No. FD.SR-III-4-22/97 29th Dated the March 1997
Subject: GRANT OF INCREASE IN PENSION TO CIVIL PENSIONERS OF THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT, RETIRED IN BPS 1 TO 16
I am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction, with effect from 01.03.1997, an increase @ 10% in pension for existing civil pensioners of the Punjab Government retired in BPS 1 to 16.
2.For the purpose of admissibility of this increase in pension, the term ‘pension’ means pension before commutation 4th and/or surrender of 1/4th for gratuity plus dearness/ad hoc increase/indexation/ad hoc relief in pension sanctioned from time to time. Gross pension of retired Government employees would not be less than Rs.300/-P.M. and in the case of family pension not less than Rs.150/- P.M. for the purpose of calculation of the above increase.
3. The increase in pension will also be admissible on family pension granted under the pension-cum-gratuity scheme, 1954, Liberalized Pension Rules, 1977, on pension sanctioned under the Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules as well as on the compassionate allowance allowed under the Section 18(3) of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974.
4. If the gross pension sanctioned by the Punjab Government is shared with any other Government in accordance with the Provisions of Appendix-4 of Punjab Financial Rules Vol.
II, the amount of the increase in pension will be apportioned between the Punjab Government and the other Government concerned on a proportionate basis.
5. Commutation/Gratuity of any part of increase in pension will not be permissible.
6. In the case of re-employed pensioners, the increase in pension sanctioned in this circular letter shall not be admissible to them during the period re-employment.
7. The benefit of increase in pension sanctioned in this circular letter will also be admissible to those civil pensioners of the Punjab Government who are residing abroad (other than those residing in India and Bangladesh) who retired on or after 15.08.1947 and are not entitled to or are not in receipt of pension increase under the British Government’s Pension (Increase)
Acts. The payment will be made at the existing official rate of exchange.
No. FD.SR-III-4-22/97
Dated the 10th April 1997
11. Subject: GRANT OF INCREASE IN PENSION TO CIVIL
PENSIONERS OF THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT, RETIRED IN BPS 1 TO 16
I am directed to refer to this department’s circular letter of even number dated 29.03.1997 on the subject noted above and to say that certain queries with clarifications thereto are brought to the notice of all concerned for guidance and necessary action:
QUERIES
i) Whether the above said increase is also admissible to the pensioners who were in BPS-17 by move-over or by virtue of Selection Grade
ii) Whether the said increase is admissible to those who will retire on or after 01.03.1997.
CLARIFICATIONS:
i) The benefit of 10% increase in pension is also admissible to those pensioners who were in BPS-17 by virtue of moreover but not to those who were in BPS-17 by virtue of Selection Grade.
ii) The benefit of an increase in pension is admissible to those Government servants who were retired prior to 1st March 1997.