F. No. 42/06/2016-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:11th April, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.1.2016.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/10/2014-P&PW(G) dated 28th September, 2015 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
119% to 125% w.e.f. 1st January, 2016.
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 @ 125% w.e.f. 1.1.2016 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 fulfilment of the conditions laid down in pars 5 of
the O.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,
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 vide their OM No. 1/1/2016-E.II(B) dated 07th
April, 2016.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India