RBE No. 35/2000: Retirement Benefits – Vth CPC
No.F(E)III/2000/PN 1/13, dated 02.03.2000
Sub: Implementation of Governments decision on the recommendations of the Vth CPC relating to retirement benefits.
1. Instances have been brought to the notice of the Board where the amount of revised pension sanctioned in terms of DOP&PW’s OM No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)Pt-III, dated 10.02.1998, circulated under Board’s letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/2, dated 10.03.1998 (RBE No. 55/1998), has been further revised downward to the disadvantage of the pensioner. In this connection attention is invited to DOP&PW’s OM No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)Pt-III, dated 24.07.1998 circulated under Board’s letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/2, dated 02.09.1998 (RBE No. 199/1998), according to which where the amount of pension/ family pension arrived at on the basis of notional fixation of pay as on 01.01.1986 happens to be less than the amount of consolidated pension/ family pension already drawn by the pre-01.01.1986 pensioners/ family pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.1986, there is no need to revise the existing pension/ family pension as such a provision to the disadvantage of the pensioners/ family pensioners is in violation of Rule 90 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. This apart, Board’s letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/29, dated 15.01.1999 (RBE No. 08/1999) do not envisage any reduction being made If the amount of revised/ consolidated pension/ family pension is more than 50% and 30% respectively of the minimum pay in the revised scale of pay introduced with effect from 01.01.1996 of the post last held by the retired/ deceased Railway servant at the time of retirement. On the contrary, Board’s letter dated 15.01.1999 authorizes upward revision of pension/ family pension up to 50% / 30% of the revised pay scales of pay if the revised/ consolidated pension/ family pension is less than 50% / 30% of the said scales of pay.
2. In view of the above position, it is clarified that if the amount of pension/ family pension in respect of all the retired Railway servants revised and/or consolidated in terms of Board’s letter No.F(E)III/97/PN1/22, dated 05.11.1997 (RBE No. 142/1997) and 23.10.1998 (RBE No. 242/1998), DOP&PW’s OM No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)Pt-II, dated 27.10.1997 circulated vide Board’s letter No.F(E)III/97/PN1/23, dated 07.11.1997, DOP&PW’s OMNo.45/86/97-P&PW(A)Pt-IV, dated 08.05.1998 circulated vide Board’s letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/11, dated 05.06.1998 (RBE No. 121/1998) and DOP&PW’s OM No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)Pt-III, dated 10.02.1998 circulated vide Board’s letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/2, dated 10.03.1998 works out to be less than 50% / 38% of the minimum pay in the revised scales of pay introduced w.e.f. 01.01.1996, the same may be raised in 50% / 30% of the said minimum pay as per the instructions contained in Board’s letter dated 15.01.1999. In other cases where the amount of pension/ family pension revised and/or consolidated happens to be more than 50% / 30% of the said minimum pay, the same should be treated as the final basic pension/ family pension as on 01.01.1996 in the case of pre-01.01.1986 retirees and in the case of post 01.01.1996 retired/ deceased Railway servants as on the date following the date of retirement/ death.
3. The cases of revision of pension/ family pension to the disadvantage of the pensioner/ family pensioner, if any, already done, may be re-opened and revised again in accordance with the foregoing clarification.
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