Grant Of Fixed Medical Allowance To Armed Forces Pensioner/Family Pensions

Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance to Armed Forces Pensioner/Family Pensions – Orders issued by MoD on 29.8.2017

Grant of Fixed Medical Advance (FMA) to the Armed Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners in such cases where date of retirement is prior to 1.4.2003 and who had opted not to avail facilities at OPD of Armed Forces Hospitals/MI Rooms and are not member of ECHS

No.1(10)/2009-D(Pen/Policy)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare

New Delhi-110011

Dated: 29th August 2017

To

The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff

SUB: GRANT OF FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE (FMA) TO THE ARMED FORCES PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS IN SUCH CASES WHERE DATE OF RETIREMENT IS PRIOR TO 1.4.2003 AND WHO HAD OPTED NOT TO AVAIL MEDICAL FACILITIES AT OPD OF ARMED FORCES HOPITALS/MI ROOMS AND ARE NOT MEMBERS OF ECHS.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No.1(1)/98/D(Pen/Sers) dated 15th June 1998 and letter No. 1(10)/09-D(Pen/Policy) dated 12th January 2011 & No. 1(10)/2009-D(Pen/Policy) dated 5th May 2015 regarding grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) of Rs.500/- pm. with effect from 19.11.2014 to Armed Forces Pensioners/Family’ Pensioners for meeting expenditure on day to day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization unless the individual had opted for OPD treatment in Armed Forces Hospitals/ M.I. Rooms and convey the sanction of the President for enhancement of the amount of FMA from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 1000/-per month. The other conditions for grant of FMA shall continue to be in force.

2. Ex-Servicemen who retired on or after 01 Apr 2003 have to-become member of ECHS Compulsorily and are not eligible to draw Fixed Medical Allowance. These orders applicable only in such cases, where the date of retirement is prior to 1.4.2003 and who had opted not to avail medical facilities at OPD of Armed Forces Hospitals/ MI rooms and are not members of ECHS.

3. These orders will take effect from 01.07.2017.

4. All other conditions as laid down in Government of India letter No. 1(1)/98-D(Pen/Sers) dated 15th June 1998 will continue to apply.

5. This issue with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence(Finance/Pension) vide their ID No. 32(9)/2010/Fin/Pen dated 16 August 2017.

6. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully

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(Manoi Sinha)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Option For Pay Fixation In The 7 CPC Pay Matrix Levels To The Railway Employees

Option for pay fixation in the 7 CPC Pay Matrix levels to the Railway employees during the period 01/01/2016 to 25/07/2017

No. IV/NFIR/7 CPC (Imp)/2016/RB-Part II

Dated: 04/09/2017

The Secretary (E),

Railway Board,

New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Option for pay fixation in the 7 CPC Pay Matrix levels to the Railway employees during the period 01/01/2016 to 25/07/2017-reg.

Ref: (i) Railway Ministry's Notification vide RBE No. 90/2016 dated 29/07/2016. 

(ii)     Railway Board's letter No. PC-VII/2016/1/6/2 dated 20/10/2016 - RBE No. 124/2016.

(iii) NFIR's letter No. IV/NFIR/7th CPC (Imp)/2016/RB-Part I dated 16/01/2017 & 07/08/2017.

(iv)    Railway Board's reply to NFIR vide No. PC-VII/2017/R-U/7 dated 31/03/2017.

Further to the above cited references, Federation has since found that on Zonal Railways, option 2 given by staff had not been accepted on the wrong plea that option opportunity has been allowed to those promoted/got financial upgradation under MACPS/got increment during the period 01/01/2016 and 28/07/2016 (i.e. date of notification). In this connection, Federation cites below the following instances as example:

(i)  Employees promoted between 29/07/2016 to 28/10/2016 and exercised option for fixation of pay in 7th CPC within the stipulated period electing option No. 2.

The pay of the Technicians GP 2800/Level 5 on promotion as Sr. Technicians GP 4200/Level 6 on 27/10/2016 has been fixed in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix as shown vide 'A' below whereas pursuant to option No. 2 exercised by staff, they are entitled for pay fixation on promotion as shown vide 'B' below:

Pay in 6th CPC as on 01/01/2016 GP 2800	Pay Revised & fixed in 7th CPC w.e.f. 01/01/2016	Pay in 7th CPC as on 27/10/2016	Pay in 6th CPC when continued upto 27/10/2016	Pay in 6th CPC on promotion to GP 4200 as on 27/10/2016	Pay required tofixed in 7th CPC taking into account option
12970	34900	35900	13360 (10560+2800)	15160 (10960+4200)	39900

(ii)  Another aberration is that in the case of Technicians who have been granted cadre restructuring w.e.f. 01/09/2016 vide RBE No. 116/2016, the Zonal Railways have issued promotion orders belatedly while at the same time, option opportunity not allowed, consequently pay fixation has been granted vide 'A' below instead granting pay fixation benefit (on the basis of re-option) as 'B' below:

Pay in 6th CPC as on 01/01/2016	Pay Revised & fixed in 7th CPC as on 01/01/2016	Pay in 7th CPC as on 01/09/2016 in L5	Pay in 6th CPC when continued till 31/08/2016	Pay in 6th CPC on promotion in GP 4200 as on 01/09/2016	Pay    to   be    fixed with option in 7th CPC in L6
15210	39200	40400	15670 (12870+2800)	17540 (13340+4200)	46,200

NFIR, therefore, requests the Railway Board to consider the above situations and issue clear clarificatory instructions, granting pay fixation benefit on the basis of re-option being exercised by staff as per charts 'B' above.NFIR contends that in as much as promotion allowed w.e.f. 01/09/2016, such staff are entitled for option opportunity in terms of RBE No. 90/2016 and 124/2016.

Yours faithfuly,

S/d,

(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

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7th CPC Minimum Pay From Rs.18000 To Rs.21000 Is Just A Rumour

7th CPC Minimum Pay from Rs.18000 to Rs.21000 is just a rumour

Government plans to increase 7th CPC minimum pay from Rs.18000 to Rs.21000 is just a rumour

Suddenly a news about increasing minimum pay from Rs. 18000 to Rs. 21000 is floating in some websites. All such news items come with the claim of that ‘the sources close to Finance Ministry on condition of anonymity told government Is planning to increase the minimum wage from Rs. 18000 to Rs. 21000. We are also flooded with queries of whether this news is true or false.

As for as we are concerned we came to know that there was no such plan under consideration of central government. Some websites might have posted this news on vested interest or by misunderstanding the amendment made in payment of wages act.

Recently a amendment was made in payment of wages act to increase the wage limit to Rs.24000 for applicability of sub section 6 of section 1 of Payment of wages act 1936. (see the amendment)

This might have been misunderstood by some media that central government is going to increase minimum pay to Rs.21000.

We asked some leaders in NCJCM side, they told that they haven’t any idea about the news and the authenticity of sources of that news.

Source: Govtstaffnews.in

7th CPC Defence Pension Calculation With Examples – Orders Issued By DESW On 5.9.2017

7th CPC Defence Pension Calculation with examples – Orders issued by DESW on 5.9.2017

Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) – Revision of Pension of Pre-1.1. 2016 Defence Forces pensioners / Family Pensioners etc.

No.17(01)/2017/(02)ID(Pension/Policy)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi.

Dated 5th September, 2017

To

The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject- Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) – Revision of pension of pre-1.1. 2016 Defence Forces pensionersl family pensioners etc.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to say that the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC), in its Report, recommended two formulations for revision of pension of pre-2016 Armed Forces pensioners. A Resolution No 17(1)/2014/D(Pension/Policy) dated 30.9.2016 was issued by this Ministry indicating the decisions taken by the Government on the various recommendations of the 7th CPC on pensionary matters.

2. Based on the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, orders for revision of pension in respect of pre-1.1.2016 Armed Forces pensioners/ family pensioners in accordance with second formulation were issued vide this Ministry’s letter No 17(01 )/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 29.10.2016 and modified vide letter No 17(01 )/2017(01)/ D(pen/Pol) dated 4th September 2017 for revision of Pension/ Family pension. It was provided in the letter dated 29.10.2016 that the revised pension/ family pension with effect from 1.1.2016 in respect of pre- 1.1.2016 Armed Forces pensioners/ family pensioners shall be determined by multiplying the pension/ family pension as had been drawn on 31.12.2015 by the factor of 2.57.

3. In accordance with the decisions mentioned in this Ministry’s Resolution No.17(1)/2014/D(Pension/Pol) dated 30.9.2016 and letter No 17(01)/2016-D(Pen/ POI~ dated 29.10.2016, the feasibility of the first formulation recommended by the 7th CPC has been examined by the Committee headed by Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare.

4. The aforesaid Committee has submitted its report and the recommendations made by the Committee have been considered by the Government. Accordingly, it has been decided that revised pension/ family pension of all Armed Forces Personnel who retired/ died prior to 1.1.2016, shall be revised by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th CPC in the level corresponding to the pay in the pay scale/ pay band and grade pay at which they retired/ died. This will be done by notional pay fixation under each intervening Pay Commission based on the formula for revision of pay. The revised rates of Military Service Pay, Non Practicing Allowance, where applicable, and ‘X’ Group pay & Classification Allowance for JCO/ORs, if applicable, notified in terms of 7th CPC orders, shall also be added to the amount of pay notionally arrived at under the 7h CPC pay matrix and shall be termed as notional reckonable emolument as on 1.1.2016. While fixing pay on notional basis, the pay fixation formulae, approved by the Government and other relevant instructions on the subject in force at the relevant time, shall be strictly followed. Calculation of Pensionary benefits under first formulation.

5. Subject to Para 9, the rates of revised pension/ family pension in terms of these orders shall be determined as follows :-

5.1 The revised Retiring/ Service/ Special/ Invalid/ Ordinary/ Mustering out Pension, Service element of Disability/ Liberalised Disability/ War Injury Pension shall be 50% of the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above.

5.2 The revised Disability element/Liberalized disability element of Disability/Liberalized Disability Pension shall be 30% of the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above. The revised War Injury element of War Injury Pension shall be 60% and 100% of the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above in cases of release and invalided out cases respectively. The rates so determined shall be for 100% disability and shall be reduced pro-rata subject to degree of disability accepted and for the period notified in the PPO. Note – The aggregate of service element and liberalized disability element shall not be less than 80% of the notional reckonable emoluments.

5.3 Where an Armed Forces personnel was discharged/ retired under the circumstances mentioned in Para 4.1 of this Ministry’s letter No 1(2)/97/D(Pen-C) dated 31.1.2001 with disability including cases covered under this Ministry’s letter No 16(5)/200S/D(Pen/Policy) dated 29.9.2009 & dated 19.5.2017 and the disability/war injury had already been accepted as 20% or more, the extent of disability or functional incapacity shall now be determined in the manner prescribed in Para 7.2 of said letter dated 31.1.2001 for the purpose of computing disability/war injury element with effect from 1.1.2016. Rates for calculation of disability where composite assessment is made due to existence of disability, as well as war injury, shall be determined in terms of provision contained in Para 3(b) of Ministry’s letter No.16(02)/2015-D(Pen/Pol) dated 8th August 2016.

5.4 The revised enhanced rate and normal rate of Ordinary Family pension shall be 50% and 30% respectively, of the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above for the applicable period of grant.

5.5 The revised Special Family pension shall be 60% of the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above for the applicable period of grant.

5.6 The revised Liberalized Family pension shall be equal to the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above for the applicable period of grant.

5.7 For child/children of Armed Forces personnel in receipt of Liberalized Family pension, the revised Liberalized Family pension shall be 60% of the notional reckonable emoluments arrived at as per Para 4 above for the applicable period of grant.

5.8 The revised Dependent Pension (Special) shall be 50% of notional Special Family pension arrived at in terms of provisions as at Para 5.5 above. The Liberalized Dependent Pension (Liberalized) shall be 75% (in case both parents are alive) and 60% (in case of single parent/dependent brother/sister) of notional Liberalized Family pension arrived at in terms of provisions as at Para 5.6 above.

5.9 The revised Second Life award of Special Family pension in case of JCO/OR including NCs(E) shall be 50% of notional Special Family pension arrived at in terms of provisions as at Para 5.5 above. The revised Second Life award of Liberalized Family pension in case of JCO/ORs including NCs(E) shall be 60% of notional Liberalized Family pension arrived at in terms of provisions as at Para 5.6 above.

Note -1 : The amount of revised pension/family pension arrived at in terms of this para, shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

Note – 2: In cases where the family pension has been divided amongst more than one beneficiary, the revised family pension for beneficiaries all together shall not exceed the applicable rate of family pension indicated above.

6. It has also been decided that higher of the two formulations i.e. the pension/family pension already revised in accordance with this Ministry’s letter No 17(01)/2016-O(pen/Pol) dated 29.10.2016 and modified vide letter No 17(01)/2017(01 )/D(Pen/Policy) dated 4th September 2017 or the revised pension/ family pension as worked out in accordance with Para 5 above, shall be granted to pre-1.1.2016 Armed Forces pensioners as revised pension/ family pension with effect from 1.1.2016. In cases where pension/ family pension being paid with effect from 1.1.2016 in accordance with this Ministry’s letter No. 17(01)/2016-0(Pen/Pol) dated 29.10.2016 happens to be more than pension/family pension as worked out in accordance with Para 5 above, the pension/

family pension already being paid shall be treated as revised pension/ family pension with effect from 1.1.2016.

7. Instructions were issued vide this Ministry’s letter No. 1(3)/98/0(Pen/ Ser) dated 27.5.1998 for revision of pension/ family pension in respect of Commissioned Officers who retired or died prior to 1.1.1986, by notional fixation of their pay in the scale of pay introduced with effect from 1.1.1986. The notional pay so worked out’ as on 1.1.1986 was treated as average emoluments/ last pay for the purpose of calculation of notional pension/ family pension as on 1.1.1986. The notional pension/ family pension so arrived at was further revised with effect from 1.1.1996 and was paid in accordance with the instructions issued for revision of pension/ family pension in implementation of the recommendations of the 5th CPC. However, in the case of Pre-1.1.1986 JCOs/ORs, no such notional fixation of pay was prescribed and revision of their pension was based on pension tables provided in this Ministry’s letter No 1(2)/98/D(Pen/Ser) dated 14.7.1998.

8. Accordingly, for the purpose of calculation of notional pay with effect from 1.1.2016 of those Commissioned Officers who retired or died before 1.1.1986, the pay scale and the notional pay as on 1.1.1986, as arrived at in terms of the instructions issued vide this Ministry’s letter No. 1(3)/98/0(Pen/ Ser) dated 27.5.1998, shall be treated as the pay scale and the pay of the concerned Commissioned Officer as on 1.1.1986. In the case of those Commissioned Officers who retired or died on or after 1.1.1986 but before 1.1.2016, including all pre-1.1.2016 JCOs/ORs, the actual pay and the pay scale from which they retired or died would be taken into consideration for the purpose of calculation of the notional pay as on 1.1.2016 in accordance with Para 4 above.

9. The ceiling of minimum and maximum pension from 1.1.2016, prescribed under Para 5.4 of this Ministry’s letter No 17(01)/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 29.10.2016 and further clarified vide Para 6 of letter No 17(01)/2017(01 )/D(Pen/Pol) dated 4th September 2017 shall continue to be applied on the revised pension/ family pension determined under this order.

10. The pension/ family pension as worked out in accordance with provisions of Para 5 and 6 above shall be treated as ‘Basic Pension’ with effect from 1.1.2016. The revised pension/ family pension includes dearness relief sanctioned from 1.1.2016 and shall qualify for grant of Dearness Relief sanctioned thereafter.

11. The existing instructions regarding regulation of dearness relief to employed/ reemployed pensioners/ family pensioners, as contained in this Ministry’s letter No 7(1)/95/D(Pen/Services) dated 28.8.2000 and Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare OM No 45/73/97 -P&PW(G) dated 2.7.1999, as amended from time to time, shall continue to apply.

12. The pension of the pensioners who are drawing monthly pension from the Defence Forces on permanent absorption in Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies shall also be revised in accordance with these orders. However, separate orders will be issued for revision of pension of those pensioners who had earlier drawn one time lump sum terminal benefits on absorption in Public Sector Undertakings etc., and are drawing 43% / 45% restored pension in case of Commissioned Officers and JCOs/ORs respectively as per the instructions issued by this Ministry from time to time.

13. In cases where, on permanent absorption in Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies, the terms of absorption and/ or the rules permit grant of family pension under the orders issued by this Ministry, the family pension being drawn by the family pensioners or already sanctioned in her favour shall also be updated in accordance with these orders.

14. The quantum of age-related pension/family pension available to the old pensioners/ family pensioners shall continue to be as follows:-

The amount of additional pension shall be shown distinctly in the pension payment order. For example, in case, where a pensioner is more than 80 years of age and his/ her revised pension is Rs10,000 pm, the pension shall be shown as (i) Basic pension = Rs.10,000 and (ii) Additional pension = Rs 2,000 pm. The pension on his/ her attaining the age of 85 years shall be shown as (i) Basic Pension = Rs 10,000 and (ii) additional pension = Rs.3,000 pm. Dearness Relief will be admissible on the additional pension available to the old pensioners also.

Note:- The additional pension/ family pension available to pensioners of 80 years of age and above shall be applicable in the case of disability! war injury element! Liberalized Disability element of disability !Iiberalized Disability! War Injury Pension also.

15. A few examples of calculation of pension!family pension in the manner prescribed above are given in Annexure-I to this letter.

MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS

16. No arrears on account of revision of Pension/Family pension on notional fixation of pay shall be admissible for the period prior to 1.1.2016. The arrears on account of revision of pension/family pension in terms of these orders would be admissible with effect from 1.1.2016. For calculation of arrears becoming due on the revision of pension/family pension on the basis of this letter, the arrears of pension and the revised pension/family pension already paid on revision of pension/family pension in accordance with the instructions contained in this Ministry’s letter No 17(01)!2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 29.10.2016 shall be adjusted. Any over payment of pension coming to the notice or under process of recovery shall be adjusted in full by the Pension Disbursing Agencies against arrears becoming due on revision of pension on the basis of these orders. In case of a pensioner to whom the benefit accrues under the provisions of this letter has died/dies before receiving the payment of arrears, the Life Time Arrears of pension (LTA) shall also be paid as per extant orders.

17. No commutation of pension will be admissible on amount of pension accruing as a result of revision of pension under these orders. However, the existing amount of pension, if any, that has been commuted will continue to be deducted from the revised pension while making disbursement till the applicable period of deduction. Notional fixation of pay in terms of these orders will also not affect the entitlement of retirement gratuity already determined and paid with reference to rules in force at the time of discharge/ invalidment / death.

18. It shall be the responsibility of the concerned Record Offices and attached Pay Account Offices in case of JCOs/ ORs of the three Services and PCDA(O) Pune/AFCAO New Delhi / Naval Pay Office, Mumbai in case of Commissioned Officers of Army/ Air Force! Navy to initiate cases for revision of pension/ family pension of pre- 1.1.2016 pensioners/family pensioner with effect from 1.1.2016 in accordance with these orders for issue of revised Pension Payment Order (PPO) for every pensioner/family pensioner. The Pension Sanctioning Authority would impress upon the concerned Record Office/ PCDA(O) Pune / AFCAO New Delhi / Naval Pay Office, Mumbai for fixation of pay on notional basis based on extant orders and will issue revised Pension Payment Authority at the earliest. Detailed instructions for initiation of revision cases shall be issued by PCDA(P) Allahabad to all concerned immediately after issue of this order. The revised PPO shall be issued by the Pension Sanctioning Authorities directly to concerned Pension Disbursing Authority for effecting prompt payments as a special measure. The remaining copies of PPOs shall be dispatched by PSAs in usual manner.

19. These orders shall apply to all Pre-1.1.2016 Armed Forces pensioners/ family pensioners drawing pension! family pension under the corresponding Pension Regulations and various Government orders issued from time to time. A pensioner/family pensioner, who became entitled to pension! family pension with effect from 1.1.2016 consequent upon retirement/death of Armed Forces personnel on 31.12.2015, would also be covered by these orders. These orders shall, however, do not apply to UK/HKSRA pensioners, Pakistan & Burma Army pensioners and pensioners in receipt of monthly Ex-gratia payments.

20. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Fin/Pension) vide their Part file (1) to (30)(01)/2016/Fin/Pen dated 14th August 2017.

21. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully

sd/-

(Manoj Sinha)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Defence Pension Calculation Examples For Commissioned Officers

Defence Pension Calculation Examples for Commissioned Officers

EXAMPLES (Commissioned Officers)

A few examples of calculation of pension/family pension in the manner prescribed above in the orders (MoD Order No.17(01)/2017(02)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 5th September 2017) are given in Annexure-I to this letter

ANNEXURE-I

EXAMPLES (Commissioned Officers)

(Reference – Para 15 of MoD letter No 17(01)/2017(02)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 5th September 2017)

Defence Pension Calculation Examples For JCOs and ORs

Defence Pension Calculation Examples for JCOs and ORs

EXAMPLES (JCOs / ORs)

A few examples of calculation of pension/family pension in the manner prescribed above in the orders (MoD Order No.17(01)/2017(02)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 5th September 2017) are given in Annexure-I to this letter

ANNEXURE-I

EXAMPLES (JCOs / ORs)

(Reference – Para 15 of MoD letter No 17(01)/2017(02)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 5th September 2017)

Transport Allowance and Daily Allowance Entitlements Of Officers In Pay Matrix Level 13A – Finmin Orders on 4.9.2017

Transport Allowance and Daily Allowance (TA/DA) Entitlements of Officers in Pay Matrix Level 13A – Finmin Orders on 4.9.2017

Travelling Allowance Rules - Implementation the Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission

F.No.19030/1/2017.E.IV

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, dated the 04th September, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Travelling Allowance Rules - Implementation the Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

Consequent upon the issuance of this O.M. of even number dated regarding implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC on Traveling Allowance (TA), various references are received by this Department seeking clarifications regarding TA/Daily Allowance (DA) entitlements of Officers in Level 13A. Level 13A (Pre Revised Grade Pay of Rs. 8900) has been in included in the Pay Matrix vide Notification No.GSR 592(E) dated 15.06.2017.

2.The matter has been considered in this Department and with the approval of Competent Authority, it has been decided that TA/DA entitlements of Officers in pay level 13A (Pre Revised Grade Pay of Rs. 8900) shall be equivalent to TA/DA entitlements of Officers in Pay Level 13 (Pre Revised Grade Pay of Rs. 8700) mentioned in this department OM of even number dated 13.07.2017 0M. of even number dated 13.07.2017.

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(Nirmala Dev)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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7th CPC - Revision Of Provisions Regulating Pension/ Gratuity/ Commutation of Pension/ Family Pension

7th CPC - Revision of provisions regulating Pension/ Gratuity/ Commutation of Pension/ Family Pension

No. 17(02)/2016-D(Pen/Pol)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi

Dated 4th September 2017

To

The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff

Sub: Implementation of the Government decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Revision of provisions regulating Pension/ Gratuity/ Commutation of Pension/ Family Pension including pensionary awards notified in terms of Casualty pensionary awards in respect of Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers Other Ranks, Retiring or dying in harness on or after 1.1.2016.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Government's decisions on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission notified vide Government of India, Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Resolution bearing No 17(l)/2014/D(Pension/Policy) dated 30.9.2016, recommendations of National Anomaly Committee on methodology for calculation of disability element for Defence Forces and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Pension" and Pensioners' Welfare Office Memorandum No. 38/37/2016 - P&PW(A) (i) dated 4.8.2016 as modified vide OM F No 42/14/2016-P&PW(G) dated 24.10.2016. Sanction of the President is hereby accorded for modification in the rules regulating Pension, Family pension, Retirement/ Death/Service Gratuity, Commutation of pension, pensionary awards under casualty pensionary awards including Ex-gratia lump sum compensation in cases of invalidment etc., to the extent specified in this letter.

2. The provisions of the Pension Regulations, 2008 of Army and various Services Regulations, Instructions and Government Orders issued by this Ministry from time to time, which are not affected by the provisions of this letter, shall remain unchanged.

3. DATE OF EFFECT

3.1 The revised provisions of this letter shall apply to the Commissioned Officers (including MNS and Territorial Army Officers), Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks of the three Services, Non-Combatants (Enrolled) in the Air Force, Defence Security Corps and the Territorial Army (hereinafter collectively referred to as Armed Forces Personnel) who retired/discharged! released/invalided out or died in harness on or after 1.1..2016. Separate orders have already been issued in respect of Armed Forces Personnel who retired/died before 1.1.2016.

3.2 Where Pension! Family Pension/ Death Gratuity/ Retirement Gratuity/ Commuted Value of Pension or pensionary awards under casualty pensionary awards has already been sanctioned provisionally, or otherwise, in cases of retirement/death occurring on or after 1.1.2016, the same shall be revised in terms of these orders. In cases where pension has been finally sanctioned under the pre-revised orders and if it happens to be more beneficial than the pension becoming due under these orders, the pension already sanctioned shall not be revised to the disadvantage of pensioner.

4. RECKONABLE EMOLUMENTS

4.1 The term ' Reckonable Emoluments' for the purpose of calculating various-pensionary benefits other than various kinds of Gratuities, shall consist the following-

4.1.1 Commissioned Officers: Pay in the Pay Matrix, Military Service Pay and Non Practicing Allowance, if any, last drawn by the officer (Refer - Army Officer Pay Rules-2016, Air Force Officer Pay Rules-2017, Navy Officer Pay Regulations-2017 as may be the case)

4.1.2 Junior Commissioned Officers & Other Ranks: Pay in the Pay Matrix, Military Service Pay, and 'X' Group Pay & Classification Allowance, if any, last drawn by the JCOs/ORs "(Refer - Army Pay Rules-2017, Air Force Pay Rules-2017, Navy Pay Regulations-2017 as may be the case).

4.2 For calculation of all kinds of gratuities, dearness allowance admissible on the date of retirement/discharge/invalided out/death, shall continue to be treated as part of emoluments along with the emoluments as defined in para 4.1 above.

4.3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THOSE WHO OPTED TO CONTINUE T.O DRAW PAY IN THE PRE-REVISED SCALE OF PAY

4.3.1 Those who have elected to continue to draw pay in the pre-revised scale of pay and have retired/ discharged/ invalided out of service on or after 1.1.2016, “their pension and gratuity, as applicable, shall be calculated under the rules in force immediately before coming into effect of these-orders".

4.3.2 The term 'Reckonable Emoluments' for the purpose of pensionary benefits under this Para 4.3.1 shall be the same as defined in para 3.1 of this Ministry's letter No 17(4)/2008(2)/ D(Pen/Pol) dated 12.11.2008 and shall also include Dearness Allowance notified under Sixth CPC Pay structure.

4.3.3 Entitlement of gratuity shall be determined, under the order in force-immediately before coming into effect of these orders subject to the maximum ceiling as prescribed in Para 8 of this Ministry's letter No. 17(4)/2008(2)/D (Pen/Pol) dated 12.11.2008.

4.3.4 Family Pension shall also be allowed in accordance with orders applicable prior to the issue of these orders.

4.4 In the case of Commissioned Officers and JCOs/ORs who have opted for the revised pay structure and have retired/discharged within 10 months from the date of coming over to the revised pay structure, the average emoluments for 10 months period preceding retirement/discharge will be calculated by taking into account pay as follows:-

(a) For the period during which pay is drawn in the revised pay	Pay drawn in the prescribed Pay Matrix plus structure Military Service Pay, 'X' Group pay and whole of Classification Allowance (where applicable in case of JCOs/ORs) and Non Practicing Allowance, if any.
(b) For the period during which pay was drawn in the pre-revised pay scales	Pay determined after applying multiplying factor of 2.57 to the sum of existing pay in the Pay Band, Grade Pay, Military Service Pay, 'X' Group Pay (in case of JCOs/ORs) and NPA, if any, drawn during the relevant period plus whole of classification allowance, if an ,drawn by JCOs/OR.

5. QUALIFYING SERVICE

5.1 The minimum period of qualifying service prescribed for earning various kind of pension and gratuity by Defence Forces personnel, shall continue as hithertofore. There shall also be no change in the provisions for determining reckonable qualifying service for calculating pension and gratuity.-

6.PENSION

6.1 Subject to para 6.2, there shall be no change in the provisions regulating the amount of pensions including pension determined under casualty pensionary awards. However, the provisions for determining pension based on, notional maximum of pre-revised pay scale in respect of JCOs/OR, shall be discontinued.

6.2 The amount of pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs 9,000/- and the maximum pension would be 50% of highest pay in the Government (the highest pay in the Government is Rs 2,50,000/- with effect from 1.1.2016). However, the maximum ceiling'shall be applicable only in the case of Service/Retiring Pension, Service element of Disability/ Liberalized disability/ War Injury Pension and Ordinary Family Pension. The said ceiling is not applicable in the cases of Disability/ Liberalized Disability/ War injury element, being authorized under casualty pensionary awards.

6.3 The quantum of additional pension/family pension available to the old pensioners/family pensioners shall be continue to be as follows-

Age of pensioner / family pensioner	Additional quantum of pension
From 80 years to less than 85 years	20% of revised basic pension/ family pension
From 85 years to less than 90 years	30% of revised basic pension /family pension
From 90 years to less than 95 years	40% of revised basic pension / family pension
From 95 years to less than 100 years	50% of revised basic pension / family pension
100 years or more	100% of revised basic pension/ family pension

The Pension Sanctioning Authorities should ensure that the date of birth and the age of a pensioner! family pensioner, are invariably indicated in the Pension Payment Order to facilitate payment of additional pension by the Pension Disbursing Agencies as soon as it becomes due. Dearness relief shall also be admissible on the additional pension available to old pensioners/family pensioners.

Note: The additional pension payable to old pensioners/ family pensioners of 80 years of age and above shall also be applicable to old pensioners/ family pensioners of 80 years of age and above in receipt of War injury pension! Disability pension/ Liberalized family pension! Special family pension.

7.GRATUITY

7.1 The maximum limit of all kinds of Gratuity is. Retiring/ Retirement /Service Invalid/ Special/ Terminal/ Death Gratuity shall be Rs. 20 lakhs. This ceiling on gratuity shall be increased by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance rises by 50% of the basic pay.

7.2 DEATH GRATUITY

The rates for payment of death gratuity shall be as under:

Length of qualifying service	Rate of Death Gratuity
Less than One year	2 times of monthly emoluments
One Year or more but less than 5 years	6 times of monthly emoluments
5 years or more but less than 11 years	12 times of monthly emoluments
11 years or more but less than 20 years	20 times of monthly emoluments
20 years or more	Half month's emoluments for every six monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments.

8.FAMILY PENSION

8.1 Subject to para 8.2, there shall be no change in the provisions regulating the amount of various kinds of family pensions including family pension determined under casualty pensionary awards and additional family pension applicable to old family pensioners.

8.2 . The amount of all kind of family pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs 9,000/-. The maximum amount of normal rate and enhanced rate of ordinary family pension shall be 30% and 50% respectively of highest pay in the Government which is Rs 250,000/- with effect from 1.1.2016. The maximum ceiling is, however, not applicable in the cases of Special Family! Liberalized Family Pension etc., applicable under casualty pensionary awards.

8.3 The dependency criteria for the purpose of family pension shall continue to be the minimum family pension along with Dearness Relief thereon.

9. Ex-GRATIA LUMP SUM COMPENSATION IN CASES OF INVALIDMENT

9.1 - The Ex-gratia lump Sum compensation to Defence Service personnel who are boarded but of service on account of disability/ war injury attributable to or aggravated by military service, shall be paid @ Rs 20 lakh for 100% disability subject to provisions as stipulated in this Ministry's letter No. 2(2)/2011/D(Pea/Pol) dated 26.12.2011. For disability/ war injury less than 100% but not less than 20%, the amount of Ex-gratia compensation shall be proportionately reduced. No Ex-gratia lump sum compensation shall be payable for disability/ war injury less than 20%. The proportionate compensation would be based on actual percentage of disability as certified by the Invaliding Medical-Board, without applying broad banding provisions as contained in Para 7.2 of this Ministry's letter No 1(2)!97/D(Pen-C) dated 31.01.2001.

10.BROAD-BANDING OF PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY/WAR INJURY ON DISCHARGE

10.1 Where an Armed Forces personnel is discharged/retired under the circumstances mentioned in Para 4.1 of this Ministry's letter No l(2)/97/D(Pen-C) dated 311.2001 with disability including cases covered under this Ministry's letter “No 16(5)/2008/D(Pen/Policy) dated 29.9.2009 and the disability/ war injury has been accepted as 20% and more, the extent of disability or functional incapacity shall be determined in the manner prescribed in Para 7.2 of said letter dated 31.1.2001 for the purpose of computing disability/war injury.

10.2 Rates for calculation of disability where composite assessment is made due to existence of disability, as well as war injury, shall be determined in terms of provision contained in Para 3(b) of Ministry's letter No. 16(02)/2015-D(Pen/Pol) dated 8th August 2016.

11. EX-GRATIA AWARDS TO CADET (DIRECT)

11.1 In cases of disablement ! death, following Ex-gratia award shall be payable subject to the same conditions as hitherto in force in the event of invalidment on medical ground / death of a Cadet (Direct) due to causes attributable to or aggravated by military training.

11.1.1 Monthly Ex-gratia amount of Rs 9,000/- per month.

11.1.2 In cases of disablement, Ex-gratia disability award @ Rs 16,200/- per month shall be payable in addition for 100% of disability during period of disablement subject to prorata reduction in case the degree of disablement is less than 100%. No disability award shall be payable in cases where the degree of disablement is less than 20%.

11.1.3 In cases of death, Ex-gratia amount of Rs 12.5 Iakhs.

11.1.4 The Ex-gratia awards to Cadets (Direct)! NoK, shall be sanctioned purely on ex-gratia basis and the same shall not be treated as pension for any purpose.

However, dearness relief at applicable rates shall be granted on monthly ex-gratia as well as ex-gratia disability award.

12.CONSTANT ATTENDANT ALLOWANCE (CAA)

12.1 "Constant Attendant Allowance shall continue to be admissible under the condition as hitherto fore at the existing rate from 1.1.2016 to 30.06.2017. However, it shall be admissible at the uniform rate of Rs. 6750!- per month, irrespective of the rank with effect from 1.7.2017."

13.COMMUTATION OF PENSION:

13.1 There shall be no change in the provisions relating to commutation values, the limit upto that the pension can be commuted or the period after which the commuted pension is to be restored.

13.2 The pensioners who have retired between 1.1.2016 and date of issue of orders for revised pay/ pension based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, shall have an option, in relaxation of provisions of relevant Pension Regulations, not to commute the pension which has become additionally commutable on retrospective revision of pay / pension on implementation of recommendations of the 7th CPC, Option form to be used for this purpose shall be prescribed by the PCDA (Pension), Allahabad along with their implementation instructions.

13.3 The option may be invited only from those who Want to commute their pension which has become additionally commutable as per Para 13.2 above and no commutation shall be allowed as a default. In such cases, RO/HOO/PSAs will finalize the cases without waiting for Option for commutation of additional pension and such option, if any, received later on (within four months from the date of issue of this letter) may be processed separately for additional commutation. Option for additional commutation on the basis of revised pension once exercised would be final and in no case it would be entertained at a later stage. Service Hqrs may be deputed as Nodal agencies to carry out such exercise with the respective ROs for the speedy implementation of work and forward such cases to PSAs.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

14. The amount of various pensionary awards admissible in terms of this order, shall be round-ed off to the next higher rupee by the Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

15.If the amount of any monthly pension! family pension admissible under the provisions of this letter works out to be less than Rs 9,000/- per month, it shall be stepped up to Rs 9,000!- per month and authorized for payment at this rate.

16.The pension/ family pension notified in terms of these orders from 1.1.2016 or thereafter, shall qualify for dearness relief sanctioned by the Government from time to time in accordance with the relevant rules! instructions.

PROCEDURE FOR SANCTION OF'REVISED PENSION TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY RETIRED

17. For revision of pensionary awards as per provisions of this letter in respect of Armed Forces personnel who have already retired/ discharged/ invalided out/ died on or after 1.1.2016 and in whose cases, pensionary benefits at pre-revised rates have already been notified, the Record Offices concerned in case of JCOs/ORs and PCDA(O) Pune/ Naval Pay Office Mumbai/ AFCAO, New Delhi, as the case may be in respect of commissioned officers, will initiate and forward revised LPC-cum-Data Sheet as prescribed by PCDA(Pensions), Allahabad, to their respective Pension Sanctioning Authorities (PSAs) for issue of Corrigendum PPOs notifying the revised pensionary awards. Further, implementation instructions to all concerned, shall be issued by PCDA (Pensions), Allahabad immediately on receipt of these orders.

18. Pension Regulations of the three Services, shall be amended in due course.

19. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID Note No.10(03)/2017/Fin/Pen dated 30.08.2017.

20.Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully

S/d,

(Manoj Sinha)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

7th CPC Revision Of Pension Of Pre-2016 Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners: DESW

7th CPC Revision of Pension of Pre-2016 Defence forces Pensioners/family Pensioners: DESW Order 04.09.2017 in view of NAC decision

No. 17(01)/2017(01)/D(Pension/Policy)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, Dated 4th September, 2017

To

The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject : Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) - Revision of pension of pro-1.1.2016 Defence Forces pensioners/ family pensioners etc.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter No. 17(01)/2016 D(Pen/Pol) dated 29th October 2016 for revision of pension of pre-2016 Defence Forces pensioners/ family pensioners in implementation of the Government decisions on the recommendations of the 7th CPC. As per para 9 of this Ministry's said order dated 29th October 2016 the revision of disability element of disability pension was held in abeyance pending decision of National Anomaly Committee to whom matter was referred by MoD to decide methodology for calculation of disability element of disability pension under 7th CPC. The National Anomaly Committee has recommended that parity with Civilians for grant of Disability element which was granted to Defence Forces under 6th CPC, shall be maintained.

2. The recommendations of the National Anomaly Committee have been considered by the Government. In partial modification of Ministry's order dated 29th October 2016, the President is now pleased to decide that Disability element of disability pension for Defence Forces Pensioners shall also be revised by multiplying the existing rate of disability element as had been drawn on 31.12.2015 by factor of 2.57 to arrive at revised rate of disability element as on 1.1.2016. The amount of revised disability element so arrived shall be round-ed off to next higher rupee.

3. Para 13 of this Ministry's above quoted letter dated 29.10.2016 regarding "Ex-gratia awards to Cadets in cases of disablement" shall be replaced with the following:

13. EX-GRATIA AWARDS TO CADET (DIRECT) The ex-gratia award payable to Cadet (Direct)/ NoKs in cases of disablement / death shall be payable subject to the same conditions as hitherto in force in the event of invalidment on medical ground / death of a Cadet (Direct) due to causes attributable to or aggravated by military training

(i) Monthly Ex-gratia amount of Rs 9,000/- per month
(ii) In cases of disablement, Ex-gratia disability award @ Rs 16,200/- per month shall be payable in addition for 100% of disability during period of disablement subject to prorata reduction in case the degree of disablement is less than 100%. "No ex-gratia disability award shall be payable in cases where the degree of disablement is less than 20%."
4. The dearness relief sanctioned by the Government from 1.1.2016 and thereafter, shall also be paid on rates of disability element and monthly ex-gratia award to Cadet(Direct), revised in accordance with the provision of this letter.

5. Vide para 10(ii) of MOD order dated 29.10.2016, it was ordered to pay the Constant Attendance Allowance(CAA) at the existing rate since matter regarding grant of Allowances was under examination by the Committee on Allowances (CoA). in this regard, Ministry of Finance vide Resolution dated 6th July 2017 (Appendix II item 37 has accepted the recommendation of 7th CPC to enhance the existing Constant Attendance Allowance @ 4500/ p.m. by 50%. DoP&PW vide O.M No. 1/4/2017-P&PW(F) dated 2.8.2017 has issued orders in this-regard for civilian pensioners. Accordingly, for Armed Forces personnel the Constant Attendant Allowance shall continue to be admissible under the condition as hitherto fore at the existing rate from 1.1.2016 to 30.06.2017. However, it shall now be admissible at the enhanced uniform rate of Rs. 6750/- per month, irrespective of the rank with effect from 1.7.2017.

6. With reference to the provisions contained in Para 5.4 of this Ministry's letter dated 29th October, 2016, it is further clarified that the maximum ceiling shall be applicable only in the case of Service/Retiring Pension, Service element of Disability/ liberalized disability /War Injury Pension and Ordinary family Pension. The said ceiling is not applicable in the cases of Disability/ Liberalised Disability/ War injury element. Special Family/ Liberalized Family Pension etc. applicable under casualty pensionary awards.

7. The provisions of this Ministry's letter dated 29th October 2016, which are not affected by the provisions of this letter, shall remain unchanged.

8. The provisions of this letter shall take effect from 1.1.2016

9. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry their U.O. No. Part File (1) to (30)(01)/2016/Fin/Pen dated 14th August 2017.

10. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully,

(Manoj Sinha)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Retired Medical Officers Appointed On Contract Basis - Postal Department

Enhancement of remuneration of retired Medical officers appointed on contract basis in Postal Dispensaries: Dept. of Posts Order dated 28.08.2017

No.2-1/2012-Medical

Government of India

Ministry of communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi -110001

28 August 2017

To,
The Chief Postmasters General,
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal 2

Sub: Enhancement of remuneration of retired Medical officers appointed on contract basis in Postal Dispensaries.

Sir/Madam,

In continuation of this Directorate letter of even No. dated 30th September, 2014 vide which remuneration payable to newly appointed contractual doctors in P&T dispensaries were enhanced to Rs. 60,000/- per month. It has now been decided to enhance the remuneration further to Rs. 75,000/- from Rs. 60,000/- per month. It is requested that instructions of Rule-177 of General Financial Rules-2017 may be complied with.

This should come into effect w.e.f. 1st July, 2017 and it issues with the concurrence of JS & FA vide Dy. No. 1603 dated 2nd August, 2017.

Yours faithfully

(Smriti Sharan)

Deputy Director General (Medical)