DEARNESS RELIEF PAYABLE TO PENSIONERS For in-service employees Dearness Allowance is paid, where as for Pensioners Dearness Relief is paid. The D A payable to in-service employees is reviewed every Quarter, where as for Pensioners it is reviewed every Half Yearly viz. February depending on average CPI(IW) figures for Oct, Nov and Dec of the previous year and August depending on average CPI(IW) figures for April, May and June of that year. The labour bureau of Govt. of India declares the CPI(IW) figures for a month at the end of the next month. The Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners depends on the date of retirement. At present there are SEVEN groups of Pensioners. following chart shows how D R is calculated for these 7 groups. 1 GROUP 1: up to 31-07-1992(Cl-3&4) / 31-03-1993(Cl-1&2) At CPI(IW) :600 points. Depends on Basic Pension before Commutation. D R rates /slab D R rates after DHC Judgement dtd.27-04-2017: Up to 1250 =0....
NEWS FROM FEDERATION OF LIC CLASS 1 RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS