Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period August 2016 to January 2017
Indian Banks’ Association
HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2016-17/772
August 1, 2016
Designated Officers of all Member Banks which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement on Pension
Dear Sirs,
Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period August 2016 to January 2017
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June, 2016 are as follows:-
Apr 2016 – 6185.82
May 2016 – 6277.12
Jun 2016 – 6322.77
In terms of Regulation 37 of Bank Employees’ Pension Regulations, 1995 Dearness Relief is payable to pensioners at rates specified in Appendix II to the Regulations.
Pending amendments to Pension Regulations, Banks may pay on ad hoc basis, the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period August 2016 to January 2017 as per Annexure.
Yours faithfully,
K.S Chauhan
Senior Vice President
| PART– I | |||
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of January, 1986, but before the 1st day of November, 1992/1st July, 1993 |
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| BASIC PENSION |
Dearness relief for the months | Slabs | |
| August 2016 to January 2017 | 1415 | ||
| Average Index | 6261 | ||
| (i) | Upto Rs. 1250 | 948.05 percent | |
| (ii) | Rs. 1251 to Rs. 2000 | Rs. 11850.62 plus 778.25 percent of basic pension in excess of
Rs. 1250.00 |
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| (iii) | Rs.2001 to Rs.2130 | Rs. 17687.49 plus 466.95 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs. 2000.00 |
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| (iv) | Above Rs. 2130 | Rs. 18294.52 plus 240.55 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.2130.00 |
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| PART – II |
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| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 1992/1st July, 1993 |
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| BASIC PENSION |
Dearness relief for the months | Slabs | |
| August 2016 to January 2017 | 1278 | ||
| Average Index | 6261 | ||
| (i) | Upto Rs. 2400 | 447.30 percent | |
| (ii) | Rs. 2401 to Rs. 3850 | Rs. 10735.20 plus 370.62 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs. 2400.00 | |
| (iii) | Rs.3851 to Rs.4100 | Rs. 16109.19 plus 217.26 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs. 3850.00 |
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| (iv) | Above Rs. 4100 | Rs. 16652.34 plus 115.02 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.4100.00 | |
| PART– III | |||
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of April, 1998. |
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| BASIC PENSION |
Dearness relief for the months | Slabs | |
| August 2016 to January 2017 | 1144 | ||
| Average Index | 6261 | ||
| (i) | Upto Rs. 3550 | 274.56 percent | |
| (ii) | Rs. 3551 to Rs. 5650 | Rs. 9746.88 plus 228.8 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs. 3500.00 | |
| (iii) | Rs.5651 to Rs.6010 | Rs. 14551.68 plus 137.28 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs. 5650.00 | |
| (iv) | Above Rs. 6010 | Rs. 15045.88 plus 68.64 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.6010.00 | |
| PART – IV |
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| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2002. |
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| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2016 | 6261 |
| No. of Slabs | 993 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2016 to January 2017 |
178.74 % of basic pension |
| PART– V | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2007 |
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| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2016 | 6261 |
| No. of Slabs | 856 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2016 to January 2017 |
128.40 % of basic pension |
| PART– VI | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2012 |
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| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2016 | 6261 |
| No. of Slabs | 455 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2016 to January 2017 |
45.50 % |
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