Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

Pensions 151
Note :- Every application for pension shall includes a certificate to the following effect -
"I hereby declare that I have neither applied for nor received any pension or gratuity in respect of
any portion of the service included in this application and in respect of which pension or gratuity
is claimed herein, nor shall I submit an application hereafter without quoting a reference
to this application and the orders which may be passed thereon.
If the applicant has already received a gratuity, or is in receipt of a pension, the certificate
shall be modified to show the nature and amount of such gratuity or pension,
the period of service in respect of which it is paid and by whom it is paid.
Rule 9.24
9.24. Avoidance of delay in submission of pension papers. - Delay in the submission
of applications for pension causes great hardship to the officers concerned. Submission
of pension papers should not be delayed pending recovery of monies due. Officers should
state prominently that a recovery is due, and leave Government to direct the recovery
from the pension.
Rule 9.25
9.25. Submission of pension application. - The application should be forwarded with
a covering letter to :-
(a) The Deputy Inspector-General, in case of wound and other extraordinary pensions,
who will forward it through the Inspector-General for the orders of Government.
(b) The Inspector-General, in cases of police officers drawing pay of Rs. 45 and under.
(c) The Accountant-General in all other cases.
Rule 9.26
9.26. Anticipatory pensions. - When the Accountant-General sends a memorandum
of services verified by him of police officers on pay exceeding Rs. 40 per mensem, he
sends with it a form and certain directions required under Article 925, Civil Service Regulations.
If the applicant is willing to receive pension in anticipation of sanction, the form
should be filled in, signed and submitted in accordance with the directions.
Rule 9.27
9.27. Sanction of pension. - (1) A claim to a pension by a police officer on pay not exceeding
Rs. 40 per mensem, only for the period of continuous and verified service in the
force in which at the time of his application he is serving, may, if admissible under the
strict letter of the rules, be allowed by the Inspector-General and reported to the Accountant-General
with the necessary particulars for identification.
(2) In the case of all other enrolled police officers, i.e., officers on pay exceeding Rs.
40, and those on pay not exceeding Rs. 40 whose services have not been continuous in the
force in which at the time of application they are serving, the pension papers shall be first
submitted to the Accountant-General for a report on the claim to pension, and on receipt
of his report final orders will be passed :-
(a) by the Inspector-General in cases of inspectors and officers on pay not exceeding
Rs. 40 per mensem.
(b) by Deputy Inspectors General, in cases of upper subordinates other than inspectors.
(3) When a pension has been sanctioned, the application together with all connected papers,
will be returned to the Accountant-General for issue of a payment order, and the
sanctioning order will be forwarded to the Superintendent for delivery to the pensioner
(vide Article 326, Civil Account Code, Volume II and Articles 939 to 943, Civil Service
Regulations). In the case of officers on pay not exceeding Rs. 40 per mensem, only the
application with (a) the original request of the applicant for pension; (b) the last pay certificate;
(c) the invaliding roll, if any; and (d) thumb and finger impression slips in