Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare


Preliminary (Rule No. 1-4)
1	Short title and commencement
2	Application
3	Definitions
	Government of India's Decisions
		Employees of Union Territories are also governed by CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
		No distinction between permanent and temporary employees in the application of Pension Rules
		Temporary Government servant with less than ten years’ service who retires on superannuation, discharged from service, etc., is eligible for gratuity as for permanent Government servant.
4	Government servants transferred from services and posts to which these rules do not apply

General Conditions(Rule No. 5,7-12)
5	Regulations of claims to pension or family pension
	Government of India's Decisions
		Day of death of an official on EXOL/EL on MC, to be treated as a part of leave
7	Limitations on number of pensions
8	Pension subject to future good conduct
	Government of India's Decisions
		Stoppage or reduction of pension for reasons other than misconduct not permissible
		Intimation of cases of convicted pensioners
9	Right of President to withhold or withdraw pension
	Government of India's Decisions
		Scope of the expression 'grave misconduct'
		President's right to withhold or withdraw pension in full is absolute
		Final order under Rule 9 will be issued in the name of President
		When full-fledged enquiry is held no further opportunity to show-cause necessary before imposing cut in pension
		Standard forms for proceedings
		Minor penalty proceedings have no effect on pension
		Disciplinary authority who instituted proceedings can drop them without submitting its findings to the President
		Disciplinary proceedings can continue after retirement even in case where there is no pecuniary loss to Government
10	Commercial employment after retirement
11	Restriction on practice in income tax and other cases after retirement
12	Employment after retirement under a Government outside India

Qualifying Service (Rule No. 13-32, 48A,48B, 48C)
13	Commencement of qualifying service
14	Conditions subject to which service qualifies
	Government of India's Decision
		Counting half of the service paid from contingencies with regular service
		Counting of service rendered in Central Government autonomous bodies before their take-over by Central Government
		No allocation of pensionary liability between Department of Central Government
		Allocation of leave salary and pension contribution between Central and State Governments and between two State Governments dispensed with
		Counting of temporary service under the State/Central Governments
		Special provision in the case of these State Government servants appointed to Central Service Group 'A'
		Counting of service under State Governments - sharing of pension liability dispensed with
48	Retirement on completion of 30 years' qualifying service

Counting of Service (Rule no 15-20)
15	Counting of service on probation
16	Counting of service as apprentice
17	Counting of service on contract
18	Counting of pre-retirement civil service in the case of re-employed Government servants
	Government of India's Decisions
19	Counting of military service rendered before civil employment
	Government of India's Decisions
		Re-employed military pensioners should exercise option under Rule 19 (1) within one year from the date of reemployment
		Counting of service in the case of civilians working in lieu of combatants
		Counting of service in the case of Ex-DSC personnel
		Counting of non-regular/purely temporary military service for civil pension
		Counting of Enlisted/Commissioned Military Service shown as non-pensionable/war time engagement for the purpose of civil pensions
		No limitation on civil pension for re-employed military pensioners drawing separate military pension.
20	Counting of war service rendered before civil employmen

Counting of period(Rule No 21-23)
21	Counting of periods spent on leave
	Government of India's Decisions
		Need for making proper entries for treatment of extraordinary leave for pensionary benefits
		Counting of leave taken during military service for civil pension
		extraordinary leave granted for prosecuting higher technical and scientific studies, etc., automatically counts as qualifying service
22	Counting of periods spent on training
	Government of India's Decisions
		Pre-appointment training period counts as qualifying service
23	Counting of periods of suspension
	Government of India's Decisions
		Need of making proper entries of counting of periods of suspension
		Suspension should be held wholly unjustified when the proceedings end with minor penalty

25	Counting of past service on reinstatement

Forfeiture of service (Rule No 24,26)
24	Forfeiture of service on dismissal or removal
	Government of India's Decisions
26	Forfeiture of service on resignation

Interruption in service (Rule No. 27,28)
27	Effect of interruption in service
28	Condonation of interruption in service

Addition of qualifying service(Rule No. 29,30,48A,48B,48C)
29	When a Government Servant is declared surplus
30	Due to Special Circumstances
48A	48A Retirement on completion of 20 years' qualifying service
	Government of India's Decisions
		Instructions to regulate voluntary retirement
48B	Addition to qualifying service on voluntary retirement
48C	Addition to qualifying service in the case of Pioneers in General Reserve Engineers Force

31	Period of deputation to United Nations and other Organizations
32	Verification of qualifying service after 25 years' service or 5 years before retirement
	Government of India's Decisions
		Strict compliance of the requirements of sub-rule (1)
		Verification of qualifying service should be done as provided in the statutory rules

Emoulments (Rule No. 33,34)
33	Emoluments
	Government of India's Decisions
		Counting of emoluments drawn by officers while on deputation from State to Centre
		Nursing allowance, uniform allowance, washing allowance, special pay and qualifications pay received by nursing personnel do not count as emoluments
		DA admissible on the date of retirement/death shall be trated as "emolments" for all types of gratuity under 49 & 50 from 1-1-1996.
		50% of basic pay to be treated as "Dearness Pay" and will count as "emoluments" for determining pension retirement benefits from 1-4-2004.
		Merger of 50% Dearness Allowances/ Dearness Relief with pay/pension/family pension from 1-4-2004.
34	Average Emoluments
	Government of India's Decisions
		Average emoluments during erroneous reversion
		"Emoluments" in cases where pay and allowances for the period of suspension is restricted to subsistence allowance and pay scale revised meanwhile
		Determination of the period of ten months for Average Emoluments
		Computation of average emoluments for the period of leave prior to retirement without return to parent department while on reversion from deputation
		Higher Pay Scales to the Organised Accounts Departments - Revision of Pension
		Computation of 'average emoluments' in the case of those opting for revised scales of pay under CCS (RP) Rules, 1986 and retiring within ten months

Classes of Pensions (Rule No. 35,36,38-40)
35	Superannuation pension
	Government of India's Decisions
		Retirement on the afternoon of last day of the month in which superannuation falls
		No specific orders are necessary for retirement on due date
		Relinquishment of charge on a holiday
36	Retiring pension
39	Compensation pension
40	Compulsory retirement pension
	Government of India's Decisions
38	Invalid pension
	Government of India's Decisions

Conditions governing the grant of pension to persons other than Central/State Govt. Servant (Rule No. 37)
37	Pension on absorption in or under a corporation, company or body
	Government of India's Decisions
	Grant of pro rata retirement benefits on permanent absorption in ESI Corporation
	Settlement of pensionary entitlement in respect of Central Government employees absorbed in Central Public Sector Undertakings / Autonomous Bodies in individual basis – Entitlement of family pension-

37A	Conditions for payment of pension on absorption consequent upon conversion of a Government Department into a Central autonomous body or a Public Sector Undertaking.

41	Compassionate allowance
	Government of India Decisions

Regulation of all types of Amounts of Pensions/Family Pension (Rule No. 49-54,51A,55A)
49	Amount of Pension payable depending upon the various laying of qualifying service
	Government of India's Decisions
		Final amount of service gratuity to be rounded off to the next higher rupee
		Three months and above but less than six months treated as one - half year
		Rounding off of pension/family pension when payable to more than one person/payable for part of a month
		Minimum and Maximum amount of pension enhanced from 1-1-1996
		Minimum pension of Rs. 1275/- to be applied separtely for Civil Pension & Military Pension for re-employed Military Pensioners.
		From 1-4-2004, Dearness Relief equal to 50% treated as Dearness Pension.

Gratuity (Rule No. 50,51,51A,52)
50	Due to Retirement/Death Gratuity
	Government of India's Decisions
		Rounding off qualifying service of more than three months into a completed six-monthly period applies to both Pension and Death/Retirement Gratuity
		Benefits admissible in cases of suicide also
		Exemption of Death/Retirement Gratuity from income tax
		Determination of Death Gratuity when service records are incomplete
		Retirement/death gratuity may be paid to the family after one year, in case an official's whereabouts are not known.
		Extension of Retirement/Death Gratuity benefits to employees governed by CPF Scheme
		DA admissible on the date of retirement/death shall be treated as "emoluments" for all types of Gratuity under Rule 49 & 50 of CCS(P) Rules,1972 from 1-1-1996.
		Maximum Limit of Gratuity raised to Rs. 3.50 lacs from 1-1-1996.
51	Persons to whom gratuity is payable
	Government of India's Decisions
		Share of a nominee who dies or becomes disqualified to be distributed equally among the others
		Procedure when a member of the family forgoes his claim
		Payment of minor's share of death/retirement gratuity to guardian
		Special relaxation for payment of minor's share without guardianship certificate, up to the extent of Rs. 10,000
51A	Debarring a person from receiving gratuity
52	Lapse of retirement gratuity/death gratuity

53	Nomination in case of Death
	Government of India's Decisions
54	Amount of Family Pension payable, 1964
	Government of India's Decisions
		Pension/gratuity payable to a lunatic
		Procedure when a member of the family forgoes his claim
		When the widow gives birth to an illegitimate child
		Posthumous child entitled to pension
		Payment of family pension payable to a minor to the de facto guardian on production of Indemnity Bond
		Family pension throughout life admissible also to the physically/mentally handicapped children of those employees who retired/died before 30-9-1974
		Procedure for payment of family pension to handicapped children
		Spouse of the deceased pensioner can furnish details of eligible children.
		Production of guardianship certificate is necessary for payment of family pension to physically crippled/disabled minor children and children suffering from any disorder or disability of mind
		Payment of retirement gratuity and family pension to the family, in case an official's whereabouts are not known
		Family pension should be sanctioned from the date of lodging FIR or expiry of leave of the employee, whichever is later
		Payment of retirement gratuity and family pension to the family in case an official's/pensioner's whereabouts are not known - further instructions
		Second wife not entitled to the family pension as a legally wedded wife under the Hindu Marriage Act
		When the husband declines to accept family pension in any capacity
		Rounding off of pension/family pension when payable to more than one person payable for part of a month
		Family pension to post-retiral spouses
		Regulation of past cases of family pension admissible to children born after retirement
		Endorsement of family pension entitlement of post-retiral spuses in the PPO - procedure for
		Option for defence beneficiaries to draw family pension either from Defence or Civil source, whichever is more beneficial
		In the event of death of a family pensioner, the arrears of family pension is payable to eligible member of the family next in line
		Families of temporary/quasi-permanent Government servants retired on superannuation/invalidation on completion of 10 years service prior to 1-1-1986 eligible for Family Pension, 1964.
		Family pension is admissible also to children from the void or voidable marriage
		Family Pension shall be at a uniform rate of 30% of pay last drawn.
		Dependent parents and widowed/divorced daughter also included in the definition of family.
		Enhanced family pension admissible for seven years or up to age of 67 for those age of superannuation is 60 years.
		Judicially separated spouse with children will get family pension after the children cease to be eligible
		Eligibility of divorced/widowed daughter for grant of family pension.
		Ceiling on two family pensions admissible to child/children of deceased Government servant under rule 54 (11) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
55A	Dearness relief on pension/family pension

Determination & Authorization of the Amounts of Pension and Gratuity (Rule No 56-74)
56	Preparation of list of Government servants due for retirement
74	Date of retirement to be notified
	Government of India's Decisions
57	Intimation to Directorate of Estates regarding issue of `No Demand Certificate'
	Government of India's Decisions
		Issue of 'No Demand Certificate'
		Issue of `No Demand Certificate' in case of Interpool exchange of Government accommodation
		Directorate of Estates to be informed forthwith regarding retirement/death of occupants of quarters

Pension Papers (Rule No. 58-61)
58	Preparation of pension papers
59	Stages for the completion of pension papers
	Government of India's Decision
		Staff dealing with pension matters to be trained properly in pension procedures
		Periodical co-ordination meeting between Administrative Heads and Accounts Offices
60	Completion of pension papers
61	Forwarding of pension papers to Accounts Officer
	Government of India's Decision
		Pension Calculation Sheet to be given to Pensioner
		Entitlement to family pension in the case of employees going on permanent absorption in PSU/Autonomous Bodies should be indicated in the pension calculation sheet
62	Intimation to Accounts Officer regarding any event having bearing on pension
63	Intimation of the particulars of Government dues to the Accounts Officer
65	Authorization of pension and gratuity by the Accounts Officer
	Government of India's Decisions
		Payment of Retirement benefits through demand draft to outstation payees
		Retirement benefits up to Rs. 10,000 can be paid through uncrossed cheque/demand draft
		Issue of Identity cards to pensioners at their cost
		In the case of retirement on superannuation, commuted value of pension may be authorized to be disbursed through the Head of Office

Provisional Pension/Gratuity(Rule No. 64,66,69)
64	General Information
	Government of India's Decisions
		Issue of Last Pay Certificate
		Adjustment of dues other than pertaining to Government accommodation
		Provisional pension to be paid by Head of Office in the absence of intimation from Accounts Officer
		Head of Office should ensure that retiring person gets his provisional pension in time
		Applicability of Rule 64
66	Payment of provisional pension and gratuity through money order
69	Information/Rules provisional pension where departmental or judicial proceedings may be pending
	Government of India's Decisions

67	Government servants on deputation
	Government of India's Decisions
		Acceptance of evidence regarding payment of pension contribution
68	Interest on delayed payment of gratuity
	Government of India's Decisions
		Admissibility of interest on gratuity allowed after conclusion of judicial/departmental proceedings
		Interest for delayed payment of Retirement/Death Gratuity to be at the rate applicable to GPF deposits
		Guidelines for determining delay in payment of gratuity in cases other than superannuation and payment of interest therefor
		Responsibility to be fixed and disciplinary action taken in cases where payment of interest is sanctioned by the Secretary of the Ministry/Department
70	Revision of pension after authorization

Recovery and adjustment of Government dues (Rule No. 71,72,73)
71	General
72	Pertaining to Government accommodation
	Government of India's Decisions
73	Other than dues pertaining to Government accommodation
	Government of India's Decisions
		Dues to Municipality and Co-operative Societies not treated as Government dues
		'Government dues' does not include dues while on deputation
		Write off of dues
		Procedure for the refund of excess recovery of licence fee to retired Government servants
		Whether Government dues written off after retirement can be recovered from pay during subsequent re-employment
		When a pensioner refuses to pay Government dues
		Only arrears of licence fee recoverable from pensioner's relief

Determination & Authorization of the Amounts of Family Pension and Death Gratuity dying while in service (Rule No. 77-80,80A,80B,80C,80D)
77	Obtaining of claims for family pension and death gratuity
78	Completion of Form 18
79	Determination of the amount of family pension and gratuity where service records are incomplete
	Government of India's Decision
		Special efforts to be made to get the claims papers quickly
		Action to be initiated immediately on receipt of intimation of death without waiting for formal death certificate
80	Forwarding the papers to the Accounts Officer
80A	Sanction, drawal and disbursement of provisional family pension and gratuity
80B	Authorization of final pension and balance of the gratuity by the Accounts Officer
80C	Adjustment of Government dues
80D	Payment of family pension and death gratuity when a Government servant dies while on deputation

Sanction of Family Pension & Residuary Gratuity in r/o Deceased Pensioners (Rule No 81,82)
81	Sanction of family pension and residuary gratuity on the death of a pensioner
82	Authorization of payment by Accounts Officer

Payment of Pensions (Rule No. 83-86)
83	Date from which pension becomes payable
84	Currency in which pension is payable
85	Manner of payment of gratuity and pension
86	Application of Treasury Rules

Miscellaneous (Rule No 87-89)
87	Interpretation
88	Power to relax
89	Repeal and Saving