Counting of Enlisted/Commissioned Military Service shown as non-pensionable/war time engagement for the purpose of civil pensions.

(5) Counting of Enlisted/Commissioned Military Service shown as non-pensionable/war time engagement for the purpose of civil pensions. - A question has arisen as to whether the Enlisted/Commissioned Military Service which is shown as non-pensionable by the Defence Authorities in the Certificate of Verification of Military Service, should count towards civil pension in the case of persons who are permanently appointed to civil posts. The position is that, in the Defence Services there are no non-pensionable establishments and the service officers/personnel are either on regular or non-regular terms. Those who are on regular terms are entitled to pension/gratuity after rendering the prescribed periods of service and others who are not on regular terms are entitled to gratuity as admissible under the rules/orders in accordance with which they are engaged. Non-regular Military service when followed by service on regular terms counts for Military pension. In the circumstances, the service which is shown as non-pensionable/war time engagement is in fact non-regular (purely temporary) military service and will be allowed to count towards civil pension. [G.I., M.F., O.M. NO. F. 3 (71)-E. V (A)/63, dated the 1st October, 1964.]