Dearness Relief: RBE No.56/2021 – Rates w.e.f. 01.07.2021

No.PC-VII/2016/I/7/2/3, dated 28.07.2021

PC-VII No.174

Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/ family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.07.2021.

1. A coy of Office Memorandum No.42/07/2021-P&PW(D), dated 22.07.2021 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare) on the above subject is enclosed herewith for information and compliance. This order shall apply mutatis mutandis on Railways also.

2. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

3. Hindi version is attached below.

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

No.42/07/2021-P&PW(D), dated 22.07.2021

Office Memorandum

Sub: Revised rates of Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2021.

1. The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) Office Memorandum No.1/1/2020-E-II(B), dated 23.04.2020, vide which installments of Dearness Relief to pensioners/ family pensioners due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021, were frozen and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 17% to 28% of the basic pension/ family pension (including additional pension/ family pension) with effect from 1^st July, 2021. The increase subsumes the additional installments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness Relief, earlier determined vide this Department’s OM No.42/04/2019-P&PW(D), dated 21.10.2019, shall remain at 17% of basic pension/ family pension for the period from 01.01.2020 till 30.06.2021.

2. These rates of Dearness Relief will be applicable to:

(i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners including Central Government absorbed pensioners in PSU/ Autonomous Bodies in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No.4/34/2002-P&PW(D) Vol-II, dated 23.06.2017 for restoration of full pension after expiry of commutation period of 15 years.

(ii) The Armed Forces pensioners/ family pensioners and Civilian pensioners/ family pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates.

(iii) All India Services pensioners/ family pensioners.

(iv) Railway pensioners/ family pensioners.

(v) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.

(vi) The Burma Civilian pensioners/ family pensioners and displaced pensioners/ family pensioners from Pakistan, in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No.23/3/2008-P&PW(B), dated 11.09.2017.

3.     The payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

4.     Other provisions governing grant of Dearness Relief in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No.45/73/97-P&PW(G), dated 02.07.1999, as amended from time to time. The provisions relating to regulation of Dearness Relief where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.

5.     In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.

6.     It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of Dearness Relief payable in each individual case.

7.     The offices of Accountant General and authorized Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of Dearness Relief to pensioners/ family pensioners on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No.528-TA, II/34-80-II, dated 23.04.1981, of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No.GANB No.2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81, dated the 21^st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalized Banks.

8.     In their application to the persons belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued under Article 148(5) of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

9.     This issues in pursuance of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s OM No.1/1/2020-E.II(B), dated 20^th July, 2021.

10.   Hindi version will follow.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 56/2021

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