Pension Rule No.93: Completion of Form 16

93.  Completion of Form 16:-

(1)     (a) The Head of Office while taking action to obtain claim or claims from the family in accordance with the provisions of rule 92 shall simultaneously undertake the completion of Form 16. The work shall be completed within one month of the date on which intimation regarding the death of the railway servant has been received.

(b)   The Head of Office shall go through the service book of the deceased railway servant and satisfy himself as to whether certificates of verification of service for the entire service are recorded therein.

(c)   If there are any periods of unverified service, the Head of Office shall accept the unverified portion of service as verified on the basis of the available entries in the service book. For this purpose the Head of Office may rely on any other relevant material to which he may have ready access. While accepting the unverified portion of service, the Head of Office may rely on any other relevant material to which he may have ready access. While accepting the unverified portion of service, the Head of Office shall ensure that service was continuous and was not forfeited on account of dismissal, removal or resignation from service, or for the participation in strike.

(2)    (a) For the purpose of determination of emoluments for family pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity, the Head of Office shall confine the verification of the correctness of emoluments for a maximum period of one year preceding the date of death of the railway servant.

(b)   In case the railway servant was on extraordinary leave on the date of death, the correctness of the emoluments for a maximum period of one year which he drew preceding the date of the commencement of the extraordinary leave shall be verified.

(3)   The process of determination of qualifying service and qualifying emoluments shall be completed within one month of the receipt of intimation regarding the date of death of the railway servant and the amount of family pension and death-cum-retirement gratuity shall also be calculated accordingly.