Railway Services (Pension) Rules: RBE No.251/2004 – Amendment

No.F(E)III/2004/PN1/21 (Amendment), dated 07.12.2004

Sub: The Railway Services (Pension) (Amendment) Rules, 2004.

NOTIFICATION

S.O.No.3191:- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, namely:-

1.     (1) These rules may be called the Railway Services (Pension) (Amendment) Rules, 2004.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force from the 22nd day of November, 2003.

2.     In the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993:-

(a) in rule 20, in the second proviso, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

“(c) the provisions of clause (b) shall not be applicable in the cases of counting of military service for civil pension under rule 34”.

(b)  in rule 34, in sub-rule (1), the words “after attaining the age of eighteen years” shall be omitted.

Note: The principal rules were published vide notification number S.O. 930(E), dated, the 3rd December, 1993 and subsequently amended vide notification number S.O. 511, dated the 25th February, 1995, S.O. 1026, dated, the 15th April, 1995, S.O. 1544, dated the 15th July, 2000, S.O. 1553, dated the 15th July, 2000, S.O. 1081, dated the 30th March, 2002, S.O. 1214 (E), dated the 4th November, 2004, and S.O. 1488(E), dated the 30th December, 2003.

Explanatory Memorandum:

1.     The Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 came into force with effect from the 3rd December, 1993. Under Rules 20 & 34, the period of service rendered before attaining eighteen years in military service, does not qualify for the civil pension. The Railway Board, on 13th October, 2004, approved the proposal so as to enable the military personnel serving on the Civil/ Railway side to count the period of service rendered by them in the military service before attaining eighteen years towards qualifying service for the civil pension. The amendment to the aforesaid rules is given retrospective effect from 22nd November, 2003 in order to make it more beneficial and equitable.

2.    The amendment to the aforesaid rules with retrospective effect will not adversely affect the interest of any employee.