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MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND
PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 232
ANSWERED ON 23.11.2011
TERMINAL BENEFITS OF
EMPLOYEES
Muhammed HAMDULLA A.
B. SAYEED
Questions & Answers
Q. (a) whether a
Government employee who acquires disability during his service is entitled for
terminal benefits;
A. Yes
Q. (b) if so, the
details thereof;
A. A Government
servant becomes entitled to ‘Invalid Pension’ under Rule 38 of Central Service
(Pension) Rules, 1972, if he retires from the service on account of any bodily
or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service. Further
the Central Civil Service (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939, provide for the
grant of award in the form of monthly pension on discharge of an employee if
the disablement of a Government servant is accepted as due to Government
service and there is a causal connection between disablement and Government
service.
Q. (c) whether mental
illness or retardation is covered under the term `disability` under sections of
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995;
A. As per Section 2(i)
of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and
Participation) Act, 1995, disability includes ‘mental retardation’ and ‘mental
illness.’
Q. (d) if so, the
details thereof; and
A. As per Section 2(i)
of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and
Participation) Act, 1995, disability includes ‘mental retardation’ and ‘mental
illness.’
Q. (e) if not, the
reasons therefor?
A. Does not arise.
Source : Lok Sabha
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