Rule 30 - Qualifying Service
Original Rule Text
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.
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What This Means
Rule 30 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, focuses on periodically verifying a government employee's qualifying service for pension benefits. This means that twice during your career, your service record will be checked to confirm how much of your employment counts towards your pension. The first check happens after you've completed 18 years of service. The second check occurs when you have only five years left before you retire (superannuate).
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Key Points
- 1Verification occurs twice: after 18 years of service and 5 years before retirement.
- 2The Head of Office, along with the Accounts Officer, is responsible for the verification.
- 3The qualifying service is determined according to the rules in effect at the time of verification.
- 4The employee receives a communication in Format 4, detailing the verified qualifying service period.
- 5The purpose is to ensure accurate calculation of pension benefits.
Practical Example
Mrs. Sharma joined the government service on July 1, 2005. After completing 18 years of service on July 1, 2023, her Head of Office initiated the verification process as per Rule 30. The Accounts Officer reviewed her service book and other relevant documents. They determined that she had 17 years and 6 months of qualifying service, accounting for a period of unauthorized absence. This information was communicated to Mrs. Sharma in Format 4. Later, in 2028, with five years left until her superannuation in 2033, another verification will be conducted to finalize her qualifying service for pension calculation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Test Your Knowledge
Question 1 of 3
According to Rule 30 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, after how many years of service is the first periodic verification of qualifying service conducted for a Government servant?