Dearness Relief (TI) @ 7 % on pension/family pension w.e.f. 01. 07. 2014 in favour of the State Government pensioners / family pensioners.

No. Pen-65/20l4 29519/F

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Bhubaneswar, Dated the 18th October, 2014.

Sub:- Dearness Relief (TI) @ 7 % on pension/family pension w.e.f. 01. 07. 2014 in favour of the State Government pensioners / family pensioners.

Pension/family pension in respect of pre-2006 and post-2006 State Government pensioners/family pensioners was revised we.f 1.1. 2006 in Finance Department O.M.NO 3667/F dated 19. 1. 2009 and Finance Department Resolution No 3653/F dated 19. 01. 2009 respectively. Accordingly Dearness Relief (TI) was allowed on such revision of pension/family pension in Finance Department O. M. No 14106/F dated 28. 04.2014 at the rate of 100% w. e. f. 01. 01.  2014.

2. Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions in their O.M No F-No 42/10/2014-P&PW(G) dated 29.09.2014 have enhanced the Dearness Relief admissible to the Central Government pensioners/family pensioners from 100 % to 107 %  w.e. f. 01. 07. 2014.

3. After careful consideration of the matter, the State Government have been pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (TI) on pension shall be paid to the State Government pensioners/family pensioners at the same rate of 7 % on the revised basic pension/family pension w. e. f. 01 .07. 2014. With sanction of one dose of Dearness Relief (TI) at the rate of 7%, the Dearness Relief now payable on the revised basic pension/family pension will be enhanced from 100% to 107%w. e. f. 01.07.2014.

4 The additional dose of Dearness Relief shall also be admissible on additional basic pension/additional family pension available to the old pensioners/family pensioners based on their age as indicated in this Department O.M NO.3667/F dated 19. 01. 2009 and Resolution No 3653/F dt. 19.01.2009.

5 The additional dose of Dearness Relief (TI) shall also be admissible to the pensioners/family pensioners of Non-Government aided educational institutions including Primary Schools under School & Mass Education Department and Non-Government aided educational institutions under higher Education Department.

For the purpose of this Office Memorandum

i) Pension/family pension in the case of the pre-0l. 01. 2006 retirees and where family pension was due prior to 01.01.2006 means the consolidated/revised pension or consolidated/revised family pension as the case may be in terms of Finance Department Office Memorandum NO. 3667/F dated 19.01.2009

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ii) In the case of pensioners who have retired after 01. 01. 2006 or where family pension is sanctioned for the first time after 01.01 2006 the pension / family pension means the basic pension / family pension, as the case may be sanctioned on retirement/death.

6. Payment of Dearness Relief (TI) involving fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

7. Other provisions governing grant of Dearness Relief (TI) to Pensioners such as regulation of Dearness Relief during employment / re-employment and regulation of Dearness Relief where more than one pension is drawn will remain unchanged.

Sd/-

Special Secretary to Government

Source:http://www.odisha.gov.in/finance/pdf/2014/29519.pdf