Thursday, 2 October 2014
Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 17.2014
Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 17.2014
F. No.42/10/2014-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: 29th Sept, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 17.2014.
The undersigned Is directed to refer to this Department’s oM No.
42/10/2014-P&PW(G) dated April, 2014 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 100 % to 107% w.e.f. 1st
July 2014.
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
Departments 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 1/3 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 @ 107% w.e.f. 1.7.2014 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 0.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 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. No 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 26th
Sept.2014.
11. Hindi version will follow.
sd/-
(Charanjlt Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/
Ravi Shankar Prasad pulls up officials after surprise check at 'unclean' post offices
New
Delhi: After surprise checks at two post offices in New Delhi, Telecom
Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday pulled up officials of the
Department of Posts for not keeping their premises and work space clean.
"Despite
instructions from Prime Minister's Office, your premises are not clean.
Take it as my direction that I want all post offices across country to
be clean," he told senior DoP officials.
The
Minister inspected work space at Gol Dak Khana and Lodhi Road post
offices. Prasad inspected almirah and different rooms where he found
dust on many files and racks.
He asked officials to keep the premises clean and make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission a success.
Member,
Postal Board, Anjali Devasher said that DoP started cleanliness drive
and complete status report will be handed over to the minister in a
month.
Senior
officials at post offices said DoP had sought fund of about Rs 10 crore
for civil work and cleanliness but it has been allocated only around Rs
3.5 crore which is too less.
"We
have part time workers for cleaning work ... The structure of building
are such that dust and dirt keep coming in to offices. We need funds to
make buildings dust proof," an official said.
Ministry
sources however said that Post Office staff have raised the issue of
fund shortage only after minister's surprise visit.
Earlier in the day, Prasad ran cleanliness drive at Sanchar Bhawan where he found rubbish heaped at one place.
"I
have announced that I will go to clean Patna Railway Station on 2
October. Union ministers will also go on cleanliness drive. Even Prime
Minister himself will got to clean Valmiki basti near Birla Mandir. When
the Prime Minister and Ministers can do this, you should not feel
ashamed of it," Prasad said at Sanchar Bhawan.
He cited the example of cleanliness in metro and all government offices should be cleaned in a similar fashion.
"Below
this place is metro station, where there is no dirt. The same people
use it, the same is the Government. I feel that while travelling in
metro, people themselves feel ashamed that it is so clean and how can we
dirty it," Prasad said.
The Minister appealed government officials to change in their mind.
"You
would have known that I am a strict Minister. I work and expect work
from you all as well. I will make surprise visit to your offices as
well," Prasad said at Sanchar Bhawan.
PTI
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