Revision of pension in r/o pre-2006 JCOs/ORs pensioners/Family pensioners
OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No.549
Dated: 30.09.2015
Subject: – Revision of pension in r/o pre-2006 JCOs/ORs pensioners/Family pensioners
Reference: -This office Circular No.547 dated 11.09.2015
PDAs are aware that as per this office Circular No. 547 dt. 11.09.2015, Service/Family pension in respect of JCOs/OR will be revised w.e.f 01.01.2006 by PDAs as per tables attached with above cited circular. It has come to the notice that various PDAs are feeling difficulties while revising the pension.
Clarifications on some of the major problems are as under
(1) The Service Pension/Family pension has been revised w.e.f 1.1.2006 in r/o Pre-06 pensioners vide this office Circular No. 547 dated 11th September 2015. The rates of Service/Family pension, if beneficial, shall be payable w.e.f 1.1.2006 to 30.06.2009 and thereafter, pension shall be revised according to this office Circular No. 430 dated 10.03.2010 except in cases of Hony. Lt and Hony. Capt. where it has been payable up to 23.09.2012 and thereafter pension shall be revised according to this office Circular No 501 dated 17.01.2013.
It is hereby clarified that Service/Family pension of Pre-06 JCOs/OR which has been revised under Sixth CPC,as per provisions contained in Para 4.1 of Ministry’s letter No 17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pen/Pol) dated 11.11.2008 as amended therein, shall in no case be lower than fifty percent and thirty percent respectively, of the minimum of the pay in pay band plus the Grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale from which the pensioner had retired /discharged/ invalided out/ died including Military Service Pay and ‘X’ Group Pay, where applicable. Now, after issue of Circular under reference,” minimum of the fitment table for the rank in the revised Pay Band” has been taken into account instead of “minimum of the pay in pay band”. Exactly same treatment which was given to the Defence Civilians and Commissioned Officers vide this office Circular No. C-144 dated 14.08.2015 and 548 dated 11.09.2015 respectively. Accordingly, Annexure III attached with GOI, MOD letter dated 11.11.2008,as amended from time to time may be replaced with tables attached with GOI,MOD letter dated 3rd September,2015 and shall be payable from 1.1.2006.
Service Pension of JCOs/OR has been revised w.e.f 1.07.2009, on the basis of recommendations of CSC-2009, @ 50% of the notional pay in the post 1.1.2006 revised pay structure corresponding to the maximum of pay scales applicable from 10.10.1997 for the rank and group continuously held for last 10 months preceding invalidment/discharge. The amount so determined shall be the pension for 33 years of reckonable qualifying service including rank weightage. This provision has been circulated vide this office Circular No.430 dt.10.03.2010 showing the revised pension rates w.e.f 1.7.2009.
Further, Service Pension/Family Pension of JCOs/OR has again been revised w.e.f 24.09.2012, on the basis of recommendation of CSC-2012, @ 50% of notional maximum for the ranks and group across the three services. The, weightage has been enhanced by two years for Sepoy, Naik and Havildar rank. Pension of all pre-1.1.2006 PBOR pensioners of Army, Navy and Air Force (including DSC and TA) shall be reckoned at 50% of the notional maximum for the rank and group across the three services. The above CSC-2012 provisions have been circulated vide this office Circular No.501 dt. 17.01.2013 showing revised pension rates payable w.e.f 24.09.2012.
(2) The Service/Family Pension rates for the rank of Hony. rank such as Hony. Naik, TS Naik, Hony Havidar and Hony Nb Sub have not been shown in this office Circular No. 547 dated 11.09.2015. In this context, it is hereby clarified that as per this office circular No 403 dated 02.02.2009,pension of TS Naik/Hony NK and Hony Havildar is Rs 1/- less than pension admissible for NKs and Havildars for the same length of qualifying service and group of pay in which he was last paid respectively. It is therefore, clarified that the rate of pension shown in Annexure attached with GOI,MOD letter dated 3rd September 2015 (modified parity of pension) may be reduced by Rs 1/- while comparing revised pension for TS Naik, Hony. Naik and Hony. Havildar. However, in case of Havildar granted Hony Nb-Sub drawing pay in the scale of Havildar’s rank i.e. rank held at the time of retirement, therefore, they are entitled for modified parity with reference to Havildar’s rank i.e. the rank held by the individual at the time of retirement/discharged/invalidment.
(3) A pensioner who had retired with any rank and granted ACP-I will be eligible for revision of pension of next higher rank, and if ACP-II has been granted, he will be eligible for revision of pension of next higher rank of ACP-I w.e.f. 01.01.2006 .
(4) Instructions have already been issued to PDAs vide this office circular No 547 dated 11.09.2015 to revise the pension as per tables appended to Ministry of Defence letter dated 03.09.2015. Therefore, if the pension rates shown in “sangam PPOs” w.e.f. 01.01.2006 issued by this office are lower than this rate, the same may be stepped up to that level.
(5) Further, if the consolidated pension/family pension calculated as per Para 4.1 of Ministry’s letter No. 17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pen/Pol) dated 11.11.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension shown in tables appended to Ministry of Defence letter dated 03.09.2015, the same(higher consolidated pension/family pension) will continued be treated as basic pension/family pension.
(6) However, where revised pension in terms of Govt of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. PC 10(1)/2009-D (Pen/Pol) dated 08.03.2010 circulated vide this office Circular No.430 dated 10.03.2010 and GOI, MOD letter No. 1(13)/2012/D(Pen/Policy) dated 17.01.2013 circulated vide this office Circular No. 501 dated 17.01.2013 is higher than the rates indicated in annexure attached with circular under reference , the same will continued be treated as basic pension/family pension from 01.07.2009 and 24.09.2012 respectively.
(7) This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in for disseminating across the all concerned.
(G.K.Baranwal)
Deputy Controller (Pensions)
Signed Copy Click here
manabendra bir, ex-sgt,indian air force says
I discharged from service on 31.03.2000 after completion of 20 yrs. with a basic pension of Rs. 2120/-. on 01.01.2006(6th cpc)it was revised Rs. 4984/-. on 01.07.2009 again it was revised as Rs. 5992/(as per pcda cir no. 430 dt 10.03.2010)- on 24.09.2012 basic pension once again revised as Rs. 6463/-(as per pcda cir. no. 501 dt 17.01.2013). I got arrears payment of Rs. 3442/-only.from state bank of India tollygunge branch, kolkata. but my batch mate who had also discharged on same date and same basic pension got 40,000/- from punjab national bank. why it is different. kindly reply.
ex sgt kushwaha y gp says
From
Service Number – 640460S
Rank ————— EX Sgt (Indian Air Force)
Name ————– KEWAL
Address –pusauli, sahijankala, sonbhadra-231216
Mob–8423641572
Email—kushwaha.kewal@yahoo.com
To
The Branch Manager
SBI Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (U.P.)
PAYMENT OF LESS PENSION ARREARS FROM JANUARY 2006 TO 23 SEP 2012
Sir,
1. Refer to my Bank account no: __10724779715 _______ in your branch.
2. I thank you for paying me Rs 3452/- on 09 November 2015 as pension arrears from January 2006 to 23 Sep 2012. When I enquired from you as to why you paid me less arrears you informed me that this figure has been given to you by CPPC based on Circular 547 of PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad.
3. I respectfully submit to you that Circular 547 has been issued to comply to hon’ble Supreme court judgment and has nothing to do with my pension arrears. You paid me pension w.e.f Jan 2006 vide Circular 397 which is less than what is shown in Circular 547. When you did not pay me my pension w.e.f. Jan 2006 as per circular 547 then how come you are working out pension arrears based on Circular 547?
4. For your information, Sir, arrears are = What I should get – What I actually got
5. To explain further what I should have got is :
pension as on January 2006 should have been paid as per amount shown in Circular 501. Therefore the difference or arrears is = pension that should have been paid to me as per Circular 501 – What you paid as per Circular 397 for the period Jan 2006 to 30 Jun 2009 + Pension as per Circular 501 – Pension actually paid as per Circular 430 for the period 01 Jul 2009 to 23 Sep 2012.
6. Therefore my pension arrears comes to Rs -94166/- (Ninety four thousand one hundred sisty six) (this I will work out for you) and not Rs 3452/- what you paid to me (this is known to you).
7. Sir, If you fail to pay me my entitled arrears within seven working days from date of this representation from me, I am constrained to approach Armed Forces Tribunal to get my entitled arrears with penalty of 10% interest from today till you actually pay me my arrears.
Regards,
Yours Faithfully,
Name – Kewal
Ex-Sgt(Indian Air Force)
Place : Robertsganj
Date : 17 Nov 2015
2. Clarification by Manoj Sinha (Under secretary DESW, MOD)
Encl : 1. PCDA Allahabad circular 547
VT Ananth Kumar says
This is my repeated request, What about Arrears Pre 2006….. ? I retired on 30 June 2001, 18 yrs Ex ‘Y” Group Hav. Basic pension fixed Rs 1804 ( Including commute amount of Rs 811). Pl info me……..
bal krishan says
I retired on dated 30_06_2005 as havildar my basic pension 6223 what will my arrears
chandran james says
I am ex sgt chandran james II group 15 yrs of service retd 0n30-11-77
My basic as on 1-1-2006 was 4027 revised on1-7-09 as 4840 and revised on 24-9-12
as 5301/ I recd an arrear of Rs 4944 for the period from 25-9-12 to Feb 13 ( 5 months
approx.) Again a sum of Rs 7318/ being the arrears from 1-1-06 to 24-9-12 ( 81 months)
Can u pl tell me whether which parameter is used to calculate the arrears SIR is that
being workedout to benefit the veterans or the veterans to build the castle in the air