RBE No.35/2018: Revision of Provisional Pension

No.2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7, dated 06.03.2018

Sub: Revision of Provisional Pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – reg.

1. A copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW) OM No.38/49/16-P&PW(A), dated 12th February, 2018 on the above subject is enclosed for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. Rule 69 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, corresponds to Rule 10 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993.
2. The Railway Board’s instructions corresponding to the DOP&PW’s instructions referred to in their aforesaid O.M. dated 12th February, 2018 are given under:

Copy of DOP&PW’s
O.M.No.38/49/2016, dated 12.02.2018

Sub: Revision of Provisional Pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that in implementation of the decision taken on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, orders were issued vide this Department’s O.M.No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii), dated 04.08.2016 for revision of pension of Pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016 by multiplying the pre-revised pension/family pension by a factor of 2.57. Subsequently, wide O.M.No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A), dated 12.05.2017, it has been decided that the pension/family pension of all Central Civil pensioners/family pensioners, who retired/died prior to 01.01.2016 may be revised with effect from 01.01.2016 by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th CPC in the level responding to the pay in the pay scale/pay band and grade pay at which the retired/died.

2. Instructions were issued vide this Departments PM of even number dated 30.11.2016 for extending the benefit of O.M. dated 04.08.2016 to the following categories of pensioners drawing provisional pension under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972:

(i) Retired before 01.01.2016 and sanctioned provisional pension under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules on account of departmental/judicial proceedings or suspension.
(ii) Suspended before 01.01.2016 and sanctioned provisional pension based on their pre-revised pay under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules on retirement on or after 01.01.2016.

3. It has now been decided that provisional pension sanctioned in the above cases may be revised w.e.f. 01.01.2016 in accordance with the instructions contained in this Departments O.M.No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A), dated 12.05.2017. Higher of the two formulations i.e. OM dated 04.08.2016 or OM dated 12.05.2017 would be the revised provisional pension w.e.f. 01.01.2016 in such cases.

4. This issues with the approval of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance ID No.1(21)/E-V/2016, dated 15.01.2018.

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