VICTORY AT LAST! LET US REJOICE!!
At Last the Government relents to grant higher pay scale benefit for pension fixation to Pre-2006 HSG-1 Postmasters and other S-12 Pay Scale Holders!
The Recommendation of the Pension Ministry has been accepted by the Department of Expenditure and resultantly the following orders have been issued!
We the S-12 Pay Scale holding Pre-2006 Pensioners have made the advancement. But the struggle of other Pensioners retired from various other posts or cadres continues. However, AIPRPA is proud that our consistent voice for the acceptance of Pre-2006 S-12 Pay Scale holding HSG-1 Postmasters have ultimately resulted in victory!
The orders released today is reproduced below _ KR GS AIPRPA
No.
38/33112-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-l l 0 003
Dated
the 4th January, 2019
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Sub
r- Revision
of pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 ofPre-2006 pensioners who retired from the 5th
CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/-.
The undersigned is directed to
say that as per Para 4.2 of this Department's OM of even number dated
01.09.2008 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.
2. Instructions were issued vide
this Department's OM of even number dated 28.1.2013 for stepping up of pension
ofpre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24.9.2012 to 50% of the sum of the minimum of pay
in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised pay
scale from which the pensioner had retired, as arrived at with reference to the
fitment tables annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's OM
No. 1I1I2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008. A concordance table indicating the
revised pension/family pension of pre-2006 pensioners in terms of instructions
contained in para 4.2 of OM dated 1.9.2008 read with the OM dated 28.1.2013 was
also annexed to the OM dated 28.1.2013. Subsequently, orders were issued vide
this Department's OM of even number dated 30.7.2015 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 of 24.9.2012.
3. In the aforesaid OM dated
28.1.2013 of Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, the grade pay corresponding
to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500 was shown as Rs. 4200/- and the
minimum pension in terms of para 4.2 of the OM dated 1.9.2008 was shown as Rs.
8145/- (50% of minimum pay of Rs. 16,290/- as per fitment table for the pre-revised
scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10500, annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of
Expenditure's OM No. 1I1/2008-1C
dated 30th August, 2008).
4. Order were issued vide
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's OM No.1.1.2008-1C dated
13.11.2009 that the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 6500-10500
as on 1.1.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of
grade pay of Rs. 4200/- in the pay band PB-2, will be granted grade pay of Rs.
4600/- in the pay band PB-2 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs, 7450-11,500
w.e.f. 1.1.2006.
5. Representations have been
received in this Department for extending the benefit of grade pay of Rs.
4600/- for revision of pension/family pension, w.e.f. 1.1.2006, in respect of
Pre-2006 pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or
equivalent pay seale in the earlier Pay Commission periods. The matter regarding
the amount of minimum pension/family pension in terms of para 4.2 of the O.M.
dated 1.9.2008 in their case has been re-examined in the light of the orders
issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their OM No.l/l/08-IC
dated 13.11.2009 and decisions of courts in certain cases. It has been observed
that pay
of all serving employees in the
pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- has been fixed w.e.f.1.1.2006 in the
grade pay ofRs. 4600/-. Therefore, the grade pay of Rs, 4600/- can be
considered as the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.
6500-10500/-.
6. Accordingly, it has been
decided that, for the purpose of revision of pension/family pension w.e.f.
1.1.2006 under para 4.2 of the O.M. dated 1.9.2008, the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-
may be considered as the corresponding Grade pay in the case of pre-2006
pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or
equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods,
7. In accordance with the
provisions of Rule 7 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, the pay corresponding
to the pay of Rs. 6500/- in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- would
beRs. 12090/- in the PB-2. After adding the grade pay of Rs. 4600/-, the pay in
the Pay Band! Grade Pay corresponding to the pay of Rs. 6500/- in the
pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500 would be Rs. 16690/- (12090+4600).
Accordingly, the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in terms of para 4.2 of OM
dated 1.9.2008, for the pre-2006 pensioners who retired from the pay scale of
Rs.6500-10500/- in the 5th
CPC
or equivalent pay scales in the earlier Pay Commissions would be Rs.8345/-.
Accordingly the entries at serial number 13 in the annexure of this
Department's OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 may be substituted by
the entries shown in the/statement annexed to this O.M. • .
8. As provided in this
Department's OM dated 28.1.2013, in case the consolidated pension/family
pension calculated as per para 4.1 of this Department's OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A)
dated 1.9.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension calculated in the
manner indicated above, the same (higher consolidated pension/family pension)
will continue to be treated as basic pension/family pension.
9. In their application to the
persons belonging to the India Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are
issued in consultation with the comptroller and Auditor General of India.
10. All the Ministries/Departments
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. They are also requested to revise the pension of the affected pre-2006
pensioners in accordance with the instructions contained in this O.M. on a top
priority basis.
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