Counting of periods spent on training as qualifying service for pension and gratuity under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021

 Counting of periods spent on training as qualifying service for pension and gratuity under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021: DoP&PW OM No. – 28/90/2022-P&PW(B)/8297 dated 02.10.2022

No. – 28/90/2022-P&PW(B)/8297
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3 Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the 2nd October, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Counting of periods spent on training as qualifying service for pension and gratuity under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021.

The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 in supersession of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. In accordance with Rule 22 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, in the case of a Government servant who was required to undergo a departmental training before regular appointment to a Group C post and was in receipt of pay in a scale of pay or a stipend or a nominal allowance during such training, the period of such training shall count as qualifying service. In other cases, the Government may, by order, decide whether the time spent by a Government servant under training immediately before appointment to service under that Government shall be counted as qualifying service.

2. Where time spent by a Government servant under training immediately before appointment to service under that Government is counted as qualifying service, interruption due to the training and regular appointment being at different stations, not exceeding the joining time permissible under the rules of transfer, is required to be counted as qualifying service. Where the period of interruption is in excess of joining time due to administrative reasons, such period of interruption in excess of joining time is required to be regularised by grant of leave of the kind due or, if no such leave is due, by grant of extraordinary leave by the Head of Department. The period of interruption regularised by grant of extraordinary leave in such cases is required to be counted as qualifying service.

3. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions regarding counting of period spent on training and period of interruption due to the training and regular appointment being at different stations, as qualifying service for pension and gratuity under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the pensionary benefits in the Ministry/ Department and attached/ subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation.

(S. Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

To
All Ministries/Departments/Organisations
(As per standard list)

Not applicable for MACP

How ever true for TBOP BCR which is being implemented. This is what happens in counting of pre induction training for TBOP BCR . We are taking into consideration the period of training for increment as well as for TBOP/ BCR.

For MACP it is not allowed since the DCCS in the government service is taken for reckoning 10/20/30 years of service where as for TBOP BCR completion of 16/26 years in the particular cadre was taken in to consideration.

But this deficiency has been dispensed with giving of day one appointment without waiting for pre induction training from 2011 and extended to all from 2018