Section 96
Disability Allowance
(1) If any civil employee is physically or mentally handicapped for the government service as a result of disability or injuries in an accident whilst performing government work, such employee shall be entitled to get pension as referred to in Sub-rule (2) as the disability allowance for life for maintaining his or her livelihood, as well as to the disability allowance (grant) as referred to in Sub-rule (3).
(2) If the period of service of the civil employee who has become disabled in the manner indicated in Sub-rule (1) is pensionable, such employee shall be entitled to get the disability pension equal to the amount to be calculated pursuant to Section 37 of the Act on the basis the salary currently drawn by him or her (inclusive of that if he or she has also worked as acting or officiating pursuant to Rule 46). If the period of service of such disabled civil employee is not pensionable, deduction shall be made from the amount of pension proportionately for each year or part of a year required to complete the pensionable year under the Act and the remaining amount shall be provided as pension. While so deducting the amount, it shall not be more than one-thirds of the amount.
(3) The civil employee who has become disabled pursuant to Sub-rule (1) may be provided with a maximum amount of Ten Thousand Rupees as a financial assistance, taking into account of the injuries. ……………………
(4) The concerned civil employee shall be entitled to get cent percent of the medical expenses incurred in the treatment of sustained injuries pursuant to Sub-rule (1). Such employee shall not be considered to be prevented from getting the medical expenses receivable
pursuant to Sub-rule (1) of Rule 94 in the event of illness in the future by virtue of the fact that he or she has got such medical expenses.
(5) The amount of additional monthly disability allowance to be receivable by the civil employee, in addition to the disability allowance to be receivable pursuant to Sub-rule (2) shall be equal to Twenty percent of the salary being drawn by him or her.
Explanation: If any civil employee having obtained or been held entitled to obtain the disability allowance rejoins any service in the future, he or she shall not get the disability allowance as referred to in this Rule. However, he or she shall not be required to return the already received amount of disability allowance or additional financial assistance.
(6) If any civil employee who is receiving or being held entitled to receive the disability allowance dies within Seven years from the date of receiving such disability allowance, a lump sum amount of the disability allowance for the period that remains to complete Seven years shall be given as an assistance to the family member as referred to in Sub-rule (2) of Rule 101.
(7) If any civil employee sustains injury or becomes disabled due to his or her own willful gross recklessness and thereby becomes disabled, he or she shall not get any facility as referred to in this Rule.