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The Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has issued a letter to chief secretaries of all states and union territories on determination of relevant date from which senior retired All India Services (AIS) officers should be paid additional 20 per cent of basic pension.
In the letter, the Department has stated that 20 per cent of additional pension shall be payable to the retired member of the service after completing 80 years of age.
Pension details as per Age:
Age of pensioner from 80 years to less than 85 years: Additional pension of 20 per cent of basic pension
From 85 years to less than 90 years: 30 per cent of basic pension
From 90 years to less than 95 years: 40 per cent of basic pension
From 95 years to less than 100 years: 50 per cent of basic pension
100 years or more: 100 per cent of basic pension
These provisons are as per the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958.
As per the admissible rules/provisions, the additional pension shall be payable from first day of the calendar month in which it falls due and not from the date of completion of 80 years of age.
For example, a pensioner born either on 1.8.1942 or on 20.8.1942 shall be eligible for additional pension at the rate of 20 per cent of the basic pension with effect from 1.8.2022.
“State/UT governments are requested to ensure that there is no discrepancy in the interpretation of the aforementioned Rule and the retired AIS officers are paid additional pension as per the above pension,” the letter read.