Latest Central Government Employees News   Central government employees will continue to get Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) at the current rates In the meantime, the centre has recently made it clear that central government workers are to continue to collect Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) at the present rate in the wait for the increase in the dearness allowance as outlined in the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Also check: No DA Hike for central government employees due to economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic spread The central government officials have 17 per cent DA and wait for the rise in the DA from July 2021 for the period January-June 2020. In an order in April, central government officials and pensioners were declared to have no 21 percent DA from 1 January 2020. According to the recommendations of the 7th Pay Board, the DA rate was raised from 17 to 21 percent in March. Employees were said to not have any arrears charge...

  No. 1/1/2020-E- II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 23rd April, 2020. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Freezing of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners at current rates till July 2021. The undersigned is directed to say that in view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19 , it has been decided that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners, due from 1st January 2020 shall not be paid. The additional installments of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 shall also not be paid. However, Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief at current rates will continue to be paid. 2. As and when the decision to release the future installment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief due from 1st J...

7th CPC DR: 12% Dearness Relief to KV Pensioners effective from 1.1.2019 Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners- Revised rate effective from 01.01.2019 under Seventh CPC KENDRIYA VlDYALAYA SANGATHAN 18, lnstitutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi 110 016 F.110230(Misc)2016/KVS(HQ)P&I/1615 Dated: 15.04.2019 The Manager (instt.), State Bank of India, Main Branch (4th Floor), Parliament Street, New Delhi Sub:   Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners- Revised rate effective from 01.01.2019 under Seventh CPC Sir/Madam, It is to state that the Govt of India, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has issued an Office Memorandum No.F.No.42/04/2019-P&PW(D) dated 06th March 2019 regarding the revision of rates for Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (drawing pension under Seventh CPC) from 9% to 12% w.e.f. 01.01.2019. You are, therefore, reque...

Grant of Dearness Relief in the 5th CPC series effective from 01.01.2019 to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment No.42/04/2019-P&PW(D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003 Dated the 27th March, 2019 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:-   Grant of Dearness Relief in the 5th CPC series effective from 01.01.2019 to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment – reg In continuation of this Department’s OM No. 42/06/2018-P&PW(G) dated 08.10.2018, the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief w.e.f 01.0 l.20 19 to the CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment shall be paid in the following manner :- (i) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 and 31.12.1985, and were sanctioned ex-gratia @ Rs. 600/ p.m. w.e.f. 1.11.1997 under this Department’...

Railways: Dearness Relief (DR) to Railway pensioners from January 2019 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board) PC-VII No.:133 RBE No.: 45/2019 File No. PC-VII/2016/I/7/2/3 New Delhi, dated: 11.03.2019 The General Manager/CAOs(R), All Zonal Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list) Sub :   Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.01.2019. A copy of Office Memorandum No. 42/04/2019-P&PW(D) dated 06.03.2019 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare) on the above subject is enclosed herewith for information and compliance. This order shall apply mutatis mutandis on Railways also. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways. Hindi version is attached below. Encl. As above. (Jaya Kumar G) Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII Railway Board ...

Dearness Relief for Central Government pensioners / family pensioners – Revised rate with effect 01/01/2019 3% Additional DR to CG Pensioners from Jan 2019 – Orders issued No.42/04/2019-P&PW(D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003 Dated the 06th March, 2019 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:   Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.01.2019 – reg The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/0612018-P&PW(G) dated 18.09.2018 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 9% to 12% w.e.f 01.01.2019. These rates of DR will be applicable to (i) Civilian Central Government Pen...

When will the arrears get paid? – Dearness Relief CENTRALISED PENSION PROCESSING CENTER Payment of Pensions to Central Government and State Government Pensioners through Centralized Pension Processing Cell (CPPC) Frequently Asked Questions and Answers 31 . When will the arrears get paid? Ans: Payment of arrears, on account of revision of pension etc., received at Centralized Pension Processing Cell (CPPC) of the Bank up to one week before last date of a month, will normally be made along with monthly pension. 32.  How the payment of Dearness Relief at revised rate is to be paid to the pensioners? Ans: Whenever any additional relief on pension/family pension is sanctioned by the Government, the same is intimated to the agency banks for issuing suitable instructions to their pension paying branches for payment of relief at the revised rates to the pensioners without any delay. The orders issued by Govt. Departments are also hosted on their websites and banks have been...

WHO ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO DEARNESS RELIEF ON THE PENSION – CPAO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066 PHONES : 26174596,26174456,26174438 CPAO/IT&Tech/Salaries & Allowances of MPs /70/2018-19/146 23.10.2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Applicability of Dearness Relief to the pensioner/Family Pensioner. It has come to notice that the dearness relief is being paid on the pension to the pensioners who are not entitled to dearness relief on their pension. In this regard attention is invited to the Para 19.4 of the Scheme for Payment of Pension to Central Government Civil Pensioners by Authorized Banks (copy enclosed) wherein it is stated that the dearness relief on the pension is not payable to pensioners mentioned below:- 1) President/Vice-President 2) Ex-MP Lok Sabha 3) Ex-MP Rajya Sabha CPPCs of the banks are requested to ensure that the dearne...

Dearness Relief in the 5th CPC series effective from 01.07.2018 to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment F. No. 42/06/2018-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market. New Delhi Dated 8th Oct. 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:-   Grant of Dearness Relief in the 5th CPC series effective from 01.07.2018 to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment-reg In continuation of this Department’s OM No. 42/06/2018-P&PW(G) dated 19.04.2018 the President is pleased to decide that the Deamess Relief w.e.f 01 .07.2018 to the CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment shall be paid in the following manner:- (i) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 and 31.12.1985. and were sanctioned ex-gratia @ Rs. 600/ p.m. w.e.f. 01.11.1997 under this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E)...

Payment of dearness relief to re-employed pensioners and employed family pensioners Circular No. 200 No.AT/Tech/263-XXIII Dated: 12/04/2018 To The Chief Accountant, RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East, Mumbai-400051 The Director of Treasuries of all State The Manager CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI The CDA (PD) Meerut The CDA, Chennai The Nodal Officers (ICICl/AXIS/HDFC Bank)……………………………………………. The Pay & Accounts Officer…….. The Military. & Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal The D.P.D.O…………… Post Master, Kathua (J & K) and Camp Bell Bay Sub:  Payment of dearness relief to re-employed pensioners and employed family pensioners: Clarification thereof. Ref: This office Circular No. 166 dated 07/03/2013, Circular No. 173 dated 07/04/2014 and Circular No. 179 dated 12/05/2015. Provisions for payment of dearness relief to re-employed pensioners and employed f...

Cabinet approves additional 2 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1st July, 2018 2% DA Posted On: 29 AUG 2018 1:05PM by PIB Delhi The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modihas approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2018 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 7% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Deamess Relief would be Rs.6112.20 crore per annum and Rs.4074.80 crore in the financial year 2018-19 (for a period of 08 months from July, 2018 to February, 2019). This will benefit about 48.41 lakh Central Government employees and 62.03 lakh pensioners. This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations ...

DEARNESS RELIEF F.No.42/06/2018-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi Dated 19th Apri1,2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub :- Grant of Dearness Relief in the 5th CPC series effective from 01.01.2018 to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment – reg In continuation of this Department’s OM No.42/15/2016-P&PW(G) dated 13.10.2017, the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief w.e.f 01.01.2018 to the CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment shall be paid in the following manner (i) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 and 31.12.1985, and were sanctioned ex-gratia @ Rs. 600/ p.m. w.e.f. 1.11.1997 under this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 and revised to Rs.3000, Rs.1000, Rs.750 & Rs.650 for Group A, B, C & D respectively w.e.f 4th ...

F.No.42/14/2017-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G and Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110008 Date:- 08th March, 2018 Office Memorandum Sub:- Amendment of instructions regarding dearness relief to re-employed pensioners consequent on revision of ignorable part or pension for fixation of pay in the re-employment post-reg The undersigned is directed to refer to subject cited above and to say that the grant of dearness relief to re- employed pensioners/family pensioners is presently regulated in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s 0M No. dated 02.07, 1999 and subsequently amended vide this Department’s dated 38/88/2008- dated 09.07.2009 2. DoPT, vide their OM No.3/3/2016-Estt.(Pay II) dated 01.05.2017 have issued instructions for revision of ignorable amount of pension from Rs.4000/- to Rs. 15000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) for the purpose of fixation of pay in th...

2% Dearness Allowance Cabinet approves two percent Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2018 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 5% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. This will benefit about 48.41 lakh Central Government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.6077.72 crore per annum and Rs.7090.68 crore in the financial year 2018-19 (for a period of 14 months from January, 2018 to February, 2019). This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.