Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.7.2014
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: 29th Sept, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 17.2014.
The undersigned Is directed to refer to this Department’s oM No.
42/10/2014-P&PW(G) dated April, 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 100 % to 107% w.e.f. 1st
July 2014.
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
Departments 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 1/3 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 @ 107% w.e.f. 1.7.2014 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 Public Sector 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 conveyed vide their OM No. No 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 26th
Sept.2014.
11. Hindi version will follow.
sd/-
(Charanjlt Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/
