Freezing of Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief: DoT Clarification
Freezing of Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief: DoT Clarifies that no orders on freezing of Industrial DA/ DR dated 26.05.2020
भारत सरकार/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
संचार मंंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
दूरसंचार विभाग/ DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20-अशाोका रोड, संचार भवन/20, ASHOKA ROAD, SANCHAR BHAWAN
नई दिल्ली-110001/ NEW DELHI-110001
No. 1/Misc/Pen/Issue/BSNL/DDG(Accounts)/2019-Part-11585-1615
Date 26.05.2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Ref: O. M. No. 1/Misc/Pen/Issue/BSNL/DDG(Accounts)/2019-Part-1/1407-1439 dated 28.04.2020 (copy enclosed)
Kindly refer to this office O. M. No. 1/ Misc/ Pen/ Issue/ BSNL/ DDG (Accounts)/ 2019-Part-1/ 1407-1439 dated 28.04.2020 on the subject of Industrial Dearness Relief for Central Government pensioners.
The matter has been reviewed and on account of no orders on freezing of IDA/ IDR, it has been decided that in partial modification of previous order under reference all pension related benefits be released as per rate of Dearness Relief as per latest extant order from DPE i.e. @ 160.7%.
Sd/-
(S. N. Mishra)
Director (DFU)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Freezing of Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief: DOT’s order dated 28.04.2020
भारत सरकार/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
संचार मंंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
दूरसंचार विभाग/ DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20-अशाोका रोड, संचार भवन/20, ASHOKA ROAD, SANCHAR BHAWAN
नई दिल्ली-110001/ NEW DELHI-110001
No. 1/Misc/Pen/Issue/BSNL/DDG(Accounts)/2019-Part-1/1407-1439
Date 28.04.2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The decision to freeze dearness relief for central government pensioners at current rates (prior to 1.1.2020) vide OM dated 23.4.202 has been taken. Instruction on similar lines has not been issued by DPE which shall be applicable to BSNL and MTNL pensioners drawing pensioner from Govt of India. In view of the current status it has been decided that:
(i) Pension for the month of April 2020 be disbursed at dearness relief @ 160.7% till further guidelines from DPL for pensioners retiring prior to 1.4.2020.
(ii) For those retiring in April 2020, retirement benefits (paid by CCAs) be paid at old Dearness relief as on 1.4.2020 till further guidelines from DPE.
Director (DFU)
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