Dearness Relief to Bank Pensioners from Feb 2019 – IBA
Indian Banks’ Association
HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2018-19/6765
February 1, 2019
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 February 2019 to July 2019
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended December, 2017 are as follows:-
October 2018Â Â Â Â Â –Â 6893.42
November 2018Â Â Â –Â 6893.42
December 2018Â Â Â –Â 6870.60
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.
Also Read: Bank DA from February 2019 – IBA Circular
Pending amendments to Pension Regulations, Banks may pay on ad hoc basis, the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period February 2019 to July 2019 as per Annexure.
Yours faithfully,
S K Kakkar
Senior Advisor (HR&IR)
