Digest of Orders

DIGEST OF ORDERS

DSC

1 SUBJECT WISE INDEX

PGNO.

SECTION-I GENERAL 4

SECTION-II SCALE OF PAY, FIXATION OF PAY, 6 INCREMENT

SECTION-III ALLOWANCES 14

SECTION-IV LEAVE & REGULARISATION OVERSTAYAL/ 34 EXCESS GRANT OF LEAVE

SECTION-V SERVICE/DEATH-CUM-RETIREMENT GRATUITY 47

SECTION-VI COUNTING OF FORMER SERVICE 48

SECTION-VII MISCELLANEOUS 52

SECTION-VIII ADVANCE/HONOURS, AWARDS 66

2 Section – I

General

1.1. The Defence Security Corps was raised on 25 Apr 1947 and was designated as “Defence Department Constabulary” (DDC). It was re-designated as Ministry Defence Security Corps (MDSC) on 23 Apr 1948. It was declared as a permanent origination under the Ministry of Defence with effect from 01 Aug 53. The control of the Corps was transferred to Army Headquarter and it was re-designated as Defence Security Corps (DSC) with effect from 16 Aug 1958. (Gazette notification No 1121 dt 26 Apr 47 MOD letter No C/61/DDC dt 23 Apr 48. MOD No C-20(21)56/1014/D(15) dt 25 Apr 47, AO 483/58).

1.2. The Corps is a Security force maintained by the Ministry of Defence under the control of Army Headquarters and is based on the Army Model. Being embodied as a Corps, It is subject to the Army Act and the Rules framed there under. The Corps is governed by Army Instruction, Army Orders and all Army Regulations in so far as they are applicable. The ranks and titles are the same as in the Army. (MOD letter No C/01 DDC dt 23 Apr 48 and Para 1(e) of DSC Adm. Instructions).

1.3. The functions and duties of the Corps are provision of static guards, searchers and mobile patrol by day and night to protect Defence Installations where DSC cover is sanctioned under specific orders of Government of India, against sabotage and pilferage. They are not required to act in aid of civil power except on the occasions specified in para 2 of Annexure ‘e’ to DSC Adm. in Instruction. They will not also be utilised.

(a) As formal military guards of honour.

(b) To man fire Brigade.

(d) As guard on officers quarters, Messes, Residential or domestic areas or as Batman or on any domestic duties.

(Para 2 (d) of DSC Adm. Instruction and para 4 of chapter 1 of draft Admn. Instruction)

2. (i) Enrolment

Recruitment to the Defence Security Corps will be open to Ex-Service personnel (Ex-combatants) of all the three services, Territorial Army and Ex-non combatants other than Dhobies, Barbers, Cooks, Sweepers and Ex MESS servants. They must be Indian Nationals or Ghorkhas domiciled/Nepalese, Ex Indian Army Personnel who joined the Indian National Army and who are now Indian Nationals. Personnel of Border Scouts, Defence Battalion and those of Burma Army are also eligible for reemployment/re-enrolment in DSC . Personnel in receipt of disability pension and those whose character on discharge from previous service has been assessed below “Good” (Very good wef 01 Feb 86) or those dismissed from previous service are not eligible for re-employment/reenrollment in DSC. Personnel invalided out of Service, but not in receipt of disability pension or whose disability pension has been stopped on re-assessment of disability are however eligible, if they have been declared fit by a Military Medical Board, subsequent their invalidment. (Para 138 Rectg. Regn as reconstructed by CS No 29/IV/67 para 11 Adm. Instructions).

Reservist during their reserve liability are also eligible for re-enrolment in DSC. They will not be called up for refresher training and no retaining fee will be paid on re-enrolment in

3 DSC. (MOD 68664/xxx Org2(MP)ec/1324 S/D(AG) dt 26 Oct 74.

(ii) Recruitment - JCO and ORs

Other ranks except Ex-TA personnel must have had at least two years previous colour service and JCO atleast 3 Years service as such to make them eligible for reemployment/re-enrolment in DSC. Ex-TA personnel who have had rendered the following minimum embodied TA service are also eligible for reemployment/re-enrolment in DSC:-

JCOs - 3 Years ORs - 2 Years

For this purpose broken periods of embodied service will be taken into account while calculating the minimum embodied service. (Para 139 Rectg Regn as reconstructed by CS No 30/iv/67)

3. Terms of Engagement.

Reemployment/re-enrolment will be for a period of 5 yrs in the first instance. Service may be extended by 2 Years at a time subject to under mentioned age limits.

(MOD letter No Ter/257/MDSC/1747/D(ps) dt 23/3/56)

Maximum age for re-employment/re-enrolment and retirement

Rank Maximum age for Age of super annuation Re-employment Re-enrolment

Sepoy 45 55 L/NCH 45 55 Hav 45 55 Nb Sub 50 55 Sub 50 55 Sub Maj 50 55 or 4 years Completion as Sub Maj Whichever is earlier? (MOD No 65730/3/DSC-2/968-C/D(GS-iv) dt 09 Nov 76.) Wef 01 Feb 1986 the recruitment rules and Terms of engagement are as follows: -

(a) Character should be very good.

(b) 5 (Five) years colour service in the Army/Navy/Air force or three years embodied service in the case of Ex-TA personnel with minimum attendance of seven annual training camps.

4 Rank Age for re-enrolment Age for super annuation Sepoy/Naik 45 55 Hav 47 55 Nb Sub/Sub 50 55 Sub Maj 52 55 or on completion of 4 years as Sub Maj whichever is earlier

4. The initial period of engagement will be for or period of 10 years Service may be extended by 5 yrs at a time subject to the above mentioned age limits. (MOD No 65730/DSC-2/390 C/D(GS-IV)/94 dt 16-12-85 as amended vide MOD Cir No 65730/DSC – 2/295/F (MOV)/94 dt 03-02-94.

5.1. With effect from 30/05/98, consequent on the implementation of Vth Central Pay Commission, the terms and condition for retirement have further been modified as follows.

Ser No Rank Age for retirement

(a) All ranks excluding Subedar Major 57 Yrs of age subject to screening at the time of last extension of service or 3 years before retirement whichever is earlier. (b) Subedar Major 57 years of age or 4 years of tenure as Sub Major whichever is earlier subject to screening at the time of last extension of 3 years before the age of superannuation whichever is earlier.

Note :- All JCOs who are holding Honorary Commission will continue holding the Honorary rank till the age/service of retirement and they will not be eligible for further promotion.

5.2. (a) All JCOs and NCOs shall be screened in advance at the time of grant of last extension of service or 3 years before the age of super annuation whichever is earlier by a screening Board to assess their suitability for retention.

(b) Except other wise provided specifically all DSC personnel shall retire from service on the after-noon of the last day of the month in which he attain the age/service of retirement. However, JCO/NCOs whose date of birth is the first of a month, shall retire from service on the after-noon of the last day preceding the month on attaining the age/service of retirement. (MOD No 65730/DSC-1/D(Mov) 99 dt 22 Feb 99.)

SECTION - II

SCALE OF PAY, FIXATION OF PAY, INCREMENT

DSC personnel were allowed to draw group ‘B’ and ‘E’ rates of pay on par with regular Army with effect from 01/10/81.

Group ‘E’ Sepoy 190-5-250 Naik 205-6-265-8-281 Hav 240-8-320 Nb Sub 345-15-435 5 Sub 445-20-565 Sub Maj 600-25-700

Group ‘B’ Sepoy 215-5-275 Naik 235-6-295-10-311 Hav 275-8-355 Nb Sub 395-15-485 Sub 495-20-615 Sub Maj 650-25-750

With the implementation of 4th pay Commission from 1-1-1986 the rates of pay were revised :-

6 Group ‘E’ Sepoy 870-15-930-20-1090 Naik 930-20-1090-25-1265 Hav 1020-25-1270-30-1420 Nb Sub 1380-40-2100 Sub 1630-50-2280-60-2460 Sub Maj 2000-60-2540-75-2915

Group ‘B’ Sepoy 950-15-1010-20-1170 Naik 1020-20-1180-25-1355 Hav 1130-25-1380-30-1530 Nb Sub 1500-40-2100-50-2250 Sub 1750-50-2300-60-2600 Sub Maj 2050-60-2530-75-2980 Hony. Lt 3300 Hony. Captain 3400

In pursuance of the recommendation of 5th Pay commission rates of pay in respect of JCOs (Including Hony Commissioned officers) and ORs are revised wef 01-01-96 as given in SAI 1/S/98 and are applicable to JCOs including Hony commissioned officers) and ORs who were on the effective strength of Army and DSC as on 1-1-96.

The salient features of SAI 1/S/98 are as under :-

PAY GROUPS

(a) 8 Pay groups existing as on 1-1-86 were regrouped to form new 5 groups i.e. A to E. (b) Further wef 10-10-97 A,B,C & D E groups based on trade rationalization, the existing trade groups/Pay group structure of JCO, NCOs, ORs including DSC, APS, TA have been recategorised keeping in view their entry, educational qualification in relation to trade, combat and leader ship skills as X,Y,Z.

Revised pay scales from 1.1.96 to 9.10.97

Rank Group ‘B’ Group ‘E’ Sepoy 3050 55 3875 2900 55 3725 Naik 3250 70 4300 2975 70 4025 Havildar 3600 85 4875 3250 85 4525 Nb Sub 4800 125 7050 4400 125 6650 Subedar 5770 155 8250 5395 155 7875 Sub Maj 6750 200 9550 6600 200 9400

New Revised Scale of Pay wef 10-10-97

Rank Group ‘Y’ Group ‘Z’ Sepoy 3250 70 4300 3050 55 3875 Naik 3425 85 4700 3150 70 4200 Hav 3600 100 5100 3250 85 4525 Nb Sub 5620 140 8140 5200 125 7450 Sub 6600 170 9320 6170 155 8650 Sub Maj 6750 200 9550 6600 200 9400 7 Hony Lt Rs. 10500pm Hony Capt Rs. 10850 pm (Auth : AI 1/S/98)

8 Appointment Pay

Note :- Sepoys, Naiks and Havildars for holding the appointments such as L/Nk,

L/Hav, CQMH, CHM, BQMH, RQMH BHM/RHM respectively are paid

“Appointment Pay ”

Rates of Appointment Pay from 1-1-86

Rank Appointment Appointment Pay Sepoy L/NCH and equivalent Rs. 24/-pm NCH NCH QM L/Hav Rs. 24/-pm Havildar CHM/CQMH Master Havildar Rs. 24/-pm Havildar BQMH/RQMH Rs. 36/-pm Havildar MBH/RHM Rs. 40/-pm

Rates of Appointment Pay from 1-1-96 Note :- The appointment pay has been renamed as Extra duty allowances wef 1-1-96.

Rank Appointment EDA Sepoy L/NCH Rs. 50/-pm Naik L/Hav Rs. 50/-pm Havildar CHM/CQMH/Master Hav Rs. 50/-pm Havildar RQMH/BQMH Rs. 75/-pm Havildar BHM/RHM Rs. 80/-pm

Conditions (a) The PBORS are in receipt of trained soldiers rate of pay. (b) The PBOR held the unpaid acting rank/Lnk appointment continuously for 28 days before being promoted retrospectively.

Fixation of pay in the revised scale wef 1-1-96 (Para 7 of SAI 1/S/98)

1. (a) 40% of basic pay in the existing scale shall be added to the existing emoluments of JCO/ORs as on 1-1-96.

For pay fixation purpose “Existing Emoluments” means

(i) Basic pay in the existing scale + Class Pay.

(ii) DA appropriate to basic pay.

(iii) The amount of Interim Relief (1st & 2nd instalments)

From the total of the above element the existing rate of classification pay is deducted to arrive at ”existing emoluments”. After the existing emoluments have been increased, the pay shall be fixed in the revised scale at the stage

9 next above the amount has been arrived.

If the minimum of Revised scale wef 1/1/96 is more, the Pay will be fixed at the minimum of the revised scale

If the amount arrived as above is more than the maximum of the Revised scale the Pay will be fixed at the maximum.

In this types of cases, the difference shall be allowed as personnel pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay. (Para 7(f) of SAI 1/S/98)

(b) Extra duty allowances at the rates given above shall be drawn in addition to pay in the Revised scale wherever the PBOR is in receipt.

10 (c) Additional Increment The fixation thus made shall ensure that every JCO/OR shall get at least one increment in revised scale of pay for every three increments (Inclusive of stagnation increment) in the existing scale of pay (Para 7 (e) of SAI 1/S/98)

(d) Bunching Cases If the pay drawn at more than 4 consecutive stages in an existing scale get bunched i.e. in the revised scale it get fixed in the same stage, in such cases the pay is stepped up by grant of increment in the revised scale as follows.

(i) 5th to 8th stage in the existing scale - One increment.

(ii) 9th upto 12th stage in the existing scale if - Two increments there is bunching beyond 8th stage

(iii) 13th stage upto 16th stage in the existing - Three increments scale if there is bunching beyond the 12th stage

Transition to New Revised scale wef 10.10.97

Personnel on the revised scale effective from 1/1/96 will transit to the new revised scale effective from 10-10-97 at the same stage or if no such stage is available in the stage, next above in the new revised scale. (Para 8 of SAI 1/S/98)

Date of increment in the revised scale effective from 1/1/96.

The next increment of JCO/ORs whose pay is fixed in the normal manner be granted on the date be would have drawn his increment, had he continued in the existing scale.

However, in the cases at para (d) above and bunching and stepping up cases, the next increment will be granted on completion of 12 months qualifying service from the date on which his pay was stepped up in the revised scale (Auth

Para 9 of SAI 1/S/98).

(ii) A JCO/OR drawing the maximum in the existing scale exactly for one year as on 1st Jan 1996 shall be allowed the next increment in the revised scale wef 1/1/96. (Auth MOD No 1(21)97/DC Pay/Services) dt 17-11-98)

Increment in respect of PBORs transit to new revised pay scale effective from 10/10/97.

In case of PBOR whose pay has been fixed at the same stage consequent on bringing them to the new revised pay scale effective from 10/10/97 the next increment will be granted on the normal date he is entitled in the revised scale.

However, if the pay is fixed in the new revised pay scale at a next above stage on 10/10/97 the next increment shall be granted after 12 months qualifying service i.e. from 11 1/10/98 so on and so forth. (Auth Para 12 of AI 1/S/98).

Fixation of Pay after counting former service

Copy of CGDA New Delhi letter No AT/I/3510-iv(Army) dt 29 Feb 88.

Sub : Fixation of Pay in r/o DSC Personnel reenrolled after 1-1-86.

Min of Def (Fin/AG) PD Group to whom the matter regarding fixation of pay of the individual re-enrolled in DSC after 1/1/86 i.e. after implementation of

4 th pay commission is required to be fixed has since clarified that the benefit of increments to be granted may be regulated by granting increment at the rate laid down in the pre-revised scale of pay for former service rendered up to 31

Aug 85. For the former service rendered after 1/1/86 the increment may be computed at the rate prescribed in the revised scale of pay.

1.1. The manner of fixation of pay as per the above clarification is as follows.

1.2. The pay in respect of Sepoy GD cadre re-enrolled in DSC on or after

1/1/86 will be fixed first in the pre-revised scale taking into account, the qualifying former service rendered up to 31st Dec 1985 as per the provisions stipulated in

GOI MOD letter No A/00592/DSC-2/522-e/(GS-IV) dt 30/09/83 (Reproduced in

DSC PAO IO 10 dt 13/09/84) In the case of Sepoy clerks re-enrolled in DSC on or after1/1/86 the pay will be fixed first in the pre-revised scale taking into account the former service rendered up to 31/12/85 as per the provisions contained in GOI MOD letter No 90936/DSC-2/140-c/(Gs-IV) dt 21/02/77(IO 14 dt

14/7/77)

1.3. The benefit of past service for fixation of pay will be admissible only to

12 those Sepoy GD cadre as well as Sepoy clerical cadre re-enrolled in DSC on or after 1/1/86 who have opted para 1(b) of Min of Def letter No PC/111to MF No

A/00592/DSC-21/84e/D(GS-IV) dt 3/3/83(IO 14 dt 3/6/83)

1.4. The fixation of pay is illustrated in the following case.

1.5. Sepoy ‘A’ was reenrolled in DSC on 12/01/86 in GD cadre. Prior to re-enrolment in DSC he had served with Armoured Corps from 11/2/64 to 8/5/83. He had opted para 1(b) of Govt letter dt 3/3/83. His completed years of qualifying services works out as follows :-

1.1.73 to 30.9.81 - 8 Years

1.10.81 to 8/5/83 - 1 Year

Pay in the pre-revised scale will be fixed at Rs. 235 on 12-1-86. After wards pay will be fixed in the revised scale as per Para 6 of SAI 4/S/86

Pay Rs. 235.00

DA/DP Rs. 135.10

ADA up to 608 points Rs. 338.40

Interim Relief Rs. 100.00

20% of pay subject minimum of Rs. 75.00 ------Total Rs. 883.50 ------

Pay will be fixed at M 885/- in the revised scale wef 12/1/86.

1.6. The above method of fixation of pay has been confirmed by the O/O CDA (ORs) South Bangalore vide their No AT/II/0958/Vol XII dt 21/9/88

1.7. In the concrete case illustrated above the individual was discharged from former service on 8/5/83. There may be cases where the individual may have rendered former service after 1/1/86 prior to re-enrolment in DSC. In such cases one additional increment in the revised scale for every completed year of qualifying service rendered after 1/1/86 will be added to the pay fixed as stated above.

13 1.8. The date of next increment will be after one year from the year from which pay is fixed on re-enrolment in DSC. (Auth PAO DSC IO No 3 dt 18/1/89)

1.9. It has been clarified by CGDA New Delhi under their latter No AT/I/3255

(PC) dt 9/8/89 that former embodied service in TA cannot be allowed to count for fixation of pay on re-enrolment in DSC.

2. Fixation of Pay in r/o personnel reenrolled in DSC on or after 1/1/96 is under consideration of higher authority.

Fixation of pay on promotion from a lower rank to a higher rank

When a JCO/ORs is promoted to a higher rank, the PBOR’s initial pay in the scale of higher post will be fixed at the stage next above notionally arrived at by increasing his pay in respect of a lower post by one increment at the stage at which such pay has accrued E.g. (a) ‘X’ Sepoy in group ‘B was drawing Rs

3380/- on 28/4/97(in time scale of pay of Rs 3050-55-3875. Promoted as Naik

Gp ‘B’ wef 1/5/1997 in the Naik group’B’ scale of pay of Rs.3250-70-4300)

Pay of X Sepoy will be fixed as under Promotion date of Naik Gp ‘B’ 1-5-97 ‘X’ Sepoys pay as on 1-5-97 – Rs.3380 Add one increment in the lower scale of pay (+) Rs. 55

Notional pay arrived at Rs. 3435 Pay will be fixed in the Naik Gp ‘B’ scale of pay at the stage next above notionally arrived at i.e. Rs. 3460

Date of next increment will be after completion of 12 months from 1.5.97

Example (b) If the normal date of increment as Sepoy and date of promotion Naik Gp ‘B’ falls on the same date i.e. on 1/5/97 The pay in this type of cases will be fixed in the following manner.

Date of service increment due as Sepoy ‘B’ - 1-5-97

14 Date of promotion as Naik Gp ‘B’ - 1-5-97

In this case the service increment due as Sepoy with effect from1-5-97 will be adjusted first ‘X’ Sepoy’s pay as on 1-5-97 - 3380

Add one increment due as Sepoy wef 1-5-97 + 55

Fix the pay on promotion as Naik Gp ‘B” wef 1-5-97 by invoking the above formula

Pay of ‘X’ Sepoy as on 1-5-97 3435

Addl one increment in the lower scale i.e. Sepoy’s + 55 ------Notional Pay 3490 ------

As Naik Gp ‘B’ the ‘X’ Sepoy’s pay will be fixed on 1-5-97 at Rs 3530. i.e. the stage above the pay notionally arrived at in the scale of pay of Naik.

Next date of increment will be after completion of 12 months from 1-5-97(Auth Rule 25 (A) (a) of P & A Regns (ORs).

As per sub para under Rule25 (A) (a) of P & A Regns. (ORs) the benefit of next increment granted from the 1st of the month can be taken into account for fixation of pay in cases where promotion to the higher rank takes effect from the same date i.e. from the first the month. (Auth Sub Para under 25 (A) (a) P & A Regns. (ORs).

15 The undersigned is directed to state that references have been received from various Ministries/Departments seeking clarification as to how to fix the pay under CCS (RP) Rules 1986 in cases of Govt servant appointed/promoted to another post including appointment in Selection grade exactly on 1-1-86. It is clarified that pay in such cases should first be fixed in the revised scale of pay of the post held on 1-1-86 with reference to pay in the pre-revised scale of that post and then be fixed in the promoted post under FR 22 (e) wef 1-1-86 or FR 22 (a)

(ii) as the case may be. The same procedure should be followed in cases where a Govt servant opts for revised scale of pay from the date of next or subsequent increment and appointment to another post also happens to be on the same date.

(Copy of MO AT circular No 3307 dt 17-01-1990) Ref GOI M of F Deptl Expdr OM No 7 (21/E-111/87) dt 26/8/88

It has since been clarified by CGDA New Delhi under their letter No AT/I/3510-V

(Army) dt 15/12/89 that the contents of GOI M of F Deptl. of Expdr OM No 7

(21/E-111/87) dt 26/8/88 would also be applicable to Defence Service personnel.

Special increment in the form of personal pay for sterilization : PBORs ³STRINC´

(GOI M of E (Deplt of Expenditure) OM No 7 (39) –E/111/79 dt 04/12/1979 reproduced in M O Part I office order No 61 dt 24-5-80 Army Order 37/1981)

1. Govt employees who undergo sterilization were entitled to a special increment in the form of personal pay not to be absorbed in future increase in pay. The rate of increment was equal to the amount of the next increment due at the time of grant of the incentive. The increment so sanctioned will remain fixed during the entire service vide Ministry’s OM dated 4-12-79. The provisions of Ministry’s OM dt 4- 12-79 are extended to PBORs vide MOD letter No B/37263/AG/PS-3(b)/1502/D(Pay/Services dt 18-4- 1980.

16 2. AHQ prescribed formats for claiming special increment vide their letter No

A/ 00659/RTG/ I of R) dt 2-12-1980 (Reproduced in MO AT circular No 2999 dt

10-12-80.

3. (a) Employee should have two or three living children. (b) Should not be over 50 years of age. (c) His wife should be 20 to 45 years of age. (d) Sterilization operation can be undergone either by the employee or his wife.

4.1. Laparoscopic operation and Minilap operations are also methods of sterilization and are covered under the provisions of Govt letter dt 4-12-1979 as clarified by Min office vide AT/II/0377/VI/P84 dt 27- 10-1983 and Audit circular No 3233 dt 26-11-1987.

4.2. Laproligation is also one of the methods of sterilization and covered under Govt letter dt 4-12-79 vide CDA Bangalore No ATL11/377/Vol VII dt 22-3-1989.

4.3. PPS (Post partum sterilization and Bilateral salpingectomy operations are also recognized sterilization operation covered under Govt letter dt 4-12-79. (CDA Chennai letter No AT/I/4003/GC/Vol 4 dt 5-9-2K)

4.4. Cases of Hysterectomy are not brought under this order even through a woman undergoes hysterectomy on medical grounds automatically gets sterilized. (GOI MOF Deptl of Expenditure OM No 7/(39) E/111/79 dt 25-4-81).

Norms adopted after V Pay Commission

5. (a) The personnel Pay shall henceforth be termed as “Family Planning Allowance”

(b) The Family planning allowance for adoption of small Family Norms is admissible in future only to PBORS with not more than two living children.

17 (c) The special increment presently admissible in terms of personal pay to PBORs who had undergone sterilization prior 1st January 1996 and were drawing pay in the pre-revised scale shall be revised so as to be equivalent to the lowest rate of increment applicable in the relevant revised scale of pay corresponding to pay scales of the post against which the PBOR had initially earned the personnel pay in the pre-revised scale of pay.

(d) (i) PBOR who had under gone sterilization after 1-1-96 and had opted to come over to revised scale of pay shall also be entitled to special increment equal to the lowest rate of increment in the revised scale of pay applicable at the time of under going sterilization .

(ii) Govt employee who or whose spouse has undergone sterilization in a private nursing home or private Hospital may also be allowed incentive for promoting small family norms provided he or she produces a certificate from the Private Medical Practitioner/private hospital duly countersigned by a civil surgeon/DMO/Authorised Medical attendant (Under CSMA Rules) Medical officers of CGHS/Central Govt Hospital who would, before counter signing the certificate, satisfy himself that the concerned Govt employee or his/her spouse has actually undergone the sterilization on the date mentioned in the certificate. (GOI MOF Deptl Exp No 7 (SI) E 111/85 dt 16/12/85). The above provisions are applicable mutatis mutandis to service officers and personnel below officers rank. (GOI MOD letter No.PC IV to MF No.B/37263/AG/PS 3 (b)/1751/D (Pay/Services) dt 11.4.1986.

(iii) Undertaking should be given by PBORs in terms of Para 2 of Ministry’s letter No B/37263/AG/PS-3(b)/3757/D(Pay/Services) dt 17/9/81 and M of D letter No B/37263/AG/PS3 (b)/650/D(Pay/services) dt 30-3-93

(iv) Consequent upon the revision of pay scales wef 1-1-86 as per 4th pay commission, the rate of personal pay shall be amount equal to the lowest rate of increment in the revised pay scale corresponding to the pay scale of the post against which the PBOR had earned the personnel pay for adopting small family norms in the pre-revised scale of pay vide M of F OM No 7(60) E III/86 dt 9-2-1987. The provision of Ministry of OM dt 9-12-1987 is applicable to PBOR vide MOD No B/37263/AG/PS3(b)/2735/ D/Pay/ Services) dt 6-5-1987.

(v) PBOR who had opted to retain the pre revised scale of Pay shall however be entitled to the special increment only at the lowest of increment applicable in the relevant pre revised scales.

(vi) All other terms and conditions governing the grant of this incentive shall continue to be applicable.

(vii) Consequent on regrouping of categories wef 10-10-97 the rate of special increment shall be the revised rate of increment wef 10-10-97

(GOI MOD letter No B/37263/AG/PS-3(b)/2109/D(Pay/Services) dt 14-10-1999.

Service Increments

Increments becoming due after 1-11-1973 will be allowed from the first of the month (Auth Rule 7 of P & A Regns (ORs)

The following Periods are not taken into account for reckoning qualifying service for increment. (a) Periods for which pay & Allces have been forfeited as stipulated in Rule 51 P & Allce 18 Regn (ORs).

(b) Periods for which P & Allces have been withheld pending regularisation.

(d) Service rendered prior to desertion which is forfeited in consequent of a sentence of court martial for an offence punishable under section 38 of Army Act 1950 unless the same is restored on completion of 3 years further service with exemplary conduct.

If an increment is withheld for a specific period by the competent authority the increment has to be allowed only after the expiry of that period. Where the withholding of an increment has the effect of postponing future increment subsequent increment will be regulated accordingly.

Effect of non-qualifying service on postponement of increment allowed from the first of the month.

The date of increment will always be 1st of the month in which it is normally due and any non qualifying service occurring during the incremental period should be counted from the 1st of the month and not from the actual date of increment. To illustrate in the case of an Auditor appointed on 17/7/80 the first increment would be granted from 1-7-81 and first of July would there after be his normal date of increment. It is with reference to that date the date of increment will be calculated, if subsequently there is any non qualifying service and the increment again recalculated in accordance with OM dt 7-1-74 reproduced in MO Part I 00 290/74.

The above clarification is also applicable to service personnel. (Auth CGDA AT/II/2088/Vol XIX dt 4-11-81.

SECTION III

ALLOWANCES

1. Children education allces.

2. Re-imbursement of Tuition Fee.

3. Subsidy for purchase of books.

4. Hostel subsidy.

5. CILQ

6. Field service concessions

(a) CFAA (Compensatory Field Area Allowance)

(b) CMFA (Compensatory Modified Field Area Allowance)

(d) SCCIA (Special Compensatory Counter Insurgency Allowance)

(e) Siachen allces

19 7. Special Comp (Remote locality allce)

8. Mufti clothing allce

9. Outfit allowances

10. Composite personnel maintenance allce (PMHA)

11. Funeral allowances

12. Compensatory city allce

13. Hill compensatory allce

14. Dearness allce

15. Ration allce

16. Diet charges

17. Transport allce

18. Annual life cycle clothing allce (ALCCA)

19. Road mileage allowance for Annual leave and Ty duty.

20. Daily allce to the service personal Revision of the provision there of.

21. Composite Transfer Grant

ALLOWANCES

1. Children Education allces.

(Authy AO 15/90, Rule 135, 136, 137 P & Allces (ORs) as amended vide CS No 127/IV/97).

Eligibility :- Hony Commissioned Officers, JCOs, ORs & NC & (E).

Rate admissible Primary, Secondary Higher and senior Secondary Rs 50/- pm prior to 1/8/97 per child class (Class 1 to XII) Rs 100/-pm wef 1/8/97 per child G of I M of D letter No A/53277/AG/PS3 (b)/5521/ 98/D(AG) dt 28/12/98 Conditions

(i) PBORs should have rendered one year service. (ii) CEA is allowed for 3 children for those born up to 31-12-1987 . And those born after 31-12-87 CEA is admissible for 2 children only. (iii) CEA is not admissible for child studying in kindergarten (i.e. LKG/UKG) or Nursery (iv) There will be no pay limit wef 1/12/87 for grant of CEA. (v) CEA is admissible only for children between the age of 5 and 20 years and shall cease at the end of academic year in which the child attains the age of 20 years. (vi) There should be no school of requisite standard at the place of posting. 20 (vii) Not entitled for a child for more than 2 academic years in the same class. (viii) The DO II notifying the grant of CEA initially (Viz when the allowances is claimed for the first time) and for the month of march to June and July to February every year should be supported by Form I in duplicate together with certificate at form IA as per the format prescribed in AO 15/90 (ix) In respect of personnel who die, retire, discharged, dismissed etc the allowances is admissible upto the academic year and will be claimed through DO II to be published by the Records Office duly supported by the following certificate (x) That the child(ren) study and stayed at a place other than the one at which the retried/discharged JCO/ORs reside (xi) That the child(ren) continued to be on the roll of the school after discharge of the PBOR and that the child(ren) attended school regularly during the last six months and did not absent himself/herself /them selves from the school without proper leave for a period exceeding one month in r/o NE personnel. CEA for the balance of the academic year will be claimed by Records Office quarterly in arrears. For certificates please refer to AO 15/90 and also Rule 137 P & Allces Regn. The amount will be remitted to the PBOR at the expense of the individual concerned in the case of NE personnel. (xii) CEA is admissible during EOL without P & Allces.

Note :- JCOs are entitled to 100% married accommodation. Hence the conditions of non availability of married accommodation at the station of posting is not applicable to JCOs (Authy CDA Madras letter No AT/0/4088 dt 26/2/97) Reimbursement of Tuition Fee

(Auth AO 15/90 Rule 214 P & A Regn (ORs) Hony Com Officers, JCOs & ORs and NE&(e) are entitled to reimbursement of tuition fee at the rate and under the conditions applicable to civilians paid from DSE. Class Period Prior to 1/8/97 Wef 1/8/97 Class I to X Rs.20/-pm per child Rs 40/-pm per child Class XI to XII Rs.30/-pm per child Rs. 50/-pm per child Class I to XII Rs.50/-pm per child * Rs.100/-pm per child

* For physically handicapped and mentally retarded children. (Wef 1/8/97 rates revised vide MOD No A/53277/AG/PS3 (b)/5521/98/D(AG) dt 28/12/98.

Science fee if charged separately will be Rs. 5/- p.m. per child prior to 1/8/97 and wef 1/8/97 Rs 10/-pm is reimbursable in addition to tuition fee in r/o children studying in class IX to XII and offering science subject.

Condition

(i) The above concession is admissible to PBORs without any pay limit from 1/12/1987. (ii) The concession is admissible upto 3 children for those born upto 28/12/98 and for those born after 28/12/98 the concession is admissible for two children only.

(iii) The re-imbursement of tuition fee shall be claimed by units in arrears in Part II Orders and not in advance.

(iv) The cash receipt given by the school or counterfoil of Bank credit voucher, if the tuition fee is paid through the Bank by the claimant, will invariably be attached with Part II Orders notifying the reimbursement of tuition fee.

(v) Certify in the Part II Orders that the conditions for reimbursement of tuition fee laid down in GOI MOD letter No A/53277/AG/PS 3(b)/2015/D(AG) dt 29/3/89 and AO 15/90 have

21 been fulfilled.

(vi) Tuition fee for a child is not admissible beyond two academic years for the same class.

(vii) The children are between the age limits of 5 years and 20 years.

(viii) Admissible only if the child attends the school regularly.

(ix) Admissible only for Class 1 to 10 +2

22 Hostel Subsidy

(Auth 5/S/1966, AO 15/90 & Rule 168 P&A Regn (ORs) as amended under (CS No 128/iv 97)

Eligibility :- Hony Com Officers, JCOs ORs and NC & (E)

Rate admissible - Prior to 1-8-97 Rs. 150/-pm per child wef 1/8/97

Rs 300/-pm per child (Vide GOI MOD letter No A/53277/AG/PS 3(b)/5521/98/DCAG dt 28/12/98.

Conditions

(i) PBORs should have rendered one-year service.

(ii) On account of transfer the PBOR is obliged to keep the child in the hostel of a residential school away from the station at which he is posted or residing.

(iii) Hostel subsidy is admissible for three children born up to 31/12/1987 and for two children born after 31/12/87.

(vi) Not entitled for a child for more than two academic years in the same class.

(v) CEA and Hostel subsidy are not admissible concurrently for one and the same child.

(vi) Hostel subsidy is payable up to 10 + 2 stage irrespective of whether the children is in a Kendriya Vidyalaya or any other recognized school.

Subsidy for Purchase of books

The subsidy for purchase of books for children of JCOs/ORs has been with drawn wef 31/12/1987 vide GOI MOD letter No A/53277/AG/PS3(b)/1009/D(AG) dt 18/2/1988 reproduced in Appendix ‘B’ to AO 15/90.

CILQ

(Rule 279, 280, 281, 284, 287, 290, P & A Regn (ORs) and GOI MOD letter No 1 (6)/86/D (Pay/Services) DT 17/11/1986)

The work related to audit and payment of CILQ claims to JCOs/ORs is dealt with in PAO(OR) wef 1-12-73

When quarters are not provided to those entitled PBORs compensation will be admissible at the following rates and conditions

Rate Prior to 1-8-97

Rank A, B1, B2 Class cities ‘C’ Class Towns Other Towns JCOs 450 300 200 Havildars 350 250 170 Nk/Sepoys 300 200 150 NC & (E) 150 100 50 23 Note :- (i) The class of city/Town as mentioned in the table will be as applicable for purposes of HRA and not for CCA. (ii) JCOs/ORs/NC & (E) serving at Shillong will receive CILQ at the rates for “A, B1,B2” Towns. (iii) JCOs/ORs/NC & (E) serving at Shimla will receive CILQ at the rates for ‘C’ Class Towns. (iv) CILQ rates include compensation in lieu of Electricity, Water, Furniture and Kerosene.

Rate of CILQ after 1-8-1997

Rank A1 Class City A, B1, B2 Class ‘C’ Class cities Unclassified cities Cities (Other Town) JCO 2700 1350 900 600 Havildar 2100 1050 750 510 Naik/Sepoy 1800 900 600 450 NC & (E) 900 450 300 150

CILQ is admissible at the appropriate rate and subject to the prescribed conditions to married PBORs above the age of 25 years and who are in the married estt.. irrespective of the fact whether family is residing at the duty station or not CILQ at duty station rates are entitled to PBORs who are.

(a) Married and within the authorized percentage of married estt.

(b) Permitted to live out with families.

(a) CILQ at “Other Town” rates is admissible to married PBORs subject to fulfillment of basic conditions that :-

(i) Married accommodation is not available at the duty station for allotment to PBOR.

(ii) Due to which the family of PBOR resides at a station other than duty station.

(b) CILQ at “Other Town” rates is also admissible to families of PBORs posted to Field/Concessional areas provided that. The families are not in occupation of Govt accommodation at the last duty station or separated family accommodation.

(c) PBORs posted to field service Areas are entitled to CILQ at the rates they are in receipt prior to their posting to such areas. The conditions to be fulfilled are :-

(i) The PBOR was living out with his family at the previous duty station.

(ii) Family continues to reside at the same station.

(iii) The concession is admissible to PBORs during the period of service in field Area only.

(iv) The No of PBORs to whom the concession is given plus the number of houses that are hired for separated families of JCOs/OR/NC & (E) does not exceed the number authorized for hiring. 24 (d) PBORs posted to field Service Areas and are permitted to arrange private accommodation for their families at old duty station are entitled to CILQ at the rates prescribed for the old duty station. The conditions to be fulfilled are:-

(i) The family continues to live at the old duty station.

25 (ii) Govt built, hired or Separated family accommodations specifically built or hired not remain vacant. If any accommodation falls vacant after the grant of CILQ the family of the PBOR will be shifted to such accommodation and payment of CILQ will be stopped from the date of occupation.

(iii) The No of PBORs to whom the concession is given plus the No of houses that are hired for separated families of PBORs does not exceed the number authorized for hiring.

(e) PBORs posted to Field service Areas and who are permitted to hire accommodation for their families at one of the separated family station are entitled to CILQ at the rates prescribed for the separated family station subject to the conditions that :- (i) Govt accommodation provided to the PBOR at old duty station cannot be retained.

(ii) Govt built, hired or separated family accommodation specifically built or hired not remain vacant. Accommodation if falling vacant after grant of CILQ, the family will be shifted to such accommodation and CILQ will be stopped from the date of occupation.

(iii) The number of individuals to whom the concession is given plus the number of houses that are hired for separated families of PBORs does not exceed the number authorized for hiring.

JCOs when provided with single accommodation at the duty station.

CILQ for families at “Other Town” rate is admissible to JCOs in conjunction with single accommodation at the duty station.

JCOs when not provided with any type of accommodation at the duty station (including single accommodation).

JCOs are paid CILQ for family at “Other Town” rate in conjunction with SNLQ rate at 2/3 of the rate prescribed (i.e. Class of city Viz A1,A,B1,B2 C or Other town rate).

CILQ will be notified in DO II initially and there after quarterly in arrears. The Part II Order will be supported by the following documents:-

(a) The initial grant notified in Part II Order should be supported by the sanction of the station commander in original for peace areas and sanction of OC Unit in field areas in original authorizing the PBOR to make private arrangements for accommodation Govt accommodation not being available.

(b) Certificate to the effect that the condition laid down in Rule 296 P & A Regn (ORs) and GOI Mod letter No F4(1)74/D(Pay/Services) dt 8-7-80 have been fulfilled.

(c) In the case of a JCO the Part II Order will also indicate whether the individual is married and whether he is living with family or not.

(d) The PBOR is married and is over 25 years of age.

(e) The individuals are within the authorized married establishment in terms of the percentage authorized for the station.

26 Part II Orders for subsequent months

1. OC Unit will give a certificate to the effect that no Govt. accommodation has been provided since the issue of last station order.

2. CILQ will continue to be admissible during period of temporary absence on duty and during absence on AL provided that:-

(a) The PBOR was drawing CILQ while on duty before proceeding on leave.

(b) During his absence the PBOR retains his house, which he hired while duty, and the house was not let out.

(c) Commanding Officer of PBOR certify that an equivalent amount of expenditure has been incurred on house rent at the station of duty during the period of absence on duty. (Authy : Rule 287 of P & A Regn (ORs) .

The percentage of authorized married estt. for the purpose of grant of

CILQ is as under:-

(i) JCO - 100% (ii) Havildars - 95% (iii) Naiks - 90% (iv) Sepoys - 50% (v) NC & (E) - 100% (Authy Rule 281 P & A Regn (ORs) as amended vide CS No 70/1/88

Conservancy Allowance (Authy Rule 282 P & A Regn (ORs)

The grant of conservancy allowance to JCO/ORs has been abolished wef 1/8/97 vide GOI MOD letter No 3 (4)/97/D(Pay/Services) dt 8/1/98.

FIELD SERVICE CONCESSIONS TO THE ARMY PERSONNEL

With the issue of GOI MOD letter No 37269/AG/PS3(a)/90/D(Pay/Services) dated 13-1-94 the areas of field service concessions wef 1-4-93 are redefined and classified as “Field Area” and Modified Field Area”.

1. Field Areas are those areas where troops are deployed near the borders for operational requirements. Personnel serving in field Areas are entitled to “Compensatory Field Area Allowances”.

Rates per month are:-

Ser Rank CFAA CFAA No 1/8/97 1/5/99 @ 1. Hony Com Offrs & JCOs 788 1575 2. Havildars 525 1050 3. Naik/Sepoy 438 875 @ Authy GOI MOD No 1/(26)/97/xx/D(Pay/Services) dt 29-2-2000. The rate given Above is the rationalized rate for DSC.

27 Conditions

(a) The list of Units/Formations which are in Field Area or Modified Field Area and are eligible for Field Service concessions will be notified by the corps commander and the notification is sent to PAO concerned quarterly for post audit by the PAO to ensure correctness of publication of FSC by the units concerned and regulate the grant accordingly.

(b) High altitude and uncongenial climate Allowance (High and Lower rates) is also admissible in addition to CFAA provided the conditions for the grant of HAUCA are fulfilled.

2. Modified Field Areas are those areas where troops are deployed in support of combat troops in an operational support role. The rates per month are :-

Rank CMFA Wef 1/8/97 1/5/99 Hony Com Officers and JCOs 263 525 Havildars 201 403 Naik & Sepoy 175 350 Note :- Wef 1/5/99 the rates of CFAA and CMFA are enhanced vide GOI MOD No 1/26/97/xx/Pay/Services dt 29-2-2000. (The rate given above is the rationalized rate for DSC)

Conditions

(a) No other compensatory allowance is admissible along with CMFAA.

(b) The second condition is as stated in para (a) above for CFAA. General

(a) CFAA and CMFAA are not admissible to static units/Formations e.g. Training Centres, Recruiting Offices, Military Farms, Records Offices, NCC Directorates and its units and TA Unless embodied (CDA(ORs) AT circular No 308/64 and above Govt. letter)

(b) Consequent on the issue of Govt letter dt 13-1-94 redefining the areas of Field Service concessions and the grant of CMFAA and CFAA the following concessions earlier admissible are with drawn from the dates shown against them.

(i) Special compensatory (Field) Allowance wef 1/4/93

(ii) Special compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowances wef 1/2/94

Rationalization of grant of CFAA & CMFAA

Consequent on the issue of GOI MOD letter No 90099/AG 3(b)/512/D(Pay/Services) dt 26/3/96 the grant of FSC like CFAA and CMFAA has been rationalised wef 1-1-96. (Computing using the formula Rate x 10 ½) (For DSC) 12

The rationalized rates for DSC admissible per month are as follows.

28 Rank Comp Field Area Allce (CFAA) Comp Modified Fd Area Allce (CMFA) wef 1/1/96 1/8/97 1/5/99 1/1/96 1/8/97 1/5/99 Hony Com Officer & JCOs 542 788 1575 188 263 525 Havildars 375 525 1050 146 201 403 Naik 313 438 875 125 175 350 Sepoy 313 438 875 125 175 350 (The rate wef 1/5/99 is revised vide GOI MOD No 1(26)/97/XX/D(Pay/Services) dt 29-2-2000) Note:- (i) Consequent on rationalization, grant/cessation/regrant for AL/CL etc are not required to be published in DO Part II by Units/Formations.

(ii) The unit/Formations will publish in DO II the grant of either CMFAA or CFAA, as the case may be, on entry into FS concessional area initially and the cessation will be published in the DO II when the PBOR leaves the area on posting etc.

(iii) The conditions as indicated in MOD letter No A/02584/AG/PS3 (a)/97/S/D(Pay/Services) dt 25-1-64 should also be looked into.

Points to be seen while auditing Part II Orders

(a) Part II Order should specify the date on which the PBOR entered/left the concessional area.

(b) The PBOR is on the posted strength of the unit located within the qualifying area as notified in Govt orders.

(c) Attachment (MOD letter No A/02584/AG/PS3 (a)/97/5/D(Pay/Services) dt 25-1-64 (CDA (ORs) AT circular No. 319/64). In the case of attached personnel the allowance is admissible if the period of attachment exceeds 14 days.

(d) Detachment - Certificate same as above.

(e) Hospitalization - If the hospitalization is due to the fault of the PBOR or when hospital stoppages are recovered for the reason that the sickness was due to fault of the individual, Field service concession is to be stopped for hospitalization period even if it less than 28 days.

Points to be seen while adjusting Part II Orders

(a) Date of entry into/exit from the qualifying area is published separately as granted/ceased.

(b) Certificate as follows is to be furnished in the DO II Part II.

(i) Permanent Posting :- Certified that the PBOR entered the qualifying area as defined in Govt letter No F 69/2/60/578/S/D(Pay/Service) dt 1-10-62, F69/3/75/D(Pay/Services) dt 28-2-76 and MOD letter No 37269/AG/PS3 (a)/90 /D(Pay/Services) dt 13-1-94 on permanent Posting to the Unit in that area and conditions for the grant of allowance have been fulfilled. (ii) Attached Personnel - The individuals are attached to the unit in the qualifying area and the period of attachment exceeds 14 days. (iii) Serving with detachment - The detachment is employed in the area for a continuous period of more than 14 days.

Not admissible 29 (a) If the PBORs are absent from the area for more than 14 days on casual leave or on Temporary Duty. (b) During Annual leave/Sick leave or any other leave except casual leave.

General

The allce is to be stopped from the date of SOS.

30 Special compensatory counter Insurgency Allowances (SCCIA)

With the issue of GOI MOD letter No 37269/CI/AG/PS3 (a)/121/D(Pay/Services) dt 14-1-94 units which are deployed for counter Insurgency operations are entitled to the above allowance wef 1/4/93. The grant is to be notified in DO Part II. The troops deployed with counter Insurgency operation are eligible for HA (UC) Allowance also, if they satisfy conditions for grant of HA (UC) Allowance. (Authority : CGDA letter No AT/I/042/V dated 14-2-97).

Rates Admissible per month

Rank Wef 1/4/93 Wef 1/8/97 Wef 1/5/99 In field area In Modified In peace area field area Hony Com Officer & Rs. 650 Rs. 900 Rs. 2700 Rs. 2080 Rs. 1800 JCOs Havildars Rs. 450 Rs. 600 Rs. 1800 Rs. 1380 Rs. 1200 Naik and Sepoys Rs. 375 Rs. 500 Rs. 1500 Rs. 1150 Rs. 1000 Note :- Rate wef 1/5/99 in enhanced vide GOI MOD letter No 1(26)/97/xx/D (Pay / Services) dt 29-2- 2000 Conditions

(a) The list of units actually involved in counter insurgency operations in areas identified as per Govt orders will be notified by corps/HQRS quarterly and their corps orders will be sent to PAO(OR) concerned for post audit.

(b) Unit/Formation is operating away from their permanent location for a period of over 30 days.

With the issue of GOI MOD Cir No1(26)/97/DC(Pay/Services) dt 14-6-99 all personnel deployed wef 1/5/99 on counter insurgency operations for less than 30 days deployment will also qualify for SCCIA. Payment will be on prorate-basis. For the purpose of deployment of less than 30 days and grant of SCCIA thereof the PAO will look into the sanction of deployment from Sub Area Commander/Corps Commander to the effect that they approved the deployment of the personnel in CI Operations and the said PBORs were deployed in such operations. Authy :GOI MOD letter No 1(26)/97/D(Pay/Services) dt 2-2-2000.

SAICHEN ALLOWANCE ³SAICHN´

(GOI MOD letter No 1(2)/91/D(Pay/Services) dt 1-5-91 and 37269/AG/PS3 (a)/90/D(Pay/ Services) dt 13- 1-94)

PBORs Serving in Siachen Glacier Area are entitled to the grant of Siachen Allowance (SIACHN)

Rank Wef 1/4/93 Wef 1/8/97 JCOs/ORs Rs. 800/- Rs. 4467 PM (Rate wef 1/8/97 is enhanced vide GOI MOD No 3(4)/97/D(Pay/Services) dt 27-5-98) Conditions

1. Initial grant/cessation on leaving the area should be published in DO II.

31 2. Conditions governing grant of Siachen Allce vide GOI MOD letter No

1(2)/91/D(Pay/Services) dt 1-5-91 and No.37269/AG/PS3 (a)/90/D(Pay/Services) dt 13-1-94 are fulfilled will be looked into in audit.

3. PBOR is not in receipt of any other allowance including HA (UC) allowance.

4. However “Siachen Allowance” is admissible with compensatory field Area

Allowance (CFAA). With the issue of GOI MOD letter No

1(26)97/xx/D(Pay/Services) dt 29/2/2000 Siachen Allces is concurrently admissible with “Highly Active Field Area” allce wef 1/5/99.

5. Not admissible during AL/SL.

6. In case of CL/TY Duty, when the period of absence exceeds 14 days

SIACHN is not admissible.

7. SIACHEN Allce and Flying allce are not granted concurrently. One allce i.e. SIACHEN allce or Flying allce will be admissible to PBOR posted at Siachen depending upon their choice(GOI MOD letter No 3(4)/97/D(Pay/Services) dt 25-

3-99.

32 Field Area Allce, High Altitude Allce and Special Compensatory Counter

Insurgency Allce- Revision of rates and conditions for grant

Consequent on issue of GOI MOD letter No 1 (26)/97/xx/D(Pay/Services)

dated 29-2-2000 the rates of field Area Allce High Altitude Allowance and

Special Compensatory Counter Insurgency Allowance has been revised wef

1/5/99.

Rank highly Rationalized Rationalized For DSC

active field Rate Highly rate Field Area Modified Field

area Active Field Area Area

JCOs 2910 2546 1575 525

Hav 1940 1698 1050 403

Naik/Sepoy 1620 1418 875 350

Note:-

1. Regarding HAA and SCCIA the revised rates wef 1/5/99 have been

indicated in the appropriate tables above. Important factors after issue of Govt.

letter dt 29-2-2K are:-

(a) Creation of Highly Active Field Area wef 1/5/99.

33 (b) Govt letter notifying the Highly Active Field Areas are under issue.

Till the notification allowances as applicable to Field Areas is payable. The

difference between the rates of Field Area Allowance drawn and the

Highly Active Field Area Allowance will be paid as arrears once Govt

notification is received.

in peace Areas also wef 1/5/99 in addition to Field Areas already in

existence.

2. Different risk related allowance has also been considered for concurrent

applicability to PBORs. As a rule only one of the Risk related allowance at the

highest rate should be admissible in a designated area in addition to the

applicable Field Area concession. The allowance that is concurrently admissible

in different areas and operations are indicated below.

Sr. No Type of Area/Nature of operation Allowance concurrently admissible

1. Siachen Glacier Siachen allce, Highly Active Field

Area Allce.

Note:- PBORs who are also entitled to flying allce shall draw either

34 Siachen Allce or Flying Allce along with Highly Active Field Area allce. Siachen and Flying Allce is not admissible concurrently.

35 2. Highly Active Fd Area HAA I OR II

Field Area HAA 1 OR II

Modified Fd Area HAA 1 OR II

Note:- PBORs who are entitled to Flying allce while serving in one of the designated Field areas shall draw in addition only the applicable Field Area Allce depending on the area of deployment.

3. SCCIA in Field Area HAA 1 OR II

SCCIA in modified Fd area HAA I OR II

SCCIA in Peace Area HAA I OR II

Note:- PBORs who are entitled to Flying Allce and are deployed in C1

Operations shall draw in addition only the SCCIA applicable depending on the area of CI Operations.

4. In addition to the Special Forces Allowance the Special Forces personnel shall be entitled to the applicable Field Area Allce and HAA when they are

36 deployed in areas where these allowances are not admissible. However when deployed in CI Operations they shall be entitled, in addition only to the applicable

SCCIA depending on the area of CI Operations.

Authority:- GOI MOD letter No 1(26)/97/XX/D(Pay/Services) dt 29/02/2000.

Special compensatory (Remote Locality Allowance)

With the issue of GOI MOD letter No 1(26)/97/iv/D(Pay/Services) dt

29/2/2000 Armed Forces Personnel Posted for duty in the specified remote localities where field service concessions are presently not applicable, but where civilian employees are entitled to a Special compensatory (Remote Locality)

Allowance will be granted SC (RLA) wef 29/2/2000 at the same rates and subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the central Govt civilian employees. However the concerned personnel is entitled to receive compensatory allowance whichever is more beneficial to him.

Locality Pay below Pay Rs Pay M 4500 Pay Rs Pay 9000

Rs 3000 3000 to to M 5999 6000 to Rs and above

4499 8999

Part A 300 500 700 1000 1300

Part B 250 400 550 800 1050

Part C 150 300 450 600 750

37 Part D 40 80 120 160 200

Mufti clothing Allowance

Mufti clothing allowance will be admissible on completion of six months

service in the corps after re-enrolment/re-employment to the personnel who have

been confirmed and attested in the DSC provided the period between the date of

discharge from the previous engagement and the date of enrolment is more than

2 years. (Min of Def letter No 121 /MDSC / 8765/D/1(a) dt 21-1-48 , AI

040/68 as amended vide AI 123/69).

Rate admissible is :-

Rs 100/- up to 31-7-97 and

Rs 200/- wef 1/8/97 vide GOI MOD letter No 3(4)/97/D(Pay/Services) dt

8/1/98

The time bar under 188 FR Part I is to be reckoned only from the date of

expiry of six months from the date of enrolment/re-employment. JCOs are not

entitled to mufti clothing allce. (IO 123 dt 22/8/60)

Out fit Allowance (Preferred on C Bill)

38 (a) JCOs granted Honorary rank as Commissioned Officer will receive

the actual cost of the kit with which he is required to provide himself

subject to a maximum of Rs 950/- prior to 6/9/2000, Rs 1900 wef

6/9/2000. (Auth GOI MOD No A/70445 /DSC-1 /2884/DCMOVD/2000.

Vouchers are produced along with the claim.

Commanding Officer of the Unit certified that the While on effective list kit is suitable and was purchased under his

direction.

The suitability of the kit has to be certified by an

JCOs who have gone officer not below the rank of Lt Col from his

pension corps/Unit/Formation/HQrs located nearest to his

hometown.

Exception:- Sam Brown Belt, Medal Ribbons and white canvas shoes are

provided free from ordnance source.

Claim is preferred on contingent bill and vouchers in support of purchase

should be produced. Commanding Officer should certify the suitability of the kit

and also that the purchase was made under his direction.

39 Havildars promoted to JCO is also eligible for outfit allowance. The rate of outfit allowance is Rs.500/-. The conditions for the grant and mode of claiming is the same on that of JCOs granted Hony. Commission.

Also applicable to DSC personnel M.O. AT Circular No.3074/82.

Composite Personnel Maintenance Allowance - PMHA

(a) After rationalization of certain allowances the elements like Hair

cutting allce, washing allce, Soap and Toilet allce,Clothing Maintenance

allce have been combined and a new allowance called personnel

Maintenance Hygiene allowance “PMHA” at the following rates are

sanctioned wef 1/1/96.

Where washing services are provided to PBORs - Sikh Rs. 20/- Non

Sikh Rs.16/-

Note :- Adjustment of the lower rate PMHAL in the IRLA is done automatically as an audit case item along with monthly entitlement

Where service have not been provided by the unit – PBORs Non Sikh

Sikh 32

40 Note :- There should be grant in the DO II for adjustment of higher rate in the IRLAs of PBORs along with monthly entitlement as an audit cage item.

(Auth : GOI MOD No 90099/AG/PS-3(b)/984&1104/D(Pay/Services) dt 7-7-97)

(b) Consequent on the issue of GOI MOD letter No

3(4)/97/D(Pay/Services) dated 8-1-98 enhancing the rates of various

allowances, the personnel Maintenance Hygiene allowance is renamed

wef 1-8-97 “as composite personnel maintenance allowance”. The

enhanced rate of each element is :-

Hair cutting allowance - Rs. 10/-

Washing allowance - Rs. 30/-

Rum allowance - Rs. 15/-

Soap Toilet allowance - Rs. 10/-

Clothing Maintenance allce - Rs. 10/-

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75/-

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Note :- Element of Rum allowance @ Rs. 15/- is not payable

41 through IRLA, since the same is paid from field Imprest Account based on certain conditions.

(i) Where washing service are Lower rate Non Sikh

Provided for service personnel PMHAL Sikhs 35

For lower rate DO II is not required. It is adjusted automatically with monthly entitlement of the PBOR as Audit cage item.

(ii) Where services have not been Higher rate Non

Sikh 60

provided for service personnel PMHAH Sikh

(Authy : MOD letter No 90099/AG/PS3(b)/984/D(Pay/services) dt 7-7-97)

For adjustment of higher rate notification in DO II for grant and cessation is required.

The above allce is not admissible during AWOL/OSL and sentence of imprisonment.

42 Sikh personnel undergoing sentence of imprisonment in Military Prison will

be provided with cleaning material.

Funeral Allowance

(Auth Rule 163,164 and 165 P & A Regn (ORs) as amended)

JCOs/ORs whose death occurs while on active field service or serving in a

mission/Post abroad is borne by the state if the funeral is carried out by Military

authorities. Where funeral is performed by the relatives or friends grant in aid

will only be paid at the following rates.

When death of a JCO/OR occurs Maximum M 750/- prior to 1/8/97 and

in peace station Rs 1000/- wef 1/8/97.

(Auth for enhanced rate GOI MOD letter No 3(4)/97/D(Pay/Services) dt 8/1/98)

In addition, mortuary charges @ Rs.35/- per day for maximum period of 3 days is admissible. The unit formation incurring the expenditure will prefer the claim on IAFA-115 to the Regional CDA for pre-audit payment (AI 16/74).

43 In admissibility

The funeral allowance is not admissible in the case of PBOR who is drowned unless the body receives sepulcher/Funeral.

Compensatory City Allowance

(Auth Rule 116 & 123 P & A Regn (ORs) AO 205/74, AI 166/65 and AI 43/83)

1. CCA is admissible to Hon Com Officers, JCOs/ORs at 100% of the rates applicable to civilian Govt servants under the same condition applicable from time to time. Pay for the purpose will be pay including, stagnation increment, classification allce, rank pay but does not include special pay or personnel pay.

2. CCA wef 1/8/97 has been revised vide GOI MOD letter No 30(17)/97/D

(Pay/ Services) dt 17-12-97. Revised rate wef 1-8-97

44 Class of Cities

Pay range A1 A B1 B2

Below Rs 3000 90 65 45 25

Rs upto Rs 4499 125 95 65 35

Rs 4500 upto 200 150 100 65

5599

M 6000 and 300 240 180 120

above

3. (a) The allowance will be notified by the receiving unit in the DO II on

posting of a PBOR to a unit located at a qualifying station.

(b) The cessation will be notified by the dispatching unit on his posting

out from the qualifying station.

audit cage items.

(d) At the time of initial grant in the DO II and in the first issue of

DO II after 1st January and 1st July certificate prescribed in AO

45 205/74 as authority should be published.

(e) Ensure that PBORs serving in “SRINAGAR” are not admitted CCA

in addition to Hill compensatory allowance.

4. When a detachment of a unit is permanently located at a station away from the parent unit CCA of that station is admissible (AI 166/65).

5. During the course of instruction:-

(a) Less than 3 months at the rates admissible to HQrs station.

(b) More than 3 months – at the rates admissible to the course station

(MO circular AT/1264 dt 6-11-71)

6. During Release/Retirement PBORs posted to centre for their release from

Army will be viewed as posted to those Centres for the purpose of payment of

CCA of that station. (Note under Rule 123 of Regn P & A (ORs)/list of cities classified as A1, A,B1 and B2 for the purpose of CCA (OM dt 3-10-1997)

A1 Class Cities Delhi (UA), Calcutta (UA) Mumbai (UA) and Chennai

(UA)

46 A Class Hyderabad (UA), Ahmedabad (UA), Bangalore (UA),

Pune (UA), Kanpur (UA), Jaipur (UA) and Lucknow (UA)

B1 Class Visakhapatnam (UA), Patna, Surat, Vadodara, Kochi,

Bhopal, Indore(UA) Nagpur (UA), Ludhiana, Coimbatore

(UA), Madurai (UA) Varanasi (UA)

B2 Class Vijayawada (UA), Guwahati City, Dhanbad (UA),

Jamshedpur (UA), Ranchi (UA), Chandigarh (UA) Rajkot

(UA), Faridabad Complex, Hubli, Dharwad, Mysore (UA)

Kozhikode (UA), Thiruvanananthapuram (UA), Durg-

Bhilai Nagar (UA), Aurangabad (UA) Nasik (UA) Solapur

(UA), Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar, Jodhpur, Kota-salem

(UA), Trichy (UA) Agra (UA) Barielly (UA), Ghaziabad,

Gorakpur, Meerut (UA) Asansol (UA)

47 Hill Compensatory Allowance

(Rule 116,117,123 P & A Regn (ORs)

Hill Compensatory allowances is admissible to Hony Com Officers, JCOs,

ORs and NC & (E) at 100% of the rates including hill stations where the allowance is admissible to civilian Govt servant and under the same conditions applicable from time to time. The other conditions and procedure for the grant are the same as for CCA. MOD letter is still awaited.

Personnel Below Officer Rank and Civilians serving in SUNEBEDA (Orissa) situated at a height of 1000 metres above sea level are eligible for HCA wef

1.10.86. (CDA Bangalore No.AT/II/0378/Vol-XXIV dated 7.5.91).

HCA can be notified using the specimen format of CCA mentioned at

Sl.No.42 Appendix ‘J’ to Manual of Documentation as per Note 2 therein. (CGDA

No.AT/1/3011/XVI dated 25.03.97).

Dearness Allowance

(Rule 139,142,143,144,145 P & A Regn(ORs)

48 Hony Commissioned Officers, JCOs ORs (Excluding Recruits and Boys)

NC & (E) are entitled to dearness allowance at 100% of the rates and under the conditions applicable to civilian Govt servants as specified for them in Govt. letter issued from time to time. The amount of DA will be rounded off to the nearest rupee. Reckonable emoluments for calculation Dearness allowance are basic pay, stagnation increment. Classification Allowance.

However Special Pay or Personal Pay Expatriation Allowance/Parachute allowance will not be reckoned as emoluments for Dearness Allowance:-

Date (Wef) Percentage

1-1-96 No Dearness Allowance

1-7-96 4%

1-1-97 8%

1-7-97 13%

1-1-98 16%

1-7-98 22%

1-1-99 32%

1-7-99 37%

1-1-2000 38%

1-7-2000 41%

49 1-1-2001 43%

1-7-2001 45%

1-1-2002 49%

DA is not admissible for the periods of leave without pay and allowances in or outside India.

PBORs proceedings on Temporary duty or course of Instruction to the UK or while serving on the staff of Military Attaché (Advisers Abroad) are entitled to

DA as per Rules in chapter XI and XII of P & A Regn (ORs) Prior to 18-7-97 Ex pensioners re-enrolled in DSC and opted not to count former service on re- enrolment in DSC will receive only Dearness allowance along with pay for the service rendered in DSC. The relief for the pension earned in former service will not be paid so far as the Ex pensioner is in DSC service. With the issue of OM

NO 45/73/97-P & PW(G) dt 2-7-99 re-employed pensioners and family pensioners are also eligible for dearness relief in addition to dearness Allowance for the basic pay of the employed post. The following conditions are to be fulfilled.

(a) Entire portion of pension has been ignored while fixing pay in the

re-employed post in r/o re-employed pensioners.

50 (b) The pay in the re-employed post has been fixed at the minimum of the scale.

The provisions of OM dt 2-7-99 are applicable mutates mutandis to Armed

forces personnel. (Zonal Office (DPD) Chennai No 50 dt 18/11/99)

Ration Allowance

(Rules 172,173,174 P & A Regn (ORs); AI 166/70 and AI 28/90)

Ration allowance is admissible to JCOs/ORs/NCs (E) at the rates notified by Govt from time to time and also under the circumstances specified in Rule 172

P & A Regn (ORs) and AI 166/70.

TJRA and ration allce in lieu of fresh ration are abolished wef 1-1-96.

(Auth GOI MOD letter No 90099/AG/PS(3)(b)/512/Dpay/Services) dt 26-3-96)

Special rate of ration money is admissible on various counts and conditions as per Rule 172 (d) to (k) of P & A Regn (ORs)

For grant of SRA during temporary duty at outstation or attending camp exceeding 10/30 days requires the sanction of Sub Area/Area Commander which

51 should be attached to the DO Part II Order in original.

Rates Admissible

Period Allce in lieu of full SRA Authority

ration (LRA)

1-4-97 to 31-3-98 Rs 19.40 Rs 38.80 MO Pt IOO 38 dt 4-6-97

1-4-98 to 31-3-98 Rs 23.70 Rs 47.40 MO Pt IOO 62 dt

29/4/98

1-4-99 to 31-3-00 Rs 25.50 Rs 51.00 MO Pt IOO 68 dt 11-5-

1-4-2000 Rs 28.65 Rs 57.30 MO Pt IOO69 dt 4-7-

2000

Admissibility of ration allce with daily allowance on Temporary duty to service personnel.

According to para 2(b) Appendix ‘A’ to M of D letter No 12621/Q/Mov/C/

2993/D (MOD) dt 16-7-86 and 114(b) TR 1961 Edn. Halt DA (Daily Allowance) on Temporary duty is admissible as under:-

52 (a) If provided with free board and lodging - An amount equal to

25% of

daily Allce at the prescribed rate

(b) When not provided with free board and - An amount equal to

50% of daily

Lodging allce at prescribed rates and

ration money as per item

(b) of AHQ letter No 85102/Q/

ST-6/21(b)dt 23-9-98.

(Authority CGDA New Delhi No AT/IV/4388-II dt 11-8-89 reproduced in MO AT circular No AT 3295 dt 1-9-89) ISNRA to PBORs (Inter service New Ration allowance)

1. Sanction of Sub area Commander should exist in terms of AI 18/76.

2. They should be dining/living in other service Mess/Area.

3. The unit should declare as inter service unit as per AI 18/76.

53 4. Rates are applicable as per GOI letters issued from time to time.

However from 1-4-2000 the ISNRA rate is Rs 31.45 per day (Auth 18/76 as amended from time to time). Only those personnel who are serving with inter service organization stipulated in para 1 and 2 of AI 18/76 are admissible to ration allces as applicable to inter service organization (CDA (ORs) Madras

AT/3252/88.

The personnel serving only in the following units/OP flights are eligible for

ISNRA.

(a) National Defence Academy

(b) No.1 (a) Wireless Experimental Centre.

(d) No.3 (b) Wireless Experimental Centre.

(e) No.1 AOP Flight.

(f) No.2 AOP Flight.

(g) No.4 AOP Flight.

(h) 659 Air OP Squadron (AI 18/76).

Special ration allce to the combatant and DSC personnel deployed at DR

D0 Project

Combatants and DSC personnel deployed at the following DR DO Project

54 are eligible for special ration allowance.

(i) Jagdalpur (M) (ii) Mahaba (UP) (iii) Nagarjunasagar(AP)

(iv) Hunsur (Karnataka) (v) Nagpur (MR) (vi) Hoskote(Karnataka)

(vii) Nasik (MR) (Viii) Almora (UP)

2. The expenditure involved on this account is debit able to major head 2076,

Capital out lay on Defence service, sub Head ‘J’.

The rate applicable from 1-4-2001 to 31-3-2002 is Rs 57.00 per day (GOI

MOD Deptl Defence Res & Dev No Admin\RD-28\87116 \1617 \D(R&D) dt15-5-

2001.

DIET CHARGES

JCO/ORs when travelling on duty by sea between Main land and

Andaman & Nicobar Islands are entitled to actual diet charges subject to the conditions that

(a) The maximum rate should not exceed the SRA notified from time to time .

(b) Daily allce/Messing allce are not admissible in addition to diet

55 charges.

The allce is to be claimed on cont bill which will be audited and

passed by PAO(OR). (CGDA No AT/1/010-III dt 31-1-1994)

TRANSPORT ALLCE (TPTL)

(GOI MOD letter No 12630/TPTA/QMovCC//208/D(Mov)/98 dt 20-2-98)

With the issue of GOI MOD letter 20-2-98 JCO/ORs/NCS (E) are entitled

to transport allce wef 1-8-97.

Rate per month

Rank A1, A Class cities Other places

JCOs Rs 400/-pm Rs 200/-pm

NCOs/URS Rs 100/-pm Rs 75/-pm

Transport allce to PBOR who is blind or orthopadically handi capped (TPTH) is entitled to double the above rate per month.

Conditions for grant:-

56 1. The PBOR is not residing within 1Km from place of work or not housed in the campus where his duty place is located.

2. The PBOR is not provided with Govt transport.

3. PBOR is not absent from duty or training for more than 30 days.

In admissibility

The transport allce is not admissible to :-

(i) Recruits.

(ii) The place of duty of and residence of a PBOR even though

more than 1Km and if he is staying within the campus is not entitled

to transport allce

The grant/cessation of transport allowance should be published by the units in DO II as separate items and it is treated as audit cage item for the purpose of adjustment in the IRLA of the PBOR.

Personnel posted to Field/Modified Field Area are entitled to Transport

57 Allowance provided conditions laid down for its grant in orders are fulfilled.

(GOI, MOD D (Mov) ID No.2038/D (Mov) 2000 dated 30.1.2001)

Annual life cycle clothing Allce(ALCCA)

DSC personnel are eligible for ALCCA at the following rate from 1/4/96.

Non Sikh Rs 7.00/-pm

Sikh Rs 10.00/-pm

The allowances will be credited in the IRLA in QE May of every year for

the period commencing from 1st of April of previous year to 31st March of the year in which adjustment is made. In the case of PBOR becoming non effective, proceeding on voluntary retirement the said allowance will be paid proportionately up to the date the PBOR becomes non effective manually at the time of settlement of account. (GOI MOD No 88270/DS-PII/221/DO II dt 17-1-97

CGDA No ATI/3154-II dt 8-10-97)

Road Mileage allowance for AL

JCO/ORs when proceeding on and returning from leave at Govt expense

58 are entitled to Road Mileage allce @ 0.60 paise per Km or actual bus fare if journey is undertaken by public transport from the nearest rail head to home station and back, journey performed by road from residence to Railway station and back, if no Govt transport is available and if no Govt contract exist for provision of road transport. (Auth Rule 184(x) of TR, AO 278/59, AI 244/64.

Road mileage allowance for temporary Duty move

JCOs/ORs when proceeding on and returning from temporary duty at Govt expense are entitled to.

(i) Actual bus fare if the journey is undertaken by public transport

between places not connected by rail..

59 (ii) Reimbursement of Auto/Taxi fare for the journey from residence to

Railway station and from Railway station to Temporary place of stay at T

D Station and vice versa as per the rates approved by the Director

transport of the concerned state or @ Rs 8/- per Km for Taxi and Rs 4/-

per km for Auto. (Para 1 (H) of Annexure of GOI MOD letter No

12630/Q/Mov/3198/D(Mov)/C/98 dt 28-1-98) for auto where the rates are

not prescribed.

Daily Allowance to the service personnel: Revision of the provision there of

With issue of GOI MOD letter No 12600/Q(Mov)/C/4512/D(Mov)/87 dt 20-

10-87 the grant of Daily allowance is regulated as follows. Wef 1-11-86.

(a) On Tour/Temporary Transfer

(i) Limits for grant of DA for days of halt. Daily allowance is

admissible to PBORs for continuous halt at places outside his

Headquarters during tour/temporary transfer.

First 180 days - Full DA

60 Beyond 180 days - Nil

(ii) Reckoning of continuous halt.

For grant of DA, halt at an out station will be treated as

continuous one for the entire period of stay irrespective of any

absence from the place of halt for any number of days or nights.

As such the Seven Nights rate under Rule 114 of TR 1976 edition

shall no longer be operative.

(iii) Daily allowance for temporary duty at HQrs station.

Here after in cases of local tours also daily allce at half rates

will be admissible up to 180 days.

(b) On Training - for attending a course in India

(i) In partial modification of letter No

12010/Q(Mov)C/1977/D(Mov) dated 3-6-80 Daily Allce at a place

outside Govt servants HQrs where board and lodging are not

provided shall be as follows.

61 (a) First 180 days - Full DA

(b) Beyond 180 days - Nil

(ii) In receipt of training institutions - Where board and lodging

facilities exist the daily allce shall be admissible at sliding scale as

under.

(a) First 30 days - Full DA

(b) Next 150 days - DA at half of full rates.

Note:- The quantum of DA will be reduced proportionately where board and lodging are provided free or where either of two i.e. board and lodging facilities are provided free at the place of course of instruction/training

(iii) In all cases of Govt sponsored training programme, which

are residential, and where board and lodging at training institutes are

compulsory and are provided at fixed rates, a special allowance in lieu of

daily allowance is admissible as under to PBOR deputed to undergo such

training/courses irrespective of the period of training courses.

(a) Out station participants - Actual expenditure on

62 board and

Lodging plus ¼ of full DA

(ii) Local participants - Actual expenditure on board and

lodging only.

Prolonged stay at the temporary duty station beyond 180 days wherever it is anticipated to issue necessary transfer orders.

The other terms and conditions for grant of daily allowance will remain uncharged. M of D letter No B/89621/Q Mov/C/3476/S/D Mov dt 7-9-79, No

12010/Q/Mov C/1977/D (Mov) dt 3-6-80 and No B/89621/Q/Mov/C/1097/D(Mov) dt 17-4-84 has under gone charge.

SECTION IV

LEAVE

Part I General

1. DSC Personnel are governed by a separate set of Leave Rules. Rules applicable to Regular Army personnel do not apply to them unless they are

63 specifically made applicable. However, the general provisions which are in the nature of clarifications and have no reference to the quantum of leave admissible may be automatically applied to DSC personnel. Where however the question involved is of regularisation of overstayal specific orders will be necessary in the case of DSC personnel, as quantum involved and the normal Annual leave entitlement of DSC personnel is not the same as that of Regular Army personnel.

2. Leave will generally be of the following kinds.

(a) Casual Leave.

(b) Annual Leave.

(d) Compassionate Leave.

(e) Terminal Leave.

(f) Leave pending retirement.

(g) Leave pending invalidment

64 3. Commencement and termination of leave.

(a) For the personnel serving in field service concessional areas and

proceeding to and return from annual/accumulated annual leave through

transit camps, their leave will commence from the date of departure from

the transit camp and terminate on the date of reporting back to it. In their

cases, if the journey period from transit camp to the leave station exceeds

two days each way they will be allowed additional leave in excess of

annual leave or accumulated annual leave to cover the journey period in

excess of two days each way. This additional leave will be admissible

only once in a calendar year irrespective of the period of stay at the leave

station.

65 (b) This concession of additional leave is also permissible in the case

of individuals proceeding from peace station subject to the condition

stipulated in Rule 33(6) leave Rules for the services Vol I Army. (For

(b) Auth GOI MOD No 71328/GS/DSC /3428 /D(GS-IV) dt 5-6-62 as

amended by Corr No 71328/G/DSC/D(GS-IV) dt 27-9-62 and MOD No

77363/GS/DSC-2 3346-C/D(GS-IV dt 27-10-67)

4. Prefixing and suffixing holidays to leave.

(a) If a recognized and restricted holiday or holidays (Such as

Sundays, Republic day and other closed holidays) falls/fall on the day

immediately preceding that of which the leave begins or follows that on

which the leave ends and individual who is not required for duty on such

holidays with the expressed permission of the leave sanctioning authority

may leave the station at the close of the day before and/or return to duty

at the end of such holiday/holidays provided no extra expenditure is

caused to the state.

(b) The concession of prefixing/suffixing of holidays to leave is not

admissible in the case of personnel whose homes are located in

Nepal/Sikkim/Bhutan. This concession is also not applicable to personnel

who are eligible for additional leave as stated in para 4(a) above as well

66 as in those cases where any other special concession in regard to

termination of leave is sanctioned under the orders of Govt issued from

time to time. (Rule 4 leave Rule Army)

which will, however, not count against the number of days for which leave

is granted. Sundays and other closed holidays allowed to be

prefixed/suffixed to leave will be notified in Part II orders in which the

grant of leave is published. (Auth GOI MOD No

TER/258/MDSC/7212/D(IS)54 dt 24-11-54)

(d) Restricted holidays will be treated as recognized holidays for the

purpose of prefixing or suffixing to leave.

(e) Sundays – Personnel serving with units/HQrs/Command HQrs

which have been authorized to observe five days week with Saturday as

holiday are eligible to prefix/suffix Saturday to leave as per Note 1 below

Rule 4 of leave Rules for the service Vol I Army.

5. Extension of leave

(a) Any extension of leave within the permissible limit requires the

67 sanction of the competent authority who sanctioned the original leave.

6. Performance of duty or attendance at a course of instruction while on leave

An individual detailed for duty or course of instruction while on leave will be, on termination of such duty or course of instruction, be eligible for leave equivalent to the balance of leave on the date of commencement of duty or course of instruction. The orders placing him on duty or on a course of instruction will state the period of duty or course of instruction and the balance of leave to be granted on the termination of duty or course of instruction. The travel time from and to the leave station, if any, will be viewed as having been spent on duty. (Rule 8 of leave Rules Army)

7. Conveyance

DSC personnel are entitled to leave travel concession on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to their corresponding ranks of the Regular

Army. (GOI MOD NOTER/258/MDSC/604/D(15)/56 dt 28-1-56)

8. Leave to personnel suffering from STD (Sexually transmitted disease)

68 (a) To prevent infection to families while an individuals is on leave, a person suffering from or who has suffered from STD (Sexually transmitted disease) whether under treatment in a service hospital or on post hospital treatment and surveillance, will not normally be granted leave unless the following conditions are fulfilled:-

(i) Syphilis cases : No leave will be granted till period of six

months has elapsed from the date of individuals’ discharge from

hospital and a case of the case has been made by the specialist in

venereology after the CSF report.

(ii) Gonorrhoea: No leave will be granted till the final blood test

on him has been done which is normally done after six months from

the date of the individuals discharge from hospital.

(iii) Cases of STD other than mentioned above: No leave will be

granted till a final certificate of cure is obtained from specialists in

venereology after a lapse of three months from the date of his

discharge from hospital.

(Auth AO 38/65)

69 9. Leave sanctioning authority. The OC unit/Installations is the competent authority in the case of DSC personnel. Personnel occurrence regarding the leave will be notified in Part II Order strictly in accordance with the specimen laid down in Appendix ‘J’ to manual of Documentation JCOs and OR. (Revised –

Page No 43)

Part II

Quantum of various kinds of leave conditions covering their grant.

Casual Leave

10. (a) Casual leave counts as duty except as provided for in para 12 (a) below.

(b) Casual leave due in a year can only be taken within that calendar

year. If, however, an individual is granted casual leave at the end of the

year extending to the next year, the period of such leave falling in the later

year be debited against the casual leave entitlement of that year.

70 Casual leave

11. The maximum amount of casual leave admissible to JCOs/OR during a calendar year is 15 days. Normally this leave should not be granted for more than 10 days at a time. In exceptional cases, however, casual leave up to 15 days may be granted at the direction of the OC unit. (Auth MOD No

71377/DSC-2/166-CD(GS-IV) dt 1-3-77)

Annual leave

12. (a) Annual leave is not admissible in any year unless an individual has

actually performed duty in the year. For the purpose of this rule, an

individual on casual leave shall not be deemed to have actually performed

duty during such leave. The period spent by the individual on sick list

shall, however, be treated as actual performance of duty. (Rule 10(a)

leave Rules for the service Vol I Army)

71 (b) Annual leave for the year may, at the direction of sanctioning

authority, be extended to the next calendar year without prejudice to the

annual leave entitlement for the year in which the extended leave expires,

but further annual leave will not be admissible until the individual again

performs duty. (GOI MOD letter No 92629/DSC-2/137-s/D(AG) dt 30-1-

1976)

and in HQ 36 Sector may be granted annual leave of the following year

along with the current year leave without performing duty. (GOI MOD No

43258/AG/PS2(b)/1297-s/D(AG-II) dt 29-7-64)

(d) Annual/Accumulated leave may be takes in instalments within the

same year, but additional leave to cover the journey, as provided for in

Para 3 (b) above will only be admissible once during a calendar year

irrespective of the period of stay at the leave station. Any unavailed

portion or balance of annual leave cannot be carried forward or

accumulated for the next year. Such periods lapse at the close of the

year. (Rule 33(a) of leave Rules Army)

Entitlement

72 (a) The annual leave admissible will be 45 days in a calendar year from 01 January to 31 December. The grant of annual leave in the first year of re-enrolment will be subject to the condition that the individual has rendered at least six months service in DSC. (GOI MOD No

Ter/258/MDSC-3792-B-II-D(IS & MED) dt 5-8-1953 & MOD No

71377/DSC-2/166-C/D(GS-IV) dt 1-3-77.

(b) An individual who has availed full annual leave of the year in his previous engagement will not be entitled to annual leave again in DSC.

(AHQ letter No 65736/DSC-2 dt 28/8/75)

(c) DSC personnel who have completed six months service in DSC but are still awaiting their attestation will be granted 45 days annual leave at the direction of Bde/Sub Area or equivalent Commander (GOI MOD No

65736/DSC-2/623-c/D(GS-IV) dt 11-10-82)

(d) As and when DSC personnel are granted annual leave after completion of six months in DSC any of the following certificate, as applicable, will be published in the DO II in support of the personnel occurrence regarding leave.

73 (i) Certified that the individual has been attested and the

condition for the grant of annual leave has been fulfilled.

(ii) Certified that the individual has not been attested and

necessary approval of Bde/Sub Area or equivalent Commander for

the grant of annual leave has been obtained and recorded. (GOI

MOD No 65736/DSC-2/632-C/D(GS-iv) dt 11-10-82 and IV No 16

dt 22-12-82)

(e) In the case of individual proceeding to a leave station which

necessarily involves a journey of more than two days each way additional

leave in excess of annual leave or accumulated annual leave may be

granted to cover the journey period in excess of two days each way and

TYRJ allowed for the entire period. This additional leave will be

admissible only once in a calendar year irrespective of the period of stay

at the leave station.

Note:- The concession of prefixing and Suffixing of Sundays and closed holidays is inadmissible to DSC personnel who are eligible for additional leave i.e. when more than 4 days journey period is granted. The above

74 concession is also not admissible to personnel proceeding on leave to and

from J & K Area as well as Gorkha personnel proceeding on leave to

Nepal. (GOI MOD 71328/GS/DSC 4328/D(GS-iv) dt 5-6-62 amended by

corr No 71328/GS/DSC/D(GS-IV) dt 27-9-62 & MOD 77363/GS/DSC-

2/3340-C/D(GS-iv) dt 27-10-67)

(f) JCOs/ORs who are retired/discharged from service at their own

request will be eligible for annual leave and accumulated annual leave as

under :-

1. Cases where leave 15 days AL for that year pending retirement/discharge or commencing on or before 31st 30 days accumulated annual leave to those

March of the year who had no leave other than casual leave in

the preceding year and had put in at least six

months service in the preceding year

2. Cases where leave pending Full annual leave or accumulated leave due retirement discharge under the rules will be admissible provided at commences on or after 1st April least six months service had been performed of any year in the preceding year.

75 (MOD No 78268/GS/DSC-2/1465/D/AG-II dt 6-3-69)

13. Accumulated Annual Leave

(a) If annual leave has not been availed in one calendar year 60 days

accumulated AL can be availed of in the next calendar year. (GOI MOD

No 156457/PS4(a) dt 17-3-47)

(b) Where journey period from the duty station to home exceeds 4

days additional leave will be granted to cover additional period of journey

involved (i.e. their accumulated annual leave will be 56 days exclusive of

the travel period in lieu of 60 days in other cases. (GOI MOD No

65736/G/DSC/2888/SD(GS-iv)dt 28-10-60, MOD No 7763/GS/DS/DSC-

2/3346/C/D(GS-iv) dt 27-10-67 and MOD 83328/DSC-2/1363/D(GS-IV) dt

26-8-72)

14. Annual/Accumulated Annual entitlement to Gorkha Personnel :-

(a) 45 days annual leave in a calendar year

76 (b) 90 days accumulated annual leave in the second year reduced by

the period of annual leave taken either for the purpose of adjustment of

sick leave or on account of regularization of overstayal/excess grant of

leave in the preceding year provided it does not exceed 30 days.

However, no benefit of accumulation will accrue if the annual leave taken

during the preceding year is more than 30 days. (GOI MOD

Ter/258/MDSC/ 4834/ A1/D (GS-IV) dt 17-9-1953)

years additional leave to cover extra journey period from the duty station

to the leave station and back in excess of 4 days. In the case of new

entrants the block of two years will start from the year in which they qualify

for the grant of annual leave for the first time.

(d) If an individual (Gorkha) who availed of the additional leave along

with annual leave or accumulated annual leave during the first year of a

block of two years is granted annual leave or accumulated annual leave in

the second calendar year of the block leave will commence and end on

the dates of crossing the Nepal/Sikkim/Bhutan borders. (GOI MOD No

82239/DSC-2/1746/D(GS-IV) dt 26-2-73)

15. Compassionate leave (Leave on Compassionate grounds)

77 (a) Leave on compassionate grounds up to 30 days at the direction of

the OC Unit/Installation in cases where an individual has already taken his

annual leave in that year may be granted to DSC personnel. Such leave

will be adjusted against the next year’s annual leave entitlement of the

individual.

(b) DSC personnel may be granted extension of annual leave up to 30

days on compassionate grounds subject to the condition that the leave so

availed of is adjusted against next year’s annual leave entitlement. (GOI

MOD Ter/258/MDSC dt 26-7-58)

16. Sick Leave

(a) Sick leave is admissible to DSC personnel as admissible to

equivalent ranks of the Regular Army and is granted on the

recommendation of competent medical authority.

(b) Sick leave is admissible up to maximum of 8 weeks (MOD No

TER/257 / MDSC /1747/DIS dt 23-3-56 and Rule 161 of LRs Part I)

78 discharge from MH. (MOD NO A/02183/AG/PS-2(b)/7501/D(AG-II) dt 6-

5-67)

(d) Sick leave in respect of personnel serving in operational/Concessional area will also commence from the date following the date of discharge from hospital, but terminate at transit camps/rail heads specified in various Govt letters containing orders for the commencement/termination of leave of these personnel (GOI MOD

35266/AG/PS3(b)/2036/D(AG) dt 12-4-1978)

(e) Extension of sick leave may be granted on the recommendation of medical Board, provided there is reasonable prospect of the individual becoming fit for duty on expiry such leave.

(f) No individual who is granted sick leave will return to duty until he has been declared fit for duty by the competent medical authority.

(g) The entire period spent in a service or recognized civil hospital in

respect of

those individuals who fall sick while on duty will be treated as duty. (AO

32/73)

79 (h) In case sick leave granted to an individual extends from the

calendar year to the next, the portion of such period falling in the next year

will be debited to that years annual leave entitlement of the individual.

(j) If sick leave is granted first before grant of AL in that calendar year,

the sick leave so granted will be debited against annual leave entitlement

and excess if any will be treated as sick leave. On the other hand if

annual of that calendar has already been availed at the time sick leave is

granted the entire period of sick leave will be treated as sick leave.

16. Terminal Leave:- On the termination of initial/extended period of engagement an individual will be granted annual/accumulated annual leave at the credit by the OC DSC Centre and Records at the time of discharge.

(Admin Instruction 116B (11c)

17. Leave Pending Retirement:-

(a) 30 days leave pending retirement is admissible to DSC personnel

subject to the following conditions

(i) Those other than ex-pensioner should have qualified for a

service pension in DSC.

80 (ii) The individual should not have availed of this concession on

termination of the previous spell(s) of service.

(b) Leave pending retirement will be availed of within the date of expiry

of extension of service granted/superannuation age limit.

leave/ accumulated annual leave due, if any, subject a maximum of

90 days.

(d) Leave pending retirement should expire on the date of discharge of

an individual and SOS of the corps on the next day.

(e) The leave will be granted at the DSC Centre or by OC unit (in case

of local discharge) (GOI MOD 74317/GS/DSC2/2055/D/AG-II) dt

23-3-66)

18. Leave Pending invalidment: -

(a) The following categories of personnel are entitled to 30 days leave

pending invalidment, if annual leave is not availed of during the preceding

81 year of their invalidment.

(i) TB/Leprosy patients invalided out of service completion of

their age/tenure/extended period of service during 12 months

entitled period of treatment.

(ii) Cured TB/Leprosy patients who can not be upgraded to

medical category ‘BEE’ on completion of 12 months period of

sheltered employment in medical category “CEE” and therefore,

invalided out of service.

(iii) Cured TB/Leprosy patients invalided out of service on

account of relapse of the disease during five years from the date of

placing in medical category “CEE”. (Appendix A to AO 150/75)

(b) JCOs/ORs who are discharged due to invalidment (Other than

TB/Leprosy) without performing any duty during the year and who have had no leave other than casual leave in the preceding year will be granted leave pending invalidment as follows :-

82 1. Cases in which leave pending invalidment 15 days

commences on or before 31st March of the year

2. Cases in which leave pending invalidment 30 days

commences on or after1st April of the year

(c) In the case of those who have performed duty in the year of invalidment full entitlement of annual leave or accumulated annual leave will be admissible under the normal rules. (GOI MOD No 78268/DSC-

2/1465/D(AG-II) dt 6-3-69)

(d) Leave pending retirement as per para 17 above, will also be admissible in addition to the leave admissible vide Sub Para (b) and (c) above. For JCOs/ORs placed in medical category “BEE” (Other than

TB/Leprosy patients) their stay in unit/DSC centre for carrying out release procedure will be treated actual performance of duty and they would qualify for the grant of annual leave.

83 19. Grant of special casual leave to DSC Personnel undergoing

sterilization operation

DSC personnel who undergo sterilization operation (Vasectomy or

Salpingectomy) under the “Family Planning Scheme” will be granted Special casual leave not exceeding six working days to undergo such operations and to have some rest which is necessary immediately after the operation. (GOI MOD

No 65736/DSC-2/225-C/D(GS-IV) dated 25-6-83)

Part III Regularisation of overstayal/irregular/excess grant of leave

20. Regularisation of irregular/excess grant and overstayal of “CASUAL

LEAVE”

(a) In cases where maximum amount of casual leave admissible is

exceeded as a result of overstayal by the individual or by extension by the

administrative authorities the entire period of casual leave and

extension/overstayal thereof will be treated as annual leave for that year,

due.

(b) Cases of overstayal of casual leave by JCO/OR due to their own

sickness which are not covered under Sub para (a) above and also cases

84 in which the period of casual leave and overstayal thereof does not

exceed 60 days will be regularized by the officer commanding as under.

(i) Period prior to falling sick By Adjustment against future

annual leave entitlement

(ii) 30 days from the date of falling As sick leave with full pay and

sick allowances

(iii) Period including (i) above upto By adjustment against future

30 days annual leave entitlement.

(c) In cases where future annual leave does not accrue to an individual due to his death/retirement/ discharge the period mentioned in Para (b) (i) and (iii) above will be treated as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances. (GOI MOD No 69948/GS/DSC-2/1273-A/D(GS-IV) dt 2-5-64)

(d) Cases involving overstayal beyond the limit in Sub Para (b) above will be submitted to AG at Army HQrs who has been vested with full powers to regularize of leave by grant of EOL or leave not due up to 60 days to be adjusted next year vide Sl No 16 of Annexure 1 to Appendix ‘A’ to SAO 8/S/82 or to Govt if recommended to be regularized with full pay and allowances.

85 (e) Cases of overstayal of casual leave for reasons other than own

sickness and natural calamities in excess of the maximum amount of such

leave admissible in a year and where annual leave of the year has been

availed of earlier involving overstayal up to 60 days will be regularize by

Head quarters command as under :-

(i) Period of casual leave By adjustment against

granted plus overstayal following years annual

thereof up to 30 days leave entitlement

(ii) Balance up to 30 days As extra ordinary leave

without pay and

allowances.

Where annual leave for the following years does not accrue due to individual’s death/retirement/discharge or dismissal the period to be adjusted against that leave will be treated as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances. Cases of overstayal beyond 60 days will be submitted to AG to

AHQrs as stated in sub Para (d) above (GOI MOD No 80878/DSC-962/C/D)GS-

IV) dt 20-3-1971)

86 (f) In case an individual is granted casual leave at the end of a year and a portion of such leave extends to the next calendar year and he subsequently overstays his leave so granted, the whole period will be regularised as per the above procedure.

(g) The period of hospitalization in respect of JCO/ORs who fall sick and are admitted into service hospital during the currency of casual leave will be regularized as sick leave with full pay and allowances subject to the condition mentioned in Para 23 (b) (i) below. The period of casual leave availed up to the date preceding the date of admission into hospital will be regarded as annual leave of the current year, if due where annual leave of the current year is consumed earlier, this period will be adjusted against next year’s annual leave entitlement. In case where future annual leave does not accrue to an individual due to his retirement/discharge, the period of casual leave availed of will be regarded as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances.

(h) The period of sick leave recommended on discharge from hospital in the case of personnel mentioned above will be debited to the annual leave account and the excess if any, will be regarded as sick leave with full pay and allowances. (GOI M of D No 75140/GS/DSC-2/204-CD(GS-

IV) dt 1-2-68)

87 (i) The period of hospitalization from the date of expiry of sick leave in the cases of JCOs/ORs who are again admitted to a service hospital during the currency of sick leave granted under Para (h) above and the subsequent grant of sick leave, if any, will be debited to the annual or accumulated annual account and the excess if any, will be regarded as sick leave with full pay and allowances subject to the conditions mentioned in Para 23 (b) (i) below.

(j) The period of hospitalization from the date of expiry of sick leave for check up and passing fit for duty will be treated as sick leave with full pay and allowances.

(k) The period intervening between the date of discharge from the hospital to the date of reporting for duty will be debited to the annual leave or accumulated annual leave account and the excess, if any will be regarded as sick leave with full pay and allowances.

(l) Overstayal of casual leave due to natural calamities will be submitted to Govt/AG at Army HQ for regularization irrespective of the period involved. (CDA (ORs) South No AT/II/228/DSC dt 22-9-88)

88 21. While submitting cases for overstayal of casual leave, it will be ensured that it is not combined with any other form of leave and the whole period of casual leave and overstayal thereof is submitted for regularization.

22. Regularisation of excess/irregular grant and overstayal of annual leave

(a) Overstayal of annual leave due to reasons beyond one’s control

other than own sickness may be regularized upto 30 days by adjustment

against future annual leave as under :-

Category of personnel Nature of leave Competent authority

JCOs/ORs other than Annual leave Officer Commanding

Gorkha

JCOs/ORs other than Accumulated annual Area/Div or

Gorkha leave equivalent

commander

Gorkha JCO/OR Annual or accumulated Officer Commanding

annual leave

(GOI MOD No 65736/GS-IV/DSC/1223/D(GS-IV) dt 9-4-59)

89 (b) (i) Overstayal of annual leave up to a maximum of 30 days due

to natural calamities viz; flood, earthquake and land slides will be

regularized by OC Unit at his discretion (Over- stayal of

accumulated annual leave will be regularized under the orders of

an officer having powers of not less than an Area/Divisional or

equivalent Commander). The first 15 days of this 30 days may be

treated as special leave with full pay and allowances and the

remaining period upto 15 days may be adjusted against the future

leave entitlement. (GOI MOD 65736/GS/DSC/4801/D(GS-IV) dt 3-

1-1959)

(ii) Cases of overstayal of annual/accumulated annual leave

due to natural calamities up to 60 days will be regularized by HQrs

command by adjustment firstly against the balance of

annual/accumulated annual leave of the year, if due, the balance

up to 15 days will be treated as special leave with full pay and

allowances. The remaining period up to another 15 days may be

regularised by adjustment against next years annual leave

entitlement and the balance as extra ordinary leave without pay and

allowances. Where annual leave for the following years does not

accrue due to the individual’s death/retirement/discharge or

dismissal, the period to be adjusted against that leave will be

90 treated as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances.

(c) Cases of overstayal of annual/accumulated annual leave up to 60 days due to reasons beyond one’s control other than own sickness and natural calamities will be regularized by HQrs Command by adjustment firstly against the balance of annual/accumulated annual leave of the year, if any. The balance up to 30 days will be adjusted against next year’s annual leave entitlement and the remaining balance, if any, as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances. Where annual leave for the following years does not accrue due to individual’s death/retirement/discharge or dismissal the period to be adjusted against that leave will be treated as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances. (GOI MOD No 80878/DSC-2/962- C/D(GS-IV) dt 20-3-71) Note :- Overstayal beyond 60 days in r/o cases referred at Para (b) & (c) above will be submitted to AG at Army HQrs for regularization in terms of SAO 8/S/82.

(d) (i) Excess/Irregular grant of all kinds of leave up to 60 days may be regularized by adjustment against future annual leave or by grant of extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances as under :-

Category of Personnel Quantum of leave Competent authority JCO/ORs up to 30 days An officer having powers of not less than a Div or equivalent Commander JCO/ORs up to 60 days An Officer having powers of not less than a corps or equivalent commanders

(ii) Cases of excess/irregular grant of leave involving periods in excess of 60 days may be regularized under Govt sanction (GOI MOD No 90716/Redel /AG /PS2/(b )/776/D(AG) dt 16-2-1982)

(e) Excess/irregular leave up to 30 days availed by JCO/ORs which comes to light after their discharge/retirement from service may be regularized by OIC Records by grant of extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances provided no leave for adjustment is due to him (GOI MOD 90716/AG/PS2(b)/2660/D(AG) dt 6-6-80, 90716/AG/PS2/ 3442/D (GS-IV) dt 30-7-80, 74377/DSC-2/786C/D/GS-IV dated 2-12-81)

91 (f) Cases of grant of annual leave to DSC personnel before completion of six months in the corps will be regularized by Headquarters Command by adjustment against the annual leave entitlement of the same calendar year if the individual subsequently qualifies for it. In case where the individual completes six months service in the next year the leave granted will be adjusted against that years annual leave entitlement. Where annual leave for the following year does not accrue due to individuals death, retirement/discharge or dismissal the period to be adjusted against that leave will be treated as extra ordinary leave without pay and allowances. (GOI MOD No 80878/DSC-2/962-C/D(GS-IV) dt 20-3-1971)

(g) Individuals on annual accumulated annual leave who could not under take the return journey or held up enroute and unable report to the units on due date on account of interruption of communication due to natural calamities may report to the nearest Military unit, provided the officer commanding of the unit is satisfied that the individual cannot undertake/continue his journey on account of interruption of communication. They will be attached temporarily to such units and will be borne on the strength of their parent unit during that period till they proceed to their own units immediately on resumption of the communication.

Note :- The above concession will not be admissible to those who overstay their leave. The individual who reports for duty after the date on which he could have commenced his journey to be in time in his unit will be treated as overstaying his leave. (CDA (ORs) South Madras No AT/V/0228 dt 13-2-1985)

23. Overstayal of annual (Accumulated annual leave due to own sickness will be regularized as under -

(a) (i) If an individual is compelled to overstay his annual leave due to own sickness and gets treatment at home, the period of such overstayal up to a maximum of 30 days(60 days in the case of Gorkha) will be treated as sick leave with full pay and allowances by the officer commanding if he is satisfied about the bonafides of the case after making necessary enquiries. The overstayal up to 60 days in the case of individuals other than Gorkhas may be regularized by an officer having powers of not less than a Brigade/Sub Area or equivalent commander if he is satisfied about the genuineness there of after making necessary enquiries by treating the first 30 days as sick leave and the balance against the following years annual leave entitlement.

(ii) If an individual other than a Gorkha is admitted into civil hospital for treatment while on leave and consequently overstays the leave sanctioned, the period of overstayal up to 60 days may be regularized by the officer commanding at his direction by treating the first 30 days as sick leave with full pay and allowances and the balance up to 30 days by adjustment against future leave entitlement of the individual.

Note:- All cases of overstayal beyond 60 days will be referred to Govt. for regularization orders as per SAO 8/S/82 ( GOI MOD 75140/GS/DSC-2/2001/C/D/GS-IV dt 8-8-1966

(iii) In the case of Gorkha personnel overstayal of annual leave up to 60 days can be regularized as sick leave with full pay and allowances by the OC Unit. (GOI MOD No 75140/GS/DSC-2/2001/C/D(GS-IV) dt 8-8-66.

(b) overstayal of annual/accumulated annual leave by JCO/ORs who fall sick and are admitted to service hospital during the currency of such leave granted to them will be regularized as under.

92 (i) The period from the date of expiry of annual/accumulated annual leave granted initially up to the date of discharge from the service hospital will be treated as sick leave with full pay and allowances. Such sick leave will be only be admissible provided the officer commanding service hospital certifies that the sickness or injury was not caused by the individual’s own fault and that the individual is likely to be rendered fit for duty after a reasonable period of treatment. Note:- As soon as the individuals are admitted to se4rvice hospital a certificate as outlined above will be obtained from the O & C hospital by the O & C Units and forwarded to Records office along with the Part II Orders regularizing the overstayal of leave. (ii) The period of sick leave recommended on discharge from hospital in the case of personnel mentioned in Para (b) above will be debited to the annual or accumulated annual leave account of that year if due, and the balance, if any, will be regarded as sick leave with full pay and allowances.

(iii) The period intervening between the date of discharge from the hospital to the date of reporting for duty will be debited to the annual or accumulated annual leave account if due, other wise will be regarded as sick leave with full pay and allowances.

(iv) The period of hospitalization from the date of expiry of sick leave in the case of JCO/ORs who are again admitted to a service hospital during the currency of sick leave granted under Sub Para (ii) above and the subsequent grant of sick leave, if any, will be debited to the annual or accumulated annual leave account and the excess, if any, will be regarded as sick leave with full pay and allowances subject to the conditions mentioned in sub para (i) above.

(v) The period of hospitalization from the date of expiry of sick leave for check up and passing fit for duty will be treated as sick leave with full pay and allowances. (GOI MOD No 75140/GS/DSC-2/804-C/D(GS-IV) dt 1-2-68 as amended vide No 75140 /DSC-2 /2458/C/GS-IV) dt 10-8-70).

(e) JCO/OR who fall sick whilst on leave and are subsequently declared to be TB patients, the period intervening between the date of expiry of leave initially granted to them and the date preceding the date of diagnosis of the disease as TB attributable to or aggravated by military service and beyond may be regularized as under.

(i) Personnel admitted to hospital during he As sick leave with full pay and allowances. currency of the leave period from the date of expiry of leave while in hospital to the date preceding the date of diagnosis as TB. (ii) Personnel admitted to hospital after expiry of First 30 days (60 days in the case of Gorkhas) as sick the leave but before joining duty period from the date leave(Provided absence is due to sickness) and the balance of expiry of leave to the date preceding the date of as extra ordinary leave without pay & allowances admission to the hospital (iii) Period from the date of admission to the As sick leave with full pay and allowances. hospital to the date preceding the date of diagnosis as TB

From the date of diagnosis as TB attributable to or aggravated by military service, the individual may be granted sick leave up to 12 months with full pay and allowances.

93 24. Regularisation of excess grant/over stayal of sick leave

The period of over stayal of sick leave granted to JCO/ORs who are again admitted to the service hospital during the currency of that leave on account of disease/illness for which they were originally admitted to service hospitals while on duty will be dealt with in the same manner the cases of overstayal of annual/accumulated annual leave are regularized under para 22 above. (GOI MOD No 82058/DSC- (d)/804-C/DGS-IV) dt 6-7-72)

25. Encashment of leave ± DSC personnel

(a) DSC personnel are not permitted to carry forward annual leave of previous year/years for encashment purpose. (CDA (ORs) South No AT/II/0301/XVI dated 25-2-87)

(b) DSC personnel who proceed on discharge/retirement on completion of engagement period/terms/service or on attaining the age of superannuation are entitled to encash annual/accumulated annual leave/Leave pending retirement up to a maximum of 90 days. (Authy : See para (c) below)

(c) The concession of encashment of LPR will not be admissible to those who had already availed LPR or encashment in lieu there of during their previous engagement. (GOI MOD No 71377/DSC-2/III-C/D(GS-IV) dt 22-2-80)

(d) The authority competent to grant leave shall suomoto issue orders granting cash equivalent of leave at credit on the date of retirement/discharge. (AO 46/85).

(e) 90 days encashment of leave to JCOs/ORs of DSC are granted/ accumulated as under.

(i) 45 days annual leave for the year in which the individual is proceeding on retirement. (ii) 60 days accumulated annual leave if the individual has not availed annual leave preceding the year of retirement. (iii) 30 days leave pending retirement.

(f) The entitlement of encashment of leave for DSC personnel proceeding on discharge/retirement on 31st January of the year is as under.

(i) 30 days annual leave for the year in which the individual is retiring. (ii) 15 days unavailed leave of the previous year can be carried forwarded. (iii) 30 days leave pending retirement. (iv) Personnel retiring on the last day of February is not allowed to carry forward AL of previous year.

26. Encashment of leave entitlement of JCOs/ORs who die in harness

(i) It has been decided by the Govt of India that service personnel who die in harness will be allowed the cash equivalent to the pay and dearness allowance which they would have been entitled to for the period of annual leave/accumulated annual leave had they gone on such leave before their death. The amount due will be paid to the heir(s) of the deceased. (IO 5/84) (ii) To enable the PAO(ORs) DSC to credit the amount due on account of encashment of leave in the IRLA of the deceased and also to facilitate immediate payment to the heir(s) along with other dues the quantum of annual leave/accumulated annual leave due to the individual at the time of death will also be indicated as per specimen given in Appendix ‘J’ to manual of documentation JCO/ORs(Revised ser No 13 of Page No 31). Death by commuting suicide is also covered by the terms “death in harness” CDA (ORs) 94 Madras AT/2886/72. SECTION V SERVICE/DEATH CUM RETIREMENT GRATUITY

1 Personnel discharged with minimum 5 yrs service but less than 15 yrs service are eligible for service gratuity. Service gratuity shall be admissible at a uniform rate of half a month’s reckonable emoluments last drawn by the individual for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service. There shall be no deduction in the quantum of service gratuity so arrived at in respect of personnel who are permitted to retire or are discharged prematurely on compassionate grounds/personal reasons. (Regn 140 Revise in Regn Part I 1961).

2. In the case of personnel discharged as service no longer required or for any other administrative reasons under Army Rule 13 (3) item III (v) a certificate to the effect that the PBOR is not discharged due to misconduct, lack of integrity, moral turpitude and corruption issued by discharged sanctioning authority will be looked into audit before admitting service DCR gratuity claim. (CDA Chennai No A1P1/4003/Gen/Vol IV dt 04-04-2000).

DEATH CUM RETIREMENT GRATUITY

3.1 An individual who has completed 5 yrs qualifying gratuity service and is eligible for service/ invalid gratuity or pension of any type shall be granted on the termination of his service a retirement gratuity (DCR gratuity) equal to one fourth of reckonable emoluments for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service plus weightage of 5 yrs subject to a maximum of 16 ½ times of reckonable emoluments provided that the amount of retirement gratuity payable shall in, no cases, exceed Rs.one lakh. There will be no ceiling on reckonable emoluments for calculating the gratuity (Authority GOI MOD No 1(5)/87/D/Pension service dt 30-10-87.

3.2 Ceiling of the maximum amount of Retirement/Death cum Retirement gratuity has been raised from Rs 1.00 lack to 2.50 lack. This has effect from 01-04-95 (GOI MOD No 5 (i) 95/D(Pay/Service) dt 08-09-95).

3.3 Reckonable emoluments for all type of gratuity wef 01/01/96 are:- Pay including classification pay plus stagnation increment, if any, plus Dearness Allowance admissible on the date of retirement. (GOI MOD No 1(6)/98/D(Pension /Service) dt 03-02-98)

4.1 A fraction of a year equal to three months and above shall be treated as completed one half year and reckoned as qualifying service for determining the amount for passing service/DCR gratuity. (IO 6/85)

4.2 The fraction of a year representing 9 months (270 days) and above will be rounded off as two completed six monthly period. (CDA (ORs) Southern Madras No AT/V/0306 dt 17-04-85).

5.1 As per para 526 (ii) OM X Part II the payment of DCR gratuity is not to be authorised before the actual date of discharge of the individual. This creates delay for payment of DCR gratuity to the PBOR on one hand and extra expenditure to the state on account of money order commission on the other. To tide over the situation the following decision has been taken by the O/O CDA Chennai.

The Record office DSC will forward DCR gratuity claim along with service gratuity claim in eligible cases while sending the service documents for final settlement of account. PAO will audit and pass DCR gratuity claim. After passing DCR gratuity claim the amount will be credited along with pay and allowances in the IRLA but will be credited separately as an independent item in the accounting cage of IRLA. A separate payment authority for DCR gratuity super scribing on top of payment authority “ Not payable till first of the month following the date of discharge” will be issued. In case the PBOR is availing leave after reporting at Depot Bn in connection with discharge such claim will be admitted in audit only on expiry of leave. (CDA Chennai No ATP I/4003/Gen/Vol IV dt 04-04-2000). 95 SECTION VI Counting of former service for pension/ gratuity Introduction

An individual who has rendered previous service in the Indian Army/Navy/Air Force or Defence Security Corps will be eligible to count that service for pension / gratuity admissible on release from the Corps to the extent and subject to the same conditions, as are applicable to personnel of Regular Army vide Regn 126 Pension Regulation Part I 1961. Previous service rendered in the Indian state forces and irregular corps which had already been allowed to count towards an Indian Army Pension on re-enrolment in the Indian Army will also count subject to the same conditions. Previous gratuity refunded under this rule will not be paid back under any circumstances. (Authy : Chapter IV PR Part I and para 3 (e) of AI 3/5/56 as reconstructed vide corn No 63/62 (AI 123/62)

Explanation

The term “ Irregular Corps” referred to above must normally be understood as used in the Regulation and connected orders in contradistinction to Regular Army. For instance in Eastern Frontier Rifles, Bangal Bn. has been held as covered by the above terms (JCDA (ORs) North Meerut No ATP67 dt 17-12-63 addressed to this PAO) Note Claims for counting former service in the Navy/Air Force are subject to preliminary scrutiny by respective controllers of Defence accounts. (Note below para 288 OM Part X Vol - I) Procedure for submission of former service claims

1. Claims for counting former service towards pension/gratuity will be submitted by the officer-incharge Records on IAFA 365 duly supported by sheet rolls (including enrolment forms) in respect of present and previous service and IAFY 1935 in the case of ex-servicemen commissioned direct as JCOs/(para 288 OM Part X and Regulation 20 read with item 1 of Table IV of PR Part II 1961) Note Where service documents in respect of former service are not forth coming the power to waive. The production are exercised by the CDA (ORs) vide remarks under col. 5 against item 1 of Table IV referred to in Regn 20 of PR Part II 1961. Such claim will be forwarded to the main office with a detailed audit report.

In case where the circumstances of discharge from former service were such as to entitle the person concerned to gratuity in respect of the service and there is no documentary evidence to prove that gratuity was paid to him a certificate regarding non payment of gratuity will be obtained from former PAO through Record Office DSC (S/084-VI dt 25/02/93 IO 12/93)

2. There is no time bar for former service claims. The review of former service already claimed / admitted in advertantly should ordinarily be effected while the individual is still in service (CDA (ORs) No AT/185 dt 24-12-66.) Condition

1.(a) At the time of reemployment /re-enrolement, the individual shall have declared his former service and cause of discharge there from and elected to count that service towards pension/gratuity by suitably answering question No 9 and 11 (10 and 12 in the revised form) of the enrolement form (Regn 126 (b) Part I 1961 96 Edn.

With the issue of GOI MOD letter No PC III to MF No A0052/DSC-2/54- C/D(GC IV dt 3/3/83 ex service personnel re-enrolled in DSC have to exercise an option whether not to count former service and continue to draw pension or to cease pension and count FS for pension gratuity. Even though answer to Q No 11 of the enrolment form (12 in the revised form) is shown as ‘No’ at the time of enrolement and the PBOR exercises the option to count former service in terms of Govt letter dt 3/3/83 the answer shown against No 11 (12) of the enrolement from gets nullified (CDA (ORs) South Madras No AT/V/0185 dt 09/10/1983)

(b) The option in terms of Govt. letter dt 3/3/83 has to be exercised within 6 months from the date of enrolment in DSC (CDA (ORs) South letter No AT/II/0958/XII dt 12/06/87).

Instruction

1. The partial omission in furnishing the cause of discharge against Q No 9 (10) of the enrolment form may be rectified by the Administrative Authorities with the consent of the individuals concerned and does not warrant regularisation under Government Orders. (AHQ letter No 89633/AG/PS 4 (a) dt 6/11-12- 58 reproduced in MOI No AT/992 dt 19/02/59).

2. Where the discrepancy in the enrolment form is a minor one (e.g. former corps is shown but cause of discharge is not shown against Q No 9 (10) it can be rectified by the officer I/C Records with the consent of the individual.

All such cases will first be submitted to the PAO by the Record office for concurrence before rectification of the entry in the enrolment form.

3. In cases where an individual had rendered more than one spell of service before re-enrolment in the DSC, but only one of the former spells has been recorded against Q No 9(10) of his enrolment form, the non declaring of the remaining spells in the chain will be treated as a case of minor omission and may be dealt with under AHQ letter dt 6/11-12-58 quoted above, subject to the condition that the first spell of service had already been allowed to count for pension/gratuity during the second spell of service and so on and thus all previous spells preceding re-enrolment in DSC had been combinedly treated as qualifying for pension/ gratuity. (AHQ letter No 89633/AG/PS -4 (a) dt 21-07-62

97 as amended by AHQ No 89633/AG/PS - 4 (a) dt 31-05-67.

Condition 2 (a) After re-employment / re-enrolment the individual shall have completed any consecutive period of three years without two red ink entries or a court martial conviction. (Regn 126(b) PR part I 1961) (b) The fulfillment of this condition is not necessary in the case of individuals discharged from former service on public grounds such as re-organisation or reduction in establishment (Item (b) col 5 against sl No 1 of the table referred to in 126 PR part I 1961).

Condition 3

The individual shall have refunded any gratuity other than war gratuity received in his former service within a period of three years from the date of his re-employment/re-enrolment in not more 36 monthly instalments from his pay. The first instalment shall be payable within three months from the date of re-employment/re-enrolment. (Regn 126 (b) PR part I 1961).

Unless former service documents are received by Records DSC, Officer I/C DSC Records may not be able to intimate the amount of gratuity received by the PBOR in former service. In many cases delay of 6 to 12 months is expected to receive the former service document by DSC Records. Hence RO DSC may not be able to intimate the recovery of gratuity within 3 months from the date of enrolment. To tide over this situation the RO DSC will intimate provisional recovery of gratuity immediately on re-enrolment in DSC. In the computerised system of accounting provisional recovery of gratuity is to be intimated by RO DSC indicating the year i.e. one year or two years, total amount of provisional recovery of gratuity and the rate of provisional recovery of gratuity so as to prepare loan modules by PAO (CGDA No MECH/EDP/429 dt 23/3/96).

98 Competent authorities for relaxing the above conditions

In individual cases, a competent authority mentioned below may relax at its discretion conditions 2 and 3. (Regn 126 (c) PR part I 1961)

(a) Condition 2 of Regulation Area or Independent Sub Area Commander 126 PR part I 1961 (b) Condition 3 of regn 126 CDA to which PAO is attached PR Part I 1961 (Regn 22 read with item 7 of Table VI of PR part II 1962).

Forfeiture of service of certain offense and its restoration

1. A person who is guilty of

(i) Desertion vide section 38 of the Army Act and (ii) Fraudulent enrolment vide section 43 (a) of the Army Act shall forfeit the whole of his former service towards pension or gratuity upon being convicted by court martial of the offence (Regn 123 (a) PR Part I 1961).

Instructions

1. (a) The offence of desertion should invariably be tried by a Court Martial

(b) The provisions of Regn 123(a) PR Part I 1961 are not attracted in a case in which an individual is convicted by a CO or other competent authority under section 80 of Army Act (Army HQ letter No 42231 PSI dt 7/4/60 reproduced in MO circular No AT/1298 dt 27/9/61).

(c) The above provision will not be attracted in a case in which an individual, even though declared as “Deserter” was not actually charged with desertion. (MO circular No AT/1451 dt 2/6/63).

2. A person who has forfeited service under the provisions of preceding clause (A) but has not been dismissed shall on completion of any period of three years further service in the colours and / or service in the reserve with exemplary conduct and without any red ink entry be eligible to reckon the forfeited service towards pension / gratuity. (Regn 123 (b) PR Part 1961)

Explanation

The restoration of forfeited service contemplated in the above clause (2) will be effected in the same spell in which desertion took place and not in a subsequent engagement (MO No AT/0185 dt 07/12/62)

Belated claims for counting of former service

Claims which have not been prepared in time i.e. within 12 months from the date they fell due (Now 24 months) will be admitted in audit but a report regarding belated submission of claims should be made to the next superior administrative authority for such action as it may consider necessary. (Regn 89 PR Part II 1961). 99 General (a) Individuals who were dismissed from their former service will not be allowed to count that service towards pension / gratuity. (Regn 126 PR Part I 1961).

(b) On re-enrolment as combatants NCs(E) will be allowed to count half the former pensionable NCs (E) service towards combatant pension/gratuity provided they have completed three years service as a combatant subject to the condition laid down in Pension Regulations. (Column 3 and 5 against ser No 1 (ii) of the Table referred to in Regn 126 PR Part I 1961).

(c) The full rate of pension or gratuity provided for in Pension Regulations shall not be granted unless the service rendered has been satisfactory. If the service has not been satisfactory the competent authority may make such deduction in the amount of pension or gratuity as it thinks proper. (Regn 3 PR Part I 1961)

The competent authority referred to above would be as under

(i) Hony commissioned officer and JCOs - Chief of the Army Staff

(ii) ORs & NCs (E) - OC unit provided he is not below the rank of Lt Col. In other cases the Sub Area Commander (Area Commander in cases of units working directly under Area Headquarters) (Item No 1 of Table VI referred to in Regn 22 PR Part II 1961)

(d) The individuals discharged from their former service on extreme compassionate grounds can count on re-enrolment their former pensionable service towards pension / gratuity provided conditions 1to 3 of Regn 126 PR Part I 1961 are fulfilled.

(e) (i) The period of imprisonment summarily awarded by a Commanding Officer or any other officer exercising power under section 20 of the Indian Army Act (Section 80 of the Army Act 1950) will not be excluded for the purpose of reckoning qualifying service for pension / gratuity i.e. such period will be treated as qualifying service for pensionary purposes. (AHQ Cir letter No 76849/1/AG/PS 4 (a) dated 5/7-5-59 (MO Circular No. At/1024 dt 13/08/59).

(ii) The mentioning of the section of the Army Act against the entry made in the conduct sheet is not necessary, as imprisonment as a summary punishment can only be awarded under section 80 of the Army Act by a CO and there is no other section of the Army Act under which an imprisonment can be awarded except by a Court Martial. An imprisonment awarded by CO without a Court Martial must, therefore, necessarily be under section 80 ibid/section 20 IAA. (AT circular No. AT/14 65 dt 01/08/63).

(iii) The period of close arrest preceded by AWOL and followed by imprisonment awarded by a CO in terms of letter dt 5/7-05-59 referred to against clause (e) (i) above will reckon for pension / gratuity at par with the period of

100 imprisonment.

Note :- Embodied TA service is to be calculated in calendar months and not in days. Casual leave granted during embodied period will count towards embodied service irrespective of the fact whether the individual has been granted casual leave without pay. (CDA (ORs) South Madras No AT/II/0333/IX dt 20/12/88).

101 SECTION VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Forfeiture of pay & allowances

1. Desertion Pay and allowance will be recovered for every day (as defined in section 92 of Army Act 50) of desertion vide Rule 51 (a) P & A Regn (ORs)1979 Edition

2. Absence without leave / overstayal of leave Pay and allowances will be with held until the PBOR reports for duty and the period of AWOL/OSL is regularised by grant of leave or by punishment

3. Reprimand/severe reprimand. No recovery of pay and allowances. However a reprimand note will be kept in the IRLA (RAI Rule 387 (b) VI) severe reprimand is a red ink entry.

4. Confinement to lines. No action. Confinement to lines exceeding 14 days is a red ink enrty (RAI Rule 387 (b) (X)

5. Imprisonment / Field punishment (Rule 51 (e) P & A Regn (ORs) Pay and allowances will be recovered for the period except clothing allowance. Clothing allowance, however, will not be admitted if the imprisonment is in civil jail or if the imprisonment is in military jail and is followed by discharge / dismissal from service (Rule 143, 144, clothing allowance Regn)

6. Period of imprisonment awaiting trial Pay and allowances will be forfeited for the period of confinement if followed by conviction by a criminal court or court martial or by imprisonment / field punishment awarded by an officer under section 80 of Army Act.

Note :- 1. In the case of a person below NCO’s rank i.e. Sepoys. Recruits close arrest is the same things as confinement and they will forfeit pay and allowance for every day of close arrest.

2. In the case of JCO / NCO mere close arrest but not confinement does not involve recovery of pay and allowances.

3. If the word “Custody” is used in Part II Orders in respect of JCO / NCO it should be ascertained whether it involves recovery of pay and allowances.

7. Fine. If the fine is notified in terms of pay, pay will be recovered.

Note :- Pay for this purpose will include basic pay increment of pay, classification allowance, Dearness allowance and Para Pay if in issue (MO AT/IV 51 dt 19/11/59).

8. Detention in military custody. PBORs sentenced to detention shall be subject to the same restrictions and will be detailed in the same manner as person undergoing RI except that. (a) There is no automatic forfeiture of pay and allowances.

T.B Cases (AO 150/75

The salient features on the subject are as under:- (a) The diagnosis is to be made and confirmed by a medical Board within 60 days of the transfer of an individual to the recognised T.B Hospital.

102 (b) Lepromaatous cases of leprosy should be invalided immediately on confirmation of the disease by the medical Board.

103 (c) TB cases are entitled to 12 months pay & allowances from the date Medical Board held.

(d) No fresh endension of service will be granted while under going treatment in the TB Hospital.

(e) If at any time during the period of 12 months treatment the disease is arrested the PBOR should be brought before a medical Board to determine his fitness for retention in service. The PBOR found fit for retention in service will be placed in medical category ‘CEE’ and given sheltered employment. If the PBOR cannot be so provided he will be discharged from service.

(f) If the PBOR offered such employment will be invalided out of service if their medical category cannot be upgraded during the period of such sheltered employment.

(g) PBORs who refuse to take treatment will be discharged from service. Patients who refuse to cooperate with hospital authorities will be invalided out / discharged from service under the order of Sub Area or equivalent commander.

(h) Recruits suffering TB/Leprosy will be invalided out from service

(i) Maximum entitlement of CL while undergoing treatment is 10 days (CDA (ORs) South Part I 00 283/74, para 367, 368,369,370 OM Part X Vol II)

The following action will be taken by PAO in order to regulate correctly Pay & allowance of TB patients

(a) Note in the IRLA

(i) The date of admission to TB Hospital (ii) The date on which initial medical Board is held

(b) Make suitable note in the affected IRLA to ensure that pay & allowance are not admitted beyond the target date i.e. 12 month from the date of definite diagnosis by the medical Board

(c) In cases where the PBOR is granted sheltered employment a prominent note of the same will be kept in the concerned IRLA.

Debit balance in effective IRLAs

1. AO 32/80 para 278, 279 OM Part X Vol -I Rule 311, 318 , 323 P&A Regn (ORs)

Real debit balance is one which occurs due to payment of an unauthorised advance or advances not at all covered by PBOR’s normal entitlement or by any special orders.

Under the running ledger system payment to PBORs are made in the form of advances of pay against their net monthly entitlement

104 2. Debit balances cases will be categorised as :-

(i) Payment of leave advance in excess of permissible limit. (ii) Payment of advance on return from leave before liquidation of leave advance. (iii) Payment of advacne without taking into account of FAMO remittances or monthly contribution towards AGIF, PLI instalmental recoveries like scooter advance, Bicycle advance etc.

105 3. The following action will be taken in respect of Real Debit Balance cases by PAO.

(i) With closing of account a special intimation is to be sent to OC unit / Formation requesting the unit authorities to make a note of debit balance in the pay book of PBOR and restrict future payment as stipulated in Rule 311 Pay & Allowance Regn (ORs) read in conjunction with AO 32/80.

(ii) The real bebit balance will be reviewed critically to ascertain the reasons so that they may be brought to the specific notice of the OC unit. The reasons will be categorised as at para 2 above. In spite of alert memo if the cash restrictions are not imposed by the paying officer special letter will be sent to the notice of OC furnishing specific cases and he will be requested to issue suitable instructions to the paying officer. The attention of OC unit will also be drawn specifically in cases of flagrant volition of rules, if any, including those where cash restrictions were not implemented in spite of alert memo. The OC unit will also be informed that the payment of advances in these cases are irregular and may require regular regularisation under Govt Orders.

Debit balance card will be opened to watch whether payment of advances are restricted

(iii) If despite all the above action cash restrictions are not imposed and account continues in debit, the case will be reported to the higher administrative formations. The case reported should be for each individual case furnishing the following :-

(a) Details of over issues contributed to the debit balance (b) The No and date of alert memo / special letter / Telegrams addressed to the OC unit and his acknowledgements

The higher administrative formation will be specifically asked to institute an investigation and suitable action to make good the debit balance from the paying officer.

(iv) The PAO will report to HQs / Commands all serious cases involving flagrant violations of rules / orders on the subject.

Deserter cases Claiming of Deserter’s credit balance.

If a deserter does not rejoin or is not apprehended within 3 yrs after the desertion terminal credit balance, if held in deposit, will be transferred to the credit of the Govt. under the head Misc. Receipt (AT/2063 dt 27/09/68) in accordance with the provisions of para 321 Defence Audit Code at the end of the year exclusive of the year of deposit. (Para 284 OM Part X Vol I, Para 321 Defence Audit Code)

The payment of credit balance of deserter can be sanctioned to the wife / children / dependant of deserters at any time but within period of 3 years from the date of desertion vide section 3(7) (b) of Army Act reproduced in SAO 10/5/76. Above 3 yrs the amount will be sanctioned by Govt of India.

The prescribed authorities are 106 (i) Commanding officer of the corps upto Rs. 1000/- (ii) Brigade or equivalent commander upto Rs. 10000/-

The above provision is applicable to desertion while in peace and field area. (Authority SAO 10/5/76)

107 Pay Books

Closed pay book of effective personnel received from CC section are to be scrutinised as under (i) Compare the entries of advances with those already debited in the IRLA w.r.t. Acq. rolls. (ii) Debit the unadjusted items of advance in the IRLA of PBOR. (iii) Hospital stoppage, loss statement, punishment etc in respect of PBOR are allotted pay book number and these items should be linked. (iv) UN-authorised alteration in pay book, if any, is brought the notice of OC unit. (v) Cases of discrepancies are pursued promptly and vigorously with OC unit i.e. discrepancies between the amount reflected in the IRLA and that of the pay book. (vi) The total of payment in the closed pay book is written in words under the signature of a commissioned officer. If not, the P.B. should be returned immediately to the OC. (vii) When a fresh pay book is taken in to account fresh serial No should be given and the old pay book should be called for scrutiny and record. (viii) After checking endorsement should be made in the pay book and relevant portion of IRLA under the dated initial of the concerned auditor / clerk. (ix) Loss of Pay Book should be notified and punishment awarded should also be seen. For procedure see SAO 12/S/82. (x) Closed and checked pay book may be kept in effective jackets instead of bundled up separately (AT Cir No 3352/91 dt 11/12/91) (xi) For action required to be taken for final settlement of account in case current Pay Book is lost CV mislaid see AO 80/81.

Army Group Insurance Scheme

(Special AO 6/5/76 and SAO 05/5/78)

This scheme will cover all JCO/ORs. The scheme was implemented with effect from 01/01/76. The rate of compulsory deduction are as under:- (For DSC).

JCO/ORs of DSC personnel - Rs. 275 p.m wef Aug 97. including Hony commission officer (CGDA letter No AT/14500/AGIS-II dt 23/06/97)

The recovery will be for the whole month even in cases of enlistment/discharge during a month and always in advance. Repayment of this advance is the responsibility of AGI Directorate at AHQrs

However readjustment can be made in rectification of less/excess compilation. (CGDA No A/1514/AG/1115/11 dt 2/9/77)

Payment of AGI maturity benefit

Since there is no provision in para 8 of Appendix ‘G’ to SAO 5/S/78 to indicate the total amount of contribution made by a PBOR to AGIs, proposal of AGI Directorate regarding indication of total amount recovered / contributed towards AGIs in the Appendix ‘G’ and the authentication of the same has not been

108 agreed to by CGDA . (CDA Bangalore No AT/3518 dt 16/9/99).

Life Insurance Policy

Subscribing LIC policy through salary – No provision for ORs in para 1 of AI 441/51.

Similarly no provision exists for funding LIC policy from AFPPF (CDA Chennai No AT/I/4003/GC/Vol III dt 24/4/2001.

Bonus Rules 108 Pay & Allce Regn (ORs) Para 583 OM Part X Vol II

Payment of bonus on accumulation of credit balance in the IRLAs of JCO/ORs introduced wef 01/12/1970. The salient feature are given below :-

(i) Bonus will be credited @ 0.60 paise per quarter on each complete sum of Rs 50/- of the credit balance in the IRLA as it stood at the end of each quarter less the net pay and allce for the last month of the quarter.

(ii) Sums less than Rs 50/- in the balance will be ignored.

(iii) In the case of those who become casualties bonus will be credited upto the last day of the quarter preceding that in which their accounts are finally settled.

(iii) No income tax will be charged on this bonus.

(v) Non Commissioned Officers are not entitled to bonus.

(vi) Bonus is not admissible on terminal credit balance (MO AT/2425 of 1971)

Time Barred Claims

Claim should be prepared within 24 months. Claim prepared after 24 months is time barred and sanction of competent authority as stated in Rule 188 FR Part I is required. (CS No 12/VII/96 to Rule 188 FR Part I)

CRO DSC Records is authorised to accord sanction to waive the time limit upto 6 years in r/o time barred claims of a financial character of personnel entitlement wherever considered necessary on behalf of the Commandant / OC Training Group / Centre / Area / Sub Area Commander. (GOI MOD No A25387/Org 8 (I of R) B/1614/D (AG) Dff dt 23/3/88).

Irrecoverable debit balance in NE IRLA- write off

To be dealt with under Rule 177 (III) FR Part I at the appropriate level. (MO AT/2698 dt 16/12/1973).

Audit Report

In the following types of cases Incharge of PAO headed by accounts officers or IDAS officers will render audit report direct.

(i) Cases of excess over Ceiling monetary limit of Rs. 8000/- requiring 109 sanction of Army Headquarters.

(ii) Cases of retention of young soldiers beyond 5 years requiring sanction of Army Headquarters.

(iii) Claims which are more than three years old requiring sanction of Adjutant General, Army Headquarters.

(iv) Extension of service tenure to JCOs (other than Risaldar Majors/Subedar Major)

(v) Fund cases.

(vi) Over stayal of leave requiring regularisation by authorities lower than Govt of India or Army Headquarters.

110 Copies of sanction signed in ink where necessary, accorded by Army Headquarter / Ministry of Defence based on audit reports of CDA will be communicated direct to the PAOs concerned and not to the controllers (Authority AO 63/82)

Hony Commission Officer :- Family allotment

JCOs holding Hony commission serving in concessional area is eligible for remittance of family allotment through M.O at Govt expense (MO At/2687 dt 16/10/73)

Reimbursement of Railway Reservation Charges/Sleeper Charges

It is admissible to service personnel only when free railway warrant is issued on temporary duty and LTC (Authority AO 23/80 and Rule 184 TR)

Reimbursement of medical claim – PBOR (AO 32/81)

Service personnel and their families posted at stations where Armed Forces Medical facilities are not available and where no military hospital is located in the adjoining town / cantonment will be entitled to avail of facilities of medical treatment as out patient from local civil Hospital / Dispensary. Expenditure incurred on purchase of medicine from the market on the advice of AMA which are not available in the civil hospital/dispensary will be re-imbursable. The amount will be claimed on contingent bill for pre audit by PAO concerned. Note :- Claims of this nature for OPD treatment only will be dealt with by PAO (Authority AO 122/63, MOD No 11096/DGA FMSD/DG-3A/7863/D (Med) dt 19/10/62

2. While auditing the medical Reimbursement claims it must be ensured that

(a) The claim is supported by bills and vouchers.

(b) A Certificate from AMA is furnished subject to

(i) Prescription of expensive drugs, tonics laxative etc. when cheaper drugs of equal therapeutic value are available is prohibited. (ii) Cost of preparations which are not medicines but are primary foods, tonics, toilet preparations or disinfectants is not allowed. (iii) Cost of vaccinations, inoculations and injections for prophylactic and immunising purposes is not included. (iv) All claims for refund of expenses are accompanied by a certificate from AMA on (I) (II) & (III) above. The AMA should also certify that the medicines are essential for the recovery of the patient.

(c) The claim is countersigned by the OC military Hospital nearest to the civil/private Hospital where the treatment was obtained (AO 32/81)

(d) The bill is restricted to the amount which is sanctioned by OC MH /ADMS (Para 632 OM part X Vol II)

3. In patient treatment in local civil Hospital/dispensary. Claims are susceptible of audit by the Regional controllers (Rule 55 to 56 FR part II) and AO 32/81.

In respect of JCO/ORs the payment authority will be issued by the Regional CDA 111 to PAO (ORs) concerned in respect of claims received from PBORs as Inpatient from units / Formations vide CGDA New Delhi No AT/IV/01/4251-II dt 05/01/88.

4. For specialised treatment from civil services such as CT scanning investigation in respect of service personnel and their families. See CGDA important circular No. AT/IV/4807-III dated 26/08/86.

112 Treasury Receipts (MRO)

Treasury Receipts will be centrally received by CC group and then passed on to Ledger groups. Original copy of the MRO as and when received will be adjusted by the ledger groups. If it is non-effective case, take further action accordingly. In the case of effective IRLAS in the computerised system it will be ensured of the correctness and the punching medium will be prepared on the reverse of the original MRO by affording credit to the code Head (TR) and debit to service Head and return to CC section. The MROs will be adjusted centrally by CC section once in a month i.e. 25th of the month. CC section will transcribe the MROs on “miscellaneous and CB Transcription” sheet and send the same to EDP centre in batches for affording credit in the IRLA concerned. (Para 146 OM part X Vol –I).

Over Payment

Every over-payment of money to public servant is and must be regarded as a debit owed to the public and all possible action will be taken to recover it. (AO 1339/46)

Income Tax Recoveries

1. It is the responsibility of the PAO, as the authority maintaining pay accounts of soldiers to effect recovery of Income Tax at the appropriate rate in cases where it is due.

For this purpose:-

(i) The IRLA of the PBORs should be scrutinised to see whether their income reaches/exceeds the limits fixed by Govt from time to time.

(ii) Particulars of savings for calculating rebate on Income Tax, which are necessary to assess the correct taxable income will be called for from the Record Office/Unit authorities.

(iii) No cash refund of Income Tax excess recovered at source during a financial year shall be made except when so authorised by IT Officer concerned. (Rule 20 (II) FA part II)

2. After closing the account for QE February Form 16 will be generated on computer duly completed in all respects. It will be sent by the Ledger group to CC section to enable the later to consolidate them and render the annual Income Tax Return (IT 4) to the IT authorities. (Para 339 & 340 OM part X Vol - II and para 156 OM part X Vol - I.

Exemption for IT

(a) The allowance exempted from Income Tax purview to the extent noted there in is reproduced as Annexure IV vide GOI MOF, Deptt. Of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes No.F. No.142/9/95-TPT dated 7.7.95.

(b) Transport allowance granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of commuting between the place of his residence and place of his duty to the extent of Rs 800/- is exempted from IT wef 1/8/97 vide GOI MOF Dept of Revenue (CBDT) No F No 142/18/98 – TPL dt 13/05/98.

(c) Free ration facilities provided to Defence Service personnel is exempted form Income Tax. (Authority MOF Dept of Revenue CBDT letter 200/23/90 IIT (AI) dt 8/10/91. Clarified vide 113 CGDA No AT/I/351G-I dt 17/9/92).

As regards deduction of Income Tax on Bhutan compensatory Allowance please refer to CGDA Important circular No AT/IV/04302/III dt 31/3/97.

3. Recovery of Income Tax through computer in respect of PBOR

CGDA circular No. AT/I/3514 dt 17/8/2000. IO No 27 dt 20/9/2001. (i) Consequent on enhancement in pay and allowances with the implementation of Vth central pay commission recommendations, large No of PBORs have come under Income Tax bracket. Presently IT recovery in respect of PBORs is being done through computer. The HQs Office is receiving communications from Army Headquarters as well as from CsDA / PAOs seeking clarifications on points like jurisdiction, status of PAO as DDO, obtaining TAN No by PAO, issue of TDS certificate (Form 16) filing of TDS Return (Form 24) and refund of Income Tax after close of the financial year etc.

(ii) However, to facilitate proper accounting of Income Tax deduction and to eliminate difficulties faced by PBORs in getting refund from Income Tax authority after filing Income Tax returns HQrs have issued the following guidelines

4. Jurisdiction

As per Income Tax Act individuals are required to file Income Tax Returns in respect of their Income to the Income Tax Authorities of area where individual is carrying profession or residing permanently as per their convenience. In this connection a case has been taken up by A HQrs New Delhi with CBDT for issuance of suitable instructions to IT Authorities to accept IT Returns in locations where Records office are located. 5. DDO / PDO

PAO (ORs) is the DDO in respect of PBORs for the purpose of Income Tax, as the pay accounts are maintained by them and Income Tax recovered through IRLA. The provisions of pay and allowances are amply clear on this aspect.

6. Obtaining TAN No by PAO, filing of TDS Return (Form 24) and issuing TDS certificate (Form 16)

According to provisions of section 203 A of Income Tax Act, it is obligatory for all the persons responsible for deduction of Income Tax at source to obtain and quote Tax deduction account No (TAN) in the challans, TDS certificate, Returns etc. Section 206 of Income Tax Act read with Rules 36 A and 37 of the Income Tax Rules stipulates that the prescribed person in the case of every office of Govt responsible for deducting tax under section 192 from salaries shall after the end of each financial year, prepare and deliver by 31st May each year an annual return of deduction of tax to the designated / concerned assessing officer in Form No 24. Similarly as per provision of section 203 of IT Act, the person responsible for deducting tax is required to furnish a certificate to the payee specifying the amount deducted and certain other particulars within one month form the end of the relevant financial year. In new of this, there should be no doubt on this subject and formalities may be completed as stipulated in the relevant orders.

7. Filing of Income Tax Return

PBORs having taxable income are required to file their Income Tax Returns in the prescribed form duly supported with Form 16 (issued by PAO) to their jurisdictional Income Tax Authorities.

8. Refund of excess Tax Recovered

Under the extent orders on the subject no refund of Income Tax can be authorised by PAO.

114 Refund of Income Tax can be taken up with IT Authorities through Income Tax Return duly supported with Form No 16.

115 9. Computation of Relief under section 89 (i)

The provision under this section empowers DDO in Govt to grant relief to the Income Tax payer for spreading over any income received in a particular year i.e. arrears paid pertaining to previous year(s) over the respective previous years (s) in which the income was actually earned but not received on the specific request of the income tax payee in the prescribed form. This relief can be granted on the specific request of IT Payee and is not available automatically.

Adhoc Bonus to regular JCO/ORs

1. The conditions for the grant of Adhoc Bonus for the year 1999-2000 are given below.

2. Central Govt employees in group C and D and all non-Gazetted employees in group B will get 30 days emoluments as Adhoc Bonus for the year 1999-2000. Armed Forces personnel will also include under this provision. The calculation ceiling in Rs. 2500/-

3. Only those employees who were in service on 31/3/200 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 1999-2000 are eligible for Adhoc Bonus Prorate payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year.

4. The calculation method is given below.

Taking the calculation ceiling of Rs. 2500/- (where actual average emoluments exceed 2500/-) adhoc Bonus for 30 days would work out to Rs. 2500 x 30.4 = Rs. 2467.10 (rounded off to Rs 2467/-) 5. All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

6. The clarificatory orders issued vide MOF OM No 14(10) E.Coord/88 dt 04/10/88 as amended from time to time would hold good. (MOF No 14 (4) –E coord/99 dt 28/9/2000)

All JCOs will be eligible for grant of Adhoc Bonus for the years 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-2000 (GOI MOD No. 30(16)/96(Pay/Service dt 18/5/2001).

Adhoc Bonus to Armed Forces service personnel serving in IMTRAT, Bhutan

Adhoc Bonus is admissible to service personnel serving in IMTRAT Bhutan Bonus will be worked out on the emoluments they would have been entitled in India, but for their posting in IMTRAT, Bhutan (MO circular Memo No AT/11/0117/Pel dt 16/10/86)

Adhoc Bonus for Armed Forces Service personnel serving with project Dantak, Bhutan

Adhoc Bonus is admissible to service personnel serving in project Dantak, Bhutan, since the posting of service personnel in project Dantak is in public interest and it is admissible at par with personnel posted to IMTRAT, Bhutan. (CGDA New Delhi letter No AT/I/3508/Vol II dt 19/11/99).

AFPP Fund

In partial modification of Rule 7 of AFPPF Rules Temporary advance/final withdrawal from the AFPP Fund to JCOs (including Hony Commissioned officers) ORs and NCs(E) will be sanctioned by the commanding officer not below the rank of Lt Col and an equivalent officer of that rank if the Commanding Officer himself is below that rank.

The CO of the rank of the Lt Col may sanction the payment to any subscriber of an advance 116 consisting of not exceeding 3 months pay or half the amount standing to his credit in AFPPF whichever is less for one or more of the specified purpose for advance except for special reasons to be recorded in writing.

The CO of the rank of Lt Col can also sanction withdrawal for one or more of the specified purposes. Final withdrawal shall not ordinarily exceed half of such amount or 6 months pay whichever is less. The CO can sanction an amount in excess of this limit upto 75%of the balance at his credit in Fund taking into account.

(i) The object for which withdrawal is made. (ii) The status of the subscriber and . (iii) The amount to his credit in Fund. (GOI MOD letter No. 90350/AG/PS3(c)/12210/D (Pay/Service) dt 20/10/98)

Advances from AFPPF – purpose there of

1. To pay expenses in connection with prolonged illness of the applicant or any person actually dependent on him.

2. To meet travelling expenses for reasons of health or education of the applicant or any person actually dependant on him.

3. To meet obligatory expenses on a scale appropriate to the applicants’ status in connection with the marriage, funeral, or ceremonies on the subscriber to perform.

4. To meet expenses for the purchase and development of agricultural level.

5. To meet expenses in connection with the education of children or any person actually dependent on him or her.

6. To meet expenses in connection with study leave abroad-.

7. To meet expenses for legal proceedings under the contingencies stipulated under AO 11/S/58.

8. To meet initial charges for admission of sons or dependants to the NDA, Khadakvasla.

9. To purchase consumer durables such as TV, VCR/VCP, washing machine, cooking range, geysers, computers etc.

The competent authority can also sanction advances from AFPPF in exceptional cases to be recorded other than the reasons stated above. (Authority GOI MOD letter No 3/36293/AG/PS3(e) 2063/D (pay /service) dt 09/10/96).

Amount of Advance Admissible and conditions – (Temporary Advance)

Normal – there months pay or half the accumulation in the AFPPF whichever is less. (Rule 7 (2) e (i) of AFPPF Rules & MOD letter No 90350/AG/PS-3(e)/12210/D(Pay/Service) dt 20/10/98).

The advance is recoverable in maximum of not move than 24 equal monthly instalments. (Rule 7 (3) of AFPPF Ruler).

Consolidation of advances

When advance is granted before complete repayment of an earlier advance, the outstanding balance will be 117 added to the new advance and instalments for recovery re-fixed with reference to consolidated amount.

When the amount of advance exceeds three months pay not more than 36 monthly instalments.

Final withdrawal from AFPPF

Final withdrawal from AFPPF is admissible for the following purposes.

1. Purchase / construction of house including the cost of site /addition or alteration and reconstruction of house.

2. Purchase of house site and later for construction of house there on.

Note. For (a) and (b) the PBOR should have completed 20 years of service including former service in DSC. (Authority AO 461/73)

The provisions of GOI MOD letter No B/34785/AGI/PS3(3)(C)/6494 (Pen/Services) dt 15/12/1986 are not applicable to DSC personnel. They are governed by the provisions of AO 461/73) (Authority AHQ No 65739/DSC2 dt 5/9/95).

3. Meeting cost of higher education, including the travelling expenses of the subscriber or any child of the subscriber (on completion of 20 years service or within 10 years before date of superannuation).

4. Meeting expenditure in connection with betrothal / marriage of the subscriber or his sons/daughters or any other female relation actually dependant on him. (on completion of 20 years service including former service).

10. DSC personnel who have completed 15 yrs of service or who have less than 5 years to attain the age of superannuation may be allowed to make part final withdrawal from AFPPF for the purchase of motor cycle/school/moped etc. or for repaying Govt. loan already taken by them for the purpose subject to:-

(i) The Basic Pay should not be less than Rs.1500.00. The term basic pay will be as defined in SAI 4/S/66.

(ii) The amount of withdrawal is limited to Rs 8000/-. In case DSC personnel have already been allowed a withdrawal for the purpose of making these vehicles they will be eligible only for the balance amount for the purchase of such vehicle on allotment. Further the amount of withdrawal should not exceed 50% of the amount standing in the credit or actual price of the vehicle whichever in less.

(iii) If the PBOR is short of 6 months for completion of 15 years, competent authority can relax this condition and sanction advance refundable in not more than 36 instalments.

(iv) BPOR who has been sanctioned advance as (III) above can convert the outstanding amount of advance in final withdrawal on completion of 15 years.

(v) FW is allowed only on one occasion (GOI MOD No 65739/DSC/2/2183/DC Pay/service) dt 20/8/92.

Amount of advance admissible and conditions

Normal :- Half of AFPPF accumulation or 6 months pay whichever is less. 118 Special : Excess of the above amount upto 75% of the balance at his credit in fund. (GOI MOD letter No 90350/AG/PS-3(e)/12210/D (pay/service) dt 21/10/98) Grant of FW from AFPPF is admissible upto 90% of accumulation 12 months in advance of retirement or superannuation (GOI MOD No B/34785/AG/PS-3 (e)/4577/D(Pay/Service) dt 06/02/19991. Also applicable to DSC personnel vide CDA (ORs) South No AT/11/364/XXXIX dt 25/09/91.

Audit Points to be seen

1. Sanction of competent authority. 2. Special sanction under Rule 7.2 (e) (i) and (ii) accorded or not where necessary. 3. Instalmental recovery is in complete rupees and equally divisible. 4. The bill has been countersigned. 5. The Army No of the applicant relates to the number quoted in the sanction. 6. Sanctioning authority has stated the purpose and the instalment recovery in his sanction. 7. In case of consolidated loan the sanction is for the gross amount. 8. The application is duly recommended by the OC. 9. The bill has been signed by the subscriber over 1 rupee revenue stamp.

Payment of Interest on AFPP Fund accumulation (Balated Payment) JCO / ORs

The payment of interest upto the period mentioned against each may be authorised by the authorities shown below after they have personally satisfied that the delay in payment was occasioned by circumstances beyond the control of the subscriber or a person to whom such payment was to be made and in every such case the administrative delay involved in the matter has been fully investigated and action, as necessary, is taken:-

Upto six months - Pay & Accounts officer concerned Upto one year - Head of PAO Upto any period - CDA concerned (GOI MOD No A/38437/AG/PS 3(c) / DC (pay/service) dt 30/09/80).

Regarding final settlement of AFPPF Account

1. To watch receipt of payment - MO AT cir No. AT/2720 dt 22/03/74.

2. PBOR who absconds and - MO AT cir No. AT / 2730 dt 01/05/74. subsequently claims

AFPPF subscription

1. May reduce once at any time during the course of the year upto the minimum. 2. May enhance it twice during the course of the year. 3. Subcriptions to provident fund should cease only from the date of the subscriber ceases to be employee under Govt.

Exception

Retiring personnel in whose case no subscription will be recovered during the last three months of his service. (Authority Note (i) under para 86 OM (Fund part I 1979 edition).

Deposit Linked Insurance (DLI) Revised scheme for the subscriber of AFPP Fund 119 On the death of a subscriber the PBOR is entitled to receive the amount of AFPPF standing to his credit. In addition an amount equal to the average balance in the accounts during the 3 years immediately preceding the death of such subscriber subject to the following condition.

(i) The AFPPF balance at any time during the 3 years preceding the month of death should not have fallen below the limit of

(a) Rs 25000/- in the case of the PBOR holding a post in the scale of pay the maximum of which is Rs 12000/- or more.

120 (b) Rs 25000/- in the case of a PBOR holding a post in the scale of pay the maximum of which is Rs 9000/- or more but below Rs 12000/-.

(c) Rs 10000/- in the case of PBOR holding a post in the scale of pay the maximum of which is Rs 3500/- or more but below Rs 9000/-.

(d) Rs 6000/- in the case of a PBOR holding a post in the scale of pay the maximum of which is less than Rs 3500/-.

Conditions for grant

(i) The PBOR has put in at least 5 years of service.

(ii) Maximum payment of DLI is Rs 60000/-

(iii) Paid in whole Rupees (0.50 paise and above will be rounded off to the next higher Rupee)

(iv) The average balance shall be worked out on the basis of the balance at the credit in AFPPF of the subscriber at the end of each of 36 months preceding the month in which death occurs. For this purpose check the minimum prescribed in each month. The balance at the end of each month shall include the annual interest credited.

(v) The protection by section 3 of the provident Fund Act 1925 (Act 19 of 1925) does not apply to the sum payable under this scheme i.e. If the account of the PBOR is closed with debit balance the debit balance can be recovered from DLI.

The Accounts officers who are maintaining AFPP Fund have got the authority for making payment under DLI scheme. (Authority GOI MOD No AT/5518/AG/PS 3 (e) / 1250/DC pay / services dt 21/06/99 and CGDA Letter No FC/033/eorrs/vol IV dt 01/02/2000).

DLI in respect of PBOR who were declared missing while in service

DLI in respect of PBORs who were declared missing while in service as any sum payable under DLI is in the nature of insurance money, it is clarified that insurance amount of DLI in such cases is to be paid only after 7 years from the date of disappearance / presumption of death. (GOI MOD No 30 (98) / 86/ D (pay / services) dt 03/01/1991).

Missing

When a member of the Indian Armed forces is declared missing while in service the family will be paid the following benefits subject to adjustment of outstanding dues in r/o the missing personnel, if any .

(a) Immediately after the date of declaration of ids-appearance. The amount of salary due, leave encashment due and AFPPF amount subject to nomination made by missing personnel.

(b) After the lapse of one year from the date of declaration of disappearance / presumption of death.

121 (c) Family pension / DCR gratuity etc are admissible in normal conditions

2. The above benefits may be sanctioned after observing the following conditions.

(i) The family must lodge a report with the concerned police station and obtain a report that the employee has not been traced after all efforts had been made by the police

(ii) The claimant will be required to furnish an Indemnity Bond with two solvent sureties to the effect that all payments thus made will be recovered from the amount due to the person if he/she reappears and makes any claim.

3. The family can apply to the concerned authority for grant of family pension and DCR gratuity after one year from the date of declaration of disappearance of the service personnel in accordance with the procedure for sanction of family pension and DCR gratuity.

4. In the case of JCO / ORs the respective Record Office will process such cases with PAO. (Authority GOI MOD No 12 (16) /86/D pens/ services dt 03/06/88, 12 (16)/86/P pens/service dt 26/08/93).

Remittance of terminal credit balance and AFPPF accumulation at the time of final settlement of account of PBOR and payment of arrears due/further credit in respect of retired PBORs

(Authority : CGDA New Delhi Important circular No AT/I/3177-PC dt 24/08/2000).

At the instance of AHQ, the matter regarding remittance of terminal credit balance and AFPPF and accumulation at the time of final settlement of account of PBORs and payment of arrears due/further credit in respect of retired PBOR through cheque/Bank draft instead of cash was under examination in HQrs. Office. The revised procedure for payment of terminal balance and AFPP Fund accumulations through Bank draft or term deposit Receipt (TDR) scheme of SBI by Depot Battalion/Record Office was experimented in Corps of Arty, Nasik and Corps of Signals, Jabalpur. The working of revised procedure has been reviewed and it has been decided that this may be extended to PBOR of all Corps in Indian Army with immediate effect.

2. The revised procedure to be adopted in this regard is outlined below:-

(A) Procedure for payment of terminal credit balance and AFPP Fund accumulation at the time of final settlement of account.

(a) As per the revised procedure the Imprest Holder of Depot Battalion will obtain a crossed demand draft or TDR under scheme of SBI (as opted by PBOR) payable at location of choice of PBOR and hand over the same to the PBOR.

(b) As at present Acquittance will be obtained and Acquittance Roll will continue to be prepared and forwarded to PAO (ORs) along with Imprest account as hithertofore w.r.t. para 9 etc of FIPI.

(c) Bank charges for Demand draft, if any, will be borne by the individual only. Term Deposit Receipt (TDR) will be issued by SBI without any service charges.

(d) Complaints regarding non-receipt of Demand draft etc will be resolved by Depot Bn/Record Office and not by PAO. 122 (B) Revised procedure for payment of arrears due/further credit (s) in respect of retired PBORs.

(a) At present based on tender memos issued by PAO (ORs) a list of individuals is prepared and forwarded by Record Office to PAO (ORs) for issue of cheque in favour of Post Master for sending money order to concerned individuals at their addresses. Acknowledgements are received and proof of payment is verified by PAO(ORs). As per revised procedure a crossed demand draft will be issued in favour of individuals on a bank of their choice. For this purpose Record Office will, based on the Tender memo issued by PAO (ORs), prepare list of individuals to whom the amount on account of arrears / future credit where the amount due is Rs 1000/- and above. The list will contain names of Banks of individual’s choice.

123 (b) The above list will be forwarded to PAO (ORs) in similar manner of Final Settlement money order (FSMO) list for issue of cheque in the name of local Bank for issued of crossed Demand draft.

(c) The Bank charger for remittance on above account will be borne by Govt and will be compiled to code Head for MO commission. However, if the same are undelivered the remittance on second / subsequent occasion will be at the expense of the individual.

(d) The procedure for un-delivered Bank draft will be the same as presently in vogue for undelivered FSMO.

(e) The demand draft will be despatched to the retirees by Registered post with acknowledgement due. A proper record of the same will be maintained by Record Office for further reference. This will enable effective monitoring of despatch receipts of amounts due to retirees.

(f) The prescribed procedure for verification of proof of payment by PAO (ORs) will continue with reference to acknowledgement received from payees.

(g) Complaint regarding non-receipt of demand draft will be resolved by Record Office.

SECTION VIII

Advance, Honours, Awards

Bicycle advance

Advance for the purchase of bicycle is admissible to DSC personnel to the same extent and under the same conditions as for personnel of Regular Army. (AT 118/70 Rule 336 to 345 P & A Regns (ORs).

1. Amount of advance admissible is Rs 600/- or anticipated price of the bicycle inclusive of sales Tax whichever is less.

2. Admissible to JCO/ORs Whose basic pay does not exceed Rs 1750/-

3. JCOs/NCOs/ORs whose accounts exhibit debit balance will not be eligible to draw bicycle advance. In cases where the IRLA of the individual after drawing bicycle advance falls into debit he will be asked to refund the advance in cash.

4. The advance will be recovered in such number of equal monthly instalments, as elected but such number will not be more than 25.

5. The recovery shall commence with the first issue of pay after the advance is drawn.

6. Purchase should be made within one month from the date on which the advance is drawn and if the amount taken is in excess of the actual price paid, the balance should be refunded. Motor cycle/scooter/moped advance AI 54/66, AI 4/5/66, AI 64/72 MO AT circular AT/2694 dt 22/11/73 and Rule 346 to 348 P & A Regn (ORs) (Revised orders as per Vth pay commission awaited for PBORs)

124 1. Admissible to all JCO/NCOs excluding those who are serving in field/concessional areas and whose basic pay is RS 1500/- or more. However, the condition regarding basic pay can be relaxed by the sanctioning authority.

2. Maximum amount admissible should not exceed Rs 13000/- or eight months basic pay or anticipated price of motor cycle/scooter /moped whichever is the lowest.

3. Recovery should be made in not more than 70 instalments and the recovery should not extend beyond the date of his actual retirement / release.

4. The individual is not required to execute the agreement form or mortgage bond hypothecating the motor cycle/scooter/moped to the President.

Calculation of Bicycle/Scooter advance interest

(a) No of instalments x (Amt of advance + Rate of interest. 2

(b) Rate of interest X 1 100 12 Interest = a x b

Advances on the eve of important festivals (Pay Section circular No.19 dt 3.12.85)

DSC Personnel are entitled to Festival advance to the same extent and under the same conditions as personnel of the Regular Army. The amount of advance admissible is Rs.400 or one month’s pay (including rank / appointment pay and increments of pay). The advance will be admissible only on one occasion in a calendar year for members of each community serving in a Unit, even if the festival falls twice in that year. The paying officer shall endorse on the Acquittance Rolls a certificate to the effect that JCO/ORs to whom the advances has been paid belong to the community for which the occasion has been determined by the Area commander. ( AI 11/S/65) and AI 23/83.

Grant of advance of pay to DSC personnel affected by floods,

cyclones and other natural calamities of exceptional severity.

DSC personnel are entitled to flood etc advances to the same extent and under the same conditions as service personnel below commissioned rank in the Regular Army. The advance should not exceed one month’s pay (without allowances but including rank/appointment pay and GS pay where applicable) or Rs 500.00 whichever is less. The payment of advance will be made from Imprest Account on individual contingent bill subject to post audit by PAO. (GOI MOD letter No 65739/S/GS/DSC/4306/DC pay/service) dt 27/09/62 and AI 151/71).

Awards DSC personnel are authorised for the award of DSC medal class I & II. The award will be notified in AOs and Record Office DO II. Service limits

125 for eligibility for the awards and the gratuity attached there to are as under.

HAV/NK/LNK & Sepoy are eligible for DSC medal class I & II

1. DSC medal class - I

(a) Conditions Minimum service in DSC - 07 Years Combined service in DSC and Armed Forces - 15 Years

(b) Gratuity Rs 50/- to be paid in two annual instalments of Rs 25/- each (AI 97/65, AO 527/65).

2. DSC medal class II (Unnath Rakhsha Suraksh Corps Medal) This medal will be awarded to those DSC personnel who have not been awarded DSC medal class I and who are under transfer or have been transferred there to since the last issue.

(a) Conditions Minimum service in DSC - 07 years Combined service in DSC and Armed Forces - 15 years

(ii) Gratuity - Nil

Composite Transfer Grant wef 01/10/99

1. Admissible to PBOR when transferred form one place to another place on permanent transfer. The composite transfer grant is admissible for both transfers beyond 20 Km as well as within 20 Km.

Rate Admissible

Move with family or family Moving single moved by SPR or from SPR to New Duty Station

1. For transfer beyond 20 km One months basic pay 80% of months basic pay 2. For transfer within 20 kms or within 1/3rd of basic pay 1/3rd of 80% of basic pay. the same city which involves a charge of residence

Note :- Basic pay includes classification allowance also.

2. Composite transfer grant is also admissible to PBOR moving as a part of body of troops when such move of unit is for beyond 180 days. Composite transfer grant is admissible to PBORs on deployment in counter insurgerncy operations where their stay exceeds 180 days and temporary duty is converted as permanent transfer in terms of Rule 56 and 91 of TR.

3. Composite transfer grant includes daily allowance for self and family, packing allowance, cash allowance on transfer, road mileage allowance for journeys from and to Railway Station, Bus stand and residence at old and new duty station. Hence the above allowance i.e. Daily allowance (posting DA) family DA, packing allowance, cash allowance on transfer, RMA are not admissible in addition on permanent transfer. (Authority GOI MOD letter No 12630/Q Move/3198/D (Mov)/98 dt 28/10/98 and clarification issued vide Min of Def Fin/QA/ID Nos. 783/QA/2000 dt 24/01/2000).

126 4. As regards admissibility of CTG to service personnel on their deployment to CI/operations where their stay exceeds 180 days they become entitled to CTG and for this the temporary duty is required to be reclassified as permanent transfer as per Rule 56 & 91 of TR. Entitlement of CTG is as follows: -

(i) When moving with family to a new duty station – one month’s basic pay.

(ii) When moving alone to a new duty station and his – one month’s basic pay. family also moves from old duty station to SPR/home town or from SPR/home town to a duty station

127 5. CTG to PBOR moving as a part of body of troops will be admissible only when such move of the unit is for a period of more than 180 days. The entitlement of CTG with reference to move of the family will be as per entitlement above. (MOD ID No 783/QA/2000 dt 24/01/2000).

6. Move of PBOR posted from their last unit to Depot Bn for completing discharge formalities cannot be treated as permanent move and hence not entitled to draw CTG. CTG is admissible for move from Depot Bn to home or choice station and this has to be notified by the last unit i.e. Depot Bn. Adjustment will be done by the PAO at the time of final settelment of account with reference to DO II. PBOR locally discharged/released from their last unit without reporting to the Depot Bn. of the centre are entitled to receive CTG and this will be notified by the last unit from which the have proceeded on discharge/release and will be adjusted by PAO at the time of FS. No daily allce or ration allce is admissible to the PBOR for their journey period in conjunction with their permanent duty move as all the transfer incidentals have been included in the CTG w.r to note below para 2(B) of Annexure to GOI MOD letter No 12630/Q MOV (e)/3198/D(Move)/98 dt 28/10/98. (AHQ letter No A/20038/MP(I of R) dt 28/04/2000, EDP Instruction IO No 96 dt 25/04/2000).

7. To become eligible for CTG to a PBOR moving with body of troops the move of the unit is for a period of more than 180 days. If the move of the unit is within 180 days CTG is not admissible.

8. It has been clarified by AHQ vide their No.A/65739/DSC-1 dated 26.03.99 that provisions relating to travelling allowance entitlement applicable to Armed Forces Personnel are equally applicable to DSC also.

9. If a PBOR posted (As individual move) to a new unit located in a new station and subsequently again posted to another unit located in a different station within 180 days of earlier posting CTG is admissible provided transfer involves change of station / residence beyond within 20 Kms from each other /same station as the case may be. (EDP Instruction order No 97/2000).

Financial Relief to the families of JCO/ORs & NCs(E) who die whole in service

The family of a JCO and OR (including those of DSC or of an NCs(E)) consequent on the death of the individual will be paid as immediate relief an advance to the extent of maximum of Rs. 1000/-. The advance will be payable in respect of an individual who dies while in service (whether on duty or on leave with or without pay). The advance will be based on the rate of pay appropriate to the substantive rank held by the deceased soldier on the date of his death. The amount advanced will be adjusted by the PAO against, the arrears of pay and allowances and provident fund balance or any other payments that may be due to the deceased at the time of final settlement of account (Authority AI 56/68).

128 LIST OF ORDERS NUMBER AND DATE OF ORDERS AND SUBJECT

FORMATION OF DSC GAZETTE NOTIFICATION NO.1121 DT. 26/4/47 MOD NO.C/61/DDC DT. 23/4/48, MOD NO.C-20(21) 56/1014/D(15) DT. 25/4/47 & AO 483/58

DUTIES OF DSC PARA-2 ANNEXURE ‘E’ TO DSC ADM. INSTRUCTION PARA-2 (d) OF DSC ADM. INSTRUCTION

ENROLMENT PARA-138 & 139 RECTG.REGN.AS RECONSTRUCTED BY CS NO.29/IV/67 & 30/IV/67

TERMS OF MOD LETTER NO.TER/257/MDSC/1747/D(PS) ENGAGEMENT DT. 23/3/56

MAXIMUM OF MOD NO.65730/D/DSC-2/968-C/D(GS-IV) ENGAGEMENT DT.9/11/76

INITIAL PERIOD MOD NO.65730/DSC-2/390-C/D(GS-IV)/94 OF ENGAGEMENT DT.16/12/85 AS AMENDED VIDE MOD COR NO.65730/DSC-2/295/F(MOV)/94 DT.3/2/94

MAXIMUM AGE MOD NO.65730/DSC-1/DC MOD/99 DT. FOR RE-ENROLMENT 22/2/99 AFTER V CPC

SCALE OF PAY WEF SAI 3/S/86 1/1/86

SCALE OF PAY WEF SAI 1/S/98 1/1/96 & 10/10/97

APPT. PAY/EXTRA SAI 1/S/98 DUTY ALLCE WEF 1/1/96

FIXATION OF PAY SAI 1/S/98 ON 1/1/96

FIXATION OF PAY CGDA NO.AT/1/3510-IV (ARMY) DT. AFTER COUNTING 29/2/88 OF FORMER SERVICE IN RESPECT OF PERSONNEL RE-ENROLLED IN DSC AFTER 1/1/86

129 FIXATION OF PAY ON MO AT CIRCULAR NO.3307 DT. PROMOTION FROM 17/11/90 GOI MOF DEPT OF EXPDR ONE RANK TO A OM NO.7(2)/E-III/87 DT. 26/8/88 HIGHER RANK AFTER 1/1/86

SPECIAL INCREMENT GOI MIN.OF FIN.(DEPTT OF EXPDR) FOR STERILISATION OM NO.7(39)-E/III/79 DT. 4/12/99 OPERATION MOD NO.B/37263/AG PS-3 (b) /1502/ D(PAY/SERVICES) DT. 18/4/1980

NORMS ADOPTED AFTER GOI MOD NO.D/37263/AG/PS-3(b)/ V CPC FOR STRINC 2109/D(PAY/SERVICES) DT.14/10/99

SERVICE INCREMENTS RULE 7 & 51 OF P&A (ORS)

EFFECT OF NON- MO PT-I OO NO.290/74 CGDA QUALIFYING SERVICE NO.AT/II/2088/VOL-XIX DT. ON POSTPONEMENT OF 4/11/81 INCREMENT ALLOWED FROM THE FIRST OF THE MONTH

CHILDREN EDUCATION AO 15/90, RULE 135, 136, 137 ALLCE P&A(ORS) AS AMENDED VIDE CS NO.127/IV/97

RE-IMBURSEMENT OF AO 15/90, RULE 214, P&A REGN. TUTION FEE (ORS)

HOSTEL SUBSIDY AO 15/90, RULE 168 P&A REGN (ORS) AS AMENDED VIDE CS NO.128/IV/97

SUBSIDY FOR PURCHASE APPENDIX-B TO AO 15/90 OF BOOKS

CILQ RULE 279, 280, 281, 284, 287, 290 P&A REGN. ORS GOI MOD NO.1(6)/86/D(PAY/SERVICES) DT. 17/11/86

CONSERVANCY RULE 282 P& A REGN.ORS ALLCE

FIELD SERVICE GOI MOD NO.37269/AG/PS-3(a)/ CONCESSIONS 90/DSC(PAY/SERVICES) DT. CFA/CMFA 13/1/94

REVISION OF GOI MOD NO.1(26/97/XX/D(PAY/ RATES OF CFA/ SERVICES) DT. 29/2/2000 CMFA

130 RATIONALISATION OF GOI MOD NO.90099/AG-3(b)/512/ CFA/CMFA WEF DS(PAY/SERVICES) DT.26/3/96 1/1/96

POINTS TO BE SEEN MOD LR.NO.A/02584/AG/PS-3(a)/ WHILE AUDITING 97/5/D(PAY/SERVICES) DTD PART-II ORDERS 25/1/64 NOTIFYING CFA/ CMFA

SPECIAL COMPENSATORY GOI MOD 37269/C-1/AG/PS-3(a)/ COUNTER INSURGENCY 121/D(PAY/SERVICES) DT. ALLCE 14/1/94

REVISION OF SCCIA MOD NO.1(26)/97/XX/D(PAY/ RATE WEF 1/5/99 SERVICES) DT. 29/2/2000

SIACHEN ALLCE GOI MOD 1(2)/91/D(PAY/SERVICES) DT. 13/1/94

HIGH ALTITUDE MOD NO.1(26)/97/XX/D(PAY/ ALLCE SERVICES ) DT. 29/2/2000

SPECIAL MOD NO.1(26)/97/IV/D(PAY/ COMPENSATORY SERVICES) DT. 29/2/2000 REMOTE LOCALITY ALLCE

MUFTI CLOTHING MOD NO.121/MDSC/8765/D/1(a) ALLCE DT. 21/1/48 AS AMENDED VIDE AI 123/69 AND GOI MOD NO.3(4)/97/D(PAY/SERVICES) DT. 8/1/98

OUTFIT ALLCE GOI MOD NO.A/70445/DSC-1/ 2884/DC MOV D/2000 DT. 6/9/2000

PMHA MOD 90099/AG/PS-3(b)/984 & 1104/D(PAY/SERVICES) DT. 7/7/97

FUNERAL ALLCE RULE-163, 164 & 165 P&A REGN (ORS) AND GOI MOD NO.3(4)/ 97-D(PAY/SERVICES) DT.8/1/98

COMPENSATORY RULE-116 & 123 P&A REGN CITY ALLCE (ORS), AO 205/74, AI 166/5 & AI 43/83

131 HILL COMPENSATORY RULE-116, 117, 123 P&A REGN ALLCE (ORS)

DEARNESS ALLCE RULE-139, 142, 143, 144, 145 P&A REGN (ORS)

RATION ALLCE RULE 172, 173, 174 P&A REGN(ORS) AI 166/70 & AI 28/90

INTER-SERVICE AI 18/76 NEW RATION ALLCE

SPECIAL RATION GOI MOD DEPTT. OF DEF RES & DEV ALLCE TO THE NO.ADMIN/RD-28/87116/1617/D(R&D) PERSONNEL DT. 15/5/2001 DEPLOYED AT DRDO PROJECT

TRANSPORT ALLCE GOI MOD NO.12630/TPTA/Q MOV CC/208/D(MOV)/98 DT. 20/2/98

ANNUAL LIFE MOD NO.88270/DS-PII/221/DO II CYCLE CLOTHING DT. 17/1/97 CGDA NO.AT/3154-II ALLCE DT. 8/10/97

ROAD MILEAGE MOD NO.12630/Q MOV/3198/D(MOV)/ ALLCE FOR TY.DUTY C/98 DT. 28/1/98 MOVE

REVISION OF RATES MOD 12600/Q MOV/C 4512/D(MOV)/ OF DAILY ALLCE 87 DT. 20/10/87

COMMENCEMENT GOI MOD NO.71328/GS/DSC/3428/DC OF LEAVE AND (GS-IV) DT. 5/6/62 CONCESSION OF ADDL. LEAVE

PREFIXING/ MOD NO.TER/258/MDSC/7212/D(IS)/ SUFFIXING 54 DT. 24/11/54 HOLIDAYS TO LEAVE

LEAVE TO AO 38/65 PERSONNEL SUFFERING FROM SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE 132 QUANTUM OF MOD NO.71377/DSC-2/166/CD CASUAL LEAVE (GS-IV) DT. 1/3/77

QUANTUM OF MOD NO.71377/DSC-2/166/CD ANNUAL LEAVE (GS-IV) DT. 1/3/77

QUANTUM OF MOD NO.156457/PS-4(a) DT. ACCUMULATED 17/3/47 AL

QUANTUM OF MOD NO.TER/258/MDSC/4834/ ACCUMULATED AI/D(GS-IV) DT. 17/9/1953 AL TO GURKHA PERSONNEL

COMPASSIOANTE MOD TER/258/MDSC DT. 26/7/58 LEAVE

QUANTUM OF MOD TER/257/MDSC/1747/DIS SICK LEAVE DT. 23/3/56

COMMENCEMENT MOD NO.A/01283/AG/PS-2(b)/7501/ OF SICK LEAVE D(AG-II) DT. 6/5/67

SANCTIONING ADMIN INSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR 116B(II-C) TERMINAL LEAVE

LEAVE PENDING MOD 74317/GS-DSC-2/2055/D(AG-II) RETIREMENT DT.23/3/66

LEAVE PENDING MOD 78268/DSC-2/1465/D(AG-II) INVALIDMENT DT. 6/3/99

SPECIAL CASUAL MOD 65736/DSC-2/225-C/D(GS-IV) LEAVE WHILE DT. 25/6/83 UNDERGOING STERLISATION OPERATION

REGULARISATION MOD NO.69948/GS/DSC-2/1273-A/ OF IRREGULAR D(GS-IV) DT. 2/5/64 EXCESS GRANT AND OVERSTAYAL OF CASUAL LEAVE

OVERSTAYAL OF MOD 65736/GS-IV/DSC/1223/D(GS-IV) ANNUAL LEAVE DT. 9/4/59 BEYOND ONE’S CONTROL OTHER THAN OWN 133 SICKNESS & NATURAL CALAMITIES

OVERSTAYAL OF MOD NO.80878/DSC-2/962-C/D(GS-IV) ANNUAL LEAVE DT. 20/3/71 DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES

EXCESS/IRREGULAR MOD 90716/REDEL/AG/PS-2(b)/776/D(AG) GRANT OF ALL DT. 16/2/82 KINDS OF LEAVE UPTO 60 DAYS

REGULARISATION OF MOD 80878/DSC-2/962-C/D(GS-IV) GRANT OF AL DT. 20/3/71 BEFORE COMPLETION OF 6 MONTHS

REGN. OVERSTAYAL MOD 75140/GS/DSC-2/2001/C/D(GS-IV) OF AL/ACCUMMULATED DT. 8/8/66 AL DUE TO OWN SICKNESS

REGN.OF EXCESS GRANT MOD 82058/DSC-(d)/804/C/D(GS-IV) OVERSTAYAL OF DT. 6/7/72 SICK LEAVE

ENCASHMENT OF AL MOD NO.71377/DSC-2/III-C/D(GS-IV) DT. 22/2/80

SERVICE GRATUITY- REGN 140 PR PT-I ELIGIBILITY

DEATH-CUM- MOD NO.1(5)/87/D(PENSION/SERVICES) RETIREMENT GRATUITY DT 30/10/87 ELIGIBILITY

DCR GRATUITY CAN CDA CHENNAI NO.AT/1/4003/GEN/VOL-V BE CLAIMED AT THE DT. 4/4/2000 TIME OF FS

COUNTING OF FORMER CHAPTER-IV PR PT-I & PARA-3 (e) OF SERVICE AI 3/S/56 AS RECONSTRUCTED VIDE COR NO.63/62(AI/123/62)

CONDITION OF COUNTING REGN 126 PR PT-I OF FORMER SERVICE

FOREFEITURE OF REGN 123 (a) PR PT-1 SERVICE AND ITS RESTORATION 134 BELATED CLAIMS FOR REGN 89 PR PT-II COUNTING OF FORMER SERVICE

135 FORFEITURE OF PAY & ALLOWANCES

DESERTION RULE 51 P & A REGN (ORS)

IMPRISONMENT/FIELD RULE 51(e) P & A REGN. (ORS) PUNISHMENT

SALIENT FEATURES OF TB CASES AO 150/75

DEBIT BALANCE IN EFFECTIVE AO 32/80, PARA 278, 279 OM PT-X VOL-I, IRLA RULE 311,318,323 P & A REGN. (ORS)

CLAIMIMG OF DERSER’S SAO 10/S/76 CREDIT BALANCE

PAY BOOK

LOSS OF PAY BOOK SAO 12/2/82

CLOSED PAY BOOK AT CIRCULAR NO.3352/91 DT 11/12/91

ARMY GROUP INSURANCE SAO 6/S/76 AND SAO 5/5/78

BONUS ON CREDIT BALANCE RULE 108 P& A REGN.(ORS) & MO AT/2425 OF 1971.

TIME BARRED CLAIM RULE 188 FR PT I AS AMENDED VIDE CS NO. 12/VII/96

IRRECOVERABLE DEBIT BALANCE RULE 177 (iii) FR PT-I

AUDIT REPORT-DIFFERENT TYPES AO 63/82 OF AUDIT REPORT AND COMPETENT AUTHORITIES TO AUTHENTICATE THE AUDIT REPORT

RE-IMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL AO 32/81, AO 122/63 CLAIMS

TREASURY RECEIPT (MRO) PARA 146 OM PT-X VOL-I

INCOME TAX RECOVERIES RULE 20 (ii) FR PT II, PARA 156,339 & 340 OM PT-X VOL-I

RECOVERY OF INCOME TAX CGDA CIRCULAR NO.AT/1/3514 DT. 17/8/2000

ADHOC BONUS TO JCOS/ORS MOF OM NO.14(10) E COORD/88 CLARIFICATORY ORDERS DATED 4.10.88

ADHOC BONUS TO JCOS GOI MOD NO.30(16)/96(PAY/SERVICES) DATED 18.05.2001.

136 AFPP FUND

ADVANCES FROM AFPPF MOD NO.3/36923/AG/PS3(3) 2063/D/ (PAY/SERVICES) DT.09.10.96

FINALWITHDRAWAL-PURPOSE MOD NO.65739/DSC/2/2183/DSC THEREOF (PAY/SERVICES) DT.20.8.92

PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO FUND MOD NO.A/38437/AG/PS-3(c)/DC (PAY/SERVICES) DT.30.09.80

DEPOSIT LINKED INSURANCE MOD NO AT/5518/AG/PS-3 (e)/1250/DC (PAY/SERVICES) DT.26.10.99 CGDA NO. FC/033/CORRS/VOL-IV DT. 01.02.2000.

MISSING GOI MOD 12(16)/86/D (PENS/SERVICES) DT. 3.6.88 AS AMENDED VIDE 12(16) 86/ P PENS/SERVICES DT. 26.8.93.

REMITTANCE OF TERMINAL CGDA NO.AT/1/3177/PC DT. 20/4/2000 CREDIT BALANCE AND AFPPF ACCUMMULATION AND PAYMENT OF ARREARS DUE/ FURTHER CREDIT IN RESPECT OF RETIRED PBORs

BICYCLE ADVANCE AT/118/70, RULE-336 P&A (ORS)

MOTOR CYCLE/SCOOTER/ AI/54/66, AI 4/S/66 & AI 64/72 MOPED ADVANCE

FESTIVAL ADVANCE AI /11/S/65 & AI/23/83

FLOOD ADVANCE AI/151/71

UNNATH SURAKSHA AI/97/65 & AO 525/65 CORPS MEDAL

COMPOSITE TRANSFER MOD 12630/Q MOV/3168/D GRANT (MOV)/98 DT. 28/10/98 & CLARIFICATION ISSUED VIDE MOD FIN/QA/ID NOS.783/QA/2000 DT. 24/1/2000, AHQ LR NO.A/20038/ MP (I OF R) DT. 28/4/2000, EDP INSTRUCTION IO NO.96 DT.25/4/2000

137 FINANCIAL RELIEF TO AI/56/68 THE FAMILIES OF JCO/ORs WHO DIE WHILE IN SERVICE

138 A Pg No.

1. APPOINTMENT PAY 8

2. ADDL. INCREMENT 9

3. ANNUAL LIFE CYCLE CLOTHING(ALCCA) 32

4. ANNUAL LEAVE 36

5. ACCUMMULATED ANNUAL LEAVE 38

6. ANNUAL/ACCUMMULATED AL TO GURKHA PERSONNEL 38

7. ARMY GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME 55

8. AUDIT REPORT 56

9. ADHOC BONUS TO JCO/ORS 60

10. ADHOC BONUS TO ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL SERVING IN IMTRAT, BHUTAN 60

11. ADHOC BONUS TO ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL SERVING WITH PROJECT DANTAK, BHUTAN 60

12. AFPPF 60

13. ADVANCES FROM AFPPF – PURPOSE THEREOF 61

14. AMOUNT OF ADVANCE ADMISSIBLE AND CONDITIONS(TY.ADV.) 61 B

1. BUNCHING CASES 9

2. BONUS ON CREDIT BALANCE 56

3. BICYCLE ADVANCE 66

1. CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLCE 15

2. CILQ (COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF QUARTERS) 17 139 3. CONSERVANCY ALLCE 20

4. COMPOSITE PERSONAL MAINTENANCE ALLCE – PMHA 26

5. COMPENSATORY CITY ALLOWANCE 27

6. COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF LEAVE 34

7. CONVEYANCE 35

8. CASUAL LEAVE 36

9. COMPASSIONATE LEAVE 39

10. COUNTING OF FORMER SERVICE 48

11. COMPOSITE TRANSFER GRANT 68 D

1. DATE OF INCREMENT IN THE REVISED SCALE EFFECTIVE FROM 1/1/96 9

2. DEARNESS ALLCE 29

3. DIET CHARGES 31

4. DAILY ALLCE TO THE SERVICE PERSONNEL 33

5. DEATH-CUM-GRATUITY 47

6. DEBIT BALANCE IN EFFECTIVE IRLAS 53

7. DESERTER CASES 54

8. DEPOSIT LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME 63

9. DSC MEDAL (UNNATH RAKSHA SURAKSHA CORPS MEDAL) 67 E

1. ENROLMENT 4

2. EFFECTIVE OF NON-QUALIFYING SERVICE ON POSTPONEMENT OF INCREMENT ALLOWED FROM THE 140 FIRST OF THE MONTH 14

3. EXTENSION OF LEAVE 35

4. ENTITLEMENT OF LEAVE 37

5. ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE 46

6. ENCASHMENT OF LEAVE, ENTITLEMENT OF JCOs/ORs WHO DIE IN HARNESS 46 F

1. FIXATION OF PAY 6

2.FIXATION OF PAY AFTER COUNTING OF FORMER SERVICE- EFFECTIVE FROM 1/1/86 9

3. FIXATION OF PAY ON PROMOTION FROM A LOWER RANK TO A HIGHER RANK 11

4. FORFEITURE OF P&A 52

5. FAMILY ALLOTMENT – HONY. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 57

6. FINAL WITHDRAWAL FROM AFPPF & CONDITIONED 62

7. FINAL SETTLEMENT OF AFPPF 63

8. FESTIVAL ADVANCE 67

9. FINAL RELIEF TO THE FAMILIES OF JCOs/ORs WHO DIE WHILE IN SERVICE 69

1. GENERAL 4 H

1. HOSTEL SUBSIDY 17

2. HIGH ALTITUDE ALLCE 24

141 3. HIGHLY ACTIVE FIELD AREA ALLCE 24

4. HILL COMPENSATORY ALLCE 29 I

1. IRRECOVERABLE DEBIT BALANCE IN NE IRLA 56

2. INCOME TAX RECOVERIES 58

3. INTEREST ON AFPPF ACCUMMULATION 63

4. INTEREST – CALCULATION OF BICYCLE, SCOOTER ADVANCE 67 L

1.LEAVE 34

2. LEAVE TO PERSONNEL SUFFERING FROM STD 35

3. LEAVE SANCTIONING AUTHORITY 36

4. LEAVE PENDING RETIREMENT 39

5. LEAVE PENDING INVALIDMENT 40

6. LIFE INSURANCE POLICY 55 M

1. MISSING 64

2. MOTOR CYCLE/SCOOTER/MOPED ADVANCE 66

O 1. OUTFIT ALLCE 26

2. OVERPAYMENT 58 P

1. PAY GROUP 7

142 2. PREFIXING AND SUFFIXING HOLIDAYS TO LEAVE 35

3. PAY BOOK 55

4. PAYMENT OF ARREARS DUE /FURTHER CREDIT IN RESPECT OF RETIRED, PBORs THROUGH CHEQUE/ BANK DRAFT 65 R

1. RECRUITMENT 5

2. RATES OF APPOINTMENT PAY 8

3. RATION ALLCE 30

4. ROAD MILEAGE ALLCE 32

5. REGN. OF IRREGULAR/EXCESS GRANT & OVERSTAYAL OF CL 41

6. REGN. OF IRREGULAR EXCESS GRANT & OVERSTAYAL OF AL 42

7. REGN. OF OVERSTAYAL OF ANNUAL/ACCUMULATED AL DUE TO OWN SICKNESS 44

8. REGN OF EXCESS GRANT/OVERSTAYAL OF SICK LEAVE 46

9. REIMBURSEMENT OF RAILWAY RESERVATION CHARGES/ SLEEPER CHARGES 57

10. REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL CLAIM 57

11.REIMBURSEMENT OF TERMINAL CREDIT BALANCE AND AFPPF ACCUMMULATION AT THE TIME OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNT 65 S

1. SCALE OF PAY 6

2. SPECIAL INCREMENT FOR STERILISATION SERVICE INCREMENTS 12

3. SUBSIDY FOR PURCHASE OF BOOKS 17

4. SPECIAL COMPENSATORY COUNTER INSURGENCY ALLCE 24

5. SIACHEN ALLCE 24

143 6. SPECIAL COMPENSATORY (REMOTE LOCALITY) ALLCE 25

7. SPECIAL RATION ALLCE TO DSC PERSONNEL DEPLOYED AT DRDO PROJECT 31

8. SICK LEAVE 39

9. SPECIAL CASUAL LEAVE FOR STERILISATION OPERATION 41

10. SERVICE GRATUITY 47 T

1. TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT 5

2. TUTION FEE – REIMBURSEMENT 16

3. TRANSPORT ALLCE 31

4. TERMINAL LEAVE 39

5. TB/LEPROSY CASES 52

6. TIME BARRED CLAIMS 56

7. TREASURY RECEIPTS (MRO) 58

144