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Nabhi's Compilation of CCS Pension Rules, published by A Nabhi Publication, is the standard working compilation of the pension law applicable to Central Government civil servants — the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 set out rule by rule, with the relevant Government of India orders, DoPT instructions and decisions of the Comptroller and Auditor General printed under the rule they explain. This is the 2nd Revised Edition. 815 pages, paperback.

Pension is the one branch of service law in which almost every question is answered by an order rather than by the rule itself. The rule states the entitlement; the office memorandum decides how qualifying service is counted, what emoluments are reckoned, how the family pension is apportioned between two claimants, and what happens when the papers reach the Accounts Officer late. A compilation is therefore worth more than a commentary here, and Nabhi's is the one most Central Government establishment sections keep on the desk.

Key Features

• 2nd Revised Edition, published by Nabhi Publications
• CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 in full, with the relevant GOI orders arranged under each rule
• Extraordinary Pension Rules, 2023 incorporated
• Government of India decisions, DoPT instructions and C&AG decisions printed in place
• Organised in 14 chapters following the scheme of the Rules
• 815 pages · Paperback · English
• ISBN 9788196084257

Contents

CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 along with relevant GOI Orders. Preliminary and definitions; general conditions and the conditions subject to which pension is granted; qualifying service — what counts, what is forfeited, and the counting of past service, military service and service in an autonomous body; emoluments and average emoluments; the classes of pension — superannuation, retiring, invalid, compensation and compassionate allowance; retirement gratuity and death gratuity; family pension, including enhanced family pension, the entitlement of a widowed or divorced daughter and of a disabled child, and family pension to more than one claimant; dearness relief; the sanction, authorisation and payment of pension; and the withholding or withdrawal of pension under the disciplinary provisions.

Extraordinary Pension Rules, 2023. Disability pension and family pension where death or disablement is attributable to government service.

Commutation of Pension Rules. The portion that may be commuted, the commutation table, the effect on the pension drawn, and restoration after fifteen years.

Medical Examination Rules. The CCS (Medical Examination) Rules as they apply to commutation and to invalid pension.

Nomination Rules. The Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules and the nomination for gratuity.

Premature Retirement. Retirement in the public interest and voluntary retirement, the notice period, and the pensionary consequences.

Change Over from CPF to Pension Scheme. The option to switch from the Contributory Provident Fund to the pension scheme and its effect on past service.

Payment of Pro rata Retirement Benefits to PSU etc. Absorbees. Government servants permanently absorbed in a public sector undertaking or autonomous body, and the pro rata benefits payable to them.

Immediate Relief to the Family on Death of a Government Servant. Provisional family pension, the immediate relief payable, and compassionate appointment.

Payment of Pension through Banks Scheme. The scheme for disbursement of pension through authorised banks, the PPO, life certificates and the role of the Central Pension Accounting Office.

The Pensions Act, 1871 and allied provisions are carried in the appendices.

Who Should Buy This Book?

• Establishment and administration sections of Central Government ministries, departments and offices
• Pay and Accounts Officers and Drawing and Disbursing Officers
• Officers processing pension papers and PPOs
• Central Government employees approaching superannuation, and pensioners
• Pension disbursing branches of banks and CPAO staff
• Candidates for departmental and LDCE examinations where the Pension Rules are prescribed
• Advocates and consultants appearing before the Central Administrative Tribunal in pension matters
• Welfare associations of pensioners, and office and institutional libraries

Why Choose This Book?

The CCS (Pension) Rules were recast in 2021, replacing the 1972 Rules that a generation of establishment staff had learned by heart. The rule numbers changed, and so did the cross references in every order issued before that date. A current compilation that prints the 2021 rule with the orders already mapped to it removes the step that causes most of the errors — reading a 2018 office memorandum against a 2021 rule number.

The second practical reason is the arrangement. Orders on pension are issued piecemeal, over decades, by more than one authority; finding them on a portal means knowing the date or the number. Printed under the rule they qualify, they can be found by the question instead — which is how the question actually arrives at the establishment section's desk.