Pension Rule No.22: Counting Of Service On Railways As Qualifying Service

22.  Counting Of Service On Railways As Qualifying Service:-

The service of a railway servant which shall qualify for pensionary benefits, to the extent provided for in these rules, shall be as follows:

(i)    Continuous service in the Indian Railways or continuous service in former company railway or in a former State Railway which have been taken over by the Central Government; and followed by service on Indian Railways.

Note:

Service rendered by a railway servant with a former State Ruler or personally to the ex-Ruler or in his household prior to the Federal Financial Integration, followed without break of such service, shall be treated as service in the former State Railway for the Purpose of pensionary benefits irrespective of whether his emoluments were paid from the State Revenues or from the private source of the ex-Ruler.

(ii)    Service rendered before joining the Indian Railway or a former Company railway or former State railway, which have been taken over by the Government, provided it is: –

(a)   A service in an Indian Railway or former State railway or former Company railway if at the time of transfer it was decided that such service would count for special contribution to Provident Fund;

(b)   A service on a contract basis on an Indian Railway or a former Company railway or a former State Railway subject to the provisions of rule 24;

(c)   A service under a private railway company or a quasi railway body to the extent and subject to the provisions of rule 25;

(iii)   A non-pensionable service of a scientific employee under a semi-Government institution which is financed from cess or Government grants subject to the provisions of rule 30.

(iv)   A military or a war service.

(v)   A qualifying service rendered under the Central Government (in a Civil Ministry or Department or as a civilian employee under the Ministry of Defence including the Ordnance Factories) or a State Government before transfer to Railways in accordance with the provisions of rule 27.