Dearness Relief under Central Civil Services Pension Rules 2021

Dearness Relief payable to Central Government Pensioners and Family Pensioners under Central Civil Services Pension Rules 2021 – Updated orders and procedures

CHAPTER IX

Dearness Relief

52. Dearness Relief on Pension and Family Pension .- (1) Relief against price rise may be granted to the pensioners, including the persons drawing compassionate allowance under rule 41 and family pensioners, in the form of dearness relief at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Central Government may specify from time to time.

(2) If a pensioner drawing pension or compassionate allowance under these rules is re-employed under the Central Government or State Government or a Corporation or Company or Body or Bank under them in India or abroad including permanent absorption or immediate absorption in such Corporation or Company or Body or Bank, he shall not be eligible to draw dearness relief on the pension or compassionate allowance during the period of such re-employment or permanent absorption or immediate absorption:

Provided that the dearness relief shall continue to be payable to a pensioner on re-employment or on permanent absorption or immediate absorption if,-

(i) before such re-employment, including permanent absorption or immediate absorption, he was not holding a post included or classified as ‘Group A’; and

(ii) in accordance with the relevant rules or orders, his pay was fixed at the minimum of the scale of pay of the post in which he was so re-employed or absorbed and such minimum of the scale of pay was less than the pay which he was drawing immediately before his retirement or absorption; and

(iii) while fixing his pay in the post in which he was so re-employed or absorbed, the entire amount of pension sanctioned by the Central Government was ignored.

(3) For claiming dearness relief on pension or compassionate allowance, a pensioner who is re-employed, including permanent absorption or immediate absorption, under the Central or State Government or a Corporation or Company or Body or Bank under them in India or abroad, shall be required to obtain a certificate from the said Central or State Government Department or office or the Corporation or the Company or the Body or the Bank to the effect that,-

(i) the re-employed pensioner or absorbee pensioner was holding a civil post not included or classified as Group ‘A’ in the Central Government before such re-employment; and

(ii) the pay of the re-employed pensioner or absorbee pensioner was fixed at the minimum of the pay scale of the post in which he is so re employed or absorbed and such minimum of the pay scale is less than the pay which the pensioner was drawing immediately before his retirement or absorption; and

(iii) the entire amount of pension or compassionate allowance sanctioned by the Central Government was ignored in fixation of the pay on re employment or absorption and no part of the pension or compassionate allowance was taken into account in such fixation of pay in the pay scale of the post in which the pensioner is re-employed or absorbed.

(4) Nothing in sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3) shall be applicable in the case of a family pensioner who is employed under the Central or State Government or a Corporation or Company or Body or Bank under them in India or abroad and is eligible to draw a family pension from the Government in respect of a deceased member of his family in accordance with rule 50 and such family pensioner shall continue to be eligible to draw dearness relief on family pension during the period of such employment in accordance with sub-rule (1).

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