Pension Rule No.66: Retirement On Completion Of 30 Years Qualifying Service
66. Retirement On Completion Of 30 Years Qualifying Service:-
(1) At any time after a railway servant completed thirty years qualifying service –
(a) He may retire from service; or
(b) He may be required by the appointing authority to retire in the public interest, and in the case of such retirement the railway servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension:
Provided that –
(i) A railway servant shall give a notice in writing to the appointing authority at least three months before the date on which he wishes to retire; and
(ii) To appointing authority may also give a notice in writing to a railway servant at least three months before the date on which he is required to retire in the public interest or three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of such notice:
Provided further that where the railway servant giving notice under clause (i) of the first proviso is under suspension, it shall be open to the appointing authority to withheld permission to such railway servant to retire under this rule.
Provided also that the provisions of clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of this rule shall not apply to a railway servant, including Scientist of technical expert who is:-
(i) On assignment under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Program of the Ministry of External Affairs and other aid programs;
(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 the post in India and served for a period of not less than one year.
(2) (a) A railway servant referred to in clause (i) of the first proviso to sub- rule (1) may, make a request in writing to the appointing authority to accept notice of less than three months giving reason there for.
(b) On receipt of a request under clause (a), the appointing authority may consider such request for 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.
(3) A railway servant who has elected to retire under this rule and has given the necessary intimation to that effect to the appointing authority, shall be precluded from withdrawing his election subsequently except with the specific approval of such authority:
Provided that the request for withdrawal shall be within the intended date of his 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 retires.