Classification of Pension - Kerala Service Rules

Classification of Pension. R.32 PIII

Pensions are classified into four as shown below.

(a) Compensation Pension

(b) Invalid Pension

(c) Superannuation Pension

(d) Retiring Pension

Compensation Pension. R 33 to 41 P.III

When a permanent post is abolished, the person selected to be discharged will be given

two options; either to accept another employment in Government service or to leave the

service accepting pension benefits based on qualifying service so far earned by the

individual. The pension granted as opted by the person, is called compensation pension.

Invalid Pension. R. 42 to 54 P III

When the Pension Sanctioning Authority has reasons to believe that an employee is

suffering from a contagious disease or physical or mental disability or infirmity, which

adversely affect the duties assigned to the person, he may be retired from service on invalid

pension. The Medical Examination can be conducted on the application of the employee,

also. The person will be invalidated from service from the date as specified in the Medical

Certificate, and pension is granted accordingly. A weight age towards qualifying service

upto 5 years is allowed, and the total Q.S thus arrived at, should not be beyond the date of

superannuation and should not be more than 30 years.

Note: No Medical Certificate is necessary for the last grade employees in the Forest

Department, who have completed 55 years of age.

Superannuation Pension. R.60 PI & R 55 PIII

This is the pension on the compulsory retirement from service at a particular age. Every

retirement will take effect on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which the date of

birth of the officer comes off. If the date of birth is on the first day of the month, the

retirement will be on the afternoon of the previous day. In the case of date of birth on a day

other than the first day of the month, the retirement will be on the afternoon of the last day

of that month.

Government vide their order in G.O (P)No.154/09/Fin dated 24.04.2009, have unified the

date of superannuation of all Government employees and teachers as March 31st, i.e if the

date of birth comes off on the April 1st, the retirement will take effect on the AN of the

previous day, and whose date of birth comes off after April 1st, will continue in service till the

last day of the ensuing March and will retire on the afternoon of that day.

This extended period of service will be reckoned for all service benefits such as Pay, DA,

increment, higher grade, promotion, earning of leave and pensionary benefits.

Retiring Pension 56 P III

An employee who has completed 20 years of Q.S. is eligible to retire voluntarily from

service. The person concerned must give notice at least three months before the date on

which he desires to retire. The ‘three months notice’ is relaxed in deserving cases. A

weightage up to 5 years is allowed towards Q.S.; and the Q.S. after adding weightage shall

not be more than 33 years and that should not go beyond the original date of

superannuation. When permission to retire from service is issued, it will become effective

and accordingly the person will be relieved from the post, he is holding. Permission to retire

voluntarily from service will be issued only after the service of the person is got verified by

the Accountant General. A Govt. employee who is on LWA under R. 88 or Appendix 12 A

or 12 C is also eligible to retire on retiring pension. For details see G.O (P)62/2010/Fin.

dated 10.2.2010. This rule has effect to from 9.3.2010