16A. Retirement of officers. —(1) Officers shall be retired from service under the orders of the Central Government, or the authorities specified in sub-rule (2), with effect from the afternoon of the last date of the month in which they—
(a) Attain the age limits specified in sub-rule (5);or
(b) Complete the tenures of appointment specified in sub-rule 5 (f) (ii) and (g) (ii) and sub-rule (6), whichever is earlier.
(2) The authorities referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be—
(a) The Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services in respect of officers of the Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Service;
(b) The Additional Director-General, Remount and Veterinary Corps in respect of Officers of that Corps below the rank of Colonel;
(c) The Deputy Director-General of Military Farms in respect of Officers of the Military Farms below the rank of Colonel;
(d) The Military Secretary, Army Headquarters in respect of all other officers.
(3) The orders shall specify the date from which retirement shall be effective and subject to the provisions of sub-rule (4), the Officers shall be relieved of his duties on that date.
(4) An Officer who has attained the age of retirement or has become due for such retirement on completion of his tenure may be retained in the service for a further period by the Central Government, if the exigencies of the service so require.
(5) The following shall be the age of retirement for Officers: —
(a) Of Armoured Corps, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers and Signals:
Upto and including the rank of Major — 50 years
Lieutenant Colonel (Time Scale) — 51 years
Lieutenant Colonel (Selection) — 52 years
Colonel — 52 years
Brigadier — 54 years
Major General — 56 years
Lieutenant General — 58 years
General — 60 years
(b) Of Army Service Corps (excluding Food Inspection Organisation), Army Ordnance Corps, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Pioneer Corps and Intelligence Corps:
Upto and including the rank of Colonel — 52 years
Brigadier — 54 years
Major General — 56 years
Lieutenant General — 58 years
(c) Of Food Inspection Organisation:
Upto and including the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Time Scale) — 52 years Lieutenant Colonel (Selection) — 52 years
(d) Of Judge-Advocate General's Department, Army Education Corps, Military Farms. Special List Officers (Quartermaster, Technical Record Officers and Army Physical Training Corps (Master-at-Arms) and Remount and Veterinary Corps):
Upto and including the rank of Colonel — 55 years
Brigadier — 56 years
Major General — 57 years
Lieutenant General — 58 years
(e) Of Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Service:
Upto and including the rank of Lieutenant Colonel — 55 years
Colonel — 57 years
Brigadier — 58 years
Major General — 59 years
Lieutenant General — 60 years
All officers of Army Medical Corps (Non-technical) — 55 years
(f) (i) Permanently seconded to Defence Research and Development
Organisation :
Upto and including the rank of Major General or equivalent — 57 years
Lieutenant General — 58 years
Provided that officers upto the rank of Major General or equivalent shall be given two reviews, one at the age of 52 years and the other at the age of 55 years, carried out well in advance by the Defence Research and Development Organization Selection Board per its own laid criteria, to determine the suitability for continuation beyond that age unless the officer volunteers for retirement. The officers found unsuitable for continuation in either of reviews shall retire on attaining the age of 52 years or 55 years, as the case may be.
(ii) The tenure in the substantive rank of Lieutenant General Shall be four years.
(g) (i) Permanently seconded to Directorate General Quality Assurance :
Upto and including the rank of Major General or equivalent — 57 years Lieutenant General — 58 years
Provided that officers upto the rank of Major General or equivalent shall be given two reviews, one at the age of 52 years and the other at the age of 55 years, carried out well in advance by the Inspection Selection Board per its own laid criteria, to determine the suitability for continuation beyond that age. The officers found unsuitable for continuation in either of reviews shall retire on attaining the age of 52 years or 55 years, as the case may be.
(ii) The tenure in the rank of Lieutenant General shall be four years.
(h) Of Corps. of Engineers permanently seconded to Survey of India as under the civil rules applicable to them from time to time.
(6) The following shall be the tenures of appointment for the purpose of
retirement: —
(a) The tenure in the rank of a General shall be a maximum of 3 years.
(b) Army Medical Corps Officers holding the rank of Lieutenant General shall serve in that rank for one tenure of 4 years:
Provided an officer holding the appointment of Director-General, Medical Services (Army) or Director-General. Medical Services (Navy) or Director-General, Medical Services (Air) or Commandant Armed Forces Medical College or Commandant, Army Medical Corps School and Centre Lucknow
or Additional Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services in the rank
of Lieutenant General shall, in the event of his being appointed as
Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services, shall serve for a combined tenure of 5 years.
(c) The tenure of Army Dental Corps Officers of the rank of Major General shall be a maximum of 4 years.
Explanation I. —For the purpose of this rule, —
(a) “Lieutenant Colonel” means a Lieutenant Colonel by selection and includes a Lieutenant Colonel by time scale in the Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Veterinary Cadre of Remount and Veterinary Corps;
(b) “Rank means a substantive rank.
Explanation II. —For the purpose of the rule,—
(a) Age of retirement as specified in sub-rule (5) shall apply to permanent commissioned officers in their respective substantive ranks.
(b) Stipulated age of retirement in the rank of Lieutenant General/Major General in Army Education Corps, Intelligence Corps, Remount and Veterinary Corps, Judge-Advocate General's Department, Pioneer Corps, Military Farms and Special List Officers Cadre will be applicable only when these ranks are sancti
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