- Defence Accounts Department (DAD)
- General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF)
- Coast Guard
- NCC whole time officers granted permanent commission and Military Nursing Service (MNS-Local),or the purpose of pensionary benefits are also governed by the provisions of Central civil Service (Pensions) Rules 1972. Defence civilians comprise of two categories: Industrial and Non Industrial
Defence civilians will also include the Govt. servants of the following establishments:
Definition of Pension:
Pension is worked out at 50% of average of emoluments drawn during the last 10 months period preceding the date of retirement for max. qualifying service of 33 years. For qualifying service of less than 33 years but not less than 10 years, the pension is worked out proportionately.
Emoluments :
Basic pay, stagnation increment and non-practising allowance granted to medical officer in lieu of private practice, are treated as emoluments for the purpose of pensionary benefits.
Qualifying Service :
The service rendered by Govt. servant upto the date of retirement after completion of 18 years of age is treated as service qualifying for pension provided the service has been rendered under the Govt. and is paid by the Govt.
Non qualifying service:
The following periods of service do not qualify for pension:
- Period of extra ordinary leave without pay on private affairs.
- Casual / daily rated service
- Service paid out of contingency
- Suspension period, if not treated as duty
- Dies-non
- Period of break in service
- Service rendered before 18 years of age
- Service rendered on contract
Service Qualifying for Pension:
The following spells of service rendered (in a pensionable establishment) qualify for pension:
Nature of service |
Applicable to Govt. Servant Retiring |
Quantum of service |
Conditions |
Minimum years |
Maximum years |
| Permanent | Before 17.4.50 | Full |
Nil |
10 |
30 |
| Temporary | On or after 17.4.50 |
Half | Temporary service should be followed by confirmation in a pensionable establishment |
10 |
30 |
Extra Temporary Estt. (ETE) service rendered prior to 1.8.49 |
On or after 12.3.58 | One Fourth | Temporary service should be followed by confirmation in a pensionable establishment |
10 |
30 |
| Extra Temporary Estt. (ETE) service rendered prior to 1.8.49 | On or after 1.11.59 | Half | Temporary service should be followed by confirmation in a pensionable establishment |
10 |
30 |
| Temporary | On or after 22.4.60 |
Full | Temporary service should be followed by confirmation in a pensionable establishment |
10 |
30 |
| Temporary | On or after 1.9.69 |
Full | Temporary service should be followed by confirmation in a pensionable establishment |
10 |
30 |
| Temporary | On or after 1.1.73 |
Full | Temporary service should be followed by confirmation in a pensionable establishment |
10 |
33 |
| Temporary | On or after 1.1.86 |
Full | Permanency de-linked from admissibility of pension |
10 |
33 |
The minimum qualifying service required to earn pension is 10 years and maximum 33 years.
The minimum amount of pension in respect of those Govt. servants who retire/die on or after 1.1.96 is Rs. 1275/- p.m. and maximum pension is Rs.15000 p.m.
The limit of minimum and maximum amount of retiring pension as fixed by the Govt. from time to time is given below.
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Maximum ceiling on pension
For those who retired on or after |
Pension should not exceed the following limit |
17.04.1950 |
Rs.562.50 p.m. |
17.04.1956 |
Rs.675.00 p.m |
01.01.1973 |
Rs.1000.00 p.m. |
01.04.1979 |
Rs.1500.00 p.m |
01.04.1985 |
Ceiling on pension removed |
01.01.1986 |
Rs.4500.00 p.m. |
01.01.1996 |
Rs.15000.00 p.m |
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