Employee Camp

Government of Pakistan
Finance Division (Regulations Wing)
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No. F. 4(1)-Reg.6/2019-838.
Islamabad, the 15th July, 2019.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
3.
Subject: - GRANT OF INCREASE IN PENSION TO PENSIONERS OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
The President has been pleased to sanction an increase @ 10% of net pension with effect from 1 July, 2019 until further order to all civil pensioners of the Federal Government including civilians paid from Defence Estimates as well as retired Armed Forces personnel and Civil Armed Forces Personnel.
The 15% increase in pension as allowed vide para-12(i) of Finance Division's O.M. NO. F. 1(5)-Imp/2011-419, dated 04.07.2011, 7.5% increase in pension as allowed vide para-1 of Finance Division's OM. No 4(1)-Reg.6/2015-697, dated 07.07.2015, 10% increase in ponsion as allowed vide para-1 of Finance Division's O.M. No. 4(1)-Reg.6/2016-870, dated 1" July, 2016, 10% increase in pension as allowed vide para-1 of Finance Division's O.M. No, 4(1)-Reg.6/2017-831, dated 3 July, 2017 and 10% increase in pension as allowed vido para-1 of Finance Division's O.M. No. 4(1)-Reg.6/2018-663, dated 3 July,2018 shall be admissible to the new pensioners who would retire on or after 01.07.2019.
The 10% increase in pension as mentioned at para-1 above will also be admissible to the pensioners who would retire on or after 01.07.2019.
For the purpose of admissibility of increase in pension sanctioned in this O.M. the term "Net Pension" means "Pension being drawn" minus "Medical Allowance".
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 Ill 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 and monetized value of a driver or an orderly.
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 (increase) Acts. The payment will be made at the applicable rate of exchange.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Division’s O.M of even number dated 20-01-2001 and 03-02-2001 on the above subject and D.O. of even number dated 31-12-2008 regarding policy of up-gradation/re-designation of posts and to state that this Division examines/considers the proposals concerning up-gradation/re-designation of the posts in the Federal Ministries/Divisions/attached Departments received from respective Ministries/Divisions in the light of aforementioned policy.

2. The Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan in Civil Appeals No. 101 &

102-P of 2011 (Annex-I) has ordered as under:-

3. Subsequent to Apex Court’s judgment, Finance Division vide their U.O.No.9 (121) R-I/2016-236, dated 19-04-2017 (Annex-ID) stated that: -

4, In view of the above, all Ministries/Divisions are advised to refer the proposals for upgradation/redesignation of post(s) to Establishment Division in the light of paras 1-2 above along-with specific recommendations of Management Services Wing of the Establishment Division/ administrative Ministry/Division on upgradation/redesignation of post(s) for consideration under policy of upgradation/redesignation of posts.