Pension Rule No.79: Stages For The Completion Of Pension Papers On Superannuation
79. Stages For The Completion Of Pension Papers On Superannuation:-
(1) The Head of Office shall divide the period of preparatory work of one year referred to in rule 78 in the following three stages, namely:-
(a) First Stage (Verification Of Service)-
(i) The Head of Office shall go through the service book of the railway servant and satisfy himself as to whether the certificates of verification for the service subsequent to the service verified under rule 47 are recorded therein.
(ii) In respect of the unverified portion or portions of service, he shall verify the portion or portions of such service, as the case may be, based on pay bills, acquittance rolls or other relevant records such as last pay certificate, pay slip for month of April which shows verification of service for the previous financial year and record necessary certificates in the service book.
(iii) If the service for any period is not capable of being verified in the manner specified in sub-clause (i) and sub-clause (ii), that period of service having been rendered by the railway servant in another office or Department, the Head of Office under which the railway servant is at present serving shall refer the said period of service to the Head of Office in which the railway servant is shown to have served during that period for the purpose of verification.
(iv) On receipt of communication referred to in sub-clause (iii), the Head of Office in that office or Department shall verify the portion or portions of such service, in the manner as specified in sub-clause (ii), and send necessary certificates to the referring Head of Office within two months from the date of receipt of such a reference:
Provided that in case a period of service is incapable of being verified, it shall be brought to the notice of the referring Head of Office simultaneously.
(v) If no response is received within the time referred to in sub-clause (iv), such period or periods shall be deemed to qualify for pension.
(vi) If at any time thereafter, it is found that the Head of Office and other concerned authorities had failed to communicate any non-qualifying period of service, the Railway Board shall fix responsibility for such non-communication.
(vii) The process specified in sub-clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be completed eight months before the date of superannuation.
(viii) If any portion of service rendered by a railway servant is not capable of being verified in the manner specified in sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) or sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause (v), the railway servant shall be asked to file a written statement on plain paper within a month, stating that he had in fact rendered service for that period, and shall, at the foot of the statement, make and subscribe to a declaration as to the truth of that statement.
(ix) The Head of Office shall, after taking into consideration the facts in the written statement referred to in sub-clause (viii) admit that portion of service as having been rendered for the purpose of calculating the pension of that railway servant.
(x) If a railway servant is found to have given any incorrect information willfully, which makes him entitled to any benefits which he is not otherwise entitled to, it shall be construed as a grave misconduct.
(b) Second Stage (Making Good Omission In The Service Book)-
(i) The Head of Office while scrutinizing the certificates of verification of service shall also identify if there are any other omissions, imperfections or deficiencies which have a direct bearing on the determination of emoluments and the service qualifying for pension.
(ii) Every effort shall be made to complete the verification of service, as specified in clause (a) and to make good the omissions, imperfections or deficiencies in sub-clause (i).
(iii) Any omission, imperfection or deficiency which is incapable of being made good and the periods of service about which the railway servant has submitted no statement and the portion of service shown as unverified in the service book which it has not been possible to verify in accordance with the procedure laid down in clause (a) shall be ignored and service qualifying for pension shall be determined on the basis of the entries in the service book.
(iv) For the purpose of calculation of average emoluments, the Head of Office shall verify from the service book the correctness of the emoluments drawn or to be drawn during the last ten months of service.
(v) In order to ensure that the emoluments during the last ten months of service have been correctly shown in the service book, the Head of Office may verify the correctness of emoluments only for the period of twenty-four months preceding the date of retirement of a railway servant, and not for any period prior to that date.
(c) Third Stage-
As soon as the second stage is completed, but not later than eight months prior to the date of retirement of the railway servant, the Head of Office shall-
(i) Furnish to the retiring railway servant a certificate regarding the length of qualifying service proposed to be admitted for the purpose of pension and gratuity and also the emoluments and the average emoluments proposed to be reckoned for retirement gratuity and pension.
(ii) Direct the retiring railway servant to furnish to the Head of Office the reasons for non-acceptance, supported by the relevant documents in support of his claim within two months if the certified service and emoluments as indicated by the Head of Office are not acceptable to him.
(iii) Forward to the retiring Government servant Form 8 advising him to submit the same duly completed in all respects so as to reach the Head of Office not later than six months prior to his date of retirement.;
[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]
79-A. Submission of Form-8:
A railway servant, retiring for reasons other than superannuation may, submit Form 8 before such retirement but after the competent authority has approved such retirement or the retirement has become effective, as the case may be.
[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]