Revised rates of Dearness Relief to retired Judges of Supreme Court / High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges w.e.f. 01.07.2021.
Retired Judges of Supreme Court/High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges would be entitled to Dearness Relief on pension / family pension at the rate of 31% of the basic pension / family pension (including additional pension / family pension) with effect from 1st July, 2021.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE
NEW DELHI-110066
CPAO/IT & Tech/Bank Performance/37 Vol-III/2021-22/7109/155
08.12.2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Revised rates of Dearness Relief to retired Judges of Supreme Court/ High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges w.e.f. 01.07.2021.
Attention is invited to the OM No. L-19016/01/2018-Jus. dated 05.11.2021 (Copy enclosed) issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice.
All the banks are requested to follow the instructions issued vide OM ibid scrupulously and implement the same at the earliest.
This issues with the approval of the Chief Controller (Pension).
Encl:- As above
(Satish Kumar Garg)
Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech)
L-19016/01/2018-Jus.
Government of India
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department of Justice
Jaisalmer House, Man Singh Road,
New Delhi Dated: 5th November, 2021
Subject:- Grant of Dearness Relief to the retired Judges of Supreme Court / High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges- revised rates effective from 01.07.2021.
I am directed to refer to this department’s letter of even number dated 3rd August, 2021 on the above subject and to say that consequent upon grant of further Dearness Relief (DR) on pension/family pension to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies vide Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare’s O.M. No. 42/7/2021- P&PW(D) e- 7330 dated 27.10.2021 (Copy enclosed), it has been decided that retired Judges of Supreme Court / High Courts and family pensioners of such Judges would be entitled to Dearness Relief on pension / family pension at the rate of 31% of the basic pension / family pension (including additional pension / family pension) with effect from 1st July, 2021.
2. The payment on account of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded to the next higher rupee.
3. The provision governing grant of Dearness Relief to pensioners such as regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged.
4. Other provisions contained in this Department’s letter No. L-19016/3/97- Jus. dated 13th January, 1999 will remain unchanged.
5. Accountant Generals/Pay and Accounts Officers are requested to arrange payment of dearness relief to the pensioners on the basis of the aforesaid instructions as per the procedure adopted by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare without any further delay.
6. This issues with the concurrence of Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor (Law) vide Note No. 38 dated 01.11.2021 (e-file no. 3834) and approval of Secretary (Justice) vide Note No. 41 dated 02.11.2021.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Manish Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt, of India.