Dearness Relief: RBE No.198/2017 – Staff Opt to Continue in 6th CPC
No.PC-VI/2008/I/7/2/2, dated 19.12.2017
S.No.PC-VI/381
Sub: Grant of DR admissible to Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of Central Autonomous Bodies who are in receipt of pension in pre-revised pay structure/ scales of 6th CPC.
Ref: JS(Pers)/DOE’s D.O.letter No.1/2/2017-E.II(B), dated 26.10.2017.
Please find enclosed herewith a D.O. letter No.1/2/2017-E.II(B), dated 26.10.2017 received from Joint Secretary(Pers), Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure regarding admissibility of Dearness Relief (DR) to the pensioners of Central Autonomous Bodies who are in pre-revised pension as per 6th CPC.
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
DO No.1/2/2017-E.II(B), dated 26th October, 2017
1. Reference have been received in Department of Expenditure seeking clarification on grant of Dearness Relief (DR) to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of Central Autonomous Bodies who are in receipt of pension in pre-revised pay structure/ scalcs of 6th CPC.
2. Department of Expenditure issued orders for Dearness Allowance in respect of Central Govt. employees who are in revised pay scale and also issues orders in respect of Central Govt. employees/ Central Autonomous Bodies employees who are in the pre-revised pay scale. Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW) issues orders in respect of pensioners.
3. After implementation of 7th CPC, D/o Expenditure issued orders for rates of DA w.e.f. 01.07.2016, 01.01.2017 and 01.07.2017 in respect of Central Govt. employees who are in the pre-revised scale of 6th CPC. Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW) issued orders only in r/o Central Govt. Pensioners who are in revised pension as per 7th CPC. However, it has come to notice that no orders have been issued for DR for pensioners of Central Autonomous Bodies who are in pre-revised pension of 6th CPC.
4. The matter has been considered in this Department. To resolve the hardship being faced by the pensioners of Central Autonomous Bodies, FAs of the Ministries/ Departments are advised to extend the orders of DA issued by this Department for Central Govt. employees/ Central Autonomous Bodies employees who are in pre-revised scale of 6th CPC, for grant of DR to pensioners of the Central Autonomous Bodies who are in pre-revised pension as per 6th CPC, under their administrative control.
5. This issues with the approval of Finance Secretary.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.198/2017
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.