DEPARTMENT OF POSTS – 7th CPC REVISION OF PRE- 2016 PENSIONERS   (Letters from Department of Posts)

No. 4-3/2017-Pension

Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Pension Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated : 10.07.2017

To

            All Head(s) of Circles

            All General Manager (Finance)/Director of Accounts (Postal)

Sub: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission- Revision of pension of pre- 2016 pensioners/family pensioner’s etc-reg.

Sir/Madam,

            Kindly refer to this office letter of even number dated 23.5.2017 circulating DoP&PW 0.M. No. 38/37/2016-P&PW(A) dated 6.7.2017 regarding implementation of Government decision for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners.

2.         Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has circulated D.M. No.38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated 6.7.2017 concordance tables for fixation of notional pay and pension/family pension of employees who retired/died in various grades during the 4th , 5th and 6th Pay Commission periods. A copy of the O.M. is forwarded herewith for information and compliance. The concordance table is available on the website of Department of Pension & PW at http://www.doppw.gov.in and appropriate table may be utilized in terms of instructions of DoP&PW O.M. dated 6.7.2017. In the case of those employees who retired/died before 01.01.1986, these concordance tables may be used based on their notional pay as on 01.01.1986, which was fixed in accordance with DoP&PW’s Q.M. No. 45/86/97-P&PW(D)(iii) dated 10.02.1998.

3.         Separate tables have been given in respect of pre-01.01.2016 pensioners who retired in the Group D pay scales corresponding to 6th CPC grade pay of Rs 1300/-, Rs 1400/-, Rs 1600/- and Rs 1650/- (Table No. 1 to Table No.4) and for pensioners who retired during 6th CPC period after upgradation to the Grade pay of Rs 1800/- (Table No. 5 to Table No. 8). The pension/family pension of such pensioners/family pensioners may be revised using the appropriate table.

4.         In case of any inconsistency in the concordance tables vis-a-vis the relevant rules/instructions, the notional pay and pension/family pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners may be fixed in accordance with the rules/instructions applicable for fixation of pay in the intervening Pay Commission periods.

5          .It is requested that all concerned subordinate authorities may be instructed accordingly. Vigorous efforts may be made to complete all revision cases by 30.9.2017. The nodal officer in each circle/DAP may please send the progress report on fortnightly basis in time.

Yours faithfully,
S/d,
(Smriti Sharan )
Dy. Director General (Estt.)