(1) Subscription to the fund shall be compulsory,-
(i) for Government servants, except Group “D” employees specified in the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, in pensionable service;
(ii) for every temporary Government servants from the date of completing two years of continuous service.
(2) In case of a Group-D employee who has already insured his life in the official branch of the Karnataka Government Insurance Department and is unable to insure further owing to overage or certified ill-health, subscription to the General Provident Fund will be optional.
(3) If a permanent Group-D employee who is admitted as a compulsory subscriber to the fund on account of the fact that his initial proposal for insurance in the Official Branch of the Karnataka Government Insurance Department was rejected is able to secure an insurance policy in the official branch subsequently the nature of such subscription will be changed from compulsory to optional.
(4) The provisions of this rule shall not be applicable to a Government servant who has one year of service prior to his retirement on superannuation from the date of commencement of this rule.
(5) The provisions of this rule shall not be applicable to a Government servant who join to service on or after 1-4-2006.