GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES TO DENY UPGRADED PAY SCALE FOR REVISION OF PENSION

Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare reiterates its earlier orders to deny
revision of pension for Pre-2006 Pensioners if pay scale of any cadre was upgraded
by 6th CPC w.e.f. 1.1.2006

As per the Para 4.2 of the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare OM Dated 1.9.2008 the minimum revised pension payable shall not be lower 50% of the minimum of pay in Pay Band and Grade Pay corresponding to pre-revised scale of pay from which the pensioner retired. The Government has taken the position that If the scale of the pay of the same cadre from which the pensioner retired was upgraded by the 6th CPC, then this upgraded pay will not be taken into account for calculating revision of minimum pension. It is once again clarified by the undermentioned OM that they will be granted revision of pension only on the basis of the pre-revised scale of pay in which the pensioner retired.

The full text of the order can be downloaded by clicking the link below:

http://persmin.gov.in/WriteData/CircularNotification/ScanDocument/Pension/38-37-08-P&PW(A)190310.pdf