NPA to be added to pension of Pre-1996 and Pre-2006 Defence Civilian Medical Officers

Revision of pension of Pre-1996 and Pre-2006 pensioners after including Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) for retired Defence Civilian medical officers with effect from 1.1.1996 and 1.1.2006 respectively

Pre-1996 and Pre-2006 Civilian Medical Officer Pensioners have been granted with revision of pension with effect from 1st January 1996 and 1st January 2006 by including their NPA with Basic Pay while calculating Pension. Now, pre-1996 and pre-2006 Defence Civilian Medical Officer Pensioners have also been issued with orders for including NPA with Pay for calculating pension with effect from 1996 and 2006 respectively.

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADIGHAT , ALLAHABAD – 211014

Important Circular No : C-145

Registered
No:-G I/C/0198/Vol- V/Tech
O /o the Pr.C.D.A. (Pensions) Draupadighat Allahabad -211014
Dated: – 11/09/2015

To,

The Treasury Officer

The PO – Master, Kathua, Srinagar (J&K)

The PO – Master, Campbell Bay (Andaman & Nicobar) The Defence Pension Disbursing Officer

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Pay & Accounts Officer

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Military & Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal (through Gorkha Record Officer, Kurnaghat, Gorakhpur ) Director of Accounts, Panji (Goa)

Finance Secretary, Gangtok, PO-I, Thimpu Bhutan

The General Manager (Nodal Officer, PSBs) All Managers,  CPPC of Public Sector Banks.

All Managers, CPPC of Authorized Private Banks.

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Subject: Revision of pension of Pre -1996/Pre-2006 pensioners – Inclusion of Non – Practicing Allowance (NPA) for revision of pension of retired medical officers w.e.f 1.1.1996/ w.e.f 1.1.2006.

Reference: This office Important Circulars No. 57 dt. 17.09.2008, 62 dt. 12.11.2008, 102 dt. 11.02.2013 & C-144 dt. 14.08.2015. (Available on this office website: http ://pcdapension.nic.in )

On the subject matter in its judgment dated 27.11.2013 in Civil Appeal No.10640-46/2 013 and other connected matters, Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed to recalculate the pension payable to the Applicants (i.e. pre -1996 retired medical officers) by adding the element of NPA. The Review Petitions filed by the Government against the above mentioned judgment have been dismissed by Hon’ble Supreme Court on 31.7.14.

(2) In view of above, G O I, Ministry of P , PG and pension, Dept of P&PW have issued orders under their OM No.38/3 1/1 1 P & PW(A ) (Vol. IV) dated 14.10.2014 & 21.10.2014 (copy enclosed) that “ In case o f p re-19 96 retired medical officers, N PA @ 25% shall be added to the minimum o f the revised scale o f pay as o n 1 .1 .1996 corresponding to the pre 1996 pay scales from which the pensioners had retired, in cases where consolidated pension /family pension was to be stepped up to 50 % / 30 % respectively of the minimum of revised pay –scale in terms of O M N o . 45/10/98-P & PW (A) dated 17 .12 .1998 read with OM No .45 /86 /97 -P & PW (A )(P t.) dated 11.5.2001, subject to condition that after revision of above terms pension does not exceed Rs.15,000 / – w .e .f. 1.1.1996 .”

(3) All other conditions as given in O M N o. 45/10/ 98-P & P W (A ) dated 1 7.12.19 98 read with O M N o. 45/86/97 -P & PW (A )(Pt.) dated 11.5.2001, shall remain unchanged .

(4) Further, GOI, Ministry of P, PG and pension, Dept of P&PW ha s extended the above said benefits to Pre- 2006 under their OM No. 38/31/11 P&PW (A) (Vol. IV) dated 18th February, 2015 (copy enclosed) and directed that “ For revision of pension/family pension in case of Pre-2006 retired medical officers w.e.f 01.01.2006, in terms of OM No. 38/37/08 -P&PW (A) dated 28.01.2013 and dated 30.07.2015 , NPA @25% would be required to be added to the minimum of the pay in the revise d pay band plus grade pay (or minimum of pay in revised pay scale in the case of HAG and above) corresponding to the pre -revised pay scale from which they retired as arrived at with reference to the fitment table annexed to the Department of Min of Fin, Deptt of Expenditure OM No. 1/1/2008 – IC dated 30-08-2008, subject to condition that the basic pay plus NPA does not exceed Rs. 85,000/ –.”

(5) All other conditions as given in OM No. 3 8/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 1.9.2008 as amended from time to time shall remain unchanged.

(6) Formula to calculate the above benefits in r/o Pre-1996 & Pre-2006retired medical officer is given as Annexure – I & II respectively. However, w here, the PDAs are in doubt in regulating the payment of revised pension/family pension under these orders, the cases with full details of pensioner/family pensioners and PPO No, etc. may be referred to Audit Section of this office for advice and further action.

(Upinderbir Singh)
D C D A (P)