J&K govt employees can now be retired after completing 22 years of service

Jammu and Kashmir's civil service regulation rules were amended on Thursday to allow the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of service or attaining the age of 48 years, an official said. On the orders of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the administration has introduced certain substitutes in 226 Article of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, the official said. The notification states that in exercise of powers conferred under provision to Article 309 of Indian Constitution, Lieutenant Governor has directed that Article 226 of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations may be substituted as "226 : Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, government may, if it is of the opinion that in the public interest to do so, require any government employee other than one working on a post which is included in Schedule II of these rules, to retire at any time after he/she has completed 22 years of qualifying service or on attained 48 years of age. According to the official, the notification states, "A government servant who is retired immediately after allowing him pay and allowances in lieu notice will be entitled to pension from the date of such retirement and the pension shall not be deferred till after the expiry of the three months for which he is paid pay and allowances."