Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners etc
No.25014/10/2014-A/S-II(Pension)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
(Department of Personal and Pension)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 21/11/2014
To
The Chief Secretary of all State Governments
Subject:
Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the
Sixth Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2006
pensioners/family pensioners etc.
Sir,
I am directed to
state that in pursuance of Government’s decision on the recommendations
of Sixth Pay Commission, sanction of the President was accorded to the
regulations w.e.f. from 1/1/2006 and the Department of Pension and
Pensioners’ Welfare vide its O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1/9/2008
had issued orders for revision of pension/family pension of all the
pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners. The said orders were made
applicable to all pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners of All India
Services who were governed by the All India Services (Death Cum
Retirement Benefits), Rules, 1958. Clarification on certain provisions
were also issued vide their O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A)(Pt.1) dated
03-10-2008.
2. It may be stated that a large number of
representations were received in the Department of Pension and
Pensioners’ Welfare in regard to delay payment of revised pension/family
pension and arrears to the pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners.
Accordingly, to facilitate early payment of revised pension, family
pension, enhanced pension and arrears, the Department of Pension and
Pensioners vide its O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A)(Pt.1) dated 14-10-2008
and O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 21-05-2009 have issued
guidelines providing the modalities and methodology for release of
revised pension, family pension arrears and enhanced pension of pre-2006
pensioners. The cited O.M.s is self explanatory, however the gist of
the O.Ms. dated 14-10-2008 and 21-5-2009 are as under:
(i)
Disbursement of revised pension/family pension and the arrears in
accordance with the ready reckoner and also the additional pension to
old pensioners/family pensioners (wherever the date of birth is
available in the PPO) within a week
(ii) All the pension
disbursing public sector banks were to revise and disburse the enhanced
pension (with dearness relief) and arrears within one month from the
date of issue of O.M. dated 14-10-2008.
(iii) Suitable entry
regarding the revised pension to be recorded by the pension Disbursing
Authorities in both halves of the Pension Payment Order and intimate
regarding disbursement of revised pension to be sent by the pension
disbursing authorities to the Office of the CPAO and Accounts Officer
which had issued the PPO in the revised from given at Annexure-III of
the said O.M. so that they could verify the pension so revised and
update the Pension Payment Order Register, etc.
(iv) In cases
where the information in Annexure-III has been received by the Pay and
Accounts Officer from the Pension Disbursing Banks etc., he should
verify the same and issue a revised authority for payment of pension. In
case there is any discrepancy in the revision of pension by the Bank,
the bank should be informed by the Pay and Accounts Officer immediately
for making necessary adjustment. In cases where the information in
Annexure-III has not been received by the Pay and Accounts Officer from
the Bank, the Pay and accounts Officer should issue revised authority
for payment of pension based on the PPO/available records and send to
Bank for making the payment of revised pension accordingly.
(v) It
was also provided that in case any information regarding date of birth,
scale of pay or the qualifying service, etc was not available with the
bank, the bank may obtain the requisite information from the concerned
Pay and Accounts Officer/CPAO. It would be the responsibility of the
concerned Pay and Accounts Officer/CPAO to provide the information from
the available records within two weeks of the receipts of request from
the bank.
(vi) Adoption of the methodology/documentation for
determination of date of birth for payment of additional pension to old
pensioners/family pensioners in cases where the date of birth is not
available in the PPO as well as in the office records of CPAO/Pay and
Accounts Office.
3. Further, the Department of Pension and
Pensioners’ Welfare vide their O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated
28.1.2013 have also revised the pension, Family, enhanced pension of the
pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24-9-2012 with reference to the fitments
tables annexed to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
O.M. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 30th August 2008 which is self explanatory.
The said O.M. was extended to All India Services pensioners of pre-2006
by this Department vide letter No. 25014/1/2013-AIS-II dated 19.2.2014.
4.
Now, it has been brought to the notice of this Department that a large
number of cases relating to All India Services pensioners/family
pensioners of pre-2006 have not yet been revised/disbursed their
pension/family pension by the State and UT Governments and Accounts
Generals of the respective States in adherence to O.M. No.
38/37/08-P&PW(A)(Pt. 1) dated 14-10-2008. O.M. No.
38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 21-05-2009 and O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A)
dated 28.1.2013 issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’
Welfare which are also similarly applicable to All India Services
pensioner of pre-2006.
5. Therefore, all the Chief Secretaries,
Development Commissioners, Advisers to the Administrator and Accountant
Generals of State/UT are requested to look into the matter and instruct
the concerned authorities of the States/UTs to take appropriate action
immediately in implementing the above orders issued by the Department of
Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(Diwakar North Misra)
Director (Services)
