Pension Rule No.67: Retirement On Completion Of 20 Years Qualifying Service

67. Retirement On Completion Of 20 Years Qualifying Service:-

(1)   At any time after a railway servant has completed twenty years’ qualifying service, he may, by giving notice of not less than three months in writing to appointing authority retire from service:

Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply to a railway servant including Scientists or technical expert who is –

(i)    On assignment under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs and other aid programmes:

(ii)    Posted abroad in foreign based offices of the Ministries or Departments;

(iii)   On a specific contract assignment to a foreign Government unless, after having been transferred to India, he has resumed the charge of a post in India and served for a period of not less than one year.

(2)   The notice of voluntary retirement given under sub-rule (1) shall require acceptance by the appointing authority:

Provided that where the appointing authority does not refuse to grant the permission for retirement before the expiry of the said period.

(3) (a) A railway servant referred to in sub-rule (2), may consider such request for the curtailment of the period of notice of three months on merits and if it is satisfied that the curtailment of the period of notice will not cause any administrative inconvenience, the appointing authority may relax the requirement of notice of three months on the condition that the railway servant shall not apply for commutation of a part of his pension before the expiry of the period of notice of three months.

(4)   A railway servant, who has elected to retire under this rule and has given the necessary notice to that effect to the appointing authority, shall be precluded from withdrawing his notice except with the specific approval of such authority:

Provided that the request for withdrawal shall be made before the intended date of his retirement.

(5)   Omitted

[Authority: RBE No.97/2013, No.2011/F(E)III/1(1)9, 23.09.2013]

(6)   This rule shall not apply to a railway servant who retires from railway service for being absorbed permanently in an autonomous body or a public sector undertaking to which he is on deputation at the time of seeking voluntary retirement.

Explanation:- For the purpose of this rule, Appointing Authority means the authority which is competent to make appointments to the service or post from which the railway servant seeks voluntary retirement.

Forward reference⇒RBE No. 41/2017