Salient
Recommendations of 6th CPC on Retirement Benefits
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Recommendation
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Decision of Government
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(i)
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Older Pensioners require a better deal because
their needs, especially those relating to health, increase with age. Quantum
of pension available to the old pensioners should be increased as
follows:-
(5.1.32)
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Accepted
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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Linkage of full pension with 33 years of
qualifying service should be dispensed with. Once an employee renders the
minimum pensionable service of 20 years, pension should be paid at 50% of the
average emoluments received during the past 10 months or the pay last drawn,
whichever is more beneficial to the retiring employee. Simultaneously, the
extant benefit of adding years of qualifying service for purposes of
computing pension/related benefits should be withdrawn as it would no longer
be relevant.
(5.1.33)
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Accepted.
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(ii)
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The recommendation regarding payment of
full pension on completion of 20 years of qualifying service will take effect
only prospectively for all Government employees other than PBORs in Defence
Forces from the date it is accepted by the Government.
(6.5.3)
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Accepted
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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In
case of Government employees dying in harness, family pension may be paid at
enhanced rates for a period of 10 years. (5.1.42)
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Accepted.
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(ii)
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The
dependency criteria for all purposes should be the minimum family pension
along with dearness relief thereon. This should also be followed in cases
relating to payment of family pension as well. (5.1.42)
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Accepted.
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(iii)
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In accordance with recommendations for
paying higher quantum of pension to very old pensioners, quantum of family
pension payable to similarly old family pensioners would also need to be
increased. Quantum of pension available to the family pensioners should also
be increased on par with that recommended for pensioners as under:-
(5.1.42)
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Accepted.
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(iv)
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For purposes of nomination for eligibility
to get family pension etc., the term ‘Family’ is divided into two categories
with the relations mentioned in first category having precedence over
relations mentioned in the second category. The first category includes sons
and unmarried daughters. However, widowed sons and unmarried daughters.
However, widowed daughters have been placed in the second category. This is
discriminatory towards the widowed daughters especially as sons, whether
married/unmarried/widowers/divorced have been placed in the first category.
For purposes of eligibility for Family Pension and other related benefits,
the widowed daughters should also be placed in the first category. (5.1.53)
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Accepted. (With income limit raised to Rs.
2550/-).
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(v)
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The
childless widow of a deceased Government employee should continue to be paid
family pension even after her remarriage subject to the condition that the
family pension shall cease once her independent income from all sources
becomes equal to or higher than the minimum prescribed family pension in the
Central Government. (5.1.55)
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Accepted
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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All future cases of commutation of pension
should be considered as per the revised commutation table annexed to the
Report which may be revised periodically by the Government keeping in view
the interest rates and the mortality table. (5.1.35)
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Accepted.
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(ii)
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The
revised commutation table will only be used for all future commutations and
will not be applied for the past commutations in respect of post 31.12.2005 pensioners
who have already commuted their pension, the revised commutation table shall
be used only to compute the amount of pension that has become additionally
commutable on account of retrospective implementation of the revised pay
scales, in case such an option is exercised by the retiree. For all future
pensioners, the commutation of pension shall be computed and paid as per the
revised commutation table. (6.5.3)
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Accepted.
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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The maximum pecuniary limit of Rs. 3.5 Lakh
on payment of gratuity should be raised to Rs. 10 lakh. (5.1.37)
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Accepted.
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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In the case of disability pension, for 100%
disability where the individual is completely dependent on somebody else for
day to day functions, no Constant Attendant Allowance is available under the
CCS(Extraordinary) Pension Rules, 1939. Such constant Attendant Allowance is
available in the Defence Forces. A similar allowance needs to be extended in
respect of civilian retirees as well because their requirement would be
similar. Accordingly, a constant attendant allowance should be introduced, on
the lines existing in Defence Forces under the CCS(Extraordinary) Pension
Rules, 1939 as well. (5.1.42)
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Accepted.
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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The rates of exgratia may be doubled and
raised to Rs. 10 lakhs in cases of death occurring due to accidents in the
course of performance of duty. Whether attributable to acts of violence by
terrorists, anti-social elements etc. or otherwise and to Rs.15 lakhs in
cases of death occurring due to enemy action in international war or border
skirmishes or action against militants[ terrorists, extremists in the border
posts, or on account of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions while
on duty in the specified high altitude, inaccessible border posts, etc.
(5.1.45)
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Accepted.
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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All past pensioners should be allowed
fitment benefit equal to 40% of the pension excluding the effect of merger of
50% dearness allowance/dearness relief as pension (in respect of pensioners
retiring on or after 1/4/2004) and dearness pension (for other pensioners)
respectively. The increase will be allowed by subsuming the effect of
conversion of 50% of dearness relief/dearness allowance as dearness
pension/dearness pay. Consequently, dearness relief at the rate of 74% on
pension (excluding the effect of merger) has been taken for the purposes of
computing revised pension as on 1/1/2006. This is consistent with the fitment
benefit being allowed in case of the existing employees. The fixation of
pension will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no cse,
shall be lower than fifty percent of the sum of the minimum of the pay in the
pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale
from which the pensioner had retired. (5.1.47)
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Accepted with the modification that
fixation of pension shall be base on a multiplication factor of 1.86,
i.e. basic pension + Dearness Pension (wherever applicable) + dearness
relief of 24% as on 1.1.2006, instead of 1.74.
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S.No.
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Recommendation
(Ref. To paragraph of the Report given in brackets) |
Decision of Government
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OM issued with
No. and date |
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(i)
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All Central Government employees seeking
voluntary retirement on completion of qualifying service equal to or more
than 15 years but less than 20 years should be paid one time, lump-sum,
retirement benefit equal to 80 months’ salary last drawn or average salary,
whichever is more beneficial to the retiring employee inclusive of benefits
like service gratuity and death-cum-retirement gratuity that shall stand
subsumed.(6.2.10)
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Not Accepted.
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