Maharashtra Government, Finance Department has passed a new resolution regarding to get pension benefit to 80 years or above pensioners. By this new resolutions now 10% increase in pension/family pension to pensioners and family pensioners of 80 years of age and above, from 1st April, 2014. The new resolutions is as follows:
Government of Maharashtra
Finance Department
Government Resolution No. PEN 1014/CR.26/SER-4,
Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Madam Cama Road,
Mantralaya, Mumbai- 400 032
Date: 09th June, 2014.
Resolution
Government is pleased to decide that the pensioners /family pensioners of the age of 80 years and above shall receive a 10 % increase in the pension and family pension fixed as per Sixth pay w.e.f. 01.04.2014.
2. It will be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority, i.e. Pay and Accounts Officer, Mumbai/Treasury Officers, as the case may be, to calculate the quantum of increase in the pension payable in each individual case.
3. Government is also pleased to direct that above decision shall apply to all those pensioners and family pensioners of the age of 80 years and above, of Recognised and Aided Educational Institutions, Non-Agricultural Universities and Affiliated Non-Government Colleges and Agricultural Universities.
4. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Section 248 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samities Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962) and of all the other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Government is further pleased to direct that the above decision shall apply to the pensioners and family pensioners of the age of 80 years and above of Zilla Parishads.
5. State Government Employees who opted for lumpsum payment on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous bodies/Local Bodies and are entitled to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of Government Resolution, Finance Department, No. COP1099/306/SER-4, dated 15th Novermber 1999 & are also eligible for revised pension as per Sixth pay commission vide Government Resolution Finance Department No. COP 1010/CR58/SER-4 dated 26th July, 2010, shall also be entitled to the payment of 10% increase on full pension w.e.f. 01.04.2014.
6. The expenditure on this account should be debited to the Budget Heads to which the retirement benefits of the employees mentioned in the above paras are debited and should be met from the grants sanctioned thereunder.
This Government resolution of Maharashtra Government is available at the website www.maharashtra.gov.in. Reference no. for this is 201406091444294605. This order has been signed digitally.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra
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S. H. Bhosale
Under Secretary, Government of Maharashtra
Download New Increased Pension Resolution w.e.f. 01.04.2014
