Pension to the retired employees in the 10th PRC, 2015 G.O.Ms.No.33 Dated: 07/04/2015

Pension to the retired employees in the 10^th PRC, 2015  Orders- issued. G.O.Ms.No.33 Dated: 07/04/2015.

Earlier G.O.Ms.No.95 dt. 28/2/2013 orders were issuedconstituting 10th PRC and laying down the terms ofreference of the PRC.

The 10th PRC submitted its report to theGovernment on 29/05/2014 and recommendedthe following with respect to the pensionary benefits.

(i) Consolidation of  basic pension/ family pension by merging the Dearness

Relief as on 01/07/2013 and by adding the fitment of 29% to the Basic

Pension / Basic Family Pension.

(ii) To fix the Minimum Rs.6500/- p.m as pension.

(iii) To raise the minimum Financial Asst. to the minimum of familypension of Rs.6,500/- p.m. with no Dearness Relief.

(iv) To continue the existing commutation table.Pensioners PRC G.O Ms.No.33 of 07/04/2015.

3. In G.O.Ms.No.25dt:18/03/2015,orders have been issuedrevising the Pay Scales of the State Government Employees in pursuance of therecommendations of the 10th PRC and discussionswith Employees Associations with effect from01/07/2013 and with monetarybenefit from 02/06/2014.

4. After careful consideration of the above recommendations of the 10^thPRC, Government have decided to accept the same andhereby order as follows.

5. (a) The existing Pension/Family Pension, in respect of those retired ordied while in service prior to 01/07/2013 and also in the case of familypensioners who are in receipt of Family pension as on 1/7/2013,be consolidated, by adding 43% of fitment benefit on the said basicPension/ basic Family Pension and by merging the Dearness Relief @63.344% admissible as on 01/07/2013 and the same shall be knownas Revised Consolidated Basic Pension/ Revised ConsolidatedBasic Family Pension.

(b) The Revised Consolidated Basic Pension or Revised Consolidated Basic Family Pension shall come into force with effect from01/07/2013 notionally and the monetary benefit be allowed witheffect from 02/06/2014.

(c) No change on Retirement Gratuity/Encashment of Earned Leaveshall be allowed in case of employees who retired between 01/07/2013 and 01/06/2014.

(d) As regards the arrears on account of consolidation of Pension/Familypension / Financial Assistance from 02/06/2014 to 28/02/2015,orders will be issued separately. The consolidated Pension and Family Pension shall be paid in cash from the month of March 2015 payablein the month of April 2015.

6. While fixing the consolidated basic pension/basic family pension asabove, part of a rupee, if any arrived, should be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

7. The Interim Relief paid from 01/01/2014 to 01/06/2014 shall not berecovered. Interim Relief paid for the period beyond 02/06/2014 shall beadjusted from the monetary benefit payable on account of revision of  consolidated basic pension consolidated basic family pension.

8. While amalgamating the Pension, the additional amount of pension paid to pensioners  who attained mentioned ages, which is shown distinctly,should be ignored.

9. A ready reckoner has been appended to this order as Annexure –I. Thisready reckoner can be used as reference for payment of the arrears ofpension and fixation of Revised Consolidated Basic Pension/RevisedConsolidated Basic Family Pension ordered above.

10. In the case of employees who retired on or after 02/06/2014 thepension shall be calculated on the pay in Revised Pay Scales 2015 only.

11.1 The employees who retired between 01/07/2013 and 01/06/2014 are eligible for revision of their pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015. As such, the pensions of these employees have to be revised notionally based on the revised pay in Revised PayScales, 2015 and monetary benefit should be allowed from 02/06/2014 only.

11.2. No difference on Retirement Gratuity/Encashment of Earned Leave shallbe allowed to the pensioners on the pension notionally fixed as above.

11.3. However, the difference in commutation value of pension shall beallowed on the pension notionally fixed as above, keeping in view the directionsof the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated.11/11/2005 inC.A.Nos.6780/2005 (arising out of SLP (Civil) No.5394-5470/2004) and asper the orders issued in the reference 6th read above.

12. A Government servant shall continue to be entitled to commute forlaumpsum payment up to 40% of his pension. The existing Table of commutationvalue for pension shall be continued.

13. Government also hereby order for the payment of Dearness Relief on theRevised Consolidated Basic Pension/ Revised Consolidated Basic FamilyPension as well as on the Pension/ Family Pension fixed with reference to thepay drawn in the Revised Pay Scales 2015 at the rates applicable from time totime with effect from 01/01/2014, 01/07/2014 as indicated below.

Date of effect	Rates of Dearness Relief sanctioned by the Government of India.	Revised rates of Dearness Relief
		Dearness Relief	Dearness Relief (cumulative)
01/01/2014	10%(90-100)	5.240%	5.240%
01/07/2014	7% (100-107)	3.668%	8.908%

14. The Dearness Relief shall be rounded off to the next higherrupee.

15. These orders are applicable to:

(1) All Gov. Pensioners governed by the Andhra.Pradesh. Revised Pension Rules,1980.

(i) Who retired or died prior to 01/07/2013.

(ii) Those who retired or died between 01/07/2013 and 01/06/2014 without the benefit ofRevised Pay Scales, 2015.

(iii) Those who retired prior to 01/01/1996 drawing UGC pay scalesand whose pension was ordered to be consolidated in the light oforders issued in G.O (P) No.95 Finance (Pen.I) Department dated01/08/2000.

(2) (a) All Gov. Pensioners in receipt of Service Pensions, Family Pensions under Revised PR, 1951, the remnants of class-IV employees of Nizam-E-Jamiath of Ex Hyderabad Govt,AP Liberalized Pension Rules 1961 and AP Govt Servants Rules (pension), 1964.

(b) Teaching and non-teaching pensioners of Municipalities, Panchayat Raj and the aided Educational Institutions who are in receiptof pensions under the Andhra Pradesh Liberalised PensionRules,1961 and Andhra Pradesh Government Servants (Family Pension) Rules, 1964 and A.P. Revised PR, 1980.

(c) The teaching and non-teaching staff in the Educational Institutions in receipt of pensions under the Contributory Provident Fund-cum-Pension and Gratuity Rules, 1961 and Andhra Pradesh LiberalisedPension Rules, 1961.

(d) Those drawing family pensions under G.O.Ms.No.22, F&P (FW.Pen-I) Dept, dt. 16/01/1971, G.O.Ms.No.104,F& P [FW.Pen-I) Dept, dt. 13/04/1973 andG.O.Ms.No.25, F&P (FW.Pen-I) Dept, dt. 02/02/1974.

(e) Pensioners who are in receipt of benevolent Pension under the rules for compassionate Pensions and Gratuities in the Hyderabad Civil Services Rules; and those in the receipt of Pensions under the Extraordinary Pension Rules.

(3) Jagir and Estate Pensioners

16. The above consolidation of pension does not apply to:

(i) Those who are drawing pay in the Revised Pay Scale 2005/ RevisedU.G.C./ ICAR/AICTE Pay Scales of 1996/2006 even if because ofadministrative reasons, they have not actually drawn the pay in theirRevised Pay Scales as yet.

(ii) Pensioners and Family Pensioners of the members of the Andhra Pradesh State Higher Judicial Service and Andhra Pradesh StateJudicial Service.

(iii) Financial Asst. grantees who are not getting the Dearness Relief.

iv) Those who are appointed on or after 01/09/2004.

17. Revised Consolidated Basic Pension now sanctioned shall be workedout with reference to the gross Pension i.e. including commuted portion ofPension. As such, the commuted portion of pension which remains unaltered ,should be deducted from the Revised Consolidated Basic Pension while making monthly disbursements.

18. In respect of pensioners and family pensioners who are re-employed,employed, respectively, their pension/ family pension shall also be notionallyconsolidated and Revised Consolidated Basic Pension/ Revised ConsolidatedBasic Family pension arrived at notionally. The pay drawn by the re-employedpensioners during the period of re-employment shall also be re-fixed taking intoaccount the Revised Consolidated Basic Pension. Dearness Relief beyond01/07/2013 will not be admissible to them during the period of re-employmentas per the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.145, Finance and Planning (FW.PSC)Department dated 16/10/2000.

19. At the time of noting Revised Consolidated Basic Pension on thePension Payment Order, the Pension Disbursing Officer shall simultaneouslycalculate and note the corresponding Revised Consolidated Basic EnhancedFamily Pension and Revised Consolidated Basic Normal Family Pension on thePension Payment orders. Correspondingly, where Enhanced Family Pension will be paid and  the Normal Family Pension will be paid in future should also be consolidated and noted on the Pension payment Orders.

20. The pension disbursing officers shall communicate the amount ofRevised Consolidated Basic Pension and Revised Consolidated Basic EnhancedFamily Pension /Revised Consolidated Basic Normal Family Pension to all theservice pensioners, family pensioners and obtain their acknowledgment in tokenof having received the same. Simultaneously, the details of Revised ConsolidatedBasic Pension/ Revised Consolidated basic Family Pension shall be kept in thewebsite.

21. Government also hereby order that the existing Minimum Pension ofRs.3350/- p.m. shall be enhanced to Rs.6500/- p.m. This enhancement shallcome into force with effect from 01/07/2013, with the monetary benefit from02/06/2014 and the arrears shall be paid as mentioned in para 5 above.

22. In respect of pensioners, whose Revised Consolidated Basic Pension/Revised Consolidated Basic Family Pension falls short of Rs.6500/, the same shall be elevated to Rs.6500/- pm.

23. Enhancement of minimum pension shall apply to thosepensioners referred to in para 15 above and Pensioners who are in receipt ofFamily Pension under G.O.Ms.No.83, Finance and Planning (FW.Pen-I)Department, dated 05/03/1983 and G.O.Ms.No.314, Finance and Planning(FW.Pen-I) Department, dated 21/11/1983.

24. The minimum pension is inclusive of commuted part of pension.As such commuted part of pension will be deducted from the minimum pension of Rs.6,500/- per month while making monthly disbursement exceptin respect of pensioners whose commutation is restored as per the existingorders.

25. Government also hereby order that the existing Financial Assistance ofRs.3,350/- p.m. shall be revised and placed at the minimum of family pensionof Rs.6,500/- p.m. No Dearness Relief will be admissible on this FinancialAssistance. This enhancement shall come into force with effect from01/07/2013, with the monetary benefit from 02/06/2014 and arrears to be paidas mentioned in Para 5 above.

26. In respect of pensioners drawing two pensions, Service Pension and the Family Pension, both the pensions will be separately eligible for enhancement to a min. of Rs.6,500/- pm. The employed Family Pensioner shall be entitled for payment of Dearness Relief on Family Pension irrespective of thefact that he/she is getting Dearness Allowance on his/her pay. The provision, shall not be applicable to the Government employees who are appointed on compassionate grounds.

27. All Pension Disbursing Officers, i.e. all Treasury Officers/PensionPayment Officers are requested to implement these orders without any furtherauthorization from the Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Hyderabad/ Dir. of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad.

28. The expenditure is allocable among the various States in accordancewith the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.198 Finance Department, dated.10/07/1969,G.O. Ms. No. 97 Finance (PSC) Department, dated.07/05/2014, G.O.Ms.No.122Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 22/05/2014 and also as per instructionsissued vide Circular Memo No. 9665/125/PSC/2014 Finance (PSC) Departmentdt. 06/05/2014.

29. In respect of the categories of employees who are not covered for payment through the coffer, the expenditure shall be owned to the Pension Funds of the concerned Institutions/ Bodies.
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