Revision of Provisional Pension Sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules – DoPT Orders

Revision of Provisional Pension Sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules – DoPT Orders

No.25014/06/2016.AIS-II

 Government of India

 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel &Training

North Block, New Delhi–110001 

Dated the 18th April, 2018

To The Chief Secretaries of all the

 State Governments and UTs.

Subject: Revision of Provisional Pension Sanctioned Under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

Sir, 

I am directed to refer to the Department of Pension and Pensioner Welfare’s OM No.38/49/16-P&PW(A) dated 12th February, 2018 (copy enclosed) regarding “Revision of Provisional pension”.

2. The applicability of the provisions of the aforesaid OM regarding grant of Provisional Pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 has been considered by this Department and it has been decided to make the provisions of the aforesaid Office Memorandum of Department of Pension and Pensioner Welfare regarding “Revision of Provisional Pension” applicable, mutatis-mutandis, to the All India Service Pensioners to whom provisional pension was sanctioned under Rule 6 of All India Service(Death-Cum Retirement-Benefits) Rules, 1958.

Yours faithfully 

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(Jyotsna Gupta) 

Under Secretary to Government of India

Authority: http://dopt.gov.in

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CCS (LTC) Rules: Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for Railway Employees

CCS (LTC) Rules: Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for Railway Employees

Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for Railway Employees and CCS (LTC) Rules

Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for Railway Employees and CCS (LTC) Rules – A Brief – Compiled by K.V.Ramesh Sr.JGS/IRTSA

1. Railway employees are allowed to avail LTC as per DoPT OM dated 27th March 2018

2. Railway employees continue to be governed fully by the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules.

3. “All India LTC” once in a block of four years.

4. “All India LTC” will be purely optional for the railway employees.

5. After availing “All India LTC” in a year, it will not be mandatory for the railway employee to opt for “All India LTC” in the next or subsequent block years.

6. No “Home Town LTC” will be admissible.

7. Railway employees will surrender the Privilege Passes admissible to them in the calendar year in which they intend to avail the LTC facility.

8. They would continue to be eligible for Privilege Ticket Orders and other kinds of passes viz., Duty Pass, School Pass, Special Passes on Medical grounds, etc., as admissible under the Pass rules.

9. If both spouses are Railway employees then both will surrender privilege passes.

10. Beneficiaries will be members of family, dependents, etc as per conditions as laid down in the CCS (LTC) rules will be applicable for availing “All India LTC”.

Brief on orders issued by DoPT/MOF on LTC

11. Family for the purpose of LTC – Government employee, spouse, two unmarried dependent children, divorced/widowed daughter, dependent parents residing with employee, dependent unmarried minor brother & sister and dependent divorced/widowed sister residing with employee.

12. Government servant and each member of his family may visit different places of their choice during the block of four years.

13. Employee should have completed one year continuous service on the date of journey.

14. Travel entitlements of Government servants for the purpose of LTC shall be the same as TA entitlements as notified vide Ministry of Finance’s O.M. dated 13.07.2017, except the air travel entitlement for Level 6 to Level 8 of the Pay Matrix, which is allowed in respect of TA only and not for LTC. ie Only AC 2 tier by train for pay level 6 to level 8.

15. No daily allowance shall be admissible for travel on LTC.

16. LTC shall be admissible in respect of journeys performed in vehicles operated by the Government or any Corporation in the public sector run by the Central or State Government or a local body.

17. For places not connected by any Government means of transport, reimbursement shall be allowed as per entitlement for journey on transfer for a maximum limit of 100 Kms covered by the private/personal transport based on a self-certification.

18. Employees not entitled to travel by air may travel by any airline. However, reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of their entitled class of train, transport or actual expense, whichever is less,”

19. Reimbursement under LTC scheme does not cover incidental expenses and expenditure incurred on local journeys.

20. Travel by Premium trains/Premium Tatkal trains/Suvidha trains is allowed on LTC. Further, reimbursement of tatkal charges or premium tatkal charges shall also be admissible for the purpose of LTC.

21. Flexi fare (dynamic fare) applicable in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains shall be admissible for the journey(s) performed by these trains on LTC. This dynamic fare component shall not be admissible in cases where a nonentitled Government servant travels by air and claims reimbursement for the entitled class of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains.

22. Catering charges charged by the Indian Railways included in the rail fare for Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto trains, shall be reimbursable in full as per the entitlement/eligibility.

23. For children aged between 5 yrs and under 12 yrs, the actual rail fare shall be reimbursed for LTC, as per the choice of rail tickets (half or full) purchased by the Government servant.

24. The time-limit for drawal of LTC advance is 125 days in case of journey by train. It will be mandatory for the Government servant to produce the outward journey tickets to the Competent Authority within ten days of drawal of advance.

25. Travel by air to North East Region (NER), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) is extended for two years, w.e.f. 26th September, 2016 subject to the following conditions:

(a) Travel by air to continue to be performed by Air India in Economy class at LTC-80 fare or less.

(b) For journey by air to Jammu & Kashmir, travel by any airline is allowed, @ fare less than or equal to LTC80 fare of Air India.

(c) Air tickets can be purchased either directly from the airlines (booking counters/website) or through authorized agents only viz., `M/s Balmer Lawrie and Co. Ltd.’, `M/s Ashok Travels and Tours Ltd.’ and `IRCTC’.

(d) Gazetted officers can use the air travel form their place of work.

(e) Government servants not entitled to travel by air are permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors: i) Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER, ii) Between Kolkata/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair and iii) Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K

(f) Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.

Source: http://www.irtsa.net/

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Dos and Don’ts concerning Photographs to be submitted with Pension Forms

Dos and Don’ts concerning Photographs to be submitted with Pension Forms

Furnishing three copies of joint photographs (or separate photographs) with wife or husband by the Pensioner to Head of Office while filling up/uploading the pension forms

F.No.4/13/2018-P&PW(D

 Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

 Department of Pension &Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, 

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 06-04-2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Furnishing three copies of joint photographs (or separate photographs) with wife or husband by the Pensioner to Head of Office while filling up/uploading the pension forms-regd.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, the Central Government Civil Pensioner is required to submit-(a) Three copies of joint photograph (or separate photographs) with wife or husband (duly attested by Head of Office) (b) Three copies of passport size photograph of disabled child/siblings/dependent parents, if applicable (duly attested by Head of Office) alongwith Form 5 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 for affixing on Pension Payment Order. Further, after 1-1-2017, the Central Government Civil Pensioners are required to submit the pension forms through Bhavishya i.e. online pension sanction and payment tracking system.

2. The following guidelines should be strictly followed while filling up/uploading the pension forms in Bhavishya. Details of Dos and Don’ts conceming photographs are as under:

Dos and Don’ts concerning Photographs to be submitted with Pension Forms

3. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

(Sanjay Wadhawan) 

Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Tel. No. 24655523

View order

Authority: http://www.pensionersportal.gov.in/

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Equal Opportunities, Protection and Rights to Persons with Disabilities

Equal Opportunities, Protection and Rights to Persons with Disabilities

“Applicability of provisions of “Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection and rights and full participation) Act, 1995”

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No.46/2018

No.F(E)III/2008/PN1/12

New Delhi, dated 23.03.2018

The GMs/Prinicipal Financial Advisers, 

All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc.,

 (As per mailing list)

Sub: Retirement of Government Servant under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules-applicability of provisions of “Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection and rights and full participation) Act, 1995”.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. 21/1/16-P&PW(F) dated 30th September, 2016 on the above subject is enclosed for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. Rule 38, 48 & 48-A of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, correspond to Rule 55,66 & 67 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 respectively and Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939 correspond to Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993. Department of Personnel & Training’s O.Ms No. 18017/1/2014-Estt.(L) dated 25.02.2015 and No. 25012/1/2015-Estt.(A-IV) dated 19.05.2015 referred to in the enclosed O.M. dated 30.09.2016, have been adopted on Railways vide this office’s letter No. E(P&A)I-2017/CPC/LE-5 dated 30.08.2017.

(G. Priya Sudarsani) 

Joint Director, 

Finance (Estt.), 

Railway Board.

Source: NFIR

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Upper Ceiling on Gratuity 20 Lakhs

Upper Ceiling on Gratuity 20 Lakhs – Gratuity Bill Passed by Parliament

Ministry of Labour & Employment

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament

The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by parliament today.The bill ensures harmony amongst employees in the private sector and Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Organizations under Government who are not covered under CCS (Pension) Rules. These employees will be entitled to receive higher amount of gratuity at par with their counterparts in Government sector. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha today and the Lok Sabha on 15 March, 2018.

The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 applies to establishments employing 10 or more persons. The main purpose for enacting this Act is to provide social security to workman after retirement, whether retirement is a result of superannuation, or physical disablement or impairment of vital part of the body. Therefore, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is an important social security legislation to wage earning population in industries, factories and establishments.

The present upper ceiling on gratuity amount under the Act is Rs. 10 Lakh. The provisions for Central Government employees under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 with regard to gratuity are also similar. Before implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission, the ceiling under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 was Rs. 10 Lakh. However, with implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission, in case of Government servants, the ceiling has been raised to Rs. 20 Lakhs.

Therefore, considering the inflation and wage increase even in case of employees engaged in private sector, this Government decided that the entitlement of gratuity should also be revised in respect of employees who are covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Accordingly, the Government initiated the process for amendment to Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to increase the maximum limit of gratuity to such amount as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time.

In addition, the Bill also envisages to amend the provisions relating to calculation of continuous service for the purpose of gratuity in case of female employees who are on maternity leave from ‘twelve weeks’ to such period as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time.

After enactment of the Act, the power to notify the ceiling of the amount of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 shall stand delegated to the Central Government so that the limit can be revised from time to time keeping in view the increase in wage and inflation and future pay commissions.

Source: PIB

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Grant of 10 days CL – Who are not entitled to 17 holidays – MoD Orders

Grant of 10 days CL – Who are not entitled to 17 holidays – MoD Orders

Grant of 10 days Casual Leave to those Civilian employees under Defence Establishments who are not entitled to 17 holidays per calendar year

Government of India (Department of Defence) Ministry of Defence D(Civ-ll)

Subject: Grant of 10 days Casual Leave to those Civilian employees under Defence Establishments who are not entitled to 17 holidays per calendar year

The undersigned is directed to say that this division has been receiving proposals from Line Dtes and Defence Federations to grant 10 days Casual Leave to the Defence Civilian employees in such Defence units wherever the entitlement is less than 17 days Gazetted holidays.

2. In this connection, para 9 of the Appendix-III of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 is reiterated as under: –

“Entitlement (per calendar year) – 8 days – For those entitled to 17 holidays 10 days – For those not entitled to 17 holidays.”

3. All concerned are therefore requested to ensure that the entitlement of Casual Leave to the Civilian employees in the Defence Establishments under MoD who are covered under CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, is adhered strictly as per Para 9 of the Appendix-III of these Rules.

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 (Dalpat Singh)

 Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Authority: www.mod.gov.in

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Option for Pay Fixation in Revised Pay Scale: Confederation

Option for Pay Fixation in Revised Pay Scale: Confederation

PERMISSION TO OPT FOR PAY FIXATION IN THE REVISED PAY STRUCTURE ON A DATE AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUE OF CCS (REVISED PAY) RULES 2016 NOTIFICATION DATED 25.07.2016 DEMAND OF THE JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE REJECTED BY GOVERNMENT.

JCM national council, Staff Side, has demanded that under the existing orders the option to come over to revised pay structure from the date of promotion is available only for those employees who are promoted before 25.07.2016. The staff side has demanded that such an option of fixation of pay for coming over to revised pay scale may be given to employees promoted after 25.07.2016 also. The staff side has contended that not giving such an option to an employee who was due for promotion on a date after 25.07.2016 (say on 26.07.2016) will be discriminatory. Government has considered the demand and rejected. The following is the reply of the Finance Ministry, Department of Expenditure.

(M. Krishnan) 

Secretary General 

Confederation

Mob: 09447068125 Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE VIDE OM DATED 30.08.2017

The position on action taken in respect of item regarding permission to opt for pay fixation in the revised pay structure on a date after the issue of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 (notification on 25.07.2016) in the case of employees whose promotion becomes due after 25.07.2016 is given below:

In the said item the staff side has demanded that under the existing orders the option to come over to revised pay scale from the date of promotion is available only for those employees who are promoted before 25.07.2016, the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules 2016. The staff side has demanded that such an option of fixation of pay for coming over to revised pay scale may be given to employees promoted after 25.07.2016 also. The staff side has contended that not giving such an option to an employee who was due for promotion on 26.07.2016 (one day after the date of notification) and afterwards will be discriminatory.

The revised Pay rules contained in CCS (RP) Rules 2016 are effective from 01.01.2016. A person holding a particular post as on 01.01.2016 has an option to come over to revised pay scale applicable to that post either straight away on 01.01.2016 or from a date later than that such an option is clearly mentioned in provisio 1 and provisio 2 of Rule 5. A combined reading of provisio 1 and provisio 2 to Rule 5 provided that a Government Servant may elect to continue to draw pay in the existing pay structure until the date on which he earns his next or any subsequent increment in the existing pay structure or until he vacates his post or ceases to draw pay in the existing pay structure.

But, in cases where a Government servant has been placed in a higher grade pay or scale between 01.01.2016 and the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 on account of promotion or upgradation, the Government servant may elect to switch over to the revised pay structure from the date of such promotion or upgradation.

Therefore the rules provide while in respect of post held by a Government Servant as on 01.01.2016, the concerned Government Servant may elect to come over to revised pay scale applicable to that post either from 01.01.2016 or from a date later than 01.01.2016, in case he is promoted to a post not held by him on 01.01.2016 on a date later than that, then he can opt to come over to revised pay scale from the date of promotion provided such promotion takes place between 01.01.2016 and the date of notification. Thus the date of notification of the Rules on 25.07.2016 which are effective from 01.01.2016 is the outer limit for option in cases the option is from date of promotion. The similar was the provisions in the Rules pertaining to the 6th CPC in terms of CCs (RP) Rules 2008. This is the fair and time tested rule, as it seeks to allow option in case of promotion during the retrospective effect of the Rules. There has to be outer date and that date is the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules 2016, which is objective and of fair application. No such objective date beyond 25.07.2016 could be of fair application.

Accordingly it is not possible to agree to the demand of the staff-side.

Source: Confederation

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Revision of CCS (Fixation of Pay of Re-employed Pensioners) Orders, 1986 and other related orders

Revision/Consolidation of Central Civil Services (Fixation of Pay of Re-employed Pensioners) Orders, 1986 and other related orders-reg.

F.No.42/05/2017-P&P W(G)/30349

 Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, P.G and Pensions

 Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor,

 Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, 

New Delhi-110003 

Date:-23rd Nov, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:- Revision/Consolidation of Central Civil Services (Fixation of Pay of Re-employed Pensioners) Orders, 1986 and other related orders-reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DoPT OM No.3/3/2016-Estt.(Pay.II) dated 18.10.2017 on the subject cited above and to say that comments of this Department against each issue are enclosed herewith.

2. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

End: Annexure

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(Charanjit Taneja) 

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Source: Confederation

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Regulation of Pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 - comments regarding - Dopt Orders

Regulation of Pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 - comments regarding

No.11012/15/2016-Estt.A-III

Government of India Ministry of Personnel, 

Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel & Training 

Establishment A-III Desk

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the January 10, 2018

 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regulation of Pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 - Comments regarding.

The Department intends to issue instructions on the above mentioned subject. Before the instructions in the Draft O.M. (Copy enclosed) are finalized, all stakeholders, Ministires/Departments are requested to offer their comments/views, if any, in this regard latest by 25th January, 2018 at the email address nitin.gupta@nic.in.

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(Nitin Gupta) 

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Authority: http://dopt.gov.in/

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Consolidated instructions relating to action warranted against Government servants remaining away from duty without - authorisation/grant of leave — Rule position.

No. 13026/3/2012-Estt (Leave)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 28th March, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Consolidated instructions relating to action warranted against Government servants remaining away from duty without - authorization/grant of leave — Rule position

   The undersigned is directed to say that various references are being received from Ministries/Departments seeking advice/post facto regularization of unauthorized absence. It has been observed that due seriousness is not being accorded by the administrative authorities to the various rule provisions, inter alia under the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, for taking immediate and appropriate action against Government servants staying away from duty without prior sanction of leave or overstaying the periods of sanctioned leave. It is reiterated that such absence is unauthorized and warrants prompt and stringent action as per rules. It has been observed that concerned administrative authorities do not follow the prescribed procedure for dealing with such unauthorized absence.

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Age relaxation to the residents of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.70/2012.

No. E (NG)-II/95/RR-1/26.

New Delhi, Dt.: 08.06.2012.

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units, CORE/ALD, Metro Railway/Kolkata;
CAO/MTP/Chennai, Mumbai;
CAO (R), DMW/Patiala, COFMOW/New Delhi;
Chairmen/All Railway Recruitment Boards;
Director General, RDSO/Lucknow & RSC/Vadodra;
Director, IRISET/Secundrabad, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik &
IRIM&EE/Jamalpur; DFCCIL/New Delhi and Managing Director/Konkan
Railway Corporation Ltd.

Sub:- Age relaxation to the residents of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

   Kindly refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 22.1.2010 (RBE No. 19/2010) forwarding therewith a copy of the notification No.15012/7/1991-Estt. (D) dated 23.11.2009 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) on the subject quoted above.

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Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules, 2011

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA]

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 12th May, 2011.

NOTIFICATION

   G.S.R. – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely: -

   1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules. 2011.

   (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

   2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 27, in sub rule (2), for clause (b), the following clauses may be substituted, namely,-

   “(b) When a Government servant is removed or dismissed from service, credit of earned leave shall be allowed at the rate of two & half days per completed calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which he is removed or dismissed from service;

   (c) When a Government Servant dies while in service, credit of earned leave shall be allowed at the rate of 2 1/2 & half days per completed month of service up to the date of death of the government Servant.”

   3. In the said rules, in rule 29, in sub-rule (2), for clause (c), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely,-

   “(c) When a Government servant is removed or dismissed from service, credit of half pay leave shall be allowed at the rate of 5/3 days per completed calendar month up to the end of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which he is removed or dismissed from service;

   (ca) When a Government Servant dies while in service, credit of half pay leave shall be allowed at the rate of 5/3 days per completed month of service up to the date of death of the Government Servant.”

[F. No.13026/1/2010-Estt.(L)]

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(Vibha Govil Mishra)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

   Foot note:-The principal rules were published vide number S.O.940, dated the 8th April, 1972 and was last amended vide notification G.S.R. 170 dated the 1st December, 2009.

Source;www.persmin.gov.in

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