Determination of the amount of family pension and gratuity where service records are incomplete

79. Determination of the amount of family pension and gratuity where service records are incomplete According to the existing instructions, there should not be any case where service book has not been maintained properly. If in any particular case, the service book has not been maintained properly despite the Government's orders on the subject, and it is not possible for the Head of Office to accept the unverified portion of service as verified on the basis of entries in the service book, the Head of Office shall not proceed with the verification of the entire spell of service. The verification of service in such a case shall be confined to the following spells of service :- 1/30/2019 CHAPTER IX http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp9.htm#Obtaining%20of%20claims%20for%20family%20pension 4/16 (a) For the purpose of Family Pension, 1964 - (i) If the deceased Government servant on the date of death had rendered more than one year of service but less than seven years of service, the service and emoluments for the last year of service shall be verified and accepted by the Head of Office and the amount of Family Pension, 1964, determined under sub-rule (2) and sub-rule (2-A) of Rule 54. (ii) If the deceased Government servant on the date of his death had rendered more than seven years of service, the service for the last seven years and emoluments for service rendered in the last year shall be verified and accepted by the Head of Office and the amount of Family Pension, 1964 and the period for which it is payable shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (3) of Rule 54. (iii) If the deceased Government servant at the time of death had rendered more than seven years of service and the service of last seven years is not capable of being verified and accepted by the Head of Office but the service rendered during the last year is capable of being verified and accepted, the Head of Office, pending the verification of service for seven years, shall calculate the amount of family pension in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (2) and sub-rule (2-A) of Rule 54. (iv) The service for the last seven years shall be verified and accepted within the next two months and the amount of family pension at the enhanced rate and the period for which it is payable shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (3) of Rule 54. (v) The determination of the amount of family pension in accordance with the provisions of sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be done within one month of the receipt of intimation of the date of death of the Government servant. (b) For the purpose of 1 [death gratuity] - 1 (i) If the deceased Government servant had on the date of his death rendered more than 5 years of qualifying service but less than 20 years of qualifying service, and the spell of last 5 years has been verified and accepted by the Head of Office under clause (a), the amount of death gratuity shall be equal to 12 times of his emoluments as indicated in item (iii) of the Table below clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 50. Where the verified and accepted service is less than 5 years, the amount of death gratuity shall be the amount as indicated in Item (i) or Item (ii) in the Table below clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 50, as may be applicable. (ii) If the deceased Government servant had rendered more than 1 [twenty years] of service and the entire service is not capable of being verified and accepted, but the service for the last five years has been verified and accepted under sub-clause (i), the family of the deceased Government servant shall be allowed, on provisional basis, the 1 [death gratuity] equal to 12 times of the emoluments. Final amount of the gratuity shall be determined by the Head of Office on the acceptance and verification of the entire spell of service which shall 1/30/2019 CHAPTER IX http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp9.htm#Obtaining%20of%20claims%20for%20family%20pension 5/16 be done by the Head of Office within a period of six months from the date on which the authority for the payment of provisional gratuity was issued. The balance, if any, becoming payable as a result of determination of the final amount of 1 [death gratuity] shall then be authorised to the beneficiaries. Footnote: 1. Ommitted by Notification No. 2/18/87-P&PW(PIC) dated 20-7-1988