Definitions

Unless anything is repugnant to the subject and context, in this Act-: (a) ‘Constitution’ means the Constitution of India. (b) ‘Government’ means the State Government of Uttarakhand; (c) ‘Governor’ means the Governor of Uttarakhand. (d) ‘Pension Sanction Officer’ means officer as authorised in this form by the Government from time to time; (e) Pension includes gratuity, except in such conditions when only service gratuity is payable, it is not part of pension. (f) ‘Emolument’ means such salary which is defined under financial hand book volume-II part II to IV; (g) ‘Substantive appointment’ means such appointment on any post in cadre of service which are not appointed on contract, work charged, part time, daily wages, Adhoc and fixed salary and whose selection has been done according to service related service rules; (h) ‘Permanent and Temporary service’ means such service which has been done after substantive appointment on permanent and temporary post in Government department. (i) ‘Government Servant’ means such Government servant (whether he is in any category) who is substantively appointed on pension eligibility post under the Government; (j) ‘Qualifying service’ means such service which has been done as substantive/ regular term of service under the State service; (k) ‘Retirement’ means to relinquish office from Government service on superannuation, voluntary retirement and compulsory retirement; (l) ‘Prescribe’ means prescribed in rules.