CG PENSIONERS NEWS;Dearness Relief from July 2015 for Central Government Pensioners – Order issued
Department of Pension has issued an OM for the revision in DR from July 2015 for Central Government pensioners/family pensioners
F. No. 42110/2014-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 : 28th Sept. 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 1.7.2015.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/10/2014- P&PW(G) dated 27’h April, 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
113% to 119% w.e.f. 1st July, 2015.
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 113rd 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 @ 119%
w.e.f. 1.7.2015 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 fulfillment of
the conditions laid down in para 5 of the 0.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, 11/34-80-11 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. 1/3/2015-E.ll(B) dated 23rd September, 2015.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(CharanjitTaneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Download Personnel Ministry OM F. No. 42110/2014-P&PW(G) dated 28.09.2015
