F. No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel,Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pensions & Pensioners' Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market,
New Delhi-110003
Date: 2nd May, 2013
Date: 2nd May, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family
pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2013.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM
No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 4th October, 2012 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 72% to 80% w.e.f. 1st January,
2013.
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 1/3 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 @ 80% w.e.f.
1.1.2013 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 fulfillment of the conditions
laid down in para 4. Payment of DR
involving a fraction of a rupee shall be Dearness Pension subject to
fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the a.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 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. 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, 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 21 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 1st
May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India st May,
11. Hindi version will follow.
( Charanjit Taneja )
Under Secretary to the Government of India