(3) Temporary Government servant with less than ten years’ service who retires on superannuation, discharged from service, etc., is eligible for gratuity

(3) Temporary Government servant with less than ten years’ service who retires on superannuation, discharged from service, etc., is eligible for gratuity as for permanent Government servant.¾¾ The Fifth Central Pay Commission in Para 133.94 of its report have recommended that the distinction between temporary and permanent Government servant having rendered a qualifying service of less than ten years may be done away with regard to payment of terminal benefits. The above recommendation of the Pay Commission has been considered and it has been decided that a temporary Government servant who retires on superannuation or discharged from service or declared invalid for further service or absorbed in an autonomous body before completing ten years of continuous service, shall be eligible to gratuity on the same scale and rates as are applicable to permanent Civil Government servants under the provisions of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. 2. These instructions shall come into force with effect from 1-1-1996. The cases of temporary Government servants decided otherwise, may be reopened and decided as above. [G.I. Dep. of Pers. & Trg. O.M.No.12011/1/2003-Estt.(C), dated the 29th September, 2003.