Friday, July 31, 2015

Goi Orders on Modified Parity for All Pre-2006 Pensioners




No.38/37/08-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 30th July, 2015 

Office Memorandum 

Sub:- Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners - reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per Para 4.2 of this Department's OM of even number dated 1.9.2008 relating to revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2006, the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006, in no case, shall be lower than 50% of the sum of the minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the prerevised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. A clarification was issued vide DoP&PW OM of even number dated 3.10.2008 that the pension calculated at 50% of the minimum of pay in the pay band plus grade pay would be calculated at the minimum of the pay in the pay band (irrespective of the pre-revised scale of pay) plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale.

2. Several petitions were filed in Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi inter alia claiming that the revised pension of the pre-2006 pensioners should not be less than 50% of the minimum of the pay band + grade pay, corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which pensioner had retired, as arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM No.l/1/2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008. Hon'ble CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi vide its common order dated 1.11.201lin OA No.655/2010 and three other connected OAs directed to re-fix the pension of all pre-2006 retirees w.e.f. 1.1.2006 based on the Resolution dated 29.8.2008 of the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare and in the light of the observations of Hon'ble CAT in that order.

3. The above order was challenged by the Government by filing Writ Petition No.153512012 in respect ofOA No. 655/2010 and WP No.2348-50/12 in respect of the three other connected OAs in the High Court of Delhi. The Hon'ble High Court in Its common Order dated 29.4.2013 noted that the DoP&PW had, in the meanwhile, issued an OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 28.1.2013 which provided for stepping up of pension of pre- 2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24.9.2012 to 50% of the minimum of pay in the pay band and grade pay corresponding to pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. Hon'ble High Court observed that the only issue which survived was, with reference to Paragraph 9 of OM dated 28.1.2013 which makes it applicable w.e.f. 24.9.2012 instead of 1.1.2006. Hon'ble High Court of Delhi dismissed the Writ Petition No.1535/20 12 along with three other Writ Petitions vide its order dated 29.4.2013. Special Leave Petitions (No.23055/2013 and No.36148-50/2013) filed against the said order dated 29/412013 of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court have also been dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court

4. Accordingly, in compliance with the above judicial pronouncements, it has been decided that the pension/family pension of all pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners may be revised in accordance with this Department's OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of24.9.2012. Further, this benefit has already been granted to the Applicants in OA No. 655/2010 vide OM of even No. dated 26/08/2014 read with OM dated 19/09/2015 following dismissal of SLP (C) No.23055/2013 by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
 5 In case the consolidated pension/family pension calculated as per para 4.1 of O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 1.9.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension calculated in the manner indicated in the O.M. dated 28.1.2013, the same (higher consolidated pension/family pension) will continue to be treated as basic pension/family pension.

 6. All other conditions-as given in OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 1.9.2008, as amended from time to time shall remain unchanged.

7. Ministry of Agriculture, etc. are requested to bring the contents of these orders to the notice of Controller of Accounts/Pay and Accounts Officers and Attached and subordinate Offices under them on a top priority basis. All pension disbursing offices are also advised to prominently display these orders on their notice boards for the benefit of pensioners.

8. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance ID Note No. 1(9)/EV/2011- Vol.1I dated 24.7.2015. 9. Hindi version will follow.


Harjit Singh                                                                                                                                                Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2015,




No. 1/2/2015-E-II (B) 
Government of India 
Ministry of Finance 
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi. Dated 10th April, 2015                                                                                                                     

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2015,
          The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No 1/2/2014-E-ll (B) dated 18th September, 2014 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 107% to 113% with effect from 1st January, 2015.
 2.     The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry's O.M.  No. 1(3)/2008-E-ll(B) dated 29th  August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.
3.     The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.
 4.    These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.
5.     In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence Comptroller and Auditor General of India.


A. Bhattacharya                                                                                                                                       Under Secretary to the Government of lndia