F.
No. 42/15/20 16-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:
16th Nov, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners -
Revised rate effective from 1.7.2016 on implementation of decision taken on recommendation
of 7th Central Pay Commission.
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The undersigned
is directed to say that subsequent to implementation of the decision taken by
the Government on the recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission, the
President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central
Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be as follows:
|
Date from
which payable
|
Rate of
Dearness Relief per month
|
|
From
01.01.2016
|
No Dearness
Relief
|
|
From
01.07.2016
|
2% of Basic
Pension/Family Pension
|
Note: - Dearness
Relief at the rates indicated in the above table will also be admissible on the
additional basic pension/additional family pension available to older
pensioners/family pensioners based on their age as indicated in this Department's
OMs 38/37/2016-P&PW (A)(i) dated 04.08.2016 and 38/37/20 16-P&PW(A)(ii)
dated 04.08.2016.
2. These orders
apply to (i) 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/family pensioners.
3. These orders
will not be applicable on following categories:-
(i) 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 adhoc ex-gratia
allowance.
(ii) Central
Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a
PSU/Autonomous body and are in receipt of 1/3rd restored commuted portion of
pension.
(iii) Pensioners
who are in receipt of provisional pension in the pre-2016 pay scales/pay.
(iv) CPF
beneficiaries, their widows and eligible children who are in receipt of ex-gratia
payment in terms of this Department's OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997
and revised vide this Department's OM 1/10/2012-P&PW(E) dated 27.06.2013.
Separate orders
will be issued in respect of the above categories.
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,
1I/34-80-U dated 23/0411981 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
in pursuance of instructions of Ministry of Finance, Department of
Expenditure vide
their OM No. 112/2016-E.II(B) dated 4th Nov, 2016.
11. Hindi
version will follow.
Sd./
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under
Secretary to the Government of India
