I hereby undertake that any excess payment that may be found to have been made as a result of incorrect revision of Pension / Family Pension or any excess payment detected in the light of discrepancies noticed subsequently will be refunded by me to the concerned Pension Disbursing Authority either by adjustment against future Pension / Family Pension due to me or otherwise.
Signature/LTI of the Pensioner / Family Pensioner Name
PPO No. / FPPO No. Date :
FINANCE DEPARTMENT *****
No.Pen-181/08- 3 6 6 7 /F., Dated 19th January 2009
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Revision of Pension / Family Pension of pre-2006 Pensioners / Family Pensioners.
In pursuance of the recommendation of the 6th Central Pay Commission, Government of India have revised the pension / family pension for Pre-2006 Central Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners in OM No-38/37/08-P & P.W (A), dated Ist September, 2008 of Ministry of Personnel Public Grievance and Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare). Keeping in view the revisions made by Government of India, the State Government appointed a Fitment Committee in Finance Department Resolution No. CS-I (P) - 15/2008 - 41279/F, dated 9th September, 2008 to examine and recommend revision of pension / family pension of pre-2006 State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners. Having regard to the recommendations of the Fitment Committee, the State Government have been pleased to revise the pension / family pension of pre-2006 State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in the manner indicated in the subsequent paragraphs.
2. These orders will apply to all Pre-2006 Pensioners/Family
Pensioners who were drawing Pension/Family Pension on 31.12.2005 under the Orissa Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992.
3. In these orders –
(a) "Existing Pensioner" or "existing Family Pensioner" means a pensioner who was drawing / entitled to pension/family pension on 31.12.2005.
(b) "Existing pension" means the basic pension inclusive of commuted portion, if any, due on 31.12.2005. It covers all classes of pension under OCS (Pension) Rules, 1992. (c) "Existing family pension" means the basic family pension
drawn on 31.12.2005 under OCS (Pension) Rules, 1992.
4. The Pension / Family Pension of existing Pre-2006 Pensioners /
Family Pensioners shall be consolidated with effect from 01.01.2006 by adding together –
i. Existing Pension / Family Pension by multiplying existing Basic Pension / Basic Family Pension by a factor 1.86. ii. Fitment weightage of 40% of the existing Basic Pension
/ Basic Family Pension.
iii. The amount so arrived at shall be regarded as consolidated Pension / Family Pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006.
iv. Consolidated Pension / Family Pension so arrived involving fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
5. Provided that the revised full pension of all Pre-2006 State Government Pensioners relatable to the maximum period of qualifying service shall in no case be less than 50% of the minimum of the Pay Band plus the Grade Pay of the revised scale of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006 for the post last held by the Pensioner on the date of retirement.
6. Similarly, the Family Pension of all Pre-2006 Family Pensioners
shall not be less than 30% of the minimum Pay Band plus Grade Pay in the revised scales of pay w.e.f 01.01.2006 for the post last held by the Pensioner / deceased Government Servant.
7. However, pension shall be suitably reduced prorata where the
pensioner has put in less than the maximum period of qualifying service required for full pension as per the rule applicable to the Pensioner as on the date of his / her superannuation / retirement. In no case, full
pension or proportionate reduced pension or the family pension will be less than Rs.3,500/- per month. The Pensioner / Family
Pensioner shall apply to AG(A&E), Orissa for such revision of pension / family pension in the form prescribed at Annexure-I.
8. Since the consolidated pension shall be inclusive of commuted
portion of pension, if any, the commuted portion shall be deducted from the said amount while making monthly disbursement. Besides, the ex- gratia relief granted in Finance Department O.M No. 56932/F, dated 28th November 1986 shall also be paid in addition to the consolidated pension.
9. The employed or re-employed Pensioners / Family Pensioners
are not getting TI on pension at present under the existing orders. In their cases, the pay will be re-fixed w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in terms of Para-4 above with reference to consolidated pension becoming admissible to them. Dearness Relief (TI) beyond 01.01.2006 will, however, not be
admissible to them during the period of employment / re-employment. In other words, they will be entitled for pension / family pension in terms of para-4 above.
10. The cases of State Government employees who have been permanently absorbed in public sector undertakings / autonomous bodies will be regulated as follows :-
(a) Pension :- Where the Government Servants on permanent absorption in public sector undertakings / autonomous bodies continue to draw pension separately from the Government, the pension of such absorbed employees will be up dated in terms of these orders. In cases where the Government Servants have drawn one time lump sum terminal benefits equal to 100 percent of their pensions their cases will not be covered by these orders.
(b) Family Pension :- In cases where, on permanent absorption in public sector undertakings / autonomous bodies, the terms of absorption permit grant of Family Pension under the OCS(Pension) Rules, 1992, the Family Pension in their cases will be updated in accordance with these orders.
11. Where the consolidated Pension / Family Pension in terms of para-4(iii) above works out to an amount less than Rs.3500/-, the same shall be stepped up to Rs.3500/- and to be regarded as Pension / Family Pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006. In case of pensioners who are in
receipt of more than one pension, the floor ceiling of Rs.3500/- shall apply to the total of all pensions taken together.
12. Additional Pension :- In addition to the Pension / Family Pension calculated in para-4 above the quantum of pension/family pension available to the old Pensioners / Family Pensioners shall be increased
w.e.f. 01.12.2008 at the rate indicated in the following table.
Age of Pensioners / Family Pensioners
Additional quantum of Pension / Family Pension From 80 years to less than 85