7th Pay Commission-Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc

Date : 14.10.2016

Implementation of Government’s decisions on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission-Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II. BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE.
NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/1T&Tech/Revision 17th CPC/19.v01-V/2015-16/149

10th October 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Implementation of Government’s decisions on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission-Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc.

A reference is invited to para 2.1 of Deptt. of P&PW 0M No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) (ii)dated 04.08.2016 wherein it has clearly been stated that these orders shall apply to all pensioners/ family pensioners who were drawing pension/ family pension before 1.1.2016 under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules,1972, Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules and the corresponding rules applicable to Railway pensioners and pensioners of All India Services, including officers of the Indian Civil Service retired from service On or after 1.1.1973″,

2. Further, para 9 of the aforesaid 0M states that “All Pension Disbursing Authorities including Public Sector Banks handling disbursement of pension to the Central Government pensioners have been authorized to pay pension/family pension to existing pensioners/ family pensioners at the revised rates without any further authorization from the concerned Accounts Officers/Head of Office etc”. CPAO has also clarified vide point No.9 Of

its clarification issued to the banks at Annexure-Il of its communication number CPAO/IT& Tech/ Revision (7th CPC)/19 dated-30.08.2016

3. However, complaints from All India Service Pensioners, who are drawing their pension through State Governments, are being received in CPAO that the banks have not revised their pensions for want of any instruction from respective AGs/ Designated Authorities.

4. Keeping in view the grievances of AIS pensioners, banks are advised to comply with the instructions of para 9 of DP&PW 0M dated-04.08.2016 and make payment to AIS pensioners immediately.

This issues with the approval of Chief Controller (Pensions).

(Vijay Singh)

Sr. Accounts Officer(IT & TECH)

Source : cpao.nic.in