Haryana 7th Pay Commission- Revision of pension/family pension of pre 01.01.2016 pensioners/family pensioners of Haryana Government (7th CPC) w.e.f. 01.01.2016
Government of Haryana
Finance Department
(Pension Branch)
No. 2/23/2016-1Pension
Dated Chandigarh, The 10th January, 2018.
Subject:- Revision of pension/family pension of pre 01.01.2016 pensioners/family pensioners of Haryana Government (7th CPC) w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
I am directed to say that on the basis of recommendations of State Pension Revision Committee, the State Government had framed the service rules under the provison of Article 309 titled as Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I rules 2017. The same were notified vide this Department’s notification No. 2/23/2016-1 Pension dated 03.03.2017, which were applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2016 for revision/reconsolidation of the pension of pre 01.01.2016 retirees.
It was provided in the rule 5(1) of above said rules that the revised pension/family pension with effect from 1st January, 2016 of pre 01.01.2016 pensioners/family pensioners shall be determined by multiplying the existing basic pension/family pension by 2.57.
Now Government of India had issued OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated 12.05.2017 alongwith fitment tables issued vide No. 38/37/.2016-P&PW (A) dated 06.07.2017 for revision of pension/family pension with effect from 01.01.2016 in respect of Central civil pensioners/family pensioners who retired/died prior to 01.01.2016 by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission (first option) in the level corresponding to the pay in the scale/pay band and grade pay at which they retired/died…
A number of references were received from the pre 01.01.2016 retirees of Haryana Government to revise their pension/family pension on the pattern of decision dated 12.05.2017 of Central Government.
After the consideration, it has now been decided by State Government in reference of Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules 2017 that:-
(i) The revised pension/family pension with effect from 1st January, 2016 in respect of all Haryana Government Pensioners/family pensioners, who retired/died prior to 01.01.2016, may be revised by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th CPC in the leverl corresponding to the pay in the pay scale/pay band and grade pay at which they retired/died. This will be done by notional pay fixation under each intervening Pay Commission based on the Formul for revision of pay. While fixing pay on notional basis, the pay fixation formulae approved by the State Government and other relevant instructions on the subject in force at the relevant time shall be strictly followed. 50% of the notional pay as on 01.01.2016 shall be the revised pension and 30% of this notional pay shall be the revised family pension with effect from 1st January, 2016 as per the first Formulation. In the case of family pensioners who were entitled to family pension at enhanced rate, the revised family pension shall be 50% of the notional pay as on 01.01.2016 and shall be payable till the period up to which family pension at enhanced rate is admissible as per rules. The amount of revised pension/family pension so arrived at shall be rounded off to next higher rupee.
(ii) For the purpose of calculation of notionla pay with effect from 1st January, 2016 of those Government servants who retired or died before 01.01.1986, the pay scale and the notional pay as on 1.1.1986, as arrived at in terms of the notification issued vide this Department’s No. 1/2 (8)/98-2FR-II (Part-IV) dated 13.01.2000, will be treated as the pay scale and the pay of the concerned Government servant as on 1.1.1986.
In the case of those Government servants who retired or died on or after 01.01.1986 but before 1.1.2016, the actual pay and the pay scale from which they retired or died would be taken into consideration for the purpose of calculation of the notional pay as on 1.1.2016 in accordance with these orders.
(iii) The revision of pension will be done by notional pay fixation under each interventing Pay Commission based on the formula for revision of pay. Based on the fitment tables provided by the Pay Revision Branch (Finance Department), concordance tables for fixation of notional pay of employees 6th Pay Commission periods have been prepared and the same are enclosed herewith. (32 tables)
(iv) These concordance tables have been prepared to facilitate revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners/family pensioners by the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities. Due care has been taken to prepare these concordance tables based on the fitment tables for fixation of pay from 4th to 5th, 5th to 6th and 6th to 7th Pay Commission by the Pay Revision Brach (Finance Department). In case of any inconsistency in the concordance tales vis-a-vis the relevant rules/instructions, the notional pay and pension/family pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners may be fixed in accordance with the rules/instructions applicable for fixation of pay in the intervening Pay Commission periods.
(v) The revised pension under this order shall be worked out and shall further be reducced pro-rata as perscribed in the Haryana Civil Services (Pension) Rules 2016 in all cases Haryana Civil Services (Pension) Rules 2016 in all cases where the pensioner had less than the minimum service required for full pension and in no case it shall be less than Rs. 9,000/- per month. The requirement of minimum service shall be considered under the provisions of rules applicable at the time of retirement / death of the employee.
Further the calculation of Pension on notional pay shall also be carried out on the basis of Average Emoluments or Last Pay drawn (as the case may be).
(vi) The higher of the two formulations i.e. the pension/family pension already revised in accordance with Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules 2017 (notified on 3.3.2017) or the revised pension/family pension as worked out in accordance with this order, shall be granted to pre-2016 Haryana Govt. pensioners as revised pension/family pension with effect from 1st January, 2016.
Subject:- Revision of pension/family pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners, etc (7th CPC) w.e.f. 01.01.2016. OM No. 2/23/2016-1 Pension dated 10.01.2018.
In cases where pension /family pension being paid w.e.f. 1.1.2016 in accordance with the Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules 2017 happens to be more than pension/family pension as worked out in accordance with these orders, the pension/family pension already paid shall be treated as revised pension/family pension with effect from 1st January, 2016.
(vii) This option/formulation (Sr. No. vi) will not be applicable for the purpose of revision of pension of those pensioners who were drawing compulsory retirement pension or compassionate allowance under Haryana Civil Services (Pension) Rules 2016. The pensioners in these categories will continue to be entitled to the revised pension in accordance with the provisions contained in the Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules 2017 (notified on 3.3.2017).
(viii) No arrear on account of revision of pension/family pension on notional fixation of pay will be admissible for the period prior to 1.1.2016. The arrear on account of revision of pension/family pension in terms of these orders would be admissible with effect from 01.01.2016. For calculation of arrear becoming due on the revision of pension/family pension on the basis of this order, the arrers of pension and the revised pension/family pension already paid on revision of pension/family pension in accordance with the provisions contained in the Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules 2017 shall be adjusted (notified on 3.3.2017).
(ix) All others conditions as given in the aforesaid notification No. 2/23/2016-1Pension dated 3.3.2017 (Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules, 2017), as amended from time to time shall remain unchanged.
(x) A few examples of calculation of pension/family pension in the manner prescribed in these order are given in “Annexure-1” to this O.M.
Therefore, it shall be the responsibility of the Head of the Department attached to that office from which the Government servant had retired or was working last before his death to revise the pension/family pension of pre 01.01.2016 pensioners/family pensioners with effect from 1st January, 2016 in accordance with this order and to issue a revised pension payment authority. The Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA) would impress upon the concerned Head of Office for fixation of pay on notional basis at the earliest and the issue revised authority at the earliest. The revised authority will be issued under the existing PPO number and would travel to the Pension Disbursing Authority through the same channel through which the original PPO had travelled.
It is requested that tha pension/family pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners may be revised with effect from 1st January, 2016 in accordance with this order and using the fitment tables. The amount of pension/family pension should verify by the SAS personnel of the department concerned on the prescribed format (Annexure 2 or 3) before sending the cases to the concerned Pension Disbursing Authority.
The above order can be downloaded from the website of Finance Department i.e. www.finhry.gov.in. However, nefessary amendment in this regard in the relevant rules will be carried out in due course.
DA/as above
Under Secretary Finance (Pension)
for Addl. Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department