VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT:

The Fundamental Rule 56(3) governs the issue of Voluntary Retirement of Government Servants. A Government Servant, who wishes to retire Voluntarily from the Government Service, shall fulfill any one of the following conditions on the date of Voluntary Retirement. 20 Years of Qualifying Service should have been completed ( or ) Age of 50 years should have been attained. A notice of not less than 3 months shall be given in writing to the Appointing Authority, so as to reach such authority 3 months before the date of Voluntary Retirement. It is enough to mark the copy of the notice to the immediate superior. Before giving the notice, the Government Servant shall satisfy himself / herself that he/she has completed 20 years of Qualifying Service or attained the age of 50 years on the date of Voluntary Retirement. Notice may be given even before completing 20 years of Qualifying Service or attaining the age of 50 years. But the date of Voluntary Retirement will be on or after completing 20 years of Qualifying Service or attaining the age of 50 years. The period of 3 months notice shall commence from the date of receipt of notice by the Appointing Authority. If the date of Voluntary Retirement before completion of 3 months from the date of receipt of such notice by the Appointing Authority has been indicated, the revised date of Voluntary Retirement shall have to be worked out by the Appointing Authority himself and there is no need to give another notice indicating the revised date of Voluntary Retirement. The notice of Voluntary Retirement can be withdrawn with the approval of the Appointing Authority either during the period of notice or even after the acceptance of Voluntary Retirement, but before the expiry of the period of notice. The notice of Voluntary Retirement shall be accepted by the Appointing Authority subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions: No disciplinary proceedings contemplated or pending against the Government Servant concerned for the imposition of a major penalty; No prosecution contemplated or pending in a Court of Law against the Government Servant concerned; A report of the Director of Vigilance and Anti-corruption to the effect that no enquiry is contemplated or pending against the Government Servant concerned; No dues which cannot be recovered from Death-cumRetirement Gratuity pending to be recovered from the Government Servant concerned; and

no contractual obligation to serve the Government during the period in which the Government Servant concerned seeks to retire voluntarily. If no orders either accepting or rejecting the Voluntary Retirement are issued before the expiry of the notice period, the Government Servant shall be deemed to have been retired voluntarily from the Government Service at the end of the period of notice. A weightage of 5 years or the remaining Service till the date of Retirement on Superannuation, whichever is less, will be given in addition to the actual Qualifying Service for the purpose of Pension and Gratuity. No weightage will be given, if the actual Qualifying Service exceeds 30 years. It will not entitle the Government Servant, who retired voluntarily, to any notional fixation of pay and only the pay drawn on the date of Voluntary Retirement will be taken into account for the calculation of Pension and Gratuity. Unearned Leave on Medical Certificate or Unearned Leave on Private Affairs or Earned Leave may be availed during the notice period of Voluntary Retirement. The Government Servant should rejoin duty after the expiry of Leave i.e. the Government Servant should be on duty on the date of Voluntary Retirement. Leave on Loss of Pay shall not be availed during the period of notice.