Verification of qualifying service

32. Verification of qualifying service after [eighteen years ]* years service, [and]^ [ five years]* before retirement (1) On a Government servant completing [eighteen years ]*of service [and]^ on his being left with five years of service before the date of retirement, whichever is earlier, the Head of Office in consultation with the Accounts Officer shall, in accordance with the rules for the time being in force, verify the service rendered by such a Government servant, determine the qualifying service and communicate to him, in Form 24, the period of qualifying service so determined. substituted vide ^[(1A) For the purposes of verification of service, the Head of Office shall follow the procedure provided in clause (a) of rule 59.] ^ Substituted/inserted vide GSR 628(E), dated 1st September, 2014, Government of India, Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare Notification No.1/19/2013-P&PW(E), dated 29th August, 2014 *Substituted by G.S.R. No.928(E), G.I Deptt. of P&PW Notification No.38/80/2012 dated 21st December, 2012 (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a Government servant is transferred to another department from a temporary department or on account of the closure of the department he had been previously serving or because the post he held had been declared surplus, 1 [ ] the verification of his service may be done whenever such event occurs. Footnote : 1. Deleted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 6 (1), Pen. (A)/79, dated the 19th May, 1980. 2 (3) The verification done under sub-rules (1) and (2) shall be treated as final and shall not be reopened except when necessitated by a subsequent change in the rules and orders governing the conditions under which the service qualifies for pension. Footnote : 2. Substituted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 4 (2)-E. V (A)/77, dated the 12th December, 1977.

(1) Strict compliance of the requirements of sub-rule (1). - Sub-rule (1) of Rule 32 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, provides that on a Government servant completing twenty-five years of service, or on his being left with five years of service before the date of retirement, whichever is earlier, the Head of Office in consultation with the Accounts Officer, shall, in accordance with the rules for the time being in force, verify the service rendered by such a Government servant, determine the qualifying service and communicate to him, in Form 24, the period of qualifying service so determined. Even though these provisions have statutory force, it is noticed that the qualifying service is not invariably communicated to the Government servant as required under the rules. All Ministries/Departments, etc., are requested to bring these provisions to the notice of Heads of Offices for strict compliance. If the Head of Office does not comply with the requirements of the aforesaid rule or in case any mistake in the calculation of qualifying service is detected later, the Head of Office will be held personally accountable. Ministry of Agriculture, etc., may take all measures to ensure that Head of Offices in fact follow the rules as above and to take up cases of default by the Heads of Offices with a view to fixing personal responsibility. [G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., O.M. No. 40/17/81-Pension Unit , dated the 26th November, 1981 and Dept. of P. & P.W., O.M. No. 38/44/88-P. & P.W., dated the 26th May, 1988.]