Pension Rule No.85: Authorization Of Pension And Gratuity By The Accounts Officer
85. Authorization Of Pension And Gratuity By The Accounts Officer:-
(1) (a) On receipt of pension papers referred to in rule 81, the Accounts Officer shall apply the requisite checks, record the account enfacement in Part II of Form 7 and assess the amount of pension, family pension and gratuity and issue the pension payment order not later than one month in advance of the date of the retirement of a railway servant on attaining the age of superannuation.
(b) In the cases of retirement otherwise than on attaining the age of superannuation, the Accounts Officer shall apply the requisite checks, complete Part II of Form 7, assess the amount of pension, family pension and gratuity, assess dues and issue the pension payment order within three months of the date of receipt of pension papers from the Head of Office.
(c) The Accounts Officer shall indicate in the Pension Payment Order, the name of the spouse of the railway servant, if alive, as family pensioner.
(d) The Accounts Officer shall also indicate in the Pension Payment Order, the names of the permanently disabled child or children and dependent parents and disabled siblings as family pensioners if there is no other member of family to whom family pension may become payable before such disabled child or children or dependent parents or disabled siblings.
(e) On receipt of a written communication from the Head of Office on an application from an existing pensioner or family pensioner, the Accounts Officer shall also indicate in the Pension Payment Order, the names of the permanently disabled child or children and dependent parents and disabled siblings as family pensioners if there is no other member of family to whom family pension may become payable before such disabled child or children or dependent parents or disabled siblings.
(f) The Pension Disbursing Authority shall authorize family pension to the members of family referred to in clause (c), (d) or clause (e) in accordance with the provisions of rule 100 in the order indicated in rule 75.
[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]
(2) The amount of gratuity as determined by the Accounts Officer under clause (a) of sub-rule (1) shall be intimated to the Head of Office with the marks that the amount of gratuity may be drawn for disbursement to the retired railway servant after adjusting the Government dues, if any, referred to in rule 15.
(3) The amount of gratuity withheld under sub-rule (5) of rule 16 shall be adjusted by the Head of Office against the outstanding license fee intimated by the Directorate of Estates and the balance, if any, refunded to the retired railway servant.