23. Re-employment of Superannuated Pensioners on Contract

Chapter XXIII
Re-employment of Superannuated Pensioners on Contract

272. In re-employing a superannuated pensioner as a consultant on contract in order to utilize his expertise, the relevant service personnel organization shall:
(a) submit the case to the Union Government to obtain a decision;
(b) employ the retiree as a consultant on honorarium other than appointing to a post in the organizational formation;
(c) employ the retiree each year only for necessary period in accordance with the plan;
(d) grant the retiree an honorarium prescribed by the State;
(e) also grant the pension in full which is entitled to enjoy during employment on contract.

273. The retiree who is employed as a consultant:
(a) shall be entitled to the honorarium as prescribed in the contract at the end of every month;
(b) if the retiree is in receipt of pension, shall continue to enjoy that pension during the contract period;
(c) shall be entitled to weekend holidays, gazetted holidays and 10 days of casual leave and the earned leave at the rate 1/11 of the term of service within a calendar year with pay during the contract period. Any unused leave within such period shall be void;
(d) the proportionate honorarium shall be cut off for any absence from work except being on leave;
(e) shall be entitled to travelling allowances and daily subsistence allowances specified in the contract for the journey while of on duty;
(f) in the case of re-employment after retirement without break and the retiree has no chance to enjoy four months of preparatory leave for retirement, he shall be entitled to the lump sum pay for those four months.

274. If there is a circumstance in which the service personnel who is taken action might be transferred to or attached to another post or to be transferred to the other station without suspending from duty, he may be done so instead of temporary suspension. Provided that, if the transfer to the other station may have negative effect on the right of the service personnel to defend themselves or may arise unreasonably extra expenditure or may create other administrative difficulties or may lead to unnecessary delay to complete the proceedings, the transfer should not be done.