GR according to 30 years of employment or 50 to 55 years of age whichever is higher

GR according to 30 years of employment or 50 to 55 years of age whichever is higher

Retirement GR according to 30 years of employment or 50 to 55 years of age whichever is higher. Periodic Review of Central Government Employees for strengthening of administration under Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(j)/(I) and Rule 43 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
Instructions have been issued from time to time for undertaking periodic review of performance of Government servants with a view to ascertain whether the Government servant should be retained in service or retired from service prematurely, in public interest, as per Fundamental provisions/Rule referred in the subject cited above. In order to bring in better clarity to the existing instructions and enable uniform implementation, an effort has been made to review, consolidate and reiterate the guidelines so far issued on the subject at one place.

2. The objective of Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(j)/(1) and Rule 48 of CC(Pension) Rules, 1972, is to strengthen the administrative machinery by developing responsible and efficient administration at all levels and to achieve efficiency, ecanomy and speed in the disposal of Government functions. It is clarified that premature retirement of Government servants under these rules is not a penalty. It is distinct from ‘Compulsory Retirement, which is one of prescribed penalties under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.