F. No. 42/13/2012-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 – 110 003
Date: 4th April, 2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-
Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners –
Revised rate effective from 01.01.2012.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
42/15/2011-P&PW(G) dated 5th October, 2011 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 58% to 65% w.e.f. 1st January, 2012.
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 lumpsum amount on absorption in a
PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of l/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 @ 65% w.e.f. 1.1.2012 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
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
indvidual 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, 11/34-80-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 4th April, 2012.
11.
Hindi version will follow.
sd/-
(S. P. Kakkar)
Under Secretary to the Government of
India
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