Now at least 26 years of service is required to claim LPR

Now at least 26 years of service is required to claim LPR

29252

No.FD.SR-11/2-148/2025

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Dated: Lahore, the 24th December, 2025

31710

042-99210275

To

The Accountant General Punjab

Labore

A.G. Complex, Turner Road, Lahore

Attention:

Deputy Accountant General (KMP&R)

Subject:

CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY OF LPR ON RETIRING PENSION

I am directed to refer to your letter bearing No.KPM&R/H.3-4/64/22-23/4968, dated 04.08.2025, on the subject noted above.

2. The case has been examined and observed that Rule 17(1) of Revised Leave Rules, 1981 provides that “If, in case of retirement on superannuation or voluntary retirement on completion of twenty six years qualifying service a civil servant cannot, for reasons of public service be granted leave preparatory to retirement duly applied for in sufficient time, he will in lieu thereof, be granted equal to initial pay of the pay scale leave pay for the leave refused by the Authority mentioned in Rule, 18 of rules ibid (duly amended vide Notification bearing No. FD.SR-11/2-97/2019 dated 19-09-2025) to him subject to a maximum of three hundred and sixty five days”.
3. In view of the above, attention of the Accountant General Punjab is drawn towards Rule 17(1) of the Revised Leave Rules, 1981 for information and guidance. However, encashment in lieu of L.P.R. in case of voluntary retirement, where qualifying service is less than twenty-six years, is not admissible.

UHAMMAD

04/12/202

SECTION OFFICER (SR-II)