PENSIONS – Enhancement of maximum
limit of Retirement Gratuity from Rs.8,00,000/- to Rs.12,00,000/- - Orders -
Issued.
O R D E R:
In the Government Order 4th
read above, orders were issued constituting Tenth Pay Revision Commission appointing Sri Pradeep Kumar Agarwal,
IAS (Retd) as
Pay Revision Commissioner laying down the terms of
reference of the Commission.
2.
The
Tenth Pay Revision Commission
submitted its report to the Government on 29.05.2014 and
recommended, inter-alia, to the effect that:
The
maximum limit of the Retirement Gratuity be raised from Rs.8,00,000/- (Rupees
Eight Lakhs only) to Rs.12,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakhs only)
3.
After careful consideration of the
Report, Government decided to accept the
recommendations of the Pay Revision Commissioner and hereby order that:
i)
The
maximum
limit
of
Retirement
Gratuity
ordered
in
G.O .Ms No. 51 Finance (Pen.I) Department dated 01.04.2011
be raised from Rs. 8,00,000/- (Rupees Eight lakhs only) to Rs.12,00,000/-(Rupees
Twelve Lakhs only).
ii)
The
formula
for
calculation
of
Retirement
Gratuity
shall
be
followed as ordered in para 3 of G.O.Ms.No.14
Finance & Planning (FW: Pen.I) Department, dated 30.1.1999.
i)
As
regards the arrears on account of revision of Gratuity from
02.06.2014 to 28.02.2015, orders will be issued separately. The revised gratuity shall be paid in cash
from the month of March onwards.
4
These orders shall come into force with effect from 02.06.2014
and shall apply to all Government Servants including the retired
University/ Government/ Aided College Teachers who are drawing the UGC pay
Scales in the state and to all Non-Government service Pensioners whose service
Pension is being charged to 2071 Pension and Other Retirement benefits who
retired or whose death took place on or after this date.
5. Necessary amendments to Rule 46 of the Andhra
Pradesh Revised
Pension Rules 1980, will be issued
separately.
