Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.1.2016
F. No. 42/06/2016-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi – 110003 Date: 11th April, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 1.1.2016.
The undersigned is
directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/10/2014-P&PW(G)
dated 28th September, 2015 on the subject mentioned above and to state
that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR)
payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be
enhanced from the existing rate of 119% to 125% w.e.f. 1st January,
2016.
2. These orders apply to
(i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii)
The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence
Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway
Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and
pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan,
who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government
of Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs.
3500/- p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97- P&PW(B)
dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B)
dated 15.9.2008.
3. Central Government
Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a
PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rd
commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount
in terms of this Department’s OM No. 4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated
14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 125% w.e.f.
1.1.2016 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed
employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn
lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to
fulfilment of the conditions laid down in pars 5 of the O.M. dated
14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this
Department’s OM No.4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000 refer.
4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
5. Other provisions
governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and
re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in
accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No.
45/73/97- P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s
OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The
provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt
of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
6. In the case of
retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders
will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7. It will be the
responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the
nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each
individual case.
8. The offices of
Accountant General and authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are requested
to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these
instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India
in view of letter No. 528-TA, 11/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant
Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii)
(CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and
its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9. In their application
to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and
Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the
C&AG.
10. This issues with the
concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide
their OM No. 1/1/2016-E.II(B) dated 07th April, 2016.
11. Hindi version will follow
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
(Source- http://pensionersportal.gov.in/ thro 90 paisa blogspot)
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