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If qualifying service of a Sepoy, Naik and Havildar is more than 30 years with 5 years years plus one half year of his qualifying service including weightage, if any, admissible
weightage, he would continue to get the same. under these Regulations.

NOTE: - The period of service rendered after the date of countersignature of the
SERVICE WHICH QUALIFIES FOR PENSION IN RESPECT OF REGULAR
proceedings of the medical board, declaring the individual unfit for military service
to the date of actual discharge, will be treated as qualifying service to the grant of OFFICER

pension/gratuity. 19. The following periods of service shall qualify for pension as regular Commissioned

(b) Retirement Gratuity for Service Personnel - Actual qualifying service plus a Officer:

weightage of 5 years subject to the total qualifying service including weightage not (a) Service as a Commissioned Officer and officer of Military Nursing Service.
exceeding 33 years.
(i) Previous service as Officer in the Army, Navy and Air Force irrespective of the
(c) Death Gratuity for Service Personnel - Actual qualifying service rendered plus type of commission, jointly or severally, subject to the refund in the prescribed
a weightage of 5 years subject to the total qualifying service not exceeding 33 years. In manner to the Government, of the gratuity, if any, other than war gratuity,
case actual service is less than 5 years, no weightage shall be given. received in respect of such service provided that :

(d) Retiring/Service/Invalid/Terminal Gratuity for Service Personnel - Actual (I) any service which was forfeited by special orders, and
qualifying service rendered. (II) any period of unauthorised absence unless pay and allowances are
admitted for the period of absence,
Notes: 1. There will be no weightage for service personnel who retire prematurely for shall not be regarded as qualifying service, nor any period of ante-date except as
permanent absorption in Public Sector Undertakings and autonomous bodies. provided in clauses (l) and (m) below.

2. There will be no weightage for service personnel of the Territorial Army. (ii) In the case of Engineering Graduates, if Short Service Commission is followed
by permanent commission, the period during which an Officer holds Short
3. The weightage shall not be reckoned for determining the minimum qualifying Service Commission on probation will reckon for the purpose of pensionary
service specified for admissibility of retiring/service pension. benefits.

4. Full pre-Commissioned service rendered under the Central Government whether (b) Embodied or called out service as an Officer of the Territorial Army or the
in a civil department or in the Armed Forces, shall be taken into account for Auxiliary Air Force, if it is preceded without a break.
working out the qualifying service for earning pensionary benefits subject to (c) Service in the rank below that of Commissioned Officer – Service in the Armed
fulfillment of other conditions. This will also be counted for determining the Forces in the rank below that of Commissioned Officer, if followed by Commissioned
minimum qualifying service indicated in Regulation 34, 47 & 168 of these service without a break subject to the refund of the gratuity in the prescribed manner to the
Government, if any, other than war gratuity received in respect of such service.
Regulations for earning retiring/service pension.

5. Resignation from service, unless it is allowed to be withdrawn in public (d) Periods of leave – All kinds of leave including study leave. Any period of leave
without pay shall not, however, qualify unless specifically authorised by Government.
interest, entails forfeiture of past service except where it has been submitted to

take up, with proper permission another appointment under the Government (e) Period of suspension from duty by order of a competent authority – The
where service qualifies.
period of suspension in the case of an Officer, who is not brought to trial or who is
acquitted of the charge(s) by competent court or Authority for which he was placed under
HALF A YEAR’S PENSION OR GRATUITY suspension. In all other cases, the period passed under suspension shall count for pension

18. (a) In calculating the length of qualifying service, fraction of a year equal to three only under the orders of the Central Government.

months and above but less than 6 months shall be treated as a completed one half year and (f) Service on deputation under Civil Department or State Government or a
reckoned as qualifying service. The period of nine months and above would, therefore, be Municipality or a Foreign Government -
two half years. This shall however not be applicable for completing minimum qualifying
service for pensionary awards. (i) Service under an Office/Department/Ministry of the Central Government or
under a State Government.
(b) If the total period of qualifying service of an individual exceeds completed years by (ii) Service under a Foreign Government or a Local Body or an Autonomous
6 months or more, the amount of his pension/gratuity will be computed for the completed Corporation or a Municipality or other Institution provided that a pension

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