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| Date | 1984-04-17 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rates Master Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
interruption service shall be treated as qualifying service for pension,
MASTER CIRCULAR
Master Circular No. 54
Qualifying Service for Pensionary Purposes
Further to the Master Circular No. 1, Master Circular No. 2 is enclosed with this
letter which brings out instructions issued from time to time on the concept of
qualifying service for pensionary purposes.
2. Instructions referred to in the Circular are both old and those current on the
subject. For dealing with old cases, the instructions in force, at the relevant time
be referred to.
3. If any order current on the subject has been omitted the same should
nevertheless be treated as valid and operative.
QUALIFYING SERVICE
Qualifying service of a railway servant shall commence from the date he takes
charge of the post to which he is first appointed either substantively or in an
officiating capacity.
Provided that the officiating or temporary service is followed without interruption
by substantive appointment in the same or another service or post,
Provided further that the service rendered before attaining the age of 18 years
shall not count except for compensation gratuity.
[Authority: Section I of Chapter XXIV of IREC- Vol. II (1973 Edition)
## {and Rule 20 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993}]
2. Counting of the period of service paid from contingencies
The service paid from Contingencies shall be allowed to count towards
pension at the time of absorption in regular employment subject to
conditions specified in the orders.
[Authority: Letter No. F(E)III/68/PN 1/25 dated 22.08.1968]
3. Counting of service rendered in Autonomous Bodies after absorption on
Railways
Service under the Autonomous bodies before joining Railway is allowed to
be counted subject to fulfilment of conditions laid down in the orders issued
from time to time. (Details given in Part 'D' of Chapter I).
4. Counting of service on probation
Service on probation against a post if followed by confirmation in the same
or another post shall qualify for pensionary benefits.
[Authority:
Rule
2411
of
IREC-
Vol.II
(1973
Edition)
##{and Rule 23 of RS(P) Rules, 1993}]
5. Counting of period spent on training
5.1 The service as an Apprentice does not count towards qualifying
service. With effect from 22.12.1983, in the case of Group C & D
employees who are required to undergo departmental training relating
to jobs before they are put on regular employment, the period of
training shall count towards qualifying service if the training is followed
immediately by an appointment. The benefit is also admissible to such
of those Group C & D employees who are subsequently promoted to the
gazetted posts.
[Authority:
Letter
Nos.
(i) F(P)58
PN
1/14
dated
03.03.1960,
(ii) F(E)III/79/PN
1/20
dated
17.04.1984, 27.07.1984, 13.10.1986,
09.08.1988 (RBE 159/1988) and 14.09.1988 (RBE 202/88)]
##{
5.2 Where the trainee fails to complete the training period in one attempt,
he shall be allowed the benefit of initial training period to qualify for
pension if he succeeds in the repeat course Subject to the condition that
the period of interruptions between the initial training period and repeat
course as well as the entire period of repeat course will be treated as
dies-non.
[Letter No. F(E)III/97/PN 1/20 dated 14.03.1995 (RBE 23/1995)]
}
6. Counting of service on Contract
A person who is initially engaged on Railway on contract for a specified
period and is subsequently appointed to the same or another post in a
substantive capacity on a pensionable establishment, the period of
engagement on contract service shall count as qualifying service for
pensionary benefits subject to conditions laid down in the orders.
[Authority: Letter No. F(P)59 PN 1/6/Manual dated 17.08.1959]
7. Counting of Military service rendered before Railway employment
A railway servant who is re-employed in a railway service or post before
attaining the age of superannuation and who before such re-employment
had rendered military service after attaining
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