Counting of Ad-hoc Period Temporary or Officiating Service towards Qualifying Service for Pension 12.09.2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Qualifying Service
Kindly refer to your letter bearing No. No,II FD(TT)2-11/2019Misc.) dated 17.08.2022 on the subject note above.
2. The case has been examined and it is observed that Mr. Asghar Ali Nadeem was appointed as Lecturer on ad-hoc basis. Thereafter, his services were terminated and then regularized in compliance of Court’s Order. Ex-post factor sanction in extension of ad-hoc period was granted from the date of termination to the date of joining after regularization with the approval of Chief Minister / Competent Authority vide order dated No.SO((CE-II) 1-14/2009 dated 19.07.2010 (copy enclosed). His intervening period between termination and date of joining after regularization was treated as EOL (without pay). Thus, ad-hoc service was regularized by giving extension by the Competent Authority / Chief Minister. So there is no gap in his ad-hoc service.
3. Since the intervening period in respect of Mr. Asghar Ali Nadeem has already been treated as EOL (without pay) by the Competent Authority, therefore, there is no gap between his first joining on ad-hoc basis and regularization. Rule 2.3(ii) of Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules provides as under (copy enclosed):
“Temporary and officiating service followed by confirmation shall also count for pension or gratuity.”
4. In view of the above, the qualifying service for calculation of pension will be determined w.e.f. his date of first joining on ad-hoc basis to the date of his superannuation. However, the period of EOL (without pay) between first joining on ad-hoc basis and regularization will be excluded in terms of Rule 2.7 of Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules. (copy enclosed).
