No.1/29/98-3FPPC/384
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
(FINANCE PENSION POLICY AND
COORDINATION BRANCH)
Dated Chandigarh, the 25February, 2014
To
All Heads of Departments,
Commissioners of Divisions,
Registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court,
District and Session Judges and
All Deputy Commissioners in the
State.
Subject: -: Grant of Instalment
of Dearness Relief to the
Pensioners/Family Pensioners due from 1st July, 2013.
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Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to this Department Letter No.1/29/98-3FPPC/1539, dated the 31 October, 2013 and letter No.1/29/98-3FPPC/1597 dated 8th
November, 2013 on the subject cited above and to say that the Governor of Punjab is pleased to decide
that the Dearness Relief due to the Punjab Government pensioners/family pensioners/extraordinary pensioners etc. with effect from
1 July,
2013
shall be payable to them from the l " February, 2014 onwards. Thus the
Dearness Relief payable to pensioners/family pensioners/extraordinary pensioners etc shall
stand increased
from the existing rate of 80% to 90% of basic pension.
2. The Dearness
Relief at the enhanced rate as shown above will be paid with the pension w.e.f. 1st February, 2014 by
crediting the same in the respective bank accounts of the concerned
Pensioners/Family Pensioners. The decision for the payment of arrears of
Dearness
Relief
for the period from 01.07.2013 to 31.01.2014 will be taken in due course. It has been further decided that
arrears of D.A. for the period from 1.01.2013 to 30.06.2013 due at the
rate of 8% of basic pension will be paid in cash immediately by crediting the same
in the respective bank accounts of the concerned Pensioners/Family Pensioners.
3. Other provisions governing grant of Dearness Relief to
Pensioners etc. such as regulation of Dearness Relief
during employment/re-employment and regulation of Dearness Relief where more than one
pension is drawn etc. will remain unchanged.
4. On the analogy
of decision taken by the Government of India it has been decided to dispense with the issue
of ready reckoner along with the Dearness Relief Orders. It will now be the
responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority, including the
nationalized banks etc. to calculate the quantum of Dearness Relief payable in each
individual case.
5 All District
Treasury Officers/Treasury Officers and Public Sector Banks will make payment of Dearness Relief to
Pensioners/Family Pensioners etc. on the basis of these orders.
6. The expenditure
involved will be debited to the Head "2071- Pension and Other Retirement Benefits".
7. The liability in respect of
pre .1st November, 1966 service of
the pensioners and their family pensioners shall be divisible amongst the successor States of the erstwhile State
of
Punjab
i.e. Punjab; Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory, Chandigarh, in terms of the 14th Schedule of Punjab
Reorganization Act, 1966.
Yours faithfully,
Signed 25/2/14
(Usha Sehgal)
Joint Secretary Finance