Pre-appointment training period counts as qualifying service.

(1) Pre-appointment training period counts as qualifying service. - The Staff Side to the National Council (JCM) had suggested inter alia that the service rendered by an employee during the training period before his regular appointment to the grade may be treated as qualifying service for pension. 2. The request made by the Staff Side of the National Council (JCM) has been examined and it has now been decided that in respect of Groups `C' and `D' employees, who are required to undergo departmental training relating to jobs before they are put on regular employment, training period may be treated as qualifying service for pension, if the training is followed immediately by an appointment. This benefit will be admissible to all Groups `C' and `D' employees even if the officers concerned are not given the scale of pay of the post but only a nominal allowance. 3. The Ministry of Finance, etc., are requested to bring the above decision to the notice of all officers working under them including those in the attached and subordinate offices for their guidance. 4. These orders come into force with effect from 22nd December, 1983. 5. Benefit of these orders will be available to all those employees who retired on or after 22nd December, 1983. 6. No restriction is imposed on the admissibility of the above benefit to the employees who were recruited in `C' and `D' posts but retired from Groups `A' and `B' posts. [G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., O.M. No. 28/32/81-Pension Unit, dated the 22nd December, 1983 ; Dept. of P. & P.W.. O.M. No. 28/37/86-P. & P.W., dated the 12th September, 1986, deleting the words `up to one year', dated the 6th June, 1989].