Finance Division has issued notification of increase in minimum pension from Rs 6,000 per month to Rs 10,000 per month as announced in the budget. The previous government announced in the budget that minimum pension has been increased to Rs 10, 000 from the present Rs 6,000 keeping in view the difficulties faced by low-paid pensioners.
An office memorandum uploaded on the website of Finance Division by regulation wing stated that the President has been pleased to sanction increase in pension with effect from July 1, 2018 to civil pensioners of the federal government including civilians paid from defense estimates as well as armed forces personnel and civil armed forces.
The memorandum added that similarly, family pension allowed to the family of a retired government employee including those paid from defense estimates as well as armed forces personnel and civil armed forces under the pension-cum-gratuity scheme 1954, and liberalized Pension Rules, 1977 has also been increased from current rate of Rs 4,500 per month to Rs 7,500 per month.
It has also been decided that rate of minimum pension would be Rs 15,000 per month for the civil pensioners of the federal government including civilians paid from defense estimates as well as armed forces personnel and civil armed forces who are 75 years age or more on 01.07.2018 or who would attain the age of 75 years subsequently.
The rate of minimum family pension would be Rs 11,250 per month for the family of civil pensioners of the federal government including civilians paid from defense estimates as well as armed forces personnel and civil armed forces under the pension-cum-gratuity scheme 1954, and liberalized Pension Rules, 1977 who are 75 years of age or more on 01.07.2018 who would attain the age of 75 years subsequently. Commutation of any part of the increase allowed vide this O.M. will not be admissible, the memorandum ended.