FORM ‘I’
[SEE SUB-RULE (1) OF RULE 7]
APPLICATION OF GRATUITY BY AN EMPLOYEE

To
[Give here name or description of the establishment with full address] Sir/Gentlemen,
I beg to apply for payment of gratuity to which I am entitled under subsection (1) of Section 4 of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 on account of my superannuation/retirement/resignation after completion of not less than five years of continuous service/total disablement due to accident/total disablement due to disease with effect from the……………Necessary particulars relating to my appointment in the establishment are given in the statement below:
STATEMENT
1. Name in full.
2. Address in full.
3. Department/Branch/Section where last employed.
4. Post held with Ticket No., or Serial No., if any.
5. Date of appointment.
6. Date and cause of termination of service.
7. Total period of service.
8. Amount of wages last drawn.
9. Amount of gratuity claimed.
I was rendered totally disabled as a result of
[Here give the details of the nature of disease or accident]
The evidences/witnesses in support of my total disablement are as follows:
[Here give details]
Payment may please be made in cash/open or crossed bank cheque.
As the amount of gratuity payable is less than Rupees one thousand, I shall request you to arrange for payment of the sum due to me by Postal Money Order at the address mentioned above after deducting postal money order commission therefrom.
 Yours faithfully,
Place                                                                        Signature/Thumb impression of Date
the applicant employee.
Note:    1. Strike out the words not applicable.
2. Strike out paragraph or paragraphs not applicable.