No.42/06/2018-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
Dated the 22nd March,2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Grant
of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised
rate effective from 01.01.2018.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/15/2016-P&PW(G) dated 28.09.2017 on the subject mentioned above and to
state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief
admissible to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced
from the existing rate of 5% to 7% w.e.f 01.01.2018.
2. These
rates of DR will be applicable to (i) Civilian Central Government
Pensioners/Family Pensioners including Central Govt. absorbee pensioners in
PSU/Autonomous Bodies in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this
Department’s OM No.4/34/2002-P&PW(D) Vol.II dated 23.06.2017 for
restoration of full pension after expiry of commutation period of 15 years (ii)
The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service
Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners/family
pensioners (v) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension (vi) The
Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of
displaced Government Pensioners from Burma/ Pakistan, in respect of whom orders
have been issued vide this Department’s OM No.23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated
11.09.2017.
3. These
orders shall not be applicable on 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) dtd 27.06.2013.
Separate
orders will be issued in respect of above category.
4. The
payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off
to the next higher rupee.
5. The
payment of arrears of Dearness Relief shall not be made before the date of
disbursement of pension/family pension of March, 2018.
6. 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. 45173/97-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.
7. In the
case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders
will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
8. 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.
9. 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, II/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.
10. In
their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit
and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with thc
C&AG.
11. This
issues in accordance with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s OM
No. 11/2018-E.U(B) dated 15th March,2018.
12. Hindi
version will follow.
sd/-
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
