Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
(Central Civil Pensioners)
(Last updated/Reviewed: 04.11.2013)
QUALIFYING SERVICE
B.1 Does all leave period qualify for pension and gratuity?
All leave for which leave salary is payable qualifies for pension and
gratuity. Extraordinary leave (EOL) on medical certificate (MC) also
qualifies for pension and gratuity. EOL without MC qualifies only on
account of inability to join duty on civil commotion or when granted for
a higher scientific & technical study qualifies.
B.2 Is the benefit of counting of past service under Rule 19 available to ex-servicemen re-employed to civil service/post?
An ex-serviceman re-employed to the Civil Post/service on or before
31.12.2003 is covered under CCS(Pension)Rules, 1972. Therefore the
benefit of Rule 19 also becomes automatically available to him. An
ex-serviceman re-employed in civil service on or after 1.1.2004 is
covered by the New Pension Scheme and is not covered under the
CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972. Therefore the benefit of Rule 19 is not
available to the ex-serviceman on re-employment on or after 1.1.2004.
B.3 What happens to the past service of a Govt. servant (appointed
before 1.1.2004) who resigns to take up, with proper permission, another
appointment under the Govt.?
Under Rule 26 (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”. This also applies to a Govt.
servant who joined Govt. service before 1/1/2004 and takes up another
appointment in the Govt., on or after 1.1.2004.
Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in