Centre clarifies pension commutation rules, exempts 5 categories from medical exam; one-year deadline specified

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) The Centre has clarified that five categories of central government pensioners can commute part of their pension without undergoing a medical examination, subject to prescribed conditions, while specifying that the one-year application period will begin from the date of the retirement or pension authorisation order in certain cases rather than the actual date of retirement. The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, issued an Office Memorandum clarifying the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, following queries regarding circumstances in which medical…