Rule 30 — CCS

30. Periodic verification of qualifying service.- (1) On each occasion after a Government servant has completed eighteen years of service and on his being left with five years of service before the date of superannuation, the Head of Office in consultation with Accounts Officer shall, in accordance with the rules for the time being in force, verify the service rendered by such a Government servant, determine the qualifying service and communicate to him, in Format 4, the period of qualifying service so determined

(2) For the purposes of verification of service, the Head of Office shall follow the procedure provided in clause

(a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 57.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a Government servant is transferred to another department from a temporary department or on account of the closure of the department he had been previously serving or because the post he held had been declared surplus, the verification of his service may be done whenever such event occurs.

(4) The verification done under this rule shall be treated as final and shall not be reopened except when necessitated by a subsequent change in the rules and orders governing the conditions under which the service qualifies for pension.

(5) By 31st January of each year, a report shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry or Department giving the details of the Government servants who were required to be issued a certificate of qualifying service during the previous calendar year under sub-rule (1), the details of the Government servants who have actually been issued the said certificate during the said period and the reasons for not issuing the said certificate in the remaining cases.

FORMAT 4 [See Rule 30] Certificate of verification of Service for Pension and Gratuity No...... ................ Government of India Ministry of..................... Department/Office.........................

(Name and Designation) has completed a qualifying service of ......................................years ............... months...................... days as on .............................................(date), as per details given below. The service has been verified on the basis of his service documents and in accordance with the rules regarding qualifying service in force at present. The verification of service under sub rules (1) and (2) of Rule 30 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, shall be treated as final and shall not be re-opened except when necessitated by a subsequent change in the Rules and orders governing the conditions under which the service qualifies for pension and gratuity.