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GRANT OF DEARNESS RELIEF – REVISED RATE EFFECT FROM 1.1.2010

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Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01.01.2010 and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank

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Government of India 'JfR(f ~,<(f)I'< Ministry of Railways t~ 'i'?lI{\1~ (Railway Board t<"fct ~) No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/2 The GMs/CAO(R) All Indian Railways & Production Units (as per mailing list) RBE No. 6';:; /2010 New Delhi, dated )2.04.2010 Sub:

Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensioners

- Revised rate effective from 01.01.2010.

A copy of Office Memorandum No.42/1B/2010-P&PW (G) dated 31.03.2010 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare) on the above subject is enclosed for your information and necessary action. These orders will apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also.

2.

A concordance of DOP&PWs instructions referred to in the enclosed Office Memorandum and Railway Board's corresponding Railway instructions are given below:- S.

Para No. & date of Deptt. of Pension & No.

& date of Corresponding No.

No.

Pensioners' Welfare's O.M.

orders issued by Railway Board

1.

1

O. M. No. 42/12/2009 P&PW (G) PC-VII200BII/7/2/2 dated 07.10.2009 dated 23.09.2009.

2 2

(i)

O. M. No. 23/1/97- P&PW (B) N.A.

dated 23.02.199B.

(ii) O. M. No. 23/3/200B P&PW (B) dated 15.09.200B.

3 3

(i)

O. M. No. 4/59/97-P&PW(D)

(i) F(E)III/96/PN1/9 dated.1B.OB.199B dated. 14.07.199B

(ii) O. M. No. 4/29/99 P&PW(D)

(ii) F(E)1I1I96/PN1/9dated 02.0B.2000 dated.12.07.2000

4.

5.

(i) O. M. No. 45/73/97-P&PW(G) F(E)1I1I99/PN1/21dated 05.0B.1999 dated 02.07.1999

(ii) O.M.No. 3B/BB/200B- F(E)III/200B/PN1/13 dated P&PW(G) dated 9.7.2009

20.7.2009

3.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

1~"'~b.~ y €J -<JI",?---- ,1--, o (Hari Krishan) Director, Pay Commission-II Railway Board.

No. PC-V1I2008/1/7/2/2 New Delhi, datedJl04.2010 Copy to Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No.

222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (with 40 spares).

~ .mmissioner/Railways.

F. No. 42/18/2010-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension 81 Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003 Date:

31st March 2010 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2010.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 42/12/2009-P&PW(G) dated

23.9.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief payable to Central Government pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 27% to 35% w.e.f.

1st January, 2010.

2.

These orders apply to

(i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian

- ..-Penslon-eYs-··paid -but-of the Defence-Serv1Ce -Estimates, -(iii) All India Service Pensioners

(iv) Railway Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan, who are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/- p.m.

in terms of this Department's OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(8) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department's OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(8) dated 15.9.2008.

3.

Central Government Employees who had drawn lumpsum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Department's OM No.

4/59/97-P&PW

(D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 35% w.e.f.

1.1.2010 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lumpsum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the a.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this 

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