No.42/2/97-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare
New
Delhi
Dt. 27th October 1997
The undersigned is
directed to to state that in pursuance of Government decisions on the
recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission announced in this
Department’s Resolution No. 45/86/97-P&PW(A) dated the 30th
Sept. 1997, the President is pleased to decide that dearness relief shall be
paid to All Central Government pensioners and family pensioners to compensate
them for rise in the cost of living beyond average CPI 1510 at the uniform rate
as indicated below:-
| Period | Rate of DP p.m. |
| From 1.7.96 to 31.12.96 | 4% of pension/family pension |
| From 1.1.97 to 30.6.97 | 8% of pension/family pension. |
| From 1.7.97 onwards | 13% of pension/family pension |
For the purpose of these orders:
(i)
Pension/family pension in the case of pre 1.1.96 retirees and where
family pension was sanctioned prior to 1.1.1996, means the consolidated pension
or consolidated family pension as the case may be, effective from 1.1.1996 in
terms of orders issued in this Department’s OM No. 45/86/97-P&PW(A) Pt. II
dated 27th October, 1997.
(ii)
In the case of pensioners who retire from service on or after 1.1.1996 or
where family pension is sanctioned for the first time on or after 1.1.1996,
pension/family pension means the basic pension/basic family pension as the case
may be in terms of this Department’s OM No. 45/86/97-P&PW(A) Pt. I dated
27th October 1997.
1.2
Payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be
rounded off to the next higher rupee.
1.3
Other provisions governing grant of dearness relief to pensioners such as
regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of
dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc. will remain unchanged.
1.4
A ready reckoner showing the dearness relief payable from (i) 1.7.96 to
31.12.96 (ii) 1.1.1997 to 30.6.1997 and (iii) from 1.7.1997 onwards in terms of
these orders is enclosed.
2. This Department
Office Memorandum No. 42/8/96-P&PW(G) dated 12th Sept, 1996 and
42/2/97-P&PW(G) dated 3rd April 1997 sanctioning dearness relief
to pensioners w.e.f. 1st July 1996 and 1st Jan, 1997 are
hereby superseded. Payments on account of dearness relief made to
pensioners/family pensioners in terms of these orders will be adjusted against
the dearness relief payable to them under the revised rates in terms of this
order. If the entire amount cannot be adjusted from the arrears of dearness
relief payable under this order, the balance amount will be adjusted against
future payment of dearness relief in terms of this order.
3.1
These orders apply to all civil pensioners.
3.2
These orders apply to Armed Forces pensioners, civilian pensioners paid
out of the Defence Services Estimates, All India Service pensioners and Railway
pensioners.
3.3
These orders do not apply to retired High Court and Supreme Court Judges;
in their case separate orders will be issued by the administrative authorities
concerned.
4. The Accountants
General and authorized Public Sector banks are requested to arrange payment of
relief to pensioner etc. on the basis of above instructions without waiting for
any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and
the Reserve bank of India in view of letter No. 5280-TA,II/3480-II dated
23.04.1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all
Accountants General and Reserve Bank of India
Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64(ii)(CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981
addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised
Banks.
5.
In their application to the employees belonging to Indian Audit and
Accounts Department these orders issue in consultation with the C&AG.
Sd/-
(Sudha P. Rao)
Director
To,
All Ministries/Departments to the Government
of India
No payment of arrears on account of DR from 1.7.1996, 1.1.1997 and 1.7.1997 as per this order should be made to pre 1996 pensioners/family pensioners as the arrears in their case are to be made with reference to the statement attached to his Department’s O.M. No. 45/86/97-P&PW(A) Part II dated 27th October, 1997. After the payment of arrears, future DR may be paid to the pre-1996 pensioners/family pensioners on the basis of this order.