Report of Medical Board to precede or coincide with the actual date of retirement applied for

(1) Report of Medical Board to precede or coincide with the actual date of retirement applied for. - The Study Team had recommended that in case of invalid pension, the report of Medical Board should precede or coincide with the actual date of retirement applied for on the grounds of invalidation. According to the provisions contained in Rule 38 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, a Government servant is required to make known his intention of retirement on invalid grounds to the Head of Office who will then refer the Government servant to a Medical Board or a Civil Surgeon, etc., as the case may be. The invalid pension in such cases is sanctioned after a Medical Certificate of incapacity from the appropriate medical authority is received. Cases have come to notice where invalid pension was sanctioned after considerable delay. All Heads of Offices are, therefore, advised that whenever a Government servant applies for retirement on grounds of invalidation, the case may be referred to the concerned medical authority immediately so that their findings are available without delay. [G.I., Dept. of Pen. & P.W., O.M. No. 38/116/93-P. & P.W. (F), dated the 24th August, 1994.] (2) Refer DP&PW's O.M.No. 45/86/97-P&PW(A) dated 7/8/2001