Grant of Dearness Relief to the retired Judges of Supreme Court/High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges- revised rates effective from 01.07.2021
L-19016/01/2018-Jus.
Government of India
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department of Justice
Jaisalmer House, Man Singh Road,
New Delhi Dated: 5th November, 2021
To,
1. Accountants General,
All States and U.T. of Chandigarh.
2. Pay and Accounts Officer,
Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
3. Pay and Account Officer, No. XIV,
Government of NCT of Delhi,
Fire Station Building, Shankar Road, New Delhi.
4. Directorate of Pension & Provident Fund.
Gujarat State, Block No. 17,
Dr.jivaraj Mehta Complex,
Old Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.
Subject:- Grant of Dearness Relief to the retired Judges of Supreme Court/High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges- revised rates effective from 01.07.2021.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this department’s letter of even number dated 3ni August, 2021 on the above subject and to say that consequent upon grant of further Dearness Relief (DR) on pension/family pension to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies vide Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare’s O.M. No.42/7/2021- P&PW(D) e- 7330 dated 27.10.2021 (Copy enclosed), it has been decided that retired Judges of Supreme Court/High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges would be entitled to Dearness Relief on Pension/Family pension at the rate of 31% of the basic pension/family pension (including additional pension/ family pension) with effect from 1st July, 2021.
2. The payment on account of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded tc the next higher rupee.
3. The provision governing grant of Dearness Relief to pensioners such as regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged.
4. Other provisions contained in this Department’s letter No. L-19016/3/97- Jus. dated 13th January, 1999 will remain unchanged.
5. Accountant Generals/pay and accounts officers are requested to arrange payment of dearness relief to the pensioners on the basis of the aforesaid instructions as per the procedure adopted by the department of pension & pensioners welfare without any further delay.
6. This issues with the concurrence of joint Secretary and Financial Advisor (Law) vide Note No.38 dated 01.11.2021 (e-file no.3834) and approval of Sescretary (Justice) vide Note No.41 dated 02.11.2021
Yours faithfully
(Manish Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India.