Minimum Pension

MINIMUM PENSION

On 6^th April 2016 the DoP&PW issued an OM implementing the Court orders on minimum pension with effect from 1-1-2006.

On 12^th April 2016 the Central Pension Processing centre of Department of Expenditure endorsed the order asking the Pension paying authorities to review the cases pending.

On 27^th April 2016 the CPPAO has issued another letter on the same subject.  In the latest latter, the CPPAO has given Ministry-wise cases pending form revision.

According to that there are only 139 cases in Ministry of Information Technology. And in Telecommunications it is shown as 13 cases.

I think the above figures are wrong; utterly wrong.

During my recent visit to Salem in Tamilnadu a case was brought to my notice. One Mr Govindan took voluntary retirement on 9^thApril 1990 while working as Asst Engineer in DoT. He had completed only 27 years and hence only pro-rata pension was granted. I m giving the case sheet below so that some of you can help me to solve it.

1.    Payscale from which retired in 1990:         2500-75-4000

2.    Average emoluments for  last ten months: Rs 2700

3.    Original pension granted:   2700/2 x 27/33 = 1105.00

4.    Revised under 5^th CPC:       Rs 3344

5.    Revised under 6^th CPC:       Rs 5768 (to be verified and confirmed)

6.    Revised  from 24-9-2012 applying  the Concordance Table:      Rs 7671.00 ( I have seen the CAO order for this).

(This amount is correct according to me.  Because according to the OM dated 28^th January 2013 asking to apply theConcordance Table the minimum pension in S14, to which Mr Govindan belongs, was Rs 9375.00. The pro rata pension for 27 years comes to Rs 7671.00.)

Now, my assessment is that he should get the minimum pension of S14 scale  @ Rs 9375 from 1-1-2006 itself.

Can some accounts pandits amongst you please help the gentleman? I am not an expert in the matter.

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I think the offices have not understood the cases properly.  If  checked,  the total figure can not be 139 in the entire country.

With Regards,

P S Ramankutty