Pension Rule No.95: Forwarding Of Papers To The Accounts Officer

95.  Forwarding Of Papers To The Accounts Officer:-

(1)   On receipt of claim or claims, the Head of Office shall complete items 14, 21 and 22 of Form 16 and send the said Form 17 along with the railway servant’s service book duly complete up-to-date and any other documents relied upon for the verification of the service claimed. This shall be done not later than one month of the receipt of claim by the Head of Office.

[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]

(2)   The Head of Office shall retain one copy of the aforesaid Form 16 for his office record.

(3)   OMITTED

[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]

(4)   The Head of Office shall draw the attention of the Accounts Officer to the details of Government or railway dues outstanding against the deceased railway servant, namely: –

(a)   Government or railway dues as ascertained and assessed in terms of Rule 15 and recoverable out of the gratuity before payment is authorized.

(b)   Amount of gratuity to be held over partly for adjustment of railway dues which have not been assessed so far and partly as a margin for adjustment in the light of the final determination of the gratuity.

(5)   (a)   If Form 16 has been completed and the claim or claims in the respective Forms have not been received from the beneficiary or beneficiaries, the Head of Office shall forward Form 16 and the documents referred to in sub-rule (1) to the Accounts Officer leaving unfilled items 14, 21 and 22 of Part I of the said Form.

[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]

(b)   As soon as the claim or claims are received by the Head of Office, they shall immediately be forwarded to the Accounts Officer with the request that items 14, 21 and 22 of Part I of Form, 16 may be filled by the Accounts Officer.

[Authority: RBE No.70/2016, No.2015/F(E)III/1(1)/4, 17.06.2016]