Clarification of Payment of DR to re-employed pensioners & employed family pensioners- Circular No.200

Clarification of Payment of DR to re-employed pensioners & employed family pensioners – Circular No.200

Circular No. 200

No.AT/Tech/263-XXIII

Dated: 12/04/2018

To

1. The Chief Accountant, RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East, Mumbai-400051
2. The Director of Treasuries of all State
3. The Manager CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI
4. The CDA (PD) Meerut
5. The CDA, Chennai
6. The Nodal Officers (ICICl/AXIS/HDFC Bank)…………………………………………….
7. The Pay & Accounts Officer……..
8. The Military. & Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal
9. The D.P.D.O……………
10. Post Master, Kathua (J & K) and Camp Bell Bay

Sub: Payment of dearness relief to re-employed pensioners and employed family pensioners: Clarification thereof.

Ref: This office Circular No. 166 dated 07/03/2013, Circular No. 173 dated 07/04/2014 and Circular No. 179 dated 12/05/2015.

Provisions for payment of dearness relief to re-employed pensioners and employed family pensioners is laid down in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Deptt. of Pension & Pensioners Welfare) OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW(G) dated 02/07/1999 issued under this office Important Circular No. 07 dated 13/08/1999. As per the ibid OM, before 18/07/1997, in terms of the existing orders, Dearness Relief to pensioners and family pensioners is to remain suspended during the period a pensioner/family pensioner is re-employed/employed under the Central or State Govt. or in a Statutory Corporation/Company/Body/Bank under them in India or abroad. The above facts are also applicable to the pensioners and family pensioners permanently absorbed in Statutory Corporation/Company/Body/Bank under the Central or State Government.

2. Representations from various agencies as well as pensioners/family pensioners including Pension Disbursing Agencies are being received for clarification on Payment of dearness relief to re-employed pensioners and employed family pensioners. The matter has been examined in this office and following points are clarified.

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