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HOW IS THE AMOUNT OF PENSION CALCULATED ?

In case of a pension which has been calculated on the basis of reckonable service of not less than 25 years, the amount payable shall not be less than RM180 per month or any such amount as may be determined from time to time.

Officer who retires before being confirmed in his second or subsequent appointment, the last drawn salary shall be the last drawn salary of his former appointment in which he had been confirmed and he remained in his former appointment until his retirement.

A pensionable officer may, on retirement, be granted a gratuity based on

1/20 X total completed months of reckonable service X last drawn salary.

	Type of Benefit	Formula
1. (a)	Service pension to a pensionable officer	1/600 X number of months of reckonable service (subject to not more than 300 months) X corresponding last drawn salary
(b)	Service pension on retirement due to abolition or reorganization of office	1/500 X number of months of reckonable service (subject to not more than 250 months) X corresponding last drawn salary.
(c)	Service pension on retirement in the public interest	1/600 X number of months of reckonable service (subject to not more than 300 months) X corresponding last drawn salary, subject to any variation of rate imposed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the time of granting the pension.
2.	Retiring allowance to a non-pensionable officer	3/4 of [1/600 X number of months of reckonable service (subject to not more than 300 months) X corresponding last drawn salary]

WHO IS DEEMED TO BE A PENSIONABLE OFFICER ?

A permanent officer may be conferred the status of a pensionable officer if he has been confirmed in his present appointment and completed not less than 10 years reckonable service.

An officer who has already been emplaced or qualified to be emplaced on the pensionable establishment under the Pensions Ordinance 1951 prior to the 1st July 1977, the Pensions Ordinance 1963 of Sabah or the Pensions Ordinance of Sarawak prior to the 1st July 1978, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be pensionable officers.

A permanent and confirmed officer who dies in service, retires on medical ground or attains the age of 45 years for

a woman officer
an officer of the fire service holding the rank of sub-officer and below
a police officer below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police
a prison officer below the rank of Superintendent
a male nurse of a mental hospital

before completing 10 years reckonable service shall also be deemed to be pensionable officer.

WHEN CAN A PENSION BE GRANTED ?

Pension shall be granted to a pensionable officer on compulsory retirement or if optional retirement after completing a period of not less than 10 years reckonable service.

Pension shall also be granted on retirement at the instance of the government on the ground of national interest or in the interest of the public service for federal and state officer.