7.4.2.1 — CAM

7.4.2. Role of Pay and Accounts Office: 7.4.2.1 The Pay and Accounts Officer on receiving the pension papers, will: 1. verify the service records and apply prescribed checks with reference to the applicable Pension rules, and assess the amount of pensionary benefits. The PAO concerned, keeping in mind that the intention is not a total overhaul or audit of the entire Service Book or records, but only a scrutiny limited to the immediate purpose on hand, that is the preparation of the pension papers Any deficiency or imperfection or omission which still remains in the service records will be ignored at this stage and the determination of the qualifying service will be proceeded with on the basis of entries in the service records whatever the degree of perfection to bring them by that time. If the periodic verification of qualification service has been done under Rule 30 of CCS (Pension) 2021 that should be treated as final and shall not be reopened except one necessitated by a subsequent change in the rules and orders governing the conditions under the service qualifies for pension. However, for any such check of the correctness of past emoluments, the check should be the minimum that is absolutely necessary, and it should in any case not go back to a period earlier than a maximum of 24 months preceding the date of retirement.