ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980 (As ... - APHB

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retirement, be granted retirement gratuity equal to one third of his emoluments
for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service, subject to a
maximum of 20 times the emoluments or thirty thousand Rupees whichever
is less.
(b) If a Government servant dies while in service after completing
five years’ qualifying service, the amount of retirement gratuity
shall be equal to 12 times of his emoluments or the amount
determined under clause (a), whichever is higher:
Provided that the amount of retirement gratuity payable under
this rule shall, in no case, exceed thirty thousand rupees.
1 [(2) Interest shall be allowed on delayed payment of Retirement
Gratuity as prescribed from time to time subject to the following
conditions, namely:-
(i) the sanction of Government in the administrative department
concerned should be obtained with the concurrence of the
Finance Department for payment of interest in every case,
explaining the reasons for the delay in the payment of gratuity.
In all cases where interest has to be paid to a retired
Government servant under this sub rule action should be taken
against the officer responsible for the delay in sanctioning the
gratuity.
(ii) where disciplinary or judicial proceedings against a
Government servant are pending on the date of his retirement
provisional pension is authorised under Article 351-B of the
Andhra Pradesh Pension Code Volume-I/Rule 52 of Andhra
Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980. No gratuity is paid in
such cases until the conclusion of the proceedings and issue
of final orders thereon. The gratuity, if allowed, to be drawn by
the competent authority on conclusions of the proceedings will
be deemed to have fallen due on the date of issue of final orders
by the competent authority in such proceedings.
(iii) these orders shall not apply to arrears of gratuity which may
become due as a result of enhancement of the emoluments
after retirement or liberalisation in the pension rules, from a
date prior to the date of retirement of the Government servant;
and
1. Sub-rule (2) was inserted by G.O.Ms.No.185, Finance and Planning (FW.Pen.I) Department,
dated 9.11.1992.