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Revision of limits of two family pensions payable to a child in respect of both the parents after the 7th CPC – Railway Board Order dated 09.03.2021

R.B.E. No. 19/2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No. 2016/F{E)lll/1(1)/8

New Delhi, dated: 09.03.2021.

The GMs/Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units (etc),
(As per mailing list)

Sub:- Revision of limits of two family pensions payable to a child in respect of both the parents after the 7th CPC – regarding.

A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. No.1/1 (2)/2020- P&PW{E) Part-I dated 12.02.2021 is enclosed for information and guidance . These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 corresponds to the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993.

2. The Railway Board’s instructions/Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 corresponding to DOP&PW’s instructions/CCS (Pension) Rules. 1972 referred to in their aforesaid O.M. dated 12.02.2021 are given below:-

SI. No. DOP&PW’s          instructions/Central            Civil Services {Pension) Rules, 1972 Corresponding         Railway              Board’s instructions/ Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993
1. Sub-rule (2) of Rule 54 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. Sub-rule (2) of Rule 75 of Railway Services Pension) Rules, 1993.
2. Sub-rule (3) of Rule 54 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. Sub-rule (4) of Rule 75 of Railway Services ‘Pension) Rules, 1993.
3. DOP&PW’s Notification No. 38/80/2008- P&PW(A) dated 08.06.2011. Railway Board’s letter No. 2011/F(E)lll/1 ( 1)/9 dated 23.09.2013.

 

(G. Priya Sudarsani),
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.

D.A.: As above

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