OFFICE OF THE PCDA (PENSIONS), DRAUPADI GHAT
ALLAHABAD
Circular No. 441 Dated: -01.10.2010.
To,
1. The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. of Govt. Bank
Account Central Office,C-7 IInd Floor Bandre Kurla
Complex, P.B. No. 8143 Bandre East, Mumbai-400051.
2. All CMDs of Public Sector Banks
3. CMD of ICICI Bank
4. CMD of IDBI Bank
5. CMD of Axis Bank
6. CMD of HDFC Bank
7. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy Kathmandu
Nepal.
8. The Defence Pension Disbursing Officers.
9. The Treasury officers.
10.The Pay and Accounts Office.
11.Pay and Accounts Office, Government of Maharashtra,
Mumbai.
12.The Post Master Kathua (J & K), Camp Bell Bay
(Andaman & Nicobar)
Subject:- Implementation of Government’s decision on the
recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission –
Revision of Pension of Pre 01.01.2006 Armed Forces Pensioners
/ Family Pensioners – Payment of additional pension of 80 years
of age and above.
Reference:- GOI, MOD letter No. No. 17(4)/2008(1)/D (Pen/Policy) dated
11.11.2008 and this Office Circulars No. 397 dated 18.11.2008
This Office Circular No 417 dated 02.09.2009
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A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No.1 (11)/
2009/ D (Pen /Policy) dated 18.08.2009 regarding methodology to be
adopted for payment of additional pension to old pensioners/family
pensioners, in cases where the date of birth is not available in the PPO as
well as in the office records of Records Offices /Service Hqrs was forwarded
for necessary action at your end vide this Office Circular No. 417 dated
02.09.2009 quoted above.
2. The matter is clarified as follows:-
(i) If the exact date of birth is available in the PPO / Office records, the
PDA will release enhanced percentage of pension from the 1st day of the
month in which his / her date of birth falls. In case only age is mentioned in
the PPO /Office records, the additional pension will start from 1st January of
the year following the years in which the pensioner/family pensioner has
completed the age of 80 years etc. Government letter does not indicate the
need to issue Corr PPO, hence no Corr PPOs’ are required to be notified
in these cases.
(ii) If the exact date of birth / age is not indicated in the PPO/Office
record, but the pensioner submits – PAN card / Matriculation certificate/Pass
Port/ECHS Card/Driving License/Election ID Card, then the PDAs will start the
additional pension based on the date of birth /age as mentioned in the above
6 (six) documents provisionally for six months and simultaneously send the
above documents to the ROs for notifying Corr PPO’s through the PSAs
concerned.
(iii) In case the pensioner/family pensioner is unable to submit any of the
06 documents mentioned above, but claims additional pension based on
some other documentary evidence, such cases will be submitted by the PDAs
to MOD through concerned Record Offices (For PBOR) and through Service
Hqrs (For Commissioned Officers).Additional pension will not be released
by the PDAs in these cases until the Corr PPO’s are issued by the PSAs as
per the decision taken by the MOD in this regard. The decision of the MOD in
this regard will be final.
2. The original Discharge Certificate issued by the RO, Descriptive Roll
which is in the possession of the PDAs and the original Pension Certificate
issued by the PSAs can be treated as office records. All other documents
submitted by the pensioners in support of date of birth / age will require
notification of Corr PPO’s for payment of additional pension.
3. All the Pension Disbursing Agencies are impressed upon to keep in
view the above decisions while disposing of the cases of payment of
additional pension/family pension and take suitable action in accordance with
the above instructions/guidelines.
4. This circular has been uploaded on PCDA (P) website
www.pcdapension.nic.in for disseminated across the defence pensioners and
PDAs.
(R K SAROJ)
Dy. C.D.A. (P)
No.Grants/Tech/0165-XX
Dated : 1st October 2010
Copy to:
1. The Dy. Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of PPG & P (Deptt. of P & PW), Lok
Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi.
2. Director (Pensions), Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence D(Pen/Sers), Sena
Bhawan, Wing ‘A’ New Delhi.
3. Army HQrs AG’s Branch, PS-4(b) DHQ, PO New Delhi – 110011.
4. AHQ GS Branch, TA Directorate, DHQ PO New Delhi – 110011.
5. Naval HQrs, PP & A, DHQ PO New Delhi.
6. DPA, Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi – 11.
7. Air HQrs Ad PP & P – 3, West Block-VI, R. K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066.
8. Sr. Dy. CGDA(AT-II), O/O the CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam Delhi Cantt–
110010.
9. PCDA (Navy) No.-1, Cooperage Road, Mumbai – 400039.
10. PCDA (WC), Chandimandir, Chandigarh
11. CDA (AF), West Block-V, R. K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066.
12. CDA, Chennai
13. CDA (PD), Meerut
14. JCDA (AF) Subroto Park, New Delhi – 110010.
15. Director of Audit, Defence Service, New Delhi
16. All Record Offices/Regiment. Corp.
17. Bureau of Sailors, Cheetah Camp, Mumbai.
18. Air Force Record, Dhaula Kunwa, Delhi Cantt.
19. Director MP8(I of R)Integrated HQ of MOD(Army)AG’s Branch, Addl Dte Gen
of MP/MP8(I of R) West Block-III, RK Puram ,N-Delhi 110066
20. All Addl CsDA/Jt. CsDA in Main Office.
21. All GOs in Main Office.
22. The OI/C, G-1(M), AT(ORs)-Tech. & G-1/Civil (Tech.)
23. All SAOs/AOs/AAOs in Gts/Ors Complex.
24. The OI/C, EDP Manual.
25. The OI/C, EDP Centre.
26. Defence Pension Liaison Cell.
27. All Sections in Main Office.
28. Spare copies in file No. Gts/Tech/0148, 148, 0162 & 0158
29. OIC,G -2 Section
30. OI/C, G - 3 Sections.
31. OI/C, G - 4 Sections
32. OI/C O & M Cell
33. OI/C Complaint Cell
34. The OI/C, Reception Centre
35. The OI/C, EDP Centre (Website)
36. The OI/C, DPTI Cell
37. JAG Branch Local
38. Spare
(ALOK PATNI)
Sr. A.O. (P)
