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

R - 19, 20
(d) Counting of war military service towards civil pension -
refund of gratuity - rate of interest :-
The war/military service rendered before civil employment to count
that previous war/military service to civil service as qualifying service for
purpose of pension to a condition that to refund the service gratuity/retirement
gratuity received from the military authority from the date of drawal to date of
refund to Government the rate of interest to be collected on such refunds as
shown below :
1. Before 1-4-1975 - 7%
2. 1-4-75 and 30-6-1976 - 7½%
3. From 1-7-1976 - 8½%
[Govt. Memo.No.33552/1070/Pen.I/79-2, dt. 16-02-1980 of Fin & Plg (FW :
Pen-I) Department.
20. Counting of war service rendered before Civil employment:
(1) A Government servant who, prior to his appointment in a civil service
or post against war reserved or other permanent vacancy which arose for
direct recruitment before the 1st January, 1948, had rendered satisfactory
paid whole-time, enlisted or commissioned war service in the Armed Forces
of India or in similar forces of a Commonwealth country during the period
from the 3rd September, 1939 to the 1st April, 1946, which did not earn a
service pension under the military rules, shall be allowed to count such service,
including all kinds of leave on full rates of pay and sick leave taken during
such service, as qualifying service, subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(a) in the case of a service or post in respect of which a minimum
age is fixed for recruitment, no war service rendered below
that age shall count as qualifying service;
(b) no contribution towards or share of pension earned as a result
of counting war service rendered in a force of a Commonwealth
country shall be claimed from the Government of that country;
(c) no refund of bonus or gratuity [except service gratuity] in respect
of war service shall be demanded from the Government
servant concerned.
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