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shall be recovered from the individual’s pay and allowance through the Controller of
Defence Accounts (Officers) in one lump sum or in installments as may be considered
justified but not more than 36 installments, before the former service is allowed to count.

(f) Notwithstanding the claim for counting of previous service is accepted by the
Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), the previous service so accepted
shall be subject to the conditions laid down in Regulation 19 of Pension Regulations for
the Army, Part-I (2008) for determining the pensionary benefits.

(g) Doubtful cases shall, however, be submitted to the Government.

COUNTING OF FORMER SERVICE FOR PENSION/GRATUITY—
PERSONNEL BELOW OFFICER RANK.

4. (a) The Record Office concerned shall forward the claim for counting of former
service for pension/gratuity on IAFA-365 along with Sheet Rolls/Service
Certificate/Record of Service and Enrolment Form in respect of previous and present

service to the respective Pay Accounts Office attached to that Record office, who shall

admit the claim, if otherwise in order.

(b) In the absence of necessary documents in respect of former service, the
respective Pay Accounts Office shall submit the claim to his Controller of Defence
Accounts who may admit the claim, if he is satisfied with the corroborative evidence of
former service produced by Record Office concerned.

(c) In case where the circumstances of discharge from former service were such
as to entitle the person concerned to gratuity in respect of that service and there is no
reliable documentary evidence to prove that the gratuity was paid to him, it should
invariably be assumed that the gratuity was paid and the amount of gratuity to which he
was entitled shall be recovered from the individual in one lump-sum or in instalments as
may be considered justified, but not more than in 36 instalments before the former

service is allowed to count.
(d) Except otherwise provided all claims to count former service for
pension/gratuity submitted by Record Office concerned shall, if otherwise in order , be
admitted by the Pay Accounts Office concerned. In case, however, where delay in
preferring a claim exceeds 12 months from the date when it fell due, the claim shall be
admitted in full by the Pay Accounts Office concerned and a report of the late submission
of claim shall be made to the next superior administrative authority for such action as
may be deemed necessary by the later.

(e) Doubtful cases shall, however, be submitted to the Government.

COUNTING OF FORMER SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS IN RECEIPT OF
PENSION AND RE-EMPLOYED IN DEFENCE SECURITY CORPS AND
TERRITORIAL ARMY

5. (a) Individuals re-employed/re-enrolled in Defence Security Corps or Territorial
Army and who opts to count former service under Regulations 174(b) (ii) or 185 (a) (ii)

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