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 : 09th April, 2014.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness
Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate
effective from 1.1.2014.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this
Department's OM No. 42/13/2012- P&PW(G) dated 3rd Oct, 2013 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 90 % to 100% w.e.f. pt Jan, 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 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 @ 100% w.e.f.
1.1.2014 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 a.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions
contained in this Department's OM NoA/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 9 th July, 2009.
The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of
more than one pension, will remain unchanged.
11. Hindi version will follow.
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, II/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.1( 4)/EV/2004 dated 07th, April, 2014.
( Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
To,
All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India/Chief Secretaries
and AGs of all States/UTs.
Please visit this Department's website http://pensionersportal.gov.in
for the orders on pension matters including above orders.
[Source: www.persmin.nic.in]
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