Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 1.1.2015.
F.No.42/10/2014-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: 27th April, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :
Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.1.2015.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/10/2014- P&PW(G) dated 29th September, 2014 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
107% to 113% w.e.f. 1st January, 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. 2311/97-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 (0) dated 14.07.1998 will also be
entitled to the payment of DR @ 113% w.e.f. 1.1.2015 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, 11/34-80-11dated 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 conveyed vide their ID No. 1(4)/E.V/2004 dated 24thApril,
2015.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(D.K.Solanki)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/
