Compassionate Allowance

A Govt. servant who is relieved from service on dismissal or removal shall forfeit his pension and gratuity provided that the authority competent to dismiss or remove him from service may, if the case is deserving of special consideration, sanction compassionate allowance not exceeding two thirds of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on compensation pension. Compassionate allowance so granted shall not be less than Rs. 1275/- p.m.

Sample calculation: Compassionate Allowance

Details of Pay Drawn during the last ten months period preceding the Date of Dismissal and Average Emoluments:

From	To	Period	Pay	Total
16.10.1997	31.10.1997	16 Days	5750	3066.66
01.11.1997	31.07.1998	9 Months	5750	51750
01.08.1998	14.08.1998	14 Days	5900	2753.33
	Total	10 Months		57569.99

Average Emoluments		57569.99/10
		5756.99
Pension for 33 Years of Service		50% of average emoluments i.e.
		2875.49
Pension for 25 Years of Service		2875.49 X 25/33
		2180.67 Say 2181

Relevant orders : Compassionate allowance should not exceed two- third of pension admissible on retirement on compensation pension. The compensation pension in this case works out to Rs. 2181/-. Accordingly, the compassionate allowance will be Rs. 2181X2/3 = Rs.1454/-

Compassionate allowance @ Rs. 1454/- per month w.e.f. 15.08.2000 for life.