Pension: RBE No.173/2000 – Revision
No.F(E)III/98/PN 1/29 Pt.I, dated 05.10.2000
Sub: Revisions of pension to 50%/ 30% of the minimum pay in the revised scale of pay introduced w.e.f. 01.01.1996 – clarification regarding.
1. Consequent upon the instructions issued vide Board’s letter No.F(E)III/98/PN 1/29, dated 15.01.1999 (RBE No.08/1999) for revision of pension/ family pension to 50%/ 30% of the minimum pay in the revised scale of pay introduced w.e.f. 01.01.1996, references have been received from various quarters seeking clarification as to the relevant scale of pay to be considered for working out minimum pension/ family pension in cases where the retired/ deceased Railway servants held higher posts on ad hoc basis prior to 01.01.1996. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare and the Department of Expenditure.
2. It is clarified that the Railway servants who are detailed to look after the duties of higher posts on ad hoc basis, are not given the scales of pay of the higher posts. This is so because they are either not due for regular promotion to the higher posts as per recruitment rules or are not duly selected for appointment to the posts with the formal approval of the competent authority after following the prescribed procedure. This is purely an interim administrative arrangement pending appointment of regular incumbents to the posts. Such Railway servants continue to draw pay and increments in the scales of pay to which they are borne substantively. In addition, they are granted charge allowance at the prescribed rates, as a compensation for performing duties of higher posts, but it is not intended to be in lieu of higher scales of pay. On their retirement/ death while in service, pensionary benefits are determined on the basis of emoluments drawn in the scales of pay held by them substantively though the charge allowance is also taken into account for the purpose.
3. In view of the foregoing in the case of Railway servants who had retired/ died prior to 01.01.1986 while holding higher posts on ad hoc basic without having been assigned the Scales of pay of the higher posts, for the purpose of revision of pension/ family pension the pay last drawn by them should be revised on national basis as on 01.01.1986 in the IV CPC Scales of pay corresponding to the scales of pay of the posts held by them substantively. Likewise, for the purpose of upward revision of pension/ family pension upto 50%/ 30% respectively of the minimum pay in the revised scales of pay introduced w.e.f. 01.01.1996 both in the case of those who had retired/ died prior to 1986 and during 01.01.1986 to 31.12.1995, the scales of pay introduced w.e.f. 01.01.1996 corresponding to the scales of pay of the posts held by them substantively at the time of retirement/ death should only be taken into account. In other words, while revising the pension/ family pension on notional fixation of pay as on 01.01.1986 or for revision of pension/ family pension as on 01.01.1996, the revised IV & Vth CPC scales of pay corresponding to the substantive scales held by the Railway servants at the time of retirement/ death only should be considered as the charge allowance was already included while calculating the original basic pension which got consolidated on 01.01.1986/ 01.01.1996 as per the extant guidelines.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.173/2000
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.