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.
F.No.42/15/2016-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: 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.
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-20 16 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