F.No.38/38/02-P&PW
(A)
Government of
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market,
Dated 23.4.2003
Subject: - Re-employed military pensioners – removal of floor ceiling of
minimum pension.
The undersigned is directed to refer
to this Department’s OM No.28/7/99-P&PW (B) (Vol.II)
dt 11.4.01 on the above subject and to say that it
was clarified therein that the Rules 18 and 19 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
shall apply respectively to civil and military re-employed pensioners. It was further clarified that in the case of
re-employment of military pensioners in civil service, the pensionary
benefits for the second spell of service shall not be subject to any limitation
as per provisions of Rule 18(3) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. In the OM No. 45/86/97-P&PW (A)
(part II). dated 27.10.97 issued by this Department for implementing of
Government’s decision in the matter of revision of pension of pre-86
pensioners, family pensioners etc. it was provided that pension would be fixed as per the consolidation formula. In
2. Following representations seeking
clarification on the question whether the logic of stepping up of pension to
minimum of Rs.1275/- should be extended to both military and civil pensions as
well, independently, the matter has been examined in consultation with the
Department of Expenditure. It is clarified
that in respect of civil and military pension, the floor ceiling of Rs.1275
taking the two pensions together will not apply and the individual pensions
will be governed by respective pension rules.
As had been indicated in this Department’s O.M.No
28/7/99-P&PW
(B) (Vol.II) dt 11.4.01,
the cases of re-employed pensioners who opted for separate military and civil
pension and whose cases were earlier decided otherwise, may be re-opened and pensionary benefits for civil service may be re-fixed
without limitation, as clarified above.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide UO NO. C-18/EV/2003 dt 4.03.2003
4. In their application to the employees
of Indian Audit & Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation
with the Comptroller & Auditor General of
5. Ministry of Agriculture etc. are
requested to bring the contents of this order to the notice of Heads of
Department, Controller of Accounts/Pay & Accounts Officers of attached and
sub-ordinate offices under them. All
pension disbursing authorities are also advised to prominently to display these
orders on their notice boards for the benefit of pensioners.
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To
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Ministries/Departments of the Government of