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

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Note (4):- The question whether the term “Pension under the military
rules” mentioned in Notes (1) and (2) includes the disability pension also has
been examined. The position is that wherever the disability pension includes
service elements, this element has to be surrendered, before the war/military
service is allowed to count towards Civil Pension. In cases where the
Government servant gets disability pension after he becomes eligible for
ordinary pension also and that element of ordinary pension is included in the
disability pension, he is not eligible to count war/military service towards civil
pensions.
Note (5):- The exact scope of the term “bonus” occurring in Note (1)
above has been examined and it is clarified that the underlying idea behind
waiving the recovery of the bonus or gratuity received in respect of war service
in order to allow such service being counted towards civil pension
subsequently under certain conditions laid down in that note is that the bonus/
gratuity which was paid by the Defence Authorities to their employees (enrolled
combatant personnel/non-enrolled combatant personnel) in respect of war
service rendered in the Armed Forces during World War II was not of the
nature of any retirement or terminal benefit, but was a reward for serving in
the war, awarded with a view to providing an incentive for the temporary
employees to join the Armed Forces.
As such war bonus has no relation to the bonus paid under the unified
scale of pay scheme to persons serving on the Civil side or on the Defence
side in a Civilian capacity, the entire amount of the latter kind of bonus shall
have to be refunded in all cases, where the temporary employee is
subsequently allowed to count the temporary service for pension.
Note(6):- The question of allocation of pensionary charges between Civil
and Defence Authorities has been examined and it has been decided that the
charges in respect of war service (3rd September, 1939 to 31st March, 1946)
should be borne by the Civil Authorities as in the cases covered by Rule 20
and the charges in respect of military service (other than war service) should
be borne by the Defence Authorities in accordance with para 12 of Part IV of
Appendix 3 to the Andhra Pradesh Account Code, Volume I.
The general question is that where a period of war/military service is
allowed to count towards civil pension any gratuity paid in lieu thereof is required
to be refunded has been examined and it has been decided that the amount
of gratuity should be refunded has been examined and it has been decided
that the amount of gratuity should be refunded and credited to the authorities
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