Meghalaya Civil Services (Pension Third Amendment) Rules, 1998
No: FEM(PC)33/88/44 Dated: May, 18 1998
Meghalaya Civil Services(Pensions) Rules 1983
GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA
FINANCE (PENSION CELL) DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
NO.FEM(PC)33/88/44 – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to make the following rules to amend the Meghalaya Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules).
THE MEGHALAYA CIVIL SERVICES (PENSION) (THIRD AMENDMENT) RULES, 1998.
1. Short title and commencement :- (1) These rules may be called the Meghalaya Civil Services (Pension) (Third Amendment) Rules, 1998.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 1996.
2. Amendment of Rule 28 - In Rule 28 of the principal rule, the existing figures “9(21)” be substituted by “7(17)”.
3. Amendment Rule 29 - In Rule 29 and Note 2 and Note 3 below thereof, the existing figure “10” shall be substituted by the figure “6”. The existing word “ten” appearing in Note 1 and Note 2 below aforesaid principal rule, shall be substituted by the word “six”.
4. Amendment of Rule 39 - (1) In sub-rule (2) of Rule 39 of the principal rule as inserted by Correction Slip No.1, the existing words “rule 7(17) of the Meghalaya Fundamental Rules and Subsidiary Rules, 1984” shall be substituted by “rule 29”.
(2) In sub-rule (5) of Rule 39 of the principal rule, the existing figures “Rs.375” and “Rs.3,000” be substituted by “RS.1,220” and “Rs.8,500”, respectively.
5. Amendment of Rule 40 – (1) In sub-rule (1) of Rule 40 of the principal rules, the existing figures “Rs.72,000” shall be substituted by “Rs.2,50,000”.
(2) Insert the following immediately below clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 40 :
“NOTE – For the purpose of calculating the qualifying service for Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity/Retiring Gratuity, a fraction of three months and above shall be treated as one-half year and the period less than three months shall be ignored”.
(3) In sub-rule (4) of rule 40 of the principal rules, the words “six thousand and four hundred” shall be substituted by “seventeen thousand”.
6. Amendment to Rule 46 – Delete the words “The rates of family pension under rule 45 will be as follows-“ and also table thereunder and insert the following :-
“The Scale of family pension admissible shall be thirty percent of basic pay subject to the minimum of rupees one thousand two hundred and twenty per mensem and a maximum of rupees five thousand and one hundred”.
(2) The existing figure of “Rs.1,250” in NOTE 2 below rule 40 of the principal rules, shall be substituted by “Rs.5,100”.