F. No. 42/12/2009-P&PW(G)
Government of
Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department
of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd
Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 03
Dated
: 23rd September, 2009
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of
Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised
rate effective from 1.7.2009.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/12/2009-P&PW(G) dated 27th March, 2009 on the subject
mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the
Dearness Relief payable to Central Government pensioners shall be enhanced from
the existing rate of 22% to 27% w.e.f. 1st
July, 2009.
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, who 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 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 @ 27% w.e.f. 1.7.2009
on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have
received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lumpsum
payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfilment
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 refers.
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 pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
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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 Public
Sector Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on
the basis of above 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
9. In
their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit
and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with the
C&AG.
10. This
issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
vide their U.O. No. 334/EV/2009 dated 23.9.2009.
( Raj
Singh )
Director
To,
All
Ministries/Departments to the Government of
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