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Revision of pension of pre-2009 pensioners.

The Government of India, Ministry of Personal, PG and Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioner's Welfare, New Delhi has issued a circular regarding Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 pensioners vide Office Memorandum No. F.No. 38/37/08-P & PW(A) dated 28.01.2013.  The detailed Circular as under:
 
The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government's decision on the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission, orders were issued for revision of pension/family pensioners vide this Department's OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 01.09.2008, as amended from time to time.
 
2.  It has been decided that the pension of pre-2006 pensioners as revised w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in terms of para 4.1 or para 4.2 of the aforesaid OM dated 01.09.2008, as amended from time to time, would be further stepped up to 50% of the sum of minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay corresponding to the per-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired, as arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008.  In the case of HAG and above scales, this will be 50% of the minimum of the pay in the revised pay scale arrived at with reference to the fitment table annexed to the above-referred OM dated 30.08.2008 of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
 
3. The normal family pension in respect of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners as revised w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in terms of para 4.1 or para 4.2 of the aforesaid OM dated 01.09.2008 would also be further stepped upto 30% of the sum of minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay corresponding to the per-revised pay scale in which the Government servant had retired, as arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008.  In the case of HAG and above scales, this will be 30% of the minimum of the pay in the revised pay scale arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to the above OM dated 30.08.2008 of Ministry of Fiance (Department of Expenditure).
 
4.   A revised concordance table (Annexure of the pre-1996, Pre-2006 and post 2006 pay scalses/pay bands indicating the pension/family pension (at ordinary rates) payable under the above provisions is enclosed to facilitate payment of revised pension/family pension.
 
5.  The pension so arrived at the accordance with para 2 above and indicated in Col. 9 of Annexure will be reduced pro-rata, which the pensioner had less than the maximum required service for full pension as per rule 49 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 as applicable before 01.01.2006 and in no case it will be less than Rs. 3,500/- per month.

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