‘File 15/32 Pensions: Rules and Regulations re-.’ [‎front-i] (2/38)

Content

The file contains copies of letters 1934-1935 exchanged between the Government of India, Accountant-General, Posts and Telegraphs; the Auditor-General in India and the Accountant-General, Bengal. These were circulated to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and others for information. The letters discuss existing powers to recover any outstanding Government and non-Government dues owed by individual government servants, such as overpayments or advances of pay and allowances, by making an appropriate deduction from their pension or gratuity. The Auditor-General’s letter of reply dated 1935, contains instructions about the circumstances in which such reductions of pension could be made, under Civil Service Rules governing pensions.

The file also contains a memorandum dated 1936, from the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , delegating to the Resident, the power to sanction the commutation of civil service pensions of government servants in his control, under the Civil Pensions (Commutation) Rules.

Extent and format

1 file (16 folios)

Arrangement

File papers are arranged chronologically. They are followed by file notes (folios 15-16) which contain a chronological list of the main enclosures in the file. The list records their document reference number and folio number, as well as a simple running number from 1 to 5, which has been written on each circulation slip. These numbers help to identify and locate the documents in the file.

Physical characteristics

There is a single, complete foliation sequence, written in pencil and uncircled, in the top-right corner of the folio. The numbering starts on the first folio of writing, after two blank folios and ends on the last folio of writing.

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English in Latin script

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