Pension Rule No.74: Nomination

74.  Nomination:-

(1)   A railway servant shall on his initial confirmation in a service or post, make a nomination in Form 4 conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the death-cum-retirement gratuity payable under rule 70. [Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No. 2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]

Provided that if at the time of making the nomination –

(i)  The railway servant has a family, the nomination shall not be in a favour of any person or persons other than the members of his family; or

(ii)  The railway servant has no family, the nomination may be made in favour of a person or persons, or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not.

(2)   If a railway servant nominates more than one person under sub-rule (1), he shall specify in the nomination the amount of share payable to each of the nominees in such manner as to cover the entire amount of gratuity.

(3)   A railway servant may provide in the nomination-

(i)    That in respect of any specified nominee who pre-deceases the railway servant, or who dies after the death of the railway servant but before receiving the payment of gratuity, the right conferred on that nominee shall pass to such other person as may be specified in the nomination;

Provided that if at the time of making the nomination the railway servant has a family consisting of more than one member, the person so specified shall not be a person other than a member of his family;

Provided further that where a railway servant has only one member in his family, and a nomination has been made in his favour, it is open to the railway servant to nominate alternate nominee or nominees in favour of any person or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not;

(ii)    That the nomination shall become invalid in the event of the happening of the contingency provided therein.

(4)   The nomination made by a railway servant who has no family at the time of making it, or the nomination made by a railway servant under the second proviso to clause (i) of sub-rule (3) where he has only one member of his family shall become invalid in the event of the railway servant subsequently acquiring a family, or an additional member in the family, as the case may be.

(5)   A railway servant may, at any time, cancel nomination by sending a notice in writing to the authority mentioned in sub-rule (7);

Provided that he shall, along with such notice send a fresh nomination made in accordance with its rule.

(6)   Immediately on the death of a nominee in aspect of whom no special provision has been made the nomination under clause (i) of sub-rule (3) or on the occurrence of any event by reason of which the nomination becomes invalid in pursuance of clause (ii) of that sub-rule, the railway servant shall send to authority mentioned in sub-rule (7) a notice in writing canceling the nomination together with a fresh nomination made in accordance with this rule.

(7) (a)     Every nomination made, and every notice of cancellation given by a railway servant under these rules, shall be sent by the railway servant to his Accounts Officer in the case of a gazetted railway servant and to the Head of his office in the case of non-gazetted railway servant.

(b)   Immediately on receipt of a nomination from non-gazetted railway servant, the Head of Office shall countersign it indicating the date of receipt and keeping with him or other responsible officer nominated by him for this purpose, and a clear note made in the service record or service book, as the case may be, of the railway servant as to what nomination and related notices have been received from him and where they have been lodged for safe custody and an acknowledgement to the railway servant concerned confirming that the nominations made by him and the related notices have been duly received and placed on record shall invariably be sent to every railway servant making or cancelling a nomination, by the Accounts Officer in the case of gazetted railway servants and by the Head of Office in the case of non-gazetted railway servants.

Note: The power to countersign nominated form sent by non-gazetted railway servants may be delegated by the Head of Office to his subordinate gazetted officer.

(8)  Every nomination made, and every notice of cancellation given by a railway servant shall, to the extent that it is valid, take effect from the date on which it is received by the authority mentioned in sub-rule (7).