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on his total qualifying service but assessed on the pay of the group and the
substantive rank held on the date of being remustered to a new trade (the period Time spent outside the limits of India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan or Ceylon
of service rendered after remustering to another trade counting for this purpose).
135. Time spent by a reservist as a permanent resident beyond the limits of
131. India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan or Ceylon shall not reckon as service for pension or
gratuity.

Reservist pension

136. (a) A reservist who is not in receipt of a service pension may be
granted, on completion of the prescribed period of nine years regular and six
132. years reserve qualifying service, a reservist pension of Rs. 10.50 p.m. or a
gratuity of Rs. 800 in lieu.

(b) A reservist who is not in receipt of a service pension and whose
period of engagement for regular service was extended, and whose qualifying
service is less than the total period of engagement but not less than 15 years
Subsection II—Reservists may, on completion of the period of engagement or earlier discharge from the
reserve for any cause other than at his own request, be granted a reservist
Extent of application pension at the above rate or the gratuity in lieu.

133. The regulations in this subsection shall apply to airmen of the Regular Air (c) Where a reservist elects to receive a gratuity in lieu of pension
Force transferred to the Regular Air Force Reserve. under the above clauses, its amount shall, in no case, be less than the service
gratuity that would have accrued to him under regulation 128 based on the
Regular Air Force reservists in receipt of service pension qualifying regular service, had he been discharged from regular service.

134. A regular Air Force reservist who is in receipt of a service pension under Note:- The option to draw a gratuity in lieu of pension shall be exercised
the provisions of regulation 126 shall continue to draw such pension in addition on discharge from the reserve and once exercised shall be final. No
to-- pension/gratuity shall be paid until the option has been exercised.

(a) the retaining fee admissible whilst in the Regular Air Force Reserve Individuals prematurely transferred to the reserve
or
(b) the normal pay and allowances admissible for the duration of 137. An individual who is prematurely transferred to the reserve under the
periodical training, regulations may be granted the reservist pension irrespective of the period of
as the case may be. regular service rendered, provided he has completed, on discharge, the period of
combined regular and reserve service according to the terms of his engagement
Service in the regular air force reserve shall not qualify for any higher pension or and the entire service is qualifying.
for gratuity.
138.
Regular Air Force Reservists in receipt of service pension and
called up for service

134-A. In the case of a regular Air Force reservist in receipt of pension
called up for service the provisions of regulations 109 and 110, as the case may
be, shall apply. 139.

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