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Compassionate Allowance
A Govt. servant who is relieved from service on dismissal or removal shall forfeit his pension and gratuity provided that the authority competent to dismiss or remove him from service may, if the case is deserving of special consideration, sanction compassionate allowance not exceeding two thirds of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on compensation pension. Compassionate allowance so granted shall not be less than Rs. 3500/- p.m.
Sample calculation: Compassionate AllowancePost | Class-III(Post which is being abolished wef 30.06.2010) |
Date of Birth | 15.07.1962 |
Date of Appointment | 07.08.1983 |
Date of Retirement | 15.08.2008 (FN) |
Qualifying Service | 25 Years & 7 Days |
Details of Pay Drawn during the last ten months period preceding the Date of Retirement and Average Emoluments
From | To | Period | Pay | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
16.10.2007 | 31.10.2007 | 16 Days | 13500 | 7200 |
01.11.2007 | 31.07.1998 | 9 Months | 13500 | 121455 |
01.08.1998 | 14.08.1998 | 14 Days | 13780 | 6430.66 |
Total | 10 Months | 135085.66 |
Average Emoluments | 135085.66/10 = 13508.56 |
Emoluments last drawn | 22100 |
Pension | 50% of average emoluments or
average emoluments whichever is beneficial i.e 50% of 13780 = 6890 |
Relevant orders : Compassionate allowance should not exceed two- third of pension admissible on retirement on compensation pension. The compensation pension in this case works out to Rs. 6890/-. Accordingly, the compassionate allowance will be Rs. 6890 X 2/3 = Rs.4594/-
Compassionate allowance @ Rs. 4594/- per month w.e.f. 15.08.2010 for life.