Section 20
Pension Or Gratuity
(1) A person who is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary shall, upon retirement from that office, be entitled to the following pension or gratuity:
(a) If he or she has completed the service period of Ten years in the office of Secretary General and Secretary, Sixty-six percent.
(b) If a person who is holding office in the service of the Government of Nepal or who is a retired person from such service is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary and retires from the service and he or she has completed the service period of Twenty years or more upon computing the period of his or her such previous service and the period of service in the office of Secretary General or Secretary, he or she shall, upon his or her retirement, be entitled to choose any one out of the monthly pension as referred to in Clause (a) or the monthly pension to be set as follows: Total year of service X monthly remuneration 50 Explanation: For the purposes of this Clause, “period of service in the government service’ shall mean the period of service upon being appointed by the Government of Nepal to any pensionable post.
(c) If, in computing pursuant to Clause (a) or (b), the period of service of the Secretary General or Secretary is less than Ten or Twenty years, he or she shall be entitled to a lump sum gratuity in an amount equal to the figure to be set by multiplying the total years of his or her service with the figure of One and half month’s remuneration being drawn by him or her at the time of retirement.
(3) If a person who has already got gratuity for having served in the service of the Government of Nepal is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary and returns the whole amount of gratuity received by him or her previously within One year of such appointment, his or her previous service period shall be counted for the purposes of pension.
(4) The amount of gratuity to be received by the Secretary General or Secretary pursuant to this Section shall not be more than his or her remuneration of Twelve months.
(5) When the remuneration of the Secretary General or Secretary is increased, the figure of pension being drawn by the Secretary General or Secretary who is receiving pension shall be also be increased by TwoThirds of the percent of increase in the figure of remuneration.
(6) If a person who is receiving pension for having served in the service of the Government of Nepal is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary and is also eligible to pension pursuant to this Act, he or she may choose any one out of the pension being received by him or her previously and the pension receivable pursuant to this Act.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing Subsections, the Secretary General or Secretary who is removed from service on the ground of Clause (d) of Section 5 of this Act shall not be entitled to
the facility of pension or gratuity as referred to in this Act.
(a) If he or she has completed the service period of Ten years in the office of Secretary General and Secretary, Sixty-six percent.
(b) If a person who is holding office in the service of the Government of Nepal or who is a retired person from such service is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary and retires from the service and he or she has completed the service period of Twenty years or more upon computing the period of his or her such previous service and the period of service in the office of Secretary General or Secretary, he or she shall, upon his or her retirement, be entitled to choose any one out of the monthly pension as referred to in Clause (a) or the monthly pension to be set as follows: Total year of service X monthly remuneration 50 Explanation: For the purposes of this Clause, “period of service in the government service’ shall mean the period of service upon being appointed by the Government of Nepal to any pensionable post.
(c) If, in computing pursuant to Clause (a) or (b), the period of service of the Secretary General or Secretary is less than Ten or Twenty years, he or she shall be entitled to a lump sum gratuity in an amount equal to the figure to be set by multiplying the total years of his or her service with the figure of One and half month’s remuneration being drawn by him or her at the time of retirement.
(3) If a person who has already got gratuity for having served in the service of the Government of Nepal is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary and returns the whole amount of gratuity received by him or her previously within One year of such appointment, his or her previous service period shall be counted for the purposes of pension.
(4) The amount of gratuity to be received by the Secretary General or Secretary pursuant to this Section shall not be more than his or her remuneration of Twelve months.
(5) When the remuneration of the Secretary General or Secretary is increased, the figure of pension being drawn by the Secretary General or Secretary who is receiving pension shall be also be increased by TwoThirds of the percent of increase in the figure of remuneration.
(6) If a person who is receiving pension for having served in the service of the Government of Nepal is appointed to the office of Secretary General or Secretary and is also eligible to pension pursuant to this Act, he or she may choose any one out of the pension being received by him or her previously and the pension receivable pursuant to this Act.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing Subsections, the Secretary General or Secretary who is removed from service on the ground of Clause (d) of Section 5 of this Act shall not be entitled to
the facility of pension or gratuity as referred to in this Act.