No. 42/02/2024-P&PW(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Date: 30th October, 2024
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners – Revised Rate Effective from 01.07.2024
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/02/2024-P&PW(D) dated 13.03.2024 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) admissible to Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 50% to 53% of the basic pension/family pension (including additional pension/family pension), effective from 01st July, 2024.
2. Applicable Categories of Pensioners/Family Pensioners:
(i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners, including Central Government absorbee pensioners in PSU/Autonomous Bodies, in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No. 4/34/2002-P&PW(D)Vol.II dated 23.06.2017 for restoration of full pension after the expiry of the commutation period of 15 years.
(ii) Armed Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Civilian Pensioners/Family Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates.
(iii) All India Service Pensioners/Family Pensioners.
(iv) Railway Pensioners/Family Pensioners.
(v) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.
(vi) Burma Civilian Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Pensioners/Families of displaced Government Pensioners from Burma/Pakistan, in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 11.09.2017.
3. Rounding Off
The payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
4. Payment of Arrears
The payment of arrears of Dearness Relief shall not be made before the date of disbursement of pension/family pension of October 2024.