the pension finally sanctioned is less than the provisional pension or the pension is reduced or withheld either permanently or for a specified period.

Note:–The grant of pension under this rule shall not prejudice operation of Rule 59 when final pension is sanctioned upon conclusion of the proceeding.

🆀The amount of provisional pension that may be granted pending finalization of departmental proceedings against an employee who has retired on superannuation should not exceed 

(A) Ninety percent of the pension which have been admissible to him 

(B) Eighty percent of the pension which have been admissible to him 

(C) Fifty percent of the pension which have been admissible to him 

(D) Amount of pension which would have been admissible to him

🆀The Pension sanctioned to an Officer when any Department or Judicial proceedings is instituted or continued against in pending final orders is called : 

(a) Ex-gratia Pension 

(b) Provisional Pension 

(c) Retiring Pension

(d) Compensation Pension 

🆀A Departmental proceedings can be initiated after

retirement of an Officer with the sanction of:

(a) Controlling Officer 

(b) Head of department 

(c) Government 

(d) Accountant General

3-B Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the monetary value equivalent to the amount of increments ordered to be withheld from an employee may be recovered from the death-cum-retirement gratuity of the employee where the order to withhold increments could not be given effect to before the retirement or death of the employee.

🆀When any department or judicial proceedings is pending finalization against a retired employee no .............. shall be paid to him until the conclusion of such proceedings and the issue of final order thereon? 

(a) Family pension 

(b) DCRG 

(C) Provisional pension 

(d) Dearness Relief

3-C Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules recovery of excess payments made to an officer by mistake within a period of four years before his retirement and which are detected within a period of four years after retirement may be made from his pension and other amounts due to him after retirement, subject to the condition that such deduction if made from his pension shall be effected only in monthly instalments in whole rupees and that the amount of each instalment shall not exceed 10 per cent of the monthly pension admissible to him.

🆀 Departmental enquiry against an officer not instituted while in service cannot be institute after retirement in respect of an event which took place :
(A) More than 1 year before such enquiry
(B) More than 2 year before such enquiry
(C) More than 3 year before such enquiry
(D) More than 4 year before such enquiry


🆀An officer retired from service on 31-1-2020and an excess payment to the officer by mistake was detected on 5-8-2020. The monthly instalment of recovery effected from the monthly pension admissible to him shall not exceed :
(A) 1/3rd of the monthly pension
(B) 10 percent of the monthly pension
(C) 5 percent of the monthly pension
(D) 25 percent of the monthly pension

🆀

An officer retired from service on 31.3.2011 and an excess payment made to him by mistake in December 2010 was detected in April 2013.The monthly installment of deduction effected from the monthly pension admissible to him shall not exceed:

(a) 10 percent of pension 

(b) 30 percent of pension 

(c) 20 percent of pension

(d) 40 percent of pension

🆀 Departmental enquiry against an officer not instituted while in service cannot be institute after retirement in respect of an event which took place :
(A) More than 1 year before such enquiry
(B) More than 2 year before such enquiry
(C) More than 3 year before such enquiry
(D) More than 4 year before such enquiry


🆀An officer retired from service on 31-1-2010 and an excess payment to the officer by mistake was detected on 5-8-2012. The monthly instalment of recovery effected from the monthly pension admissible to him shall not exceed :
(A) 1/3rd of the monthly pension
(B) 10 percent of the monthly pension
(C) 5 percent of the monthly pension
(D) 25 percent of the monthly pension

🆀

An officer retired from service on 31.3.2011 and an excess payment made to him by mistake in December 2010 was detected in April 2013.
The monthly installment of deduction effected from the monthly pension admissible to him shall not exceed:

(a) 10 percent of pension 

(b) 30 percent of pension 

(c) 20 percent of pension

(d) 40 percent of pension

Government Decision

(1)The words ‘pension admissible’ referred to in this rule is the ‘pension admissible’ before commutation.

(2)In the event of death of the pensioner during the course of recovery specific sanction of Government is required to waive recovery of the balance amount outstanding.

 

🆀In the event of death of the pensioner during the course of recovery specific sanction of Government is required to ............... of the balance amount outstanding. 

(a) 10% 

(b) 15% 

(c) 30% 

(d) waive of recovery

Correct Answer:- Option: (d) waive of recovery

Section II
Cases in which claims are inadmissible 

4. In the following cases, no claim to pension is admitted: ¬

(a)When an employee is appointed for limited time only, or for specific duty, on the completion of which he is to be discharged

(b) When a person’s whole time is not retained for the public service, but he is merely paid for work done for the State.

(c) When a person is employed temporarily on monthly wages without specified limit of time or duty.

(d) When an employee holds some other pensionable office, he earns no pension in respect of an office of the kind mentioned in clause (b) or in respect of duties paid for by local allowance.

 

🆀No claim to pension is admitted, when :

(A) An employee is appointed for limited time

(B)  A person's whole time is not retained for public service 

(C)  A person is employed temporarily on monthly wages

 (D) All three above

Correct Answer:- Option: (D) All three above

🆀Cases in which pension are inadmissible
(a) When an employee is appointed for a limited time only, or for specific duty, on the completion of which he is to be discharged.
(b) When a person's whole time is not retained for the public service, but he is merely paid for work done for the State.
(c) When a person is employed temporarily on monthly wages without specified limit of time or duty. (d) All the above
Correct Answer:- Option: (d) All the above

5. Misconduct or inefficiency: 

(a) No pension may be granted to an employee dismissed or removed for misconduct, insolvency or inefficiency, but to employees so dismissed or removed, compassionate allowances may be granted when they are deserving of special consideration; provided that the allowances granted to any employee shall not exceed two-thirds of the pension which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on the date of dismissal or removal.

🆀No.................... may be granted to an employee dismissed or removed for misconduct,
insolvency or in efficiency: 
(a) Commutation of Pension 
(b) Family Pension 
(c) Dearness relief 
(d) Pension
Correct Answer: Option:-(d) Pension

🆀An officer is dismissed from service for grave misconduct. He is eligible to receive only ………………………………. if he deserves it.
(A) Pension
(B) Family Pension
(C) Compassionate Allowance
(D) Ex-gratia Allowance
Correct Answer:-Option: (C) Compassionate Allowance

🆀The maximum amount of Compassionate Allowance that can be

granted to a person dismissed or removed from service is : 
(a) 1/2 of pension which would have been admissible 
(b) 1/3 of pension which would have been admissible 
(c) 2/3 of pension which would have been admissible 
(d) 3/4 of pension which would have been admissible
Correct Answer: Option: (c) 2/3 of pension which would have

been admissible

(aa) Families of those who are drawing compassionate allowance are not eligible for family pension.

Government Decision

The authority competent to dismiss the Government employee will be the authority competent to sanction compassionate allowance. But a report of verification of the eligibility by the Audit Officer is necessary before compassionate allowance is sanctioned by competent authority.

🆀A report of verification of eligibility by the Accountant General is necessary before is sanctioned by competent authority.

(A) Retiring pension 

(B) Invalid pension

(C) Family pension

(D) Compassionate allowance

Correct Answer:- Option:(D) Compassionate allowance

No advance sanction will be accorded in the case of compassionate allowance.

The benefits of Rule 8/13/14A to 14 I of this Part will be extended for purposes of calculating the amount of compassionate allowance.

Commutation of compassionate allowance will be allowed subject to the rules in Appendix X and temporary increase will be admissible at the rates allowed for service pension. The benefit of minimum pension at the rates sanctioned from time to time also will be admissible with effect from 1st September 1968, i.e., on compassionate allowance due for payment in October, 1968, to those who are in receipt of compassionate allowance.

(b)The following procedure shall be followed in the matter of sanctioning compassionate allowance:¬

(i)On receipt of the orders of the competent authority removing / dismissing an employee from service for misconduct, insolvency or inefficiency the Head of the office, if he proposes to recommend the grant of a compassionate allowance, should fill in the first page of the application for pension in Form 2 and send it to the Audit Officer concerned for report on the title to the compassionate allowance. The Head of the Office should not wait for an application from the employee.

 

(ii)If the competent authority in issuing orders of removal / dismissal states that a certain proportion of pension is to be granted as compassionate allowance, no further sanction to compassionate allowance is necessary and all that is required is that the Audit Officer should certify to the admissibility of compassionate allowance on a pension application completed and signed by the Head of the office as provided above.

 

🆀 An officer who is dismissed from service is not admissible for pension. But in certain deserving cases a special  consideration is given in which a compassionate allowance is sanctioned not exceeding of the pension which would have been admissible to the officer if he had retried on the date of dismissal

A:-1/3

B:-1/4

C:-2/3

D:-3/4

Correct Answer:- Option-C:-2/3

🆀Compassionate Allowance granted to an employee shall not exceed:

(a) ½ of pension which would have been admissible .

(b) ⅓ of pension which would have been admissible

(c) ¾of pension which would have been admissible

(d) ⅔, of pension which would have been admissible

Correct Answer:-(d) ⅔ of pension which would have been admissible

🆀An employee is dismissed from service for inefficiency. The amount of pension admissible to him if he had retired on the date of dismissal is Rs. 7500. The employee deserved special consideration. The amount of compassionate allowance that may be granted shall not exceed:
(A) Rs. 5625
(B) Rs. 4500
(C) Rs. 5000
(D) Rs. 3750
Correct Answer:-Option:-(C) Rs. 5000  (⅔ of pension which would have been admissible)

🆀An officer is compulsorily retired from service for misconduct, proved by an enquiry. What are
the retirement benefits due to him?
(A) Pension only
(B) D.C.R.G only
(C) Compassionate Allowance only
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Correct Answer:-Option: (D) Both (A) and (B)

 COMPULSORY  RETIREMENT

AS A PENALTY 

6.(a) An employee compulsorily retired from service by way of penalty may be granted by the authority competent to impose such penalty, pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity admissible to the employee on the date of such retirement, provided, however that the authority imposing the penalty of compulsory retirement may order a reduction either in pension or in death-cum-retirement gratuity or in both if the circumstances of any particular case warrant such reduction.

(b)Where a person who has been granted pension dies within five years of his compulsory retirement, and his family is entitled to a family pension under rule 80 in this part, the family pension admissible will be half the amount of the pension actually sanctioned subject to the usual maximum of ` 150 and minimum of ` 30 subject to the further condition that minimum pension will not in any case exceed the full amount of the pension sanctioned to the deceased employee per mensem:

Provided also that in cases where family pension is less than ₹ 20 per mensem the minimum amount of family pension will be raised to ₹ 20 per mensem.

The minimum rate has been raised to ₹25 and ₹40 with effect from 7th June 1971 and 1st October 1971 respectively. The amount, if any, ordered to be reduced in the death-cum-retirement gratuity, as a penalty, should be reduced when residuary gratuity is given under Rule 69.

(c) When a person who has been granted pension on compulsory retirement dies, and his family is entitled to a family pension under section VII of this Part, the rules therein will apply.

7. Limitation:— 

An employee cannot earn two pensions in the same office at the same time, or by the same continuous service.

8. Military Service –

🆀 War service mentioned in : 

(A) Part II R8 

(B) Part IR 8 

(C) Part III R8 

(D) Part III R 18

Correct Answer:-Option: (C) Part III R8 

(a) An employee transferred or discharged from military service of the former State of Travancore or Cochin or Travancore –Cochin which was pensionable or non-pensionable according to the rules at the time of such transfer or discharge shall be allowed to count such service for pension provided he remits to Government the mustering out concessions, if any, received by him. The service of those who were discharged on punishment shall not count for pension. 

Note 1:– In respect of persons formerly in the State Forces and transferred to State Civil Service their service prior to 1st April 1950 alone shall be counted for pension. In respect of those discharged after 1st April 1950 and appointed to civil posts under the Government the above rule shall apply only in the case of retirements on or after 5th June 1963. If in their cases the retirement was prior to 5th June 1963, State Force Service prior to 1st April 1950 alone shall be counted.

Note 2:– †The service in the State Force of Ex-State Force Service personnel who are in receipt of military pension shall not be reckoned for civil pension.

Government Decision No.1

The refund of mustering out concessions (if any, not refunded previously) will be effected by adjustment from the gratuity due for Civil Service including the Ex-State Force Service.

Government Decision No.2

The details of service rendered in respect of which the mustering out benefits were granted and the refund of the concession should be noted in the Service Book of the employee by the pension sanctioning authority of the Civil Department.

(b) Persons who have rendered “War Service” as members of His Majesty’s Forces and have been appointed to civil posts, in war reserved and other vacancies, which arose before the 1st January, 1948 shall be allowed to count their satisfactory whole – time service . * [Whether pensionable or not] in His Majesty’s Forces rendered between the 3rd September, 1939 (or the date of their attaining the minimum age of entry into the service or post to which they are appointed whichever is later) and the 1st April 1946, for purposes of pension, up to a maximum of five years, provided that the service gratuity, if any, received from the Defence Department for the war service is refunded to Government.

The pensionary liability in this regard, will be allocated as laid down in para 14 of section B (IV) of Appendix III to the Kerala Account Code, Vol. 1

Government Decision No. 1

For giving the benefit of Rule 8 (b) the Heads of Offices will follow the procedure given below:

The Heads of Offices where the war service candidates are employed, will obtain the prescribed verification certificate (duly countersigned by the concerned Defence Accounts Officer) and make necessary entries in the Service Books of the war service candidates on the basis of such verification certificates. The verification certificates will also be filed in the Service Books. The details regarding the refund of service gratuity, if any, shown as having been paid to the employees in the verification certificates of Defence Accounts Officer will also be noted in the Service Books after refunding the amount to the credit of the state Government.

The Heads of Offices will address the following authorities for the verification certificate in the form appended with suitable modifications to suit their requirements:

(a)	(i)Ex-Army Officers  (ii)Medical Officers	A.G/s Branch/Org.3(BR and C) (d) Army Headquarters,DHQ.P.O.,New Delhi – 11. MPRS(O)(NE)Medical Directorate. Army Head quarters, DHQ .P.O.,NewDelhi-11
(b)	Ex-Naval Officers	Personal Service Directorate (Naval Appointments) Naval Headquarters, DHQ. P.O.,New Delhi-11
(c)	Ex-Air Force Officers	Directorate of Personnel (Officers) P.Q.2 Air Headquarters, DHQ. P.O.,New Delhi-11.
(d)	J.C. Os or and N.C.S.E. of the        Indian Army	The respective record office as indicated in the discharge certificate of the individual concerned.
(e)	C.P.O., Petty Officers and  Sailors of the Navy	The Captain, Naval Barrak (Drafting Office),Bombay
(f)	M.W. Os, W. Os.,  N.G. Os. and Airmen of the Air Force	Directorate of Personnel (Airmen)Air Headquarters,Vayu BhavanDHQ., P.O.,New Delhi – 11.

FORM

Certificate of verification Military Service of No.………Rank………..…Name ………………..Unit...............................…………….Re-enrolled in the ………....................................……as……from…………..

The information required for verification of War/Military Service for the purpose of counting towards civil pension under Rule 8 (b) of the Kerala Service Rules, Part III is given as under:

1. Date of birth, or the nearest age on enrollment in the Army/Navy/Air Force if the former is not known.

2. Date of enrollment in the Army/Navy/ Air Force

3.Date of discharge

4.Period of reserve service, if any

5.Whether the Military service was non-pensionable / pensionable under the military rules but terminated on or before pension was earned in respect thereof

6.Whether he was entitled to a service gratuity and if so, how much.

7.Whether the gratuity was drawn and is refundable to the Defence Service estimates (if the service is allowed to count for civil pension)

8.If the individual is in receipt of disability pension –

(a)had he earned an ordinary service pension for his qualifying service

(b)had he only earned a service gratuity in lieu of which a service element of disability pension has been granted to him. If so, what was the amount of service gratuity

9 Whether he was paid from the Indian Revenue throughout

10 Whether the pensionary contribution has been recovered and credited to Indian Revenues for the period of his service out of India

11. Whether the whole period of service is covered by Rule 8 (b) of Part III, K.S.Rs.

12 Non-Qualifying service, if any From to

13 Period of satisfactory paid Military Service From to

14 Whether the Military Service was superior or inferior

15. Length of war service From to

16 Amount of Service gratuity paid for the period of War Service indicated in the preceding item.

17 Amount of Service gratuity paid for the period of War Service

18 Period and nature of leave (other than casual leave) availed of during Military Service

Station:

Date: Signature of the Record Officer Concerned

Station:

Date: Countersigned Controller of Defence Account

Government Decision No.2

There is no intention to deny the concession of counting war service to those who could not join duty prior to 1st January 1948 provided the other conditions relating to the grant of the concession are satisfied.

Government Decision No.3

The benefit of rule 8 (b) will be extended to those appointed against vacancies that arose on or after 1st January 1948 subject to the following conditions:¬

(i)Break between war service / military service and civil service will be automatically condoned for pension purposes irrespective of the duration of break, but the period of break will under no circumstances be reckoned as qualifying service for pension.

This Government Decision will be deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st March 1976.

(ii)In the absence of any specific indication to the contrary in the service records, breaks between two spells # of war/military service will be automatically condoned and the pre-interruption service will be reckoned as qualifying service for pension except where it is known that the interruption was caused by dismissal or removal from service. The period of interruption itself will under no circumstances be reckoned as qualifying service for pension.

This Government Decision will take effect from 1st March 1976.

Government Decision No.4

Refund of service gratuity (if any not refunded previously) will be effected by adjustment from the gratuity due for civil service including the war service.

Government Decision No. 5

1.The benefit of the war service to the extent admissible under this rule is admissible to those employees who were appointed in regular establishment after war service. It is not admissible to those who were appointed in work establishment posts after initial war service.

2.The work establishment personnel who have retired before 14th November 1966 and who have rendered war service with the permission of Government, while holding work establishment post and who were subsequently re-absorbed, after war service, in work establishment posts the vacancies in respect of which arose prior to 1st January 1948 will be allowed to count 50 per cent of the completed years of their war service admissible under this rule for pension and death cum-retirement gratuity and the maximum period of war service that can be reckoned for pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity shall be 2½ years. This has retrospective effect from 1st November 1956.

3.In the case of the work establishment personnel absorbed in regular establishment ![or appointed to regular establishment through Public Service Commission] and who retired on or after 1st April 1968 the entire war service to the extent admissible under this Rule will be reckoned for pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity.

4.Break between war service and civil service i.e., work establishment service, will be treated as automatically condoned in the case of those who retired before 14th November 1966.

But in the case of those who retire on or after 14th November 1966 breaks shall be condoned on the basis of Government Decision No. 3 above.

In the case of persons who were absorbed in regular establishment and who retire from service on or after 1st April 1968, breaks (if any) between initial work establishment service and war service will be regularized by the grant of leave without allowances under special orders of the Government in individual cases.

Government Decision No.6

In the case of contingent employees absorbed in regular establishment ± [or appointed to regular establishment through Public Service Commission] and who retired on or after 1stApril 1968 the entire war service to the extent admissible under this rule will be reckoned for pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity.

Government Decision No.7

1. In the case of those who have civil service prior to their war service, their qualifying service will be reckoned from the date of first entry in Government service including the entire period of war service and breaks, if any, provided they are governed by simplified Pension Rules and the limit of completed years of war service laid down in the above rule will not be applicable to them.

2.To avoid enjoyment of two retirement benefits for the same period, the pension sanctioning authorities should satisfy that the officer was not employed in Government / Quasi Government undertaking and did not enjoy any pensionary benefits for the period of break. In cases where verification is not possible a declaration in writing must be obtained from the officer concerned that he was not employed and has not obtained retirement benefits from Government / Quasi Government undertaking during the period of break / breaks and that he is agreeable to recover from his pension, the pensionary benefits, C.P.F. benefits, if any, received by him if it is found out later that he has received such benefits.

Government Decision No.8

The benefit of this rule will be applicable to the hereditary village staff of Malabar area absorbed into Government service whose service in the hereditary village establishment counts for pension under Rule 14F, K.S.R., Part III.

 [This decision has effect from 28th July 1970 vide G.O(P)176/76/R.D., dated 31st January 1976.]

Government Decision No.9

In the case of war / military service sandwiched between aided school service, the qualifying service will be calculated from the date of first entry in the aided school service, including the entire period of the sandwiched war/ military service, but excluding breaks if any, subject to other conditions regarding counting of aided school service.

*The above orders are applicable only to persons governed by Kerala Service Rules including the simplified pension rules.

Government Decision No.10

In the case of reservist service, half of reservist service will count for pension provided the lump sum gratuity received in lieu of reservist pensioner is refunded to Government.

In the case a reservist got appointment under the State Government, but he continues to be a reservist in the military, half of the reservist service prior to appointment in Government Service alone will count

(c) Ex-servicemen re-employed in civil service shall be allowed to count their Military Service other than war service in the Armed Force of India from 1st April 1946 which is non pensionable or pensionable under Military Rules but which terminated before a pension has been earned in respect of it for purpose of Civil pension, in cases of retirement from civil service on or after 14th November 1966.

Provided that the bonus or gratuity, if any, received for the period of Military Service by the person concerned from the Defence Department is refunded to that Department:

Provided also that the person concerned is not in receipt of any military pension in respect of his Military Service. Breaks between Military Service and Civil Service shall be condoned in accordance with the Government Decision No. 3 above.

The pensionary charges in respect of Military Service other than war service will be borne by the Government of India on a service share basis in accordance with the normal rules in Appendix III B, IV of the Kerala Account Code, Volume I.

Government Decision No.1

The benefit of counting military service other than war service in the Armed Forces in India referred to above will be extended to work establishment / contingent employees absorbed in regular establishment [or appointed to regular establishment through Public Service Commission] and who retired on or after 1st April 1968.

Government Decision No.2

Where a State Government Employee is in receipt of a disability pension which does not include any service element his war / military service can be allowed to count for pension. On the contrary, if the disability pension received by such an employee includes service element his war / military service will not count for civil pension under the State Pension Rules.

Government Decision No. 3

*The benefit of this rule will be applicable to the hereditary village staff of Malabar area absorbed into Government service whose service in the hereditary village establishment counts for pension under Rule 14F, K.S.R. Part III 

[This decision has effect from 28th July 1970 vide G.O.(P) 176/76/R.D., dated 31st January 1976.]

Government Decision No.4

Discharge on one’s own request from Army Service is not resignation and that Army Service in such circumstances also is reckonable towards subsequent civil service subject to the conditions laid down in the rules in part III KSRs, and subject to the refund of pensionary benefits, if any, received by him along with 6% simple interest on the same from the date of receipt till the date of refund.