Government Pakistan Issued Notification About Voluntary/Retiring Pension Of Government Servants

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
FINANCE DIVISION
(Regulation Wing)

F. No.  1(1)R-6/2018                                                                  

Islamabad, the 16^th April, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:        VOLUNTARY/RETIRING PENSION OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS

The undersigned is directed to refer to para 5 of this Division’s O.M No.OB.2/63-IMP(I) dated 18.08.1966 and 28.07.1966, reiterated vide O.M No. 8(5)Reg-6/73 dated04.01.1975 on the above subject and to say that according to the Article 465-B of CSR (Note-1), it is the right of all Government servants to seek Voluntary/Retiring Pension after completing 25years of qualifying service; provided that an officer who intends to retire, shall, at least three months before the date on which he/she intends to retire, should submit a written intimation to the authority competent to fill the appointment held by him at the time of submitting that intimation indicating the date on which he/she intends to retire. Such an intimation, once submitted, shall be final and cannot be modified or withdrawn. A number of cases have come to the notice of this Division in which it was found, after such an application for retirement under para 5 of the O.M dated 18.08.1966 referred to above had been submitted and accepted by the competent authority and the government servant had actually retired, that the 25 years qualifying service for pension had not been rendered e.g. the period of extra-ordinary leave had not been excluded from service.As such the government servants became altogether ineligible for pension, which caused hardship.

2.         In order to avoid recurrence of such cases in future and to avoid resultant hardshipto the retired government servant concerned it has been decided:

1. The PAO/retiring Officer/Official must ensure three month notice priorto the date of voluntary retirement.
2. In case of any lose to retiring officer/ official, an inquiry must be carriedout to fix the responsibility with regards to the issuance of the notification for retirement without ensuring completion of required length of service in the light of Finance Division’s OM dated 04-01-1975.
3. Finance Division’s O.M. No. F.14 (1)-Reg.7/2007-230 dated18.09.2008, the benefit of condonation of a period of not exceeding six months deficiency in qualifying service for pension under CSR-423 shall not be applicable voluntary/retiring pension.

3.         This O.M. may be adopted in true letter and spirit.

Section Officer (Reg.6)