Section 48
Pension
(1) An employee who has been in the health service for a period of Twenty years or more shall be entitled to a monthly pension at the following rate:
Total year of service × amount of the last salary 50 Provided that:
(1) No employee who has been dismissed from the service with being disqualified for government
service in the future shall be entitled to the pension pursuant to this Section.
(2) No pension shall be paid to any employee who is proved to have lied about citizenship or age or
qualification with the intention of entering into or continuing to hold the health service; and such
employee shall be subject to punishment pursuant to the prevailing law.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), the minimum amount of pension shall not be less than half the amount of basic figure of salary of the incumbent employee of the same post and more than the basic scale of the incumbent employee of the same post.
(3) If any employee who was in the Nepal Health Service pursuant to the Civil Service Act, 2049 (1993) and has now been changed to the health service as referred to in this Act completes the term and gets retired pursuant to Section 19, his or her total service period shall be fixed by adding such period as is required for him or her
to complete Sixty years of age. (3a)
50 If any employee who has completed a service period of Fifteen years but not Twenty years dies, a maximum period of Five years shall be added to his or her service period, and his or her family shall be allowed to receive either pension or gratuity, whichever that family chooses.
(4) If any person who is receiving pension on account of his or her earlier service in any government post is appointed to the health service post later, he or she shall be entitled to pension pursuant to this
Section, with the addition of the period of his or her earlier service to that of his or her subsequent service.
(5)
51 If an employee who has continuously served in a post under development positions prior to 14 Jestha 2054 been appointed to a post under regular positions wishes to obtain pension, pension shall be
provided to that employee by adding such additional service period, out of his or her service period under the development positions, as may be required for pension.
Total year of service × amount of the last salary 50 Provided that:
(1) No employee who has been dismissed from the service with being disqualified for government
service in the future shall be entitled to the pension pursuant to this Section.
(2) No pension shall be paid to any employee who is proved to have lied about citizenship or age or
qualification with the intention of entering into or continuing to hold the health service; and such
employee shall be subject to punishment pursuant to the prevailing law.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), the minimum amount of pension shall not be less than half the amount of basic figure of salary of the incumbent employee of the same post and more than the basic scale of the incumbent employee of the same post.
(3) If any employee who was in the Nepal Health Service pursuant to the Civil Service Act, 2049 (1993) and has now been changed to the health service as referred to in this Act completes the term and gets retired pursuant to Section 19, his or her total service period shall be fixed by adding such period as is required for him or her
to complete Sixty years of age. (3a)
50 If any employee who has completed a service period of Fifteen years but not Twenty years dies, a maximum period of Five years shall be added to his or her service period, and his or her family shall be allowed to receive either pension or gratuity, whichever that family chooses.
(4) If any person who is receiving pension on account of his or her earlier service in any government post is appointed to the health service post later, he or she shall be entitled to pension pursuant to this
Section, with the addition of the period of his or her earlier service to that of his or her subsequent service.
(5)
51 If an employee who has continuously served in a post under development positions prior to 14 Jestha 2054 been appointed to a post under regular positions wishes to obtain pension, pension shall be
provided to that employee by adding such additional service period, out of his or her service period under the development positions, as may be required for pension.