MINISTRY
OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK
SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 6432
ANSWERED
ON: 12.04.2017
Pension and Gratuity
K. MARAGATHAM
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,
PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has
cleared the revised pension benefits as recommended by the 7th Pay Commission;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the maximum gratuity and
death gratuity will be Rs.20 Lakh and the ceiling on gratuity will increase by
25 per cent whenever the dearness allowance rises by 50 per cent of the basic
pay; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime
Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a)
& (b): An OM No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A) (i) dated 4th August, 2016
has been issued by Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare for
revision of pension of Central Government civil employees retiring on or after
1.1.2016 and OM No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A) (ii) dated 4th August, 2016 has
been issued for revision of pension of Central Government Civil Pre-2016
pensioners/family pensioners in implementation of the 7th Central Pay
Commission.
Ministry
of Defence (Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare) have issued a Resolution
No.17(1)/2014/D(Pension/Policy) dated 30.9.2016 regarding decisions of the
Government on implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay
Commission. A letter No.17(01)/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 29.10.2016 has been issued
by Ministry of Defence (Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare) for revision of
pension of pre-2016 Defence pensioners/family pensioners.
(c)
& (d): As per OM No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(i) dated 4th August,
2016, maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity has been
increased from Rs.10.00 lakh to Rs.20.00 lakh w.e.f. 1.1.2016. The ceiling of
gratuity will increase by 25% whenever the dearness allowance rises by 50% of
the basic pay.
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