Grant Of Increase In Pension To Civil Pensioners Of The Federal Government As Well As Retired Armed Forces Personnel-2008

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
FINANCE DIVISION
(Regulations Wing)

No.F.4(1)-Reg.6/2008-808                                                                  

Islamabad, the 30^th June, 2008

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:    GRANT OF INCREASE IN PENSION TO CIVIL PENSIONERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS RETIRED ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL

The President has been pleased to sanction an increase in pension @ 20% with effect from 1^st July, 2008 to civil pensioners of the Federal Government including civilians paid from Defence Estimates as well as retired Armed Forces Personnel.

2.         For the purpose of admissibility of increase in pension sanctioned in this  O.M. the term ‘Pension’ means ‘Pension being drawn’.

3.         The increase will also be admissible on family pension granted under the Pension-cum-Gratuity Scheme, 1954, Liberalized Pension Rules, 1977, on pension sanctioned under the Central Civil Services (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules as well as on the Compassionate Allowance under CSR-353.

• If the gross pension sanctioned by the Federal Government is shared with
  any Government in accordance with the rules laid down in part-IV of Appendix III to the Accounts Code, Volume-I, the amount of the increase in pension will be apportioned between the Federal Government and the other Government concerned on proportionate basis.
• The increase in pension sanctioned in this O.M. will not be admissible on
  Special Additional Pension allowed in lieu of pre-retirement orderly allowance.
• In case of re-employed pensioners, the increase in pension sanctioned in this
  Office Memorandum shall not be admissible to them during the period of their re-employment.
• The benefit of increase in pension sanctioned in this O.M. will also be
  admissible to those Civil Pensioners of the Federal Government who are residing abroad (other than those residing in India and Bangladesh) who retired on or after 15.08.1947 and are not entitled to, or are not in receipt of pension increase under the British Government’s Pension (increases) Acts. The payment will be made at the applicable rate of exchange.

Deputy Secretary (R-III)