Commutation of Pension Rules, Chapter-I : Preliminary

Commutation Rule No.1: Short title and commencement

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 (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1993, namely:-

1.    (1)       These rules may be called the Railway Services (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2015.

(2)      They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette

[Authority: RBE No.113/2015, No. 2015/F(E)III/1(2)/8, 22.09.2015]

Commutation Rule No.2: Application

These rules shall apply to railway servants appointed on or before the 31st day of December, 2003 and who are entitled to or have been authorized any class of pension referred to in Chapter V of the Railway Pension Rules.

[Authority: RBE No.223/2003, No.F(E)I/2003/PN 1/38(Amendment)II – Notification, 30.12.2003]

Commutation Rule No.3: Definitions

(1)   In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,

                (a)     Applicant means a railway servant, including a retired railway servant, who applies for commutation of a percentage of pension in such one of the Forms 1 to 3 as may be applicable to the case of the applicant; –

[Authority: RBE No.151/2013, No.2011/F(E)III/1(2)/13, 14.01.2013]

               (b)      Chief Medical Authority means the Chief Medical Officer, as the case may be, of the railways; and for the staff of Railway Board covered by Central Government Health Scheme, the Chairman of the Central Standing Medical Board, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital or Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi;

               (c)     Retirement gratuity means the gratuity payable under sub-rule (1) of rule 70 of the Railway (Pension) Rules;

               (d)    Disbursing authority means:-

(i)     Branch of a Nationalized Bank; or

(ii)    Treasury including sub-treasury; or

(iii)   Accounts Officer; or

(iv)   Branch of a Post Office, from where the applicant is receiving pension authorized under the Railway Pension Rules;

(e)      Form means a Form appended to these rules;

(f)      Head of Office means a gazetted officer referred to in clause (15) of rule 3 of the Railway Pension Rules:

(g)      Medical authority means medical authority referred in rule 23;

(h)      Pension means any class of pension including Compassionate allowance referred to in Chapter V of the Railway Pension Rules but does not include extra pension and the amount, by whatever name called, granted by the railway to a Pensioner as a Compensation for higher cost of living:

(i)       Provisional Pension means the pension referred to in rule 10 or rule 9, as the case may be, of the Railway Pension Rules,

(j)      Railway Pension Rules means the Railway Services (Pension) Rule, 1993;

(k)      Table means the table in Appendix to these rules.

(2)   The words and expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Railway Services (Pension) Rules.