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S.No. PC-VI/334
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No. PC-VI/20083/7/2/2
The GMs/CAO(R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(as per mailing list)
Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensionersRevised rate effective from 01.01.2014.
A copy of Office Memorandum No. 42/10/2014-P&PW (G) dated 09.04.2014 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.
A concordance of DOP&PW's instructions referred to in the enclosed Office Memorandum and
2.
Railway Board's corresponding instructions are given below:-
S.No. Para No. & date of Deptt. Of Pensions & No. & date of corresponding orders
issued by Railway Board
No. Pensioners' Welfare's O.M.
1
O.M. No. 42/13/2012 P&PW (G) dated PC-VI/2008/I/7/2/2 dated 29.10.2013
1.
03.10.2013.
2.
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O.M. No. 23/1/97- P&PW (B)
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O.M. No. 23/3/2008- P&PW (B)
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O.M. No. 4/59/97- P&PW (D)
dated 14.07.1998
(ii)
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O.M. No. 45/73/97- P&PW (G)
(i)
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dated 09.07.2009
F(E)III/96/PN1/9
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02.08.2000
F(E)III/99/PN1/21
dated
05.08.1999
F(E)III/2008/PN1/13 dated
20.07.2009
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2. The General Secretary, AIRF (with 35 spares)
3. The Members of the National Council, Department Council and Secretary, Staff Side, National
Council, 13-C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi (with 90 spares).
4. The Secretary General FROA.'
5. The Secretary, RBSS, Group 'A' Officers Association.
6. The President, Railway Board Secretariat Service Group '13' Officers' Association.
7. The Secretary General, IRPOF.
8. The Secretary General, All India RPF Association.
9. The President, Railway Board Ministerial Staff Association.
10. The Secretary, Railway Board Non-Ministerial Staff Association.
11. The Secretary, All India SC/ST Railway Employees Associati , Room No. 8, Rail Bhawan
(with 5 spares).
for Secreta
ailway Board.
Copy to:1.
The General Secretary, A.I. Federation of Pensioners' Association T.P.M. Hall, 22,
Saidapet W, Chennai.
2.
The General Secretary, Railway Pensioners' Council, Kiran Kutir, Larkania Tola, Katihar.
3.
CGPA, "SHIVANANAD", 11/13, Krishna Kunj Society, Chhotunagar-7, Rajya Rd. Rajkot360001.
4.
Secretary General, CGPA. 1874/2, Sector-64, S.A.S Nagar, Chandigarh-160062
5.
Vice President, FCGPO, P-24C, Sagar Manna Road, Calcutta-60
6.
General Secretary, Central&Als P.A., E01/164, Arena Colony, Bhopal, M.P. 462016.
7.
General Secretary, AICCPA, Flat No. 144, New Suryakiran Apptts Plot No. 65, Patparganj,
New Delhi 110092.
8.
President, AIRRF, 12-5-149/6/C/ Vijayapuri Street, South Allaguda, Secunderabad-17
9.
Kulkarni, President, AIRF, Vivekanand Housing Society, Gurumandir Road, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 421201.
10.
The Secretary General, National Federation of Railway pensioners, 27/578, Auditapuram,
Palgha.
11.
National Federation of Railway Pensioners, 42/14, Motilal Street, T. Nagar, Madras-17.
12.
The Secretary General, National Federation of Railway Pensioners' Organization, 825,
Supertech Residence, Sector-5, Plot No. 6A, Ghaziabad-10.
Copy to :PPSs/PSs/Sr. PAs/PAs to :MR, MSR(K), MSR(A), CRB, PC, MS, MT, ME, ML, MM, DG/RHS, DG/RPF, AM(B), AM(CE), AM(C), AM(C&IS), AM(Elec),
AM(F), AM(P1g), AM(Projects), AM(Sig), AM(Mech), AM(PU), AM(RS), AM(T&C), AM(Telecom), AM(T), AM(Vig), AM(Works),
AM(Staff), Adv(F), Adv(IR), Adv(L&A), Adv(Safety), Adv.(Infrastructure), Adv(Legal), Add. Chief Economii Adviser, Secretary,
ED(P1g), ED(A), EDF(BC), EDCE(B&S), EDCE(G), EDCE(P1g), ED(Chg), ED(CC), ED(C&IS), ED(E&R), EDEE(Dev),
EDEE(G), EDEE(RS), EDE, EDE(RRB), EDE(N), EDE(Res), EDF(C), EDF(E), EDF(S), EDF(B), EDF(RM), EDF(X)I,
EDF(X)11, ED(H), ED(G), ED(LM), ED(MIS), EDE(GC), EDT(MPP), EDME(Chg), EDME(Fr), EDME(Tr), EDME(TOT),
EDME(Dev), EDME(W), EDPC-I, EDPC-II, ED(PP), ED(Proj)-DMRC, ED(RE), EDRE(S&T), EDRE(S), ED(Safety), ED(Sig),
ED(S&E), EDRS(C), EDRS(P), EDRS(G), EDRS(S), EDRS(W), ED(TD), EDTrack(M), EDTrack(MC), EDTrack(P), ED(T&C),
ED(ERP), ED(CP), ED(PM), ED(PG), EDT(R), EDTC(FM), EDTT(M), EDTT(S), EDV(A), EDV(E), EDV(S), EDV(T), ED(W),
JS, JS(G), JS(E), JS(C), DS(D), DS(G), DF(E), JDPG, DE(N), Dir(MPP), DE(G), DPC-I, DPC-II, JDFE, JDPC-II, JDE(N),
JDE(P&A), JDE(GC), JDE(Gaz), JDE(W), JDE(GP), JDE(Res.) I, JDE(L), DDF(E) I, II & III, DDPC-V, DDPC-VI, DDE(P&A)II,
DDE(P&A)III, USE(0)1, US(D&A) I & II, US (Cash), DDE(LR) I, II & III/Railway Board
Copy to :-
Cash - I, II, & III, Budget, E(P&A) I & ll, E(G), E(NG) I & II, PC -111 PC-1V, PC-VI, E(Trg.), E(MPP), E(LR) I & II, F(E) - I, II &
III, F(E) Special, Security (E), Accounts III, ERB - I, II, Ill, IV, V & D, G(Pass), G(Acc), E(Welfare), E(SCT), E(0) I, 11 III &
III(CC), E(GR) I & II, E(GP), E(GC), PR, E(D&A)/ branches of Railway Board.
Cony forwarded to :1. The GMs, N.F. Railway (Const.),CAO, SR (Const.) and CR (Const.)
2. FA & CAOs, All Indian Railways, NFR (Const.), SR (Const.) & CR (Const.), RCF/Raebareli
Project including Pus,
3. The Director General, RDSO, Lucknow.
4. The General Manager and FA & CAO, Metro Railway/Calcutta.
5. The CAO and FA & CAO, COFMOW/New Delhi.
6. The General Manager and FA & CAO, CORE/Allahabad.
7. The Director General, Railway Staff College/Vadodara.
8. The CAO (Const.), MTP(R)/Mumbai.
9. The CAO (Const.), MTP(R)/Chennai.
10. The Director, CAMTECH/Gwalior-474020
11. The Director, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik Road, IRIMEE/Jamalpur, IRISET/Secunderabad.
12. The Managing Director, RITES, IRCON, IRFC, CONCOR, CRIS, IRCTC, RLDA, DFCCI, Rail
Tel, RLDA, Motibagh-1, New Delhi-21, IROAF, Scope Minar, Distt. Centre, Laxmi Nagar,
Delhi-92, 0/0-CAO(workshop Projects), Judge's Court Road, Anta Ghat, Patna-1.
13. The Chairman and Managing Director, KRC Limited/New Delhi.
14. The Chairman, Human Resources Reforms Committee, Railway Board, Room No. 325A, Pragati
Maidan Station Building Complex, New Delhi.
15. 0/o Chief Project Administrator (Telecom), IRCOT Consultancy, Shivaji Bridge/New Delhi.
16. The Director (Movement), Railways/Calcutta.
17. The Joint Director(Finance), RDSO, Lucknow.
18. The Joint Director, Mil Rail, Ministry of Defence.
19. The Joint Director, Iron & Steel, 3, Koila Ghat Street/Calcutta.
20. Chief Mining Advisor, Ministry of Railways, Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
21. The Chairman, RCC, Lok Sabha Secretariat/New Delhi.
22. The Chairman, RCT/Delhi.
23. The Chairman, RRT/Chennai.
24. The Chairman, Passenger Amenities Committee, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
25. The Chairman, RRB/Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chermai, Calcutta, Jammu, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Malda, Mumbai,
Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Secunderabad and Trivandrum.
26. The Editor, 'Bhartiya Rail', Room No.469, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
27. The Editor 'Indian Railways', Room No.411, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
28. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), New Delhi.
29. The General Secretary, IRCA, DRM Office Complex, State Entry Road, New Delhi.
30. The Commissioner, Railway Safety/Lucknow.
31. M/s Bahri Brothers, Lajpat Rai Market/Delhi
32. The Editor, 'Rail Rajbhasha', Rom No.543, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
33. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd., C-2/10, Safdarjang Development Area, Aurbindo Marg, New Delhi.
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F. No. 42/10/2014-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare
3 rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003
Date: 0 9 th April, 2 0 1 4
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family
pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.1.2014.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 42/13/2012P&PW(G) dated 3rd Oct, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the
President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central
Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of
90 % to 100% w.e.f. 1st ian, 2014.
2.
These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family
Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence
Service 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 and 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(B) dated 23.2.1998
read with this Department's OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.
3.
Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on
absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3 1"d
comutedprinfsoawelrvinfthsoedamuinrfths
Department's OM No. 4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the
payment of DR @ 100% w.e.f. 1.1.2014 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the
absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn
lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the
conditions laid down in para 5 of the O.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection,
instructions contained in this Department's OM No.4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000
refer.
4.
Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next
higher rupee.
Contd..2..
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5.
Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family
pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in
accordance with the provisions contained in this Department's OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW
(G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department's OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a
pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension, will remain unchanged.
6.
In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts,
necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7.
It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the
nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.
8.
The offices of Accountant General and Authorised Public Sector Banks are
requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these
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. 528-TA, 11/34-80-II
dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all
Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii)
(CGL)/81 dated the 21 st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries
and all Nationalised Banks.
9.
In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian
Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.
10.
This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of
Expenditure conveyed vide their OM No.1(4)/EV/2004 dated 07th , April, 2014.
11.
Hindi version will follow.
( Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
To,
All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India/Chief Secretaries and AGs
of all States/UTs.
Please visit this Department's website htto://nenskgersportal.govin for the
orders on pension matters including above orders.