Haryana Government has issued notifications regarding revision of pension and family pension in respect of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners and those Government employees who retired or died in harness on or after January 1, 2016 on the basis of the recommendations of the Pension Revision Committee (7th Central Pay Commission).
All pension disbursing authorities have been authorised to pay pension or family pension to the existing pensioners or family pensioners at the consolidated rates in terms of these rules without any further authorisation from the Principal Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlement), Haryana, or head of office.
However, before disbursement of the pension, the Pension Disbursing Authority would authenticate that the fixation made is strictly in accordance with the provision of these rules, said an official spokesman.
He said that the benefit of these rules would reach the pensioners or family pensioners as expeditiously as possible to achieve this objective. It is desired that all pension disbursing authorities would calculate the arrears of revised pension or family pension payable and make necessary payment to the pensioners or family pensioners or credited in their bank account preferably within three months from the date of notification of these rules.
For the existing pensioners, who retired before January 1, 2016, the revised pension or family pension with effect from January 1, 2016, would be determined by multiplying the existing basic pension or family pension by 2.57.
For this purpose, the existing pension/family pension would be the basic pension or family pension only without the element of additional pension available to the old pensioners/family pensioners attaining the age of 80 years and above.
The additional pension or family pension payable to the old pensioners/family pensioners will be worked out in accordance with these rules, the spokesman said.
The minimum pension or family pension with effect from January 1, 2016 would be Rs 9,000 per month (excluding the additional pension/family pension to the old pensioners). The maximum pension would be Rs 1,12,050, that is, 50 per cent and family pension Rs 67,230, that is, 30 per cent of the highest pay, that is, Rs 2,24,100 in Haryana Government.
The quantum of additional pension or family pension available to the old pensioners and family pensioners would continue to be 20 per cent of the revised basic pension or family pension if the age of pensioner or family pensioner is from 80 years to less than 85 years.
According to the notification, in respect of a person retiring on December 31, 2015, and becoming entitled to receive pension with effect from the January 1, 2016, his pension would be fixed under the provisions of the Haryana Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2016 and thereafter revised as per provisions contained in these rules.
A Government servant, who retires after rendering the minimum qualifying service of 20 years, would become entitled to full pension under the provisions of rule 34 of the Haryana Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2016. In all such cases where Government servant becomes entitled to pension on superannuation after completion of 10 years of qualifying service in accordance with rule 34 of the Haryana Civil Services (Pension) Rules 2016, pension shall be calculated on proportion basis to the amount of full pension admissible to him.
The amount of pension would be subject to a minimum of Rs 9,000 and the maximum Rs 1,12,050, that is 50 per cent of highest pay of Rs 2,24,100 in the State Government with effect from January 1, 2016. The maximum limit of death-cum-retirement gratuity would be Rs 20 lakh. The ceiling on gratuity would increase by 25 per cent whenever the dearness allowance rises by 50 per cent of the basic pay, added the spokesman.