Railway Board Order – 7th Pay Commission Revision of pension of pre-2016 Pensioners/Family Pensioners

Railway Board Order – 7th Pay Commission Revision of pension of pre-2016 Pensioners/Family Pensioners

PC-VII No.: 04/2016
R.B.E. No. : 97/2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7

New Delhi, Dated: 10.08.2016.

The GMs/FA&CA0s,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units,
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission-Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc.

In pursuance of Government’s decision on the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW), vide their O.M.F.No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii) dated 4th August, 2016, has issued instructions for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners. In terms of pars 2.1 of the said 0.M., the instructions contained therein apply to all pensioners/family pensioners, who were drawing pension/family pension before 01.01.2016 under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules and the corresponding rules applicable to Railway pensioners. A pensioner/family pensioner who became entitled to pension/family pension w.e.f. 01.01.2016 consequent on retirement/death of railway servant on 31.12.2015, would also be covered by these orders. The corresponding rules applicable to Railway pensioners/family pensioners are Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993.

2. Compliance of instructions contained in DOP&PW’s 0.M. ibid may be ensured expeditiously.

3. This letter along with DOP&PW’s 0.M. dated 4th August, 2016 referred to in Para I above, has also been uploaded on Railways website: www.indianrailways.gov.in at following location:

Railway Board Directorates-Finance – F(E)III CIRCULARS

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sanjay Prashar)
Deputy Director, Finance (Estt.)III,
Railway Board.

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