Pension to Pre-2006 Reader & Equivalent Retirees with Three Years' Experience

F.No.15-1/2009-IFD/U.II Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education
New Delhi the 15th December 2009

To
The Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.

Sub: Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners/Family Pensioners who retired as Readers/Lecturers (Selection Grade) & equivalent cadres and Deputy Registrars/equivalent cadres in Central Universities and Colleges.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to the Government’s decision regarding pension/family pension of all pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners issued vide Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1.9.2008. In this connection a question has arisen about the Pay Band applicable to pre-2006 pensioners in Central Universities/colleges who had retired from the posts in the pre-revised scale of pay of Rs 1200-420-18300 (or corresponding pay scales applicable prior to 1.1.1996) mentioned below to determine their pension/family pension in terms of para 4.2 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare) O. M. No. 38/37/08-P&W(A) dated 1.9.2008.

Category (A)
Readers/Lecturers (Selection Grade)

Category (B)
(i) Deputy Librarian/Assistant Librarian(Selection Grade)/ College Librarian (Selection Grade)
(ii) Deputy Director of Physical Education/Assistant Director of Physical Education (Selection Grade), College Director of Physical Education (Selection Grade)

Category (C)
(i) Deputy Registrar
(ii) Deputy Finance Officer
(iii) Deputy Controller of Examinations

2. According to the revised pay scales applicable to Teachers/Equivalent Cadres in Central Universities/Colleges as notified vide Ministry’s letter No. 1-32/2006-U.II/U.I(i) dated 31.12.2008, incumbents of the post mentioned at categories (A) and (B) above who had completed 3 years of service in the pay scale of Rs. 1200-420-18300 on 1.1 2006 have been placed in Pay Band of Rs. 37400-6700 with Academic Grade Pay (AGP) of Rs. 9000. Similarly, in terms of this Ministry’s letter No. 1-32/2006U.II/U.I(ii) dated 31.12.2008, incumbents of the posts of Deputy Registrars/Deputy Finance Officers, Deputy Controllers of Examinations were placed in Pay Band of Rs. 37400-6700 with Grade Pay (GP)of Rs. 8700.

3. Accordingly, the Government has decided that in the case of teachers and equivalent cadres, the pre-2006 pensioners mentioned at categories (A) and (B) above who had completed 3 years of service in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 1200-420-18300 (and/or the corresponding scale(s) applicable prior to 1.1.2006) shall be placed at the minimum of the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-6700 with AGP of Rs. 9000, for the revision of their pension/family pension with effect from 1.1.2006. Similarly, in the case of non-teaching posts/cadres, the pre-2006 pensioners mentioned at category (C) above who had completed 5 years of service in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 1200-420-18300 (and the corresponding scale(s) applicable prior to 1.1.2006) shall be placed at the minimum of the Pay Band of Rs. 37400-6700 with GP of Rs. 8700, for the revision of their pension/family pension with effect from 1.1.2006. The family pension of these pensioners may be revised accordingly.

4. These orders shall apply to only those pensioners/family pensioners who were drawing pension/family pension on 1.1.2006 under the Central Services (Pension) Rules 1972.

5. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

Yours Faithfylly


(R. Chakravarty) Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Copy to:-
1. Vice Chancellors of all Central Universities/Institutions Deemed to be Universities fully funded by the Central Government. 2. Secretary, Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi 3. Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi. 4. Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, North Block, New Delhi. 5. Member Secretary, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. 6. Chief Secretaries of all State Governments. 7. Web Master, Ministry of Human Resource Development for publication on the website of the Ministry, hosted by National Informatics Centre.