Enhancement of maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity to AIS officers – Implementation of 7th CPC: DOPT

Enhancement of maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity to AIS officers – Implementation of recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission: DOPT Order dated 28.06.2024

No.25014/01/2024-AIS-III(Pension)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
AIS(AIS-II (PENSION))
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated 28 June, 2024

To

The Chief Secretaries
All States/Union Territories

Subject:- Enhancement of maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity to AIS officers – Implementation of recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

I am directed to say that in pursuance of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare vide its O.M. No. 28/03/2024-P&PW(B)/Gratuity/9559 dated 30.05.2024 (Copy enclosed) has increased the maximum limit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity under CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 and CCS (Payment of Gratuity under NPS) Rules, 2021 by 25% from Rs.20 lakh to Rs.25 lakh with effect from 01.01.2024.

2. Consequently, in continuance of this Department’s letter No.14021/4/2016-AIS(II) dated 01.09.2016, the provisions of the aforementioned O.M. dated 30.05.2024 of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare are hereby extended mutatis mutandis to members of All India Services.

Enclosed: (1)

Yours faithfully,

Bhupinder Pal Singh
Under Secretary to Government of India

Source: DOPT