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Family pension will be admissible in the case of death while in service, or after retirement. In the case of death, while in service, the employee should have completed a minimum period of one year of service without break. The condition of one year’s service shall not be applicable in the case of an employee who has been medically examined and declared fit for entry into service. 5.2. In the event of death after retirement, family pension is admissible only if the retiree was in receipt of pension at the time of death. Extraordinary Pension and Disability Awards 5.3. The benefits mentioned in Regulations 5.4 to 5.7 are applicable, when an employee dies or is disabled, and such death or disability is attributable to service or aggravated by service. 5.4. Family pension at the following rates, irrespective of the service rendered by the deceased, shall be admissible: (A) Where the deceased employee does not hold a pensionable post: Pay Rates of family pension per month (i) Up to Rs. 1500/- 40% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 375/- (ii) Rs. 1501 to Rs. 3000/- 30% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 600/- (iii) Above Rs. 3000/- 20% of pay subject to a minimumof Rs. 900/- and maximum of Rs. 1500/-. (B) Where the deceased employee holds a pensionable post: Pay Rates of family pension per month (i) Up to Rs. 1500/- 60% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 750/- (ii) Rs. 1501 to Rs. 3000/- 40% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 900/- (iii) Above Rs. 3000/- 30% of pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 1200/- and maximum of Rs. 2500/-. 5.5. If the disability due to causes attributable to service is 60% and above, and employee is permanently incapacitated, he may be given the option to have his pension determined in the manner provided in either of the following two alternatives: (a) consolidated pension for the disability (including the element of invalid pension admissible under normal rules) at the rates mentioned in 5.4 (B) above. 188 PANJAB UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES (PENSION) OR (b) Invalid pension under normal rules and in addition one time compensation of Rs.20,000/- for the injury. 5.6. If the disability due to causes attributable to service is below 60% one time compensation shall be granted at the following rates, which shall be in addition to usual pensionary benefits admissible under the rules :- (a) where the disability is between 20% to 40% Rs. 5,000/- (b) where the disability is above 40% and below 60% Rs. 10,000/- 5.7. Rates of special family pension to the family of the employee who, while performing his duties, dies as a result of attack by, or during action against extremists, dacoits, smugglers and anti-social elements etc. shall be as under :- (i) from the day following the date last pay drawn by the deceased of death to the notional date of employee at the time of his/ superannuation. her death. (ii) from beyond the notional date as at 5.4 (B) above. of superannuation. 5.8. Where a pensioner is killed by extremists or anti-social elements etc., as a result of retaliation for some action taken by him against such extremists or anti-social elements etc., in the performance of his duty, while in service, his family shall be granted special ex-gratia grant and special family pension at the same rates as are applicable to the employees-pay drawn by him at the time of retirement being reckoned for this purpose. 5.9. If a close relation of an employee or a pensioner is killed/disabled by extremists, or anti-social elements etc., as a retaliation for any action taken by the employee or pensioner in the performance of his duties while in service, the family of the deceased, and in case disability is 100%, if he is not a University employee, shall be granted family pension at the rate of Rs. 563/- p.m. 5.10. For the purpose of Regulations 5.3 to 5.9, the list of disabilities and the procedure for payment of pension/compensation shall be such as may be provided in the rules framed in this behalf with the approval of the Syndicate. (vi) Other Benefits Ex-gratia Grant: 6.1. If an employee who is in regular service, dies while in service, ex-gratia grant equivalent to twenty times the emoluments drawn by the deceased immediately before death, shall be paid to the family of the deceased employee. The amount of grant shall be subject to a minimum of rupees ten thousand and maximum of rupees thirty thousand. In the case of an employee who is killed in terrorist action, the amount of grant shall be equivalent to twenty four times the emoluments, subject to a minimum of one lakh rupees. Travel Concession : 6.2. Pensioner shall he granted Travel Concession equal to one month’s basic pension after completion of every block of two years, which shall be counted from the month of January following the date of retirement. Provided that in the case of those employees who retired between 1-1-1986 and the date of notification of these Regulations, the first block shall be reckoned from the month of January of the year in which the notification of these regulations is issued. 189 PANJAB UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES (PENSION) (vii) Commutation of Pension 7.1. An employee shall be entitled to commute for a lumpsum payment any portion, consisting of whole rupees, not exceeding one third of any pension, which has been, or may be granted to him under these Regulations. Provided that an employee against whom judicial or departmental proceedings have been instituted by the University, or a pensioner against whom any such proceedings have been instituted, or, continued by the University, shall not be permitted to commute any part of his pension during the pendency of such proceedings. 7.2. The lumpsum payable on commutation shall be calculated in accordance with the table that may be prescribed as per Punjab Govt. rules from time to time. 7.3. (a) An employee who applies for commutation of pension within on year of the date of retirement on Superannuation, Retiring or Compensation pension, is entitled to get his pension commuted without undergoing medical examination by making an application in the form prescribed for the purpose. (b) The commutation shall become absolute when the application is received by the Registrar. (c) An employee is not entitled to withdraw his application for commutation made under this Regulation. Note : In the case of employees who retired prior to the date of notification of these Regulations, the period of one year shall be counted from the date of issue of notification. 7.4. (a) The benefit of commutation of pension without medical examination under Regulation 7.3 shall not be admissible to an employee: (i) who retires on invalid pension, or (ii) applies for commutation of pension after one year of the date of his retirement, except, when the grant of pension is held up on account of any judicial or departmental proceedings instituted by the University, and in such cases, the period of one year shall be deemed to commence with effect from the date the proceedings are concluded without extinguishing the title to pension. (b) Procedure for commutation and medical examination will be such as may be prescribed by the Syndicate under Rules to be made in this behalf. 7.5. (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the commuted portion of Superannuation pension, which is commuted within one year of the date of retirement, shall be restored when the pensioner attains the age of 72 years. (b) In other cases, where the commutation is made after one year of retirement or when a pensioner retired on compensation, invalid or Retiring pension, the commuted portion of pension shall be restored after such period as may be prescribed by rules made in this behalf, keeping in view generally the principle that the commuted value alongwith interest, has been more or less fully repaid, to the University by way of drawal of reduced pension. (viii) Re-employment of Pensioners 8.1. When a person who was formerly in the employment of any Government, or any autonomous body, obtains re-employment, whether temporarily or permanently, in the University, it shall be incumbent on him to declare to the appointing authority the amount of any bonus or pension granted to him in respect of the previous employment. The appointing authority shall decide if any 190 PANJAB UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES (PENSION) deduction is to be made from pension or pay as required by these Regulations. 8.2. A University employee who has retired on Compensation pension, or on invalid pension, but is sufficiently restored to health, if re-employed in qualifying service, may either retain his pension in which case, the former service will not count for pension, or refund it and count his former service. 8.3. A University employee who has retired on Compensation pension, if re-employed, may retain his pension in addition to his pay, provided that his pension shall remain wholly or partly in abeyance. If the sum of the pension and initial pay on re-employment exceeds his substantive pay immediately before retirement, that is, he can draw only such portion of pension as will make his initial pay plus pension equal to his substantive pay at the time of his retirement. Once the amount of pension has been fixed in conformity with this condition, he shall be entitled to receive the benefit of increment in his new scale, or, promotion to another scale, or post without a further corresponding reduction in pension. 8.4. If the re-employment after receiving Compensation Pension, is in qualifying service, the employee may either retain his pension, in which case, his former service will not count for pension, or cease to draw any part of his pension and count his previous service. Pension intermediately drawn need not be refunded. 8.5. The re-employment of employees who retired on invalid pension will also be governed by the Regulations 8.3. and 8.4. 8.6. An employee who has retired on Superannuation, or Retiring pension, can be re- employed only in a purely temporary capacity with the sanction of competent authority. In determining the pay of such re-employed pensioners, the following principles shall be observed: (i) the pay must not exceed the substantive pay drawn immediately before retirement, or the maximum of the scale, applicable to the post in which he is re-employed,whichever is less; (ii) when a person is re-employed after superannuation, his pay plus pension, including commuted portion, if any, shall not exceed the substantive pay drawn immediately before retirement, or the maximum of the post in which he is re-employed; whichever is less. 8.7. When an employee who having been discharged with a pension is subsequently re- employed, he may not count his new service for a separate pension. Pension (if any) is admissible only for the new service combined with the old, the whole being counted as one service. 8.8. If an employee who has obtained Compensation or invalid pension is re-employed in pensionable service and retains the pension (Regulations 8.3. and 8.5.), the pension or gratuity admissible for his subsequent service is subject to the limitations that the gratuity or capital value of the pension shall not be greater than the difference between the value of the pension that would be admissible at the time of the final retirement, if the two periods of service were combined and the value of pension already granted for previous service. (ix) Procedure for sanctioning and payment of Pension 9.1. Delay in payment of pension involves hardship to the pensioner. The Vice-Chancellor will frame a Time Table and prescribe the procedure for ensuring prompt sanctioning and timely payment of pension and other dues of the retirees. It should be ensured by all those concerned with sanctioning and payment of pension and other dues that payment is made on the date when it becomes due. 9.2. If payment of pension and/or Death-Gratuity/Retirement gratuity is delayed 191 PANJAB UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES (PENSION) Power to withhold or withdraw a pension, or, any part of it, on account of grave mis-conduct of the pensioner. Authority competent to make appointment to the post held by the pensioner at the time of retirement. Full Power. Power to count for pension any period spent on training (i) Syndicate (ii) Vice-Chancellor (iii) Dean of University Instruction/Registrar (as the case may be) For Class A For Class B For Class C Power to sanction, s e r v i c e - G r a t u i t y, Pension and Death- Gratuity/ Retirement Gratuity. Power to sanction Family Pension Extra- ordinary pension and Disability awards. (i) Vice-Chancellor (ii) Dean of University Instruction/Registrar (as the case may be) For Class A and B Employees For Class C Emp- loyees Power to sanction Ex-Gratia grant. Power to sanction Commutation of Pension. Power to allow pay ment of interest on delayed payment of pensionary benefits. Vice-Chancellor Full Powers : Responsibility for delay should be fixed all cases of delayed payments.