No.1/10/2012-P&PW (E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
(Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Marke, New Delhi 03
Dated: 27th June, 2013.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Enhancement of amount of Ex-gratia payable to pre-1986 CPF
retirees and dependent family members of the deceased pre-1986 CPF
employees regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Deartment’s OM
No.45/52/97-P&PW(E). dated 16th December, 1997 sanctioning monthly
payment of an amount of Rs.600/- as ex-gratia, to CPF beneficiaries who
had retired from service prior to 1.1.1986. This amount was payable
w.e.f. 01.11.1997. Similarly, monthly ex-gratia being paid to the widows
and dependent children of the deceased CPF beneficiaries who had
retired from service prior to 1.1.1986 and the widows and dependent
children of the CPF beneficiaries who died while in service prior to
1.1.1986 had been revised from Rs.150/- to Rs.605.
2. Reference is also invited to this Department’s O.M.
No.42/2/2004-P&PW (G), dated 15th March, 2004. In terms of this
O.M., dearness relief equal to 50% of the above amounts of ex-gratia had
been converted into dearness ex-gratia w.e.f. 1st April, 2004.
Consequently, dearness relief, as announced frrn time to time is being
paid, on the sum of the amounts of ex-gratia and dearness ex-gratia.
3. This Department has since been receiving representations from the CPF
retirees who are in receipt of ex-gratia in terms of the above
instructions, to enhance the amount of ex-gratia. The matter has now
been considered and the President is pleased to enhance the existing
amount of ex-gratia of Rs.600/- p.m. being paid to the surviving CPF
retirees and the amount of ex-gratia of Rs. 605/- p.m. being paid to
dependent members of the families, i.e., widows and dependent children
of deceased beneficiaries at the following rates w.e.f. 4th June, 2013:
S.No.
|
Group of Service to which CPF retirees
belongedat the time of retirement
|
Enhanced amount of basic
monthly ex-gratia
| |
1.
|
Group ’A’ Service
|
Rs.3000/-
| |
2.
|
Group 'B' Service
|
Rs.1000/-
| |
3.
|
Group ‘C’ Service
|
Rs.750/-
| |
4.
|
Group ’D’ Service
|
Rs.650/-
| |
5.
|
Widows and dependent children of the
deceased CPF beneficiary
|
Rs. 645/-
|
4. Dearness ex-gratia equal to 50% of the enhanced amount of ex-gratia and Dearness Relief, as notified from time to time, on the sums of enhanced amounts of exgratia and dearness ex-gratia shall also be admissible to them.
5. The terms and conditions for grant of ex-gratia and dearness relief
will continue to be governed by this Departrnent’ O.M. No.4/1/87-PIC,
dated 13th June,1988 and O.M. No.45/52/97-P&PW (E), dated 16th
Dccember, 1997 and subsequent Office Memorandums issued in this regard.
6. As laid down in the Ministry of Finance O.M. dated 28.11.1969, the
ex-gratia payment is not admissible to (a) those who were
dismissed/removed from service and (b) those who resigned from service.
7. It shall he the responsibility of the Head of the Department of the
Ministry, Department, Office, etc. from which the CPF beneficiary had
retired or where he was working prior to his demise to revise the
ex-gratin with effect from 4th June, 2013 and to issue revised Ex-gratia
Payment Order (EPOs). Action to revise ex-gratia in terms of these
provisions shall be initiated by the concerned Heads of Departments. In
the case of the Defence Civilian Employees, however, the procedure
prescribed in this regard by the Ministry of Defence shall be followed.
It is emphasised that the Sanctioning Authority, in no case, will ask
the beneficiary to surrender higher original Ex-gratia Payment Order
(EPO) for issuing revised authority.
8. The CPF beneficiaries may send applications to the Head of Office
and/or Disbursing Authority concerned for revision of ex-gralia amount
indicating the EPO details and the office from which he/she retired/last
served. The Disbursing Authority shall intimate the details of the
beneficiaries to the Central Pension Accounting Office and the Pay &
Accounts Offices concerned in the proforma enclosed as Annexure to this
O.M.
9. The periodical certificates such as life certificate, non-employment
certificate etc. prescribed for drawal of pension will also be required
to be submitted by the recipient of the ex-gratia payment to the
appropriate disbursing authorities for drawl of ex-gratia.
10. These orders apply to all civilian Central Government employees
covered under contributory Provident Fund scheme retired/died before
1986, including civilians paid from Defence Service Estimates but will
not apply to Railway Employees. Separate orders will be issued by the
Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) for revision of ex-gratia payable
to the dependent members of Families of eligible employees covered under
the State Railways Provident Fund (Contributory).
11. In their application to the persons belonging to Indian Audit and
Accounts Department these orders issue in consultation with the
Comptroller and Auditor of India
sd/-
(Sujasha Chodhury)
Deputy Secretary
