GRANT OF INVALID PENSION TO AN INDIVIDUAL HAVING LESS THAN 05 YEARS SERVICE.

Government of Pakistan Finance Division (Regulations Wing) ********* No. 1(1)-Reg.6/2008-44.                                                    Islamabad, the 8th April, 2014. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:-       GRANT OF INVALID PENSION TO AN INDIVIDUAL HAVING LESS THAN 05 YEARS SERVICE. The undersigned is directed to state that Finance Division vide notification No. F. 1(1)-Reg.6/2008, dated 24th June, 2008 (SRO 58 (KE)/08, dated 24.06.2008 made following amendment in Article 474-B of CSR:- "(a)     After a service of five years or more but less than ten years, a gratuity not exceeding one month's emoluments for each completed year of service. If a civil servant dies in service, the rate shall be one and a half month's emoluments for each completed year of service. If the emoluments of a civil servant have been reduced during the last twelve months or thirty six months of his service, as the case may be, otherwise than as a penalty, average emoluments may, at the discretion of the authority which has the power to sanction gratuity, be substituted for emoluments. (aa)     If the civil servants are unable to work and retire on account of invalidation due to illness, accident, earthquake or terrorism will get complete pension benefits, and the condition of ten years service shall not apply to such cases." 2.                     The Military Accountant General (MAG) raised following query upon the amendments:- Cont …..

-2- "Whether the condition of 5 years service has also been abolished in newly added sub clause `aa' in the light of Finance Division's O.M. No.1(1 )-Reg.6/2008, dated 24.06.2008." 3.                            The case has been examined in Finance Division in consultation with Auditor General of Pakistan and Controller General of Accounts and it is clarified that sub clause `aa' is an addition in Article 474- B to extend benefit of pension, as per eligibility of invalid pension, to those civil servants who are unable to work and retire on account of invalidation due to illness, accident, earthquake or terrorism during service rendering less than 10 years but more than 5 years service and who otherwise are not entitled for pension under Article 474-B 'a'. Therefore, condition of 5 years service has not been abolished. Sd/- (Muhammad Khalil)                   Section Officer (Reg.6) All Ministries/Divisions/Departments