Pension revision w.e.f. 01/01/2007 of pre-2006 retired pensioners of Rs. 6500 – 10500 on the 5th CPC scale NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi 110 055 No. II/35/2018 Dated: 20/03/2019 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub:   Revision of pension w.e.f.01/01/2006 of pre-2006 pensioners who retired from the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500-reg. Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.F(E)III/2008/PN1/l2 dated 04/02/2019 Kind attention of Railway Board is invited to the instructions issued vide Board’s letter dated 04/02/2019 relating to revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners w.e.f.01/01/2006 who had retired from Railway service while in 5th CPC scale of Rs.6500-10500 duly enclosing Department of pension and pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW’s) O.M.No.38/33/12-P&PW(A) dated 4th January, 2019 stating that these instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on Railways also. ln this connection, NFIR de...

7th Central Pay Commission regulating Casualty Pensionary Award for Defence Forces pensioners/family pensioners – PCDA Circular 618 Office of the Prinapar CDA(Pensions) Draupadi Ghat, fillafia6ad- 211014 Circular No. 618 Dated: 13/03/2019 To, The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. Of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kuria Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai- 400051 All CMDs, Public Sector Banks including IDBI Bank Nodal Officers, ICICl/ HDFC/ AXIS/ IDBI Banks Managers, All CPPCs Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh The CDA (PD), Meerut The CDA, Chennai The Director of Treasuries, All States The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, RK Puram and Tis Hazari, New Delhi The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai The Post Master Kathua (J&K) The Post Master Camp Bell Bay The Pr. Pay and Accounts Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair Subject:...

PCDA Circular 619: Deletion of note of conditional sanction printed in PPOs of Pre-01.01.2006 retirees Havildar granted Hony Rank of Naib Subedar Office of the Prinapar CDA(Pensions) Draupadi Ghat, fillafia6ad- 211014 Circular No. 619 Dated: 14/03/2019 Subject:   Regarding deletion of note of conditional sanction printed in PPOs of Pre-01.01.2006 retirees Havildar granted Hony Rank of Naib Subedar in compliance of Honbie High Courts and AFTs orders. In compliance of various court orders, conditional sanctions were being issued by AG/P5-4 (Pen/Legal), IHQ (Mob), New beihi in respect of Pre-01.01.2006 retiree Havildars granted Hony rank of Naib Subedar for implementing Gol, Mob letter dated 12.06,2009 in their cases. Accordingly, corrigendum PPOs were/are being issued notifying their pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 @ Rs. 8450/- for Group “X” and ( Rs. 7750/- for Group .Y and “Z as per the provisions of ibid Mob letter by this office. These Corrigendum PPOs have a Note containing...

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...

Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners – Revised Format No.41/21/2000-P&PW(D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi Dated the 19th Feb, 2018 Office Memorandum Sub:   Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners- Revised Format The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even no. dated 12.08.2015 and to say that the instructions related to the issue of Pensioners’ Identity Card to Pensioners were issued by this Department. In para 2 of the OM dated 12.08.2015, it is mentioned that Pensioners’ ID Card shall include the Aadhaar No. of the pensioners, if available. Accordingly, a format for the pensioners’ Identity Card was also issued. The matter has been reconsidered. It has been decided that henceforth, the Pensioners’ Identity Card may be issued to the pensioners in the revised format (copy enclosed)....

Clarification on Enhanced Family Pension Payable – DoP&PW No.1/1(5)/2018-P&PW(E) Department of Pension & Pensionors’ Welfare (Desk E) Sub:   Clarification on date upto which enhanced family pension payable-reg. Ref: CPAO ID No. CPAO/IT & Tech/Clarification/13(VOL-III)/P&PW/2017-18/193 dated 05.02.2018 and NIC Note, dated 3.4.2013. CPAO may please refer to above mention ID, dated 5.2.2018 on the subject mentioned above. 2. It was decided to increase the age of retirement from 58 to 60 years vide its notification No.25012/2/97-Estt.(A) dated 13th May, 1998. In pursuance of this decision and in view of the recommendation of the Vth Central Pay Commission, in partial modification of Rule 54(3) (a) of CCS (Pension) rules, 1972, it was decided that the payment of family pension at enhanced rates will be payable for 7 years or till the government servant/pensioner would have attained the age of 67 years against the existing provision of 65 years. This has be...

FAQ for Central Civil Services – Pension Procedure FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) (CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES) 6.   PENSION PROCEDURE (6.1) What is the meaning of the following terms? (a) Pension Disbursing Authority (b) Pension Sanctioning Authority (c) PPO Issuing Authority (a)   Pension Disbursing Authority :   Bank Branch/Treasury/Post/PAO Office paying your pension (b)   Pension Sanctioning Authority:   The authority who sanctioned your pension before forwarding the case to Accounts. (c)   PPO Issuing Authority:   Generally, the Pay & Account Officer is the PPO issuing authority. (6.2) What should a Government servant do to claim his pension? During service each Govt. servant should satisfy himself that service is being verified and recorded so in the service book and that there are no gaps in this. He should also ensure that nomination for all payments due to him are current and valid. Six months prior to the retirement date, a Gove...

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...

Grant of additional pension to the pensioners of U.T. Chandigarh - reg. CPAO No.38/6/18-P&PW(A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi, Dated the 18th January, 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Grant of additional pension to the pensioners of U.T. Chandigarh - reg. I am directed to refer to your UO No. CPAO/IT & Tech/U.T. Chandigarh/50/2016-17/167 dated 14th December 2017 on the above subject and to say the in accordance with Rule-2 of CCS (Pension) Rules, these rules are applicable to Government servants appointed substantively to civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union. As mentioned in your note dated 24.4.2017, the employees and pensioners of U.T. Chandigarh are governed by the rules and orders as applicable to the employees of Punjab Civil Services. However, the employees of other U.T. Administrations are governed by the rules reg...

Payment of arrears accruing in respect of deceased pensioners/family pensioners to the nominee/legal heir CPAO CPAO/IT&Tech/Simplification/11.Vol-VI/2017-18/2016 Dated: 12.03.2018 Subject: Payment of arrears accruing in respect of deceased pensioners/family pensioners to the nominee/legal heir. On death of the pensioners/family pensioners, the pension account is closed by the bank and the balance amount in the account of pensioners/family pensioners is paid to the nominees/legal heirs. However, it is observed that the life time arrears arising subsequently on account of Pay Commission etc. are not paid to the nominees/legal heirs of the deceased pensioners/family pensioners either on account of fact that the pension/family pension is not revised by the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA) or the amount of arrears of revised pension/family pension is not paid due to closure of the bank account. In such cases action is to be taken by the concerned Pay & Accounts Officer...

Pension Rates under CPF The Central Government employees who are covered by CPF Rules (India) 1962 and who retired on or after 01.01.1986 are not entitled to any monthly pension/ex-gratia amount. However, the Government employees under CPF who retired between 18.11.1960 and 31.12.1985 are entitled to monthly ex-gratia amount of the following rates: S. No Group of Service to which CPF retirees belonged at the time of retirement Enhanced amount of basic monthly ex-gratia 1 Group A Service Rs. 3,000 2 Group B Service  Rs. 1,000 3 Group C Service  Rs. 750 4 Group D Service  Rs. 650 5 Widows and dependent children of the deceased CPF beneficiary  Rs. 645 Dearness ex-gratia equal to 50% of the amount of ex-gratia and Dearness Relief, as notified from time to time as per 5th Central Pay Commission series, on the sums of amount of ex-gratia and dearness ex-gratia is being paid to them. There is no proposal to increase the aforesaid rates. Source: Lok Sabha ...

Standard Deduction Applicable for Pensioners – Clarification Ministry of Finance Clarification regarding applicability of standard deduction to pension received from the former employer The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that the pension received by a taxpayer from his former employer is taxable under the head “Salaries”. The Finance Act, 2018 has amended Section 16 of the Income-tax Act, 1961(“the Act”) to provide that a taxpayer having income chargeable under the head “Salaries” shall be allowed a deduction of Rs 40,000/- or the amount of salary, whichever is less, for computing his taxable income. Accordingly, any taxpayer who is in receipt of pension from his former employer shall be entitled to claim a deduction of Rs 40,000/- or the amount of pension, whichever is less, under Section 16 of the Act. Earlier, the representations were received seeking clarification as to whether a taxpayer, who receives pension from his former employer, shall also be eligible to...

CPAO/IT&Tech/Bank Performance/37(Vol.III)/2017-18/208 19.03.2018 Subject: Simplification of Pension Procedure – Submission of Life Certificate Attention is invited to CPAO’s 0M No. CPAo/Tech/Simplification/2012-13/325 dated-18.02.2013 on the above subject whereby it was decided to submit the life certificate to any branch of the authorized bank through which pension of pensioners/family pensioners is being disbursed. Format of acknowledgement to be given by the Life Certificates receiving branch to the pensioner/family pensioner was circulated vide this office OM No.CPAO/lT&Tech/Scheme Booklet/2015-16/1666 dated-16.10.2015 which was reiterated vide OM No.CPA0/lT&Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/2015-16/ 1680 dated-09.11.2 015. But, it is observed that bank branches are still not providing the acknowledgement of Life Certificate to the pensioners/family pensioners. Moreover, it has been observed that they do not forward the same to their CPPCs, resulting in stoppage of pension/ family pe...

2nd Option of Pension for Compulsorily Retired Officers/Employees Indian Banks' Association HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS No.HR&IR&HR/CIR/G2/BRK/4684 March 16, 2018 Chief Executives of Member Banks which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement Dear Sir/Madam, 2nd Option of Pension for Compulsorily Retired Officers/Employees The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) representing workmen and officers in Banks were requesting to allow another option to those Who were in the service Of the Banks prior to 29th September, 1995 in case of Nationalized Banks / 26th March, 1996 in case of Associate Banks of State Bank of India and continued in service on or after that date and did not opt for pension when offered as per the scheme. 2. After holding various rounds of discussions in the matter, consensus was arrived at between the parties and a Bipartite Settlement/Joint Note was signed on 27.4.2010 to extend another option of pension to those Workmen / Officers who:- (a) were in the ser...