Rule 295 — GFR

Rule 295 (1) Arrear Claims. Any arrear claim of a Government servant which is preferred within two years of its becoming due shall be settled by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer or Accounts Officer, as the case may be, after usual checks.

Rule 295 (2) For the purpose of the above provisions, the date on which the claim is presented at the office of disbursement should be considered to be the date on which it is preferred.

Rule 295 (3)

(i) A claim of a government servant which has been allowed to remain in abeyance for a period exceeding two years, should be investigated by the Head of the Department concerned. If the Head of Department is satisfied about the genuineness of the claim on the basis of the supporting documents and there are valid reasons for the delay in preferring the claims, the claims should be paid by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer or Accounts Officer, as the case may be, after usual checks.

(ii) A Head of Department may delegate the powers, conferred on him by sub rule

(i) above to the subordinate authority competent to appoint the Government servant by whom the claim is made.