Revision of pension of Pre-2006 pensioners (JCOs/ ORs and Commissioned Officers) : PCDA
Circular 568 on 13.10.2016
Circular No.568
Dated:13.10.2016
To,
1.
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
2. All CMDs, Public Sector Banks including IDBI Bank
3. Nodal Officers, ICICI/ HDFC/ AXIS/ IDBI Banks
4. Managers, All CPPCs
5. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal
6. The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh
7. The CDA (PD), Meerut
8. The CDA, Chennai
9. The Director of Treasuries, All States…
10. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, RK puram and Tis Hazari, New
Delhi
11. The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai
12. The Post Master Kathua (J&K)
13. The Pr. Pay and Accounts Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair
Subject:
Revision
of pension of Pre-2006 pensioners (JCOs/ ORs and Commissioned Officers)
- delinking of qualifying service of 33 years for revised pension.
Reference:
This office Circular Nos. 547 dated 11.09.2015, 548 dated 11.09.2015,
549 dated 30.09.2015, 551 dated 28.12.2015, 554 dated 14.01.2016, 562
dated 13.06.2016 and , 567 dated 16.09.2016.
A copy of GOI, MOD
letter No.1(2)/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 30th September 2016 on the above
subject is forwarded herewith for information and necessary action which
is self explanatory.
2. Prior to issue of the above letter dated
30th September, 2016, the minimum guaranteed pension was revised w.e.f.
01.01.2006 as per GOI, MOD letter No.17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pen/ Policy) dated
11.11.2008 circulated vide this office Circular No. 397 dated
18.11.2008. Further, it was revised vide this office Circular Nos. 547
dated 11.09.2015 and 548 dated 11.09.2015. Similarly, the minimum
guaranteed pension of Ordinary Family Pension was revised vide this
office circular Nos. 397 dated 18.11.2008, 494 dated19.03.2013 and 567
dated 16.09.2016. Now, consequent upon the issue of the above Govt.
letter dated 30th September 2016 , the consolidated revised pension
ordinary family pension of all Pre-2006 Armed Forces pensioners/ Family
pensioners w.e.f.1.1.2006 shall not be less than 50% and 30%
respectively of the minimum of the pay in the Pay band plus Grade Pay
corresponding to the pre-revised scale from which the pensioner had
retired/ discharged/ invalided out/ died including Military Service Pay
and ‘X’ group pay, if any, without pro-rata reduction of pension even if
they had rendered qualifying service of less than 33 years at the time
of retirement.
3. The revised consolidated enhanced rate of
Ordinary Family Pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 (consolidated as per Para-4 of
GOI, MOD letter No.17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 11.11.2008) in
respect of Pre-2006 Armed Forces Family Pensioners shall not be less
than 50% of the minimum of the fitment tables for the rank in the
revised pay band.
4. Revised tables indicating minimum guaranteed
retiring/ service pension and ordinary family pension have been annexed
to this letter as follows:-
Annexure- A for Commissioned officers (Army, Navy, Air Force)
Annexure- B for JCOs/ ORs Pensioners (Army)
Annexure- C for JCOs/ ORs Pensioners (Air Force)
Annexure- D for JCOs/ORs Pensioners (Navy)
5.
Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) are hereby authorized to step up the
pension/ family pension of the affected pre-2006 pensioners where the
existing pension being paid to the pensioners, is less than the rate of
pension indicated in above said annexure.
6. The provisions of
above Govt. letter shall take effect form 01.01.2006 and arrears, if
any, shall be payable from 01.01.2006. Further, the Pension/ Family
pension of the Armed Force Personnel has been revised a number of times
in past vide various letters issued by Ministry of Defence, therefore,
if pension already revised w.e.f. 01.01.2006, 01.07.2009, 24.09.2012
& 01.07.2014 (OROP) under respective Govt. orders happens to be more
than this amount, then Retiring/ Service and Family Pension as per
above orders will continue to be paid as basic pension during that
period.
7. Prior to issue of above Govt. letter dated 30th
September, 2016, this office has issued corrigendum PPOs on the basis of
annexures mentioned in previous circulars for revision of minimum
guaranteed pension for less than 15 years and 20 years of qualification
service for JCOs/ ORs and Officers respectively. Now, consequent upon
issue of the above Govt. letter dated 30th September, 2016, the revision
of service element for less than 15 years and 20 years of qualification
service for PBORs and Officers respectively will also be revised as per
this circular only. Therefore, the Annexure for revision of service
element as required by previous circulars is not necessary.
8. It
is also mentioned that all cases of service element/ service pension in
respect of War Injury Pensioners will be revised by the Pension
Disbursing Agencies (PDAs). Therefore, the revision claims in respect of
War Injury pensioners called for vide this office Circular No. 562
dated 13.06.2016 has been dispensed with henceforth.
9. Further,
no table for Hony. Naik, Hony. Havildar and Havildar granted Hony. rank
of Nb Subedar has been indicated. It is hereby clarified that since
Hony. Rank of Naik, Havildar and Havildar holding Hony rank of Nb Sub
are drawing pay in the pay scale of Sepoy, Naik and Havildar
respectively, therefore, they are entitled for modified parity with
reference to substantive rank held at the time of retirement/ discharge/
invalidment except Naik (TS) who draws the pay of Naik. Naik (TS)
should be entitled for modified parity with respect to Naik rank.
10. Provisions of this circular will also be applicable to pensioners of TA and DSC
(irrespective of single or dual pension).
11. LTA and Additional Pension will be regulated as per extant orders.
12. All other terms and conditions shall remain unchanged.
No. Gts/Tech/0167/XXIV
Dated:13.10.2016
sd/-
(C B Yadav)
Dy. Controller (Pensions)
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