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Shaheen-ur-Rehman Shani Stenographer
P E N S I O N R U L E S
WHO IS PENSION SANCTIONING AUTHORITY
THE PUNJAB (CIVIL SERVICES) DELEGATION OF POWERS RULES, 1983
Government of the Punjab Finance Department Notification No. FD/SRI-7-2/82 Dated 22/11/1983.
All appointing authorities shall have the powers (indicated in Appendix “A” )in respect of the Government Servants whom they are competent to appoint.
Period for Preparation of Pension Papers:
Six months before the date of retirement, the pensioner should be asked to fill in and sign Part I in a fresh copy of the form and submit it along with the required enclosures mentioned in the last paragraph of the application for pension.
Pension
- (i) Full powers, provided the Accountant General Punjab or other Account Officers concerned certifies the pension is admissible.
Commutation
- Full powers provided the Accountant General Punjab or other Account Officers concerned certify the pension is admissible.
WHERE NO EXACT DATE KNOWN TAKEN FROM PUNJAB FINANCIAL RULES CHAPTER VII
7.3 The date of birth should be given by Christian era; and if the exact date is not know the approximate date or ear should be stated.
Note 1- In case where only the year of birth of a government servant is known, the 1st of that July should be taken as the date of birth. In case where the month of birth is known, but not the exact date, the 16th of the month should be taken as the date of birth.
1.1, 102 Pension rules called as the Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules & these rules effective from 14th October, 1955.
1.6 (v) Ordinary Pension means pensions other than extra ordinary pension and includes special additional pension.
1.6 (vi) Full Pension means the amount of ordinary pension admissible including commuted portion of the pension if any.
1.8 (Note) If the departmental proceedings are not completed within one year after retirement of the government servant, he may be allowed to draw up to 80% or less of full pension so as to ensure that government loss in full is recovered from the balance. In the case of judicial proceedings judgment of the court may be awaited. If the proceedings re delayed beyond one year after retirement, reduced pension may be allowed as in the case of pensioners facing departmental proceedings.
1.8 (c) In case the amount of pension granted to a government servant be afterwards found to be in excess of that which he is entitled under the rules, he shall be called upon to refund such excess.
1.9 No pension may be granted to a government servant dismissed or removed for mis-conduct, corruption, subversive activities or inefficiency, but if he deserves special consideration he may be granted a compassionate allowance not exceeding 2/3rd of the pension which would have been admissible to him had he retired on invalid pension.
Compulsory Retired Government Servants:
According to Government of the Punjab Notification No. SORI(S&GAD)4-4/75 Dated 19/7/1977, government servant compulsory retired from service as a measure of punishment under P.C.S (E&D) Rules, 1975, should be granted leave preparatory to retirement.
However, the LPR shall not be allowed to him until he has completed 25 years service qualifying for pension. If a Government servant proceeds on LPR before actually completing 25 years of qualifying service, he may be deemed to have proceeded on retirement with effect from the date he completes 25 years of qualifying service, and the leave enjoyed by him before completing 25 years of service may be treated as leave of the kind due to him. (Taken from Punjab Pension Rules on Web)
*[9.3 A Government pensioner in receipt of compensation or invalid pension or compassionate allowance, on re-employment in service qualifying for pension, may either retain his gratuity/pension in which case his former service will not count for future pension, or refund the gratuity and/or commuted value of pension (if drawn) and cease to draw any part of his pension, and count his previous service. Reduced pension intermediately drawn need not be refunded.] (Taken from Punjab Pension Rules on Web)
SECTION III
COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT:
9.7 If a pensioner who immediately before retirement was *[holder of a post in BPS-16 or above], wishes to accept any commercial employment in a Pakistani Firm or Company with whom he had to deal with in his official capacity during the two years prior to his retirement or in any other Firm or Company located in Pakistan or outside before the expiry of two years from the date of his retirement, he should obtain the previous sanction of Government to such acceptance. No pension shall be payable to him if he accepts commercial employment without such sanction in respect of any period for which he is so employed or such longer period as Government may direct.
The extraordinary pension may be granted to a Government servant even if he is not invalided from service as a result of the disability on account of which the award is made. The grant of extraordinary pension to a Government servant is no bar to the grant of any ordinary civil pension or gratuity for which he may be eligible under the rules. (Taken from Punjab Pension Rules on Web)
Service Qualifying for Pension:
2.2 Beginning of Service: Subject to any special rules, the service of a Government servant begins to qualify for pension when he takes over charge of the post to which he is first appointed.
2.3 Temporary & Officiating Service: Temporary and officiating service shall count for pension as indicated below:-
- i) Government servants born on temporary establishment who have rendered more than five years continuous temporary service shall count such service for the purpose of pension or gratuity; and
- ii) Temporary & officiating service followed by confirmation shall also count for pension gratuity.
2.6 Training: The time spent by a Government Servant in an approved training shall count as service qualifying for pension. (The period of training before actual appointment to government service shall not count for pension).
2.7 Leave: All leave (other than extra ordinary leave) counts as qualifying service for purpose of pension.
2.9 Deputation: Time spent by a Government servant holding pensionable post on deputation to (i) another government, (2) foreign service or (3) service in a temporary or non-pensionable post under government counts for pension as if it were a time spend under the government.
2.10 Suspension: If a government servant is suspended from service pending enquiry into his conduct, the period of suspension counts for pension if it is immediately followed by reinstatement, regardless of the fact whether the government servant was or was not allowed full pay and allowance for the period of suspension. However, if the period of suspension is treated as Extra Ordinary Leave, it shall not count for pension. (Unless the government servant is reinstated with forfeiture of a part of his pay or allowance for the period of suspension as amended vide Notification No. FD (SR-III)-4-1/89 dated 1/3/1992.)
2.11 Forfeiture of Past Service: A government servant forfeits his past service in the following cases:
- a) Resignation of a post unless it is take up another post service in which counts for pension.
- b) Removal or dismissal from service.
- c) Absence from duty without leave.
2.12 Condonation of Interruption and Deficiencies: Administrative Department may for purpose of pension condone all gaps between periods of service of a government service.
Provided that the gaps are not due to any fault or willful act of the government servant like unauthorized absence, resignation or removal from service.
Note (2) An interruption in service due to removal on account of retrenchment of the post shall be deemed to have been condoned. The period of such interruption shall not, however, count as service qualifying for pension.
(2) a) A deficiency of sox months or less in the qualifying service of a government servant shall be deemed to have been condoned.
(2(b) A deficiency of more than six months but less than a year may be condoned by the Administrative Department if both the conditions mentioned below are satisfied.
- If a government servant dies while in service or retire under circumstances beyond his control, such as becoming invalid or on abolition of his permanent post and his eventual selection for discharge and, but for such contingency, he would have completed another year of qualifying service; and
- The service rendered by the government servant was meritorious.
- A deficiency of one full year or more shall not be condoned.
Explanation: Deficiency in service can be condoned under this rule, at any stage in service up to the 30 year. For instance, a deficiency of six months or less, will be deemed to have been condoned so as to make 4 year & 6 months as qualifying service as 5 years qualifying service, 9 years and 6 months qualifying service as 10- years, qualifying service and 29 year & six months qualifying service as 30 years qualifying service. Similarly, 25 year & three months qualifying service can be treated as 26 year qualifying service through condonation of deficiency of 9 months by Administrative Department under clause (b) of sub rule (2) above.
FD.SR.III-4-198/2008:
…. It has been decided that the benefit of the condonation of a period of not exceeding six months deficiency in qualifying service for pension may be extended to all retiring civil servants who have at least completed 9 years and 6 months at the time of superannuation for the purpose of pension etc. except voluntary pension or premature retirement after completion of 25 years of service.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ORDINARY PENSION
3.1 Classification of Pensions
- Compensation Pension
- Invalid Pension,
- Superannuation,
- Retiring Pension.
3.2 Compensation Pension: If a permanent Government servant is selected for discharge owing to the abolition of his permanent post or owing to a change in the nature of the duties of that post, he shall, unless he is appointed to another post the condition of which are deemed to be at least equivalent to those of his own, have the option:-
(a) of taking any compensation pension and / or gratuity to which he may be entitled for the service, he has already rendered; or
(b) of accepting another post or transfer to another establishment even on a lower pay, if offered and continuing to count his previous service for pension.
3.3 Invalid Pension: (1) An invalid pension is awarded on his retirement from government service, before reaching the age of superannuation to a Government servant who by bodily or mental infirmity is permanently incapacitated for further service on production of a medical certificate prescribed in sub rule (3).
(2) A government servant who wishes to retire on invalid pension should apply to his Head of office, or Department/attached Department who should direct him to present himself before a Medical Board or an Invaliding Committee or a Medical Officer for obtaining a medical certificate of incapacity for further service in the prescribed form.
10.4 In case where considerable delay has occurred in applying for an extraordinary pension, the grant, if any, will take effect only from the date of the report by the Medical Board, or,
in the case of family pension from such date as the sanctioning authority may decide. Otherwise the grant may be made with effect from the date of wound, injury or death. The family pension granted to a posthumous child should commence from the date of his/her birth. (Taken from Punjab Pension Rules as on Web)
3.4 Superannuation Pension: A superannuation pension is granted to a government servant who retire on attaining the age of 60 Years.
3.5 Retiring Pension: A retiring pension is granted to a Government Servant who not being eligible for superannuation pension.
(i) Opts to retire after 25 years qualifying service or such less time as may for any special class of Government servant be prescribed; or
(ii) is compulsory retired, by the competent authority, after 10 yeas qualifying service;
- Is compulsory retired from service by the authority competent to remove him from service on grounds of inefficiency, mis-conduct or corruption?
(Note) Subject to provision of the Essential Services Maintenance Act, all government servants shall have the right to retire on a retiring pension after completing 25 years qualifying service, provided that a government servant, who intends to retire before attaining the age of superannuation, shall, at least three months before the date on which he intends to retire submit a written intimation to the authority which appointed him, indicating the date on which he intends to retire. Such an intimation, once submitted, shall be final; provided that if a government servant withdraws his application for voluntary retirement, or modifies the date of such retirement shall be deemed to have been withdrawn or modified as the case may be.
(Note) ………. LPR shall not be allowed until completion of 25 years service qualifying for pension. If a government servant proceeds on LPR before actually completing 25 years of qualifying service, he may be deemed to have proceeded on retirement with effect from the date he completes 25 years of service, and leave enjoyed by him before completing 25 years of service may be treated as leave of kind due to him.
CHAPTER IV
Amount of Ordinary Pensions:
4.1 (1) The amount of pension that may be determined by length of completed years of qualifying service of a Government servant as set forth in rule4.4.
Amount of Full Pension: (1) After a qualifying service of not less than10 years, full superannuation, retiring, invalid or compensation pension may be granted in accordance the scale laid down in the following table.
Pension Table:
SECTION-III
A-Gratuity and Pension Benefits
4.6 (2) (a) If a government servant retires or is selected for discharge owing to the abolition of his permanent post, after completing qualifying service of 5 years or more but less than 10 years, he may be granted a gratuity not exceeding one month’s pay for each year of qualifying service, subject to a maximum of Rs. 12500/-.
Provided that if the retirement is due to invalidation, or if the government servant dies in service, the rate of gratuity shall be 1-1/2 months pay for each year of qualifying service, subject to a maximum of Rs. 12500/-.
(3) In the event of death of a government servant who has rendered qualifying service of 10 years or more:-
(a) If he dies before retirement, his family shall be paid (i) a gratuity equal to the commuted value of one-fourth of his full pension calculated as in sub rule (5) of the basis of age next birth day of the deceased, and, in addition, (ii) pension at the rate of 50% of the full pension for a period of 10 years.
(b) If he dies after but within 10 years of retirement, payment shall be made to his family at the rate of 50% of his pension (net or full, as the case may be) for the un-expired period of 10 years.
(5) In the event of death before retirement pension for the purposes of this rule shall be calculated as if the government servant retired on invalid pension on the date of his death, but it shall be admissible from the day following the death of the government servant.
B-GRATUITY
4.7. (1) The term “Family” for the purpose of payment of gratuity under this section shall include the following relatives of the Government servant.
(a) Wife or Wives, in the case of male Government servant.
(b) Husband in the case of female Government servant.
(c) Children of the Government servant.
(d) Widow of widows and children of a deceased son of Government Servant.
Note: A child means a legitimate child or an “adopted child” if under the personal law of the Government servant concerned adoption is legally recognized as conferring the status of a natural child.
APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT OF PENSION
5.2 The responsibility for initiation and completion of pension papers is that of the Head of the Department/Attached Department concerned in the case of government servants holding posts in BS-16 & above and of the Head of office concerned in the case of government servants in BS1 to BS-15. The action should be initiated one before the Government servant is retired and pension papers complete in all respect, should be sent to Audit Office six months before the date of retirement.
(ii) A Government servant proceeding on leave preparatory to Retirement in excess of 6-months may be asked to submit his application at the time of proceedings on such leave.
(b) The service e books should be got verified from the audit office immediately after the 10th & 25th year of service of the official concerned. The head of department should record a consolidated certificate in respect of the entire service period in the following form.
Service ………………………………….. from ………….………. To ………………..…….. verified from ………………………………………………….
There is no known disqualifying spell during the above service except as detailed below.
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
This certificate should also be recorded before submission of the case to the Audit Office as laid down above. The Audit officer shall accept it as proof of verification of service.
(NOTE) The Payment of Pension should not be held for want of No Demand Certificate. It is not necessary to enclose No Demand Certificate with the pension papers when they are sent to audit office………… In case of failure of the department to send such certificates to the Audit Office 15-days before the prescribed date of issue of PPO, it should be presumed that there is no demand against the retiring government servant.
NO.FD.SR.III-4-9/2008 DATED 16/2/2008 RULES FOR FAMILY PENSION
………. The matter has been considered in this Department and it has been decided that a share of the widow or children who after some time become ineligible will be transferred or divided equally to other surviving widows or children as the case may be.
COMMUTATION TABLE
NO.FD.PC-2-1/2005 DATED 16/7/2005: REVISION OF PAU SCALES
(12) Commutation shall be admissible upto a maximum of 35% of Gross Pension, at the option of the pensioner. Admissibility of month pension shall be increased from the existing 60% to 65% of Gross Pension.
(b) A government servant retiring after attaining the age of 60 years shall be allowed commuted value of pension as applicable at the age of 60 year instead of 61 years, if he applied for commutation while in service.
10.6-A (a) DISABILITY PENSION & GRATUITY SHALL BE ALLOWED AT THE FOLLOWING SCALE
CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITY:
Class-A
- Death (2) Loss of a hand and a foot or loss of use of two more limbs. (3) Total Loss of eye sight. (4) Total loss of speech (5) Total deafness both ears. (6) Paraplegia or hemiplegia (7) Lunacy (8) Very severe facial disfigurement (9) Advance cases of incurable disease. (10) Wound, injuries or diseases resulting in a disability due to which a person becomes incapacitated. (11) Emasculation.
Class-B
- Loss of thumb or at least three fingers of hand, (2) Partial loss of one or both feet at or beyond trasometatarsal (3) Loss of vision of one eye.
Class-C
- Limited restriction of movement of joint due to injuries. (2) Disease of a limb restricting performance of duties.
CALCULATION OF PENSION ON LAST PAY: FD.SR.III-4-58/86 DATED 10/8/1986:
The Governor of the Punjab has been leased to decide that with effect from 1st July, 1986, the pension of a civil servant who shall retire on or after this date shall be calculated at the existing rate on last pay/emoluments drawn provided the post has been held by him on a regular certificate.
FD.SR.II/2-25/08 Dated 13/10/2009:
“(3) The civil servants who are on LPR, in term of Rule 23(3) Revised Leave Rules, 1981 are entitled to the benefit of revised pay scales or an annual increment, if a general revision of pay scales take place or an annual increment occurs during the period of LPR.
FD.SR-111-4-169/2008 DATED 4/6/2008: MINIMUM PENSION
…………The Chief Minister of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction w.e.f. 1/7/2008 the increase in minimum pension from Rs. 300/- to 2000/- P.M. to civil pensioners of Government of the Punjab.
Similarly, Family pension allowed to the family of a retired government employee has also been increased from Rs. 150/- to Rs. 1000/- P.M. ………..
FD.SR-111-4-108/2010 DATED 15/7/2010: MINIMUM PENSION
…………The Chief Minister of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction w.e.f. 1/7/2010 the increase in minimum pension from Rs. 2000/- to 3000/- P.M. to civil pensioners of Government of the Punjab.
Similarly, Family pension allowed to the family of a retired government employee has also been increased from Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 2250/- P.M. ………..
FD.SR.III-4-108//2010 (D) DATED 15/7/2010: INCREASE IN RATE OF FAMILY PENSION
The Chief Minister of the Punjab has been pleased to increase the rate of Family Pension from 50% to 75% of Gross or Net Pension, as the case may be w.e.f. 1/7/2010.
No arrears on any part of increase in gross or net pension being allowed through circular letters will be admissible in the cases of family pension pertaining to the period prior to 1/7/2010.
LIBRALIZATION OF PENSION RULES FD LETTER NO FD.SR.III-4-111/89 DATED 22/7/1989
“Family pension at present is admissible to the widow for life or until re-marriage. In case of death of the widow, family pension is admissible to the son, if until he attains the age of 29 years and unmarried daughter, if any, until they are married or attain the age of 21 years which ever is earlier. It has also been decided that w.e.f. 1/7/1989 family pension in case of widow’s death will be admissible to the dependent sons until they attain the age of 24 years or till they are gainfully employed, whichever earlier and to unmarried daughters till their marriage or their acquiring regular source of income which ever is earlier.
It has also been decided that pension to physical / mentally retarded children will be admissible for life. Payment of pension to these children will be subject to the production of a certificate from the Medical Board that the children is physically/mentally retarded permanently and not able to gainfully employed.
SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURE LETTER NO FD.SR.III-4-111/1-77 DATED 14/4/1977
(Vii) (b) All periods suspension followed by reinstatement should qualify for pension regardless of the fact whether the Government servant was or was not allowed full pay and allowances for the period of suspension. In other words, the mere act of reinstatement should be deemed to have been rendered the period of suspension as qualifying for pension.
(ix) Undrawn Pension Arrears. It has been decided that there should be no restriction for the drawl of the pension, if it falls in arrears. The arrears may be paid by the disbursing officers without reference to the audit office or the pension sanctioning authority.
- FD.SR.III-4-111/89 Dated 22nd July 1989
LIBERALIZATION OF PENSION RULES- FAMILY PENSION
Sir,
I am directed to state that in accordance with this Department’s circular letter NO.FD-SR-III-4-54/83 dated 25.08.1983 family pension at present is admissible to the widow for life or until re-marriage. In the case of death of the widow, family pension is admissible, to the son, if any, until he attains the age of 29 years and unmarried daughters, if any, until they are married or attain the age of 21 years whichever is earlier. The Governor of Punjab has been pleased to decide that w.e.f.01.07.1989 family pension in case of widow’s death will be admissible to the dependent sons until they attain the age of 24 years or till they are gainfully employed, whichever is earlier and to unmarried daughters till their marriage, or their acquiring regular source of income whichever is earlier.
- The Governor of Punjab has been further pleased to decide that pension to physically /mentally retarded children will be admissible for life. Payment of pension to these children will be subject to the production of a certificate from the Medical Board that the children is physically/mentally retarded permanently and not able to be gainfully employed.
- The existing rules and orders on the subject shall be deemed to have been modified to the extent indicated above.
Necessary amendment in the rules will be issued in due course.
RATIONALIZATION OF GRANT OF FAMILY PENSION TO THE WIDOW/WIDOWER FD.SR.III-4-114/89 DATED 15/1/1997:
…The family pension is admissible to a widower of a deceased female government servant for the period of 10-years or un-expired portion of 10 year and to a widow for life or until remarriage. The government of the Punjab has decided that w.e.f. 1/3/1992, the widower of deceased female government servant will also be entitled to family pension for life or until remarriage.
NO.FD.SR.III-4-54\83 Dated the 12th March 1997
FURTHER LIBERALIZATION OF LIBERALIZED PENSION RULES FOR CIVIL SERVANTS FAMILY PENSION
I am directed to refer to rule 4.10(2)(B)( i ) & (ii) of the Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules read with para-5 of the circular letter No.FD.SR.III-4\1-77 dated 17.01.1997 according to which in the event of no pension being payable under clause(A) of the rule ibid the family pensions granted for period of 10 years or un-expired portion of 10 years to:-
- i) the father; or
- ii) failing the father to the mother:
I am also to state that it has been decided that w.e.f. 01.01.1996, family pension will be admissible to the father and failing father to the mother for life instead of a period of 10
years in the event of no pension being payable under clause(A) of the rule ibid. It is further clarified that this amendment shall apply ONLY in case of father land failing the father to the mother as surviving heir. The remaining shall continue to be governed by the original provision.
THE FOLLOWING ABSTRACTS TAKEN FROM LEAVE RULES, 1981
FD.SR.II-2-100-87 DATED 1/2/1988
- In service Death: (1) In case a civil servant dies while in service, lump sum payment equal to full pay up to one hundred & eight days out of the leave at his credit shall be made to his family as defined for the purpose of family pension.
(2) For the purpose of lump-sum payment to the family of the civil servant who dies while in service only the “Senior Post Allowance “ will be included in the “Leave Pay” so admissible.
FD.PC.2-1/83 DATED 2/12/9183 & DATED 25/8/1983
- A Government servant who desires to get the benefit of encashment of LPR up to a period of six months must (a) submit his written option to do so at least three months before the date of commencement of his leave preparatory to retirement, and (b) surrender the whole leave preparatory to retirement due to him.
FD.SR.III-1-53/83 DATED 15/5/1984:
I am directed to refer to Para 12 of FDs circular letter No.FD.PC-2-1/83 dated 2/12/1983, and to clarify that a government servant who desires to get the benefit of encashment of LPR should submit his written option to the leave sanctioning authority.
FD.SR.III-1-53/83 DATED 4/6/1984:
I am directed to refer to this departments letter No.FD.PC-2-1/83 dated 2/12/1983, and to say that some doubt have been expressed about the admissibility of pay & allowances, grant of medical leave etc., during the surrendered period of LPR for the purpose of encashment of LPR. These issues are clarified in the following paragraphs.
Pay: Pay for the purpose of encashment of LPR includes Basic Pay, Special Pay, Technical Pay, Personal Pay and any other emoluments which may be specifically classed as “Pay” by the competent authority.
…….The amount of leave pay would have been determined on the basis of pay which would have been admissible on the date, on which LPR applied for would have commenced.
Allowances: Senior Post allowance will form of the pay for the purpose of encashment of LPR. No other allowance forms part of pay for this purpose.
Medical Leave: ……..No leave of any kind is admissible during the period of surrendered LPR if the benefit of encashment of LPR is to be availed.
FD.SR.III-1-53/83 DATED 8/8/1984:
……….This provision debarred the government servant from availing of the facility of encashment of LPR who, for reasons beyond their control, had to take leave during the period of LPR surrendered by them for purpose of encashment. This had created hardship in certain cases and it has therefore been decided in partial modification of the instructions contained in this department circular letter No. FD.SR.iii-1-53/83 dated 4/6/1984, that the competent authority may, where it is satisfied that the leave applied for by a Government servant (during the period of leave surrendered for encashment) is unavoidable or is fully justified, e.g., in case of illness, supported by medical certificate or for performance of Haj, etc grant leave to an employee during this period. In such case, however, the amount of cash compensation will be reduced by an amount equal to the leave pay for half of the period of leave taken. ………..
FORMULA TO CALCULATE THE ENCASHMENT OF LPR
180 days x 12months in a year x Last Pay Drawn/365= 180x12x20835/365==Rs.
In detailed below exercise, the actual balance of leave on credit is only 305 days, i.e., 60-days from the required balance for the grant of 180-days encashment of LPR. Further the official also availed 36-days as Medical Leave during the LPR period i.e. Last Year of Retirement.
Actual Balance of Leave: 305-days
Less days of leave 60-days half of which 30-days
Actual encashment to be sanctioned: 180 Days – 30- days= 150 days.
Medical Certificate Leave: 36-days half of which 18-days
Actual Encashment Date to be claimed: 150-18== 132 Days.
- IT9F(D)3-7/2001 DATED 24/8/2004: ENCHASHMENT OF LPR IDDAT LEAVE
……. It is accordingly clarified, that given the unforeseen nature of the incidence (death of the husband of a female civil servant during the surrendered period of her LPR, the mandatory Islamic injunction regarding the observance of IDDAT, and the fact the such leave is classified as a “Special Leave” not debited to the leave account, the policy contained in the F.Ds. letter No. SR.III-1-53/83 dated 8/8/1984 shall not apply to the “special leave” availed on account of IDDAT, as above i.e. no proportionate reduction of cash compensation shall be made, and the encashment in lieu of the surrendered period of entire LPR shall remain admissible for a maximum period not exceeding 180 days, subject to title.
FD.SR.III-1-36/84 DATED 20/2/1985
…….It is clarified that a civil servant is entitled to encashment for Leave Preparatory to Retirement under Rule 17 of Revised Leave Rules, 1981, read with para 24 of Finance Department’s circular letter No.FD.PC-2-1/83 dated 25/8/1983 and para 13(a) of the letter of even number dated 2/12/1983, subject to the following conditions that:-
- He has completed at least 30-years qualifying service on the date of commencement of LPR.
- He has surrendered the entire LPR due to him.
FD.SR.II-2(4)/88 DATED 7/7/1988:
……… According to the above amendments the civil servant will be entitled to encashment of LPR in case of voluntary retirement on completion of thirty years qualifying service.
FD.SR.III-1-36/84 DATED 9/8/1989:
The Governor of the Punjab has now been pleased to decided that civil servants who proceed on retirement on voluntary basis after completion of 25 years of qualifying service, without availing LPR may also be deemed to have exercised the option of not proceeding on LPR, and may be allowed encashment in accordance with the condition applicable to civil servants who retire on superannuation or after completion of 30- years qualifying service for pension.
FD.SR.III-1-53/83 DATED 5/3/1999:
…..It is clarified for the information of all concerned that if a civil servant has leave at his credit up to 365 days ore more, he can be granted encashment of LPR up to 180 days subject to fulfillment of other conditions. However,, if the official has less than 365 days leave at his credit, the competent authority may grant him encashment of LPR but the period of LPR will proportionately be reduced e.g., if he has 120 days leave at his credit, he can be granted 60-days leave only and not more.
TAKEN FORM E&D RULES
SORI(S&GAD)7-1/72 DATED 19/7/1973:
…… The High Court pronouncement in Mr. Muhammad Saeed Khan vs. West Pakistan reported as P.L.D. 1969 Peshawar – 147 has been set aside by the Supreme Court in their decision of the Government appeal entitled “the government of NWFP vs. Mr. Muhammad Saeed Khan and other vide PLD 1973 SC514.
- Except as a result of the inquiry completed under clause (a) the Government has no power under the rules to suspend the payment of whole or any part of the pension of a Government servant otherwise admissible, pending inquiry against him. It follows that any order in that behalf in anticipation of the result of the inquiry will be without any valid basis.