New Pension Circular: According to the order, senior citizens aged between 80 and 85 years are eligible for 20 per cent of the basic pension, while pensioners aged between 85 and 90 years will get 30 per cent.
Additional Compassionate Pension: After the increase in dearness relief, now the Modi government at the Center has given another big gift to the pensioners. Under this, the government has decided to give the benefit of extra pension to pensioners above 80 years of age. A circular issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said that these central government pensioners will get an additional pension called compassionate allowance.
The Ministry of Pension has also issued new guidelines regarding pension for retired employees from the Central Government Civil Services aged 80 years, stating that as per the provisions of sub-rule 6 of Rule 44 of the CCS (Pension) Rules 2021, pension and compassionate allowance will be given under the rules after the retired government employee completes the age of 80 years or more.
Know how to get pension benefits
According to the order, senior citizens aged 80 to 85 years are eligible for 20 percent of the basic pension, while pensioners aged 85 to 90 years will get 30 percent. Senior citizens aged 90 to 95 years will be eligible for 40 percent of the basic pension and those aged 95 to 100 years will get 50 percent. Super seniors aged 100 years or more will be eligible for 100 percent of the basic pension.
For example, pensioners born on 20 August 1942 will be eligible for additional pension at the rate of twenty percent of the basic pension from August 1, 2022. Pensioners born on August 1, 1942 will also be eligible for additional pension at the rate of twenty percent of the basic pension from August 1, 2022.
Additional pension or compassionate allowance will be effective from the first day of the month when the pensioner reaches the prescribed age. To ensure that all eligible pensioners get their due benefits without any delay, all departments and banks involved in pension and pension disbursement have been directed to disseminate information about the changes.
