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oTnCE-MEMORANDUII,I $ub:- Revision of irension of pre-2006pensioners- delinking of revisedpension fron qualifying service of 33 years. The undersignedis direotedto say that as per Para4.2 of this Department'sOM of even number d*ed 1.9.2008relatingto revision of pensionof.pre-2006pensioners w.e,f. 1.1.2006,the revisedpensionw.e.f. 1.1.2006,in no casersball be lowel tban 50%

thereon of the sum of the minimirn of pay in the pay band and the gaAffi e corresponding to the pre-revisedpay scalefrom which the pensioneg fu$fuS. clarificationwas issuedvide DoP&PWOM of evennumberdatedgtO.2ffi1$ht the pensioncalculatedat 50o/o of theminimumof payin thepaytan{*qt*S%de ffi would be calculatedat the minimum of the pay in the pay band(i scaleof pay) plus the gradepay correspondingto the pre-revised 2. Several petitions were filed in the Centr* BEnch New Delhi inter alia claiming that pensionersshould not be less than 50% of the

conesponding to the pre-revisedpayscale at with referenceto the fitnent tables

ExpenditineOM No. UlnA}$-IC Benclu New Delhi vide its cofirrnon three other connectedOAs di 1.1.2006basedon the Pensioners'Welfareand

3. Orderswere for steppingup of from which

pre-revised

Tribunal,hincipal of the pre-2006 the pay band + graie pay, had retired, as arrived istry of Finance,Departnnentof 2008, Hon'ble CAT. Principal

1.11.2011 in OA No.655/2010 and the pensionof all pre-2006retireesw.e.f. 29.8.2008of the Departmentof Pe.nsion& obsenrationsof Hon'ble CAT in that order.

Deparbnent'sOM of eveirnumberdated28.1.2013

pre-2006pensioners w.e.f. 249.2012to 50% of the

band and gradepay conespondingto pre-revisedpay scale retired" Para 5 of this OM provides that in case the pensioncalcuiatedas per pma 4.1 of O.M. No.38/37l0813.2008 is higher than the pension/familypension calculatedin the 'in the O.M. dated 28.1.2013, the same Qugher consolidated pension)will cor$inueto be treatedasbasicpensiorlfamily pension.

Subsequently,ia complianseof the order datrsd1.11.20i1 of the Hon'ble CAT,

orderdated29.4.2013 of Hon'bleHighCor:rtof Benchin OA No. 655i2010, in WP (C) No. 153512012 and order"dated17.3.2015of Hon'ble SuprerneCourt

in SLP (C) No. 36148/2013,orderwere issuedvitle this Deparfrnent's OM of even number dated 30.7.2015that the pension/familypension of all pre 2AA6 pensioners/&milypensioners may be revisedin accordance with this Department's O.M. No.38/37I08-P&PW{A) with effectfrom i.1.2006insteadof dated28.1.2013 24.9.2A12.

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In aecordancewith the order issuedin implementationof the recommendation of

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beendelinkedfrom qualiffing serviceof 33 years.IrI OA No. ZtSlZOl2 filed by Shri. Y'9' !ry", a pre-2006pensioner,Hoa'ble Caf, EnratutamBench,vide its ordeidated l6'8'20t3 directedtfat the,rgyigedpensionw,e.f. 1.1.2006under para 4.2of OM Jated 1.9.200swould not G ;edu;;d tas'eoon the qualifying r.*i". of l*., ta* :l-yr*r. filed by Depar&nent of Revenue in the tloi'ble High Court of Kerafi and P1.pq!"tt in the -Ilol'bie Supreme Cou$ have atso been dismissed. Sirrilar orders have been passedby Hon'ble cAT/High court in severalother cases also. The matter has.been aramined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance 9t (Deparnnent of Expenditure). It has-aow-been decided thar &e revised'consolidated pension of pre'2006 pensionersshall not be lower than 50% of the minimum of the pay in the Pay Band and the grade pay (wherever applicable) ,oo.rponaing i; th, p*rwised pay-scaleas per fitunenttable without pro-iata reduction of pension evenif they qualifying service ol-l"jt than 33 yearsat the time of retirement Accordingly, para |ad 5 of thisDepartrrent's oM of evennumber dated28.1.2013would stand deleted'The affsarsof revisedpensionwould be payablewith effectfrom l.l.2006.

7. Ministry of Agriculture,etc.arerequested to bring the conte,n-tsto the notice of contoller of Accounts/pa)r andAccounlsoffrcers subordinateoffices rmderthem for revising the pensionof all pensionerswho had renderedlessthan 33 yirs or guulifyi"g

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retirement in the mann'r as ind.icatedaboveon top priority. R,

Ordersin aJlthesecasesmayalsobeissuedimmeCiaiely.

8. All pension disbursingofifice#banksareprlso theseordersoa their notice boardsfor the bene&t&mr

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Copy to ihe GeneralSecretoriesof affiliated {tnions of NFIR.Aftiliates are also advisedto take action in helping the pensioners. '-trXi C/: Media CentrdNFIR. /n- r. (Dr M. Raghavaiah) General