Implications of Amendment of para 4.2 of Pension rules for Pre-2006 Pensioners for Teachers and others getting U. G. C. Scales of Pay

Annexure-A

[Constructed by Gurkirpal Singh Sekhon on the basis of Notification No.3/39/09-3FPPC/201 Dated Chandigarh, the 22^nd February, 2010 issued by GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (FINANCE, PENSION POLICY AND COORDINATION BRANCH)

Revised Pension/Family Pension based on Pay Band and Grade Pay and Initial Pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scales.(Referred to in para 4.2 of Teachers and others covered by UGC Scales vide GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) Notification No.10/3/09-3Edu.1/3321 dated 2-9-2009. Initial Pay corresponds to Revised Basic Pay at the minimum as given in Tables attached as Annexure-I to the Notification referred to above.

Sr. No.	Pre-revised scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.1996	Revised Pay Structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006			Pension (50% of the initial pay in col 5)	Family Pension (30% of the initial pay in col 5)
		Pay Bands	Grade Pay	Initial Pay
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	8000-275-13500	15600-39100	6000	21600	10800	6480
2	10000-325-15200	15600-39100	7000	25600	12800	7680
3	12000-420-18300	15600-39100	8000	30320	15160	9096
4	12000-420-18300	37400-67000	9000	46400	23200	13920
5	16400-450-20900-500-22400	37400-67000	10000	50890	25445	15267

Note 1:- as per para 4.2 of Punjab Government letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 dated 17^th August 2009 as modified vide letter no. No.3/39/09-3FPPC/201 Dated 22^nd February, 2010, the revised pension of those pensioners who retired after completing maximum qualifying service (i.e. 33 years) before 1.1.2006 cannot be less than the pension indicated in the column 6 above (50% of the Initial Pay mentioned in column 5 above against relevant Pay Band and Grade Pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale of pay held by the pensioner s at the time of their retirement). The pension in column 6 will be reduced pro-rata, where the pensioner had less than the maximum required qualifying service (i.e. 33 years) for full pension as applicable on 1.1.2006 and in no case it will be less than Rs 3500/- p.m. In case the pension consolidated as per para 4.1 of Punjab Government letter No. 3/23/09-3FPPC/885 dated 17^th August 2009 is higher than the pension calculated in the manner above, the same (the higher pension) will be treated as Basic Pension.