Lok Sabha Question No. 1549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Senior Citizen Entitlement of Employees
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS' WELFARE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1549

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018)

## SENIOR CITIZEN ENTITLEMENT OF EMPLOYEES

## †1549. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  worked  out  a  plan  to  lower  the  age  of  senior  citizen entitlement of employees to 58 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to increase or decrease the age for pension;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of salient features of pension policy?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (d):    No Madam. Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has informed that there is at  present  no  proposal  in  that  Department  for  lowering  the  age  of  senior  citizen.  Government employees  become  entitle  to  pension  on  retirement.  There  is  also  no  proposal  to  increase  or decrease the age of retirement of Central Government Employees.

(e):    The  salient  features  of  the  pension  entitlements  of  employees  retiring  from  the  Central Government are as under:

- i. A  Government  servant  retiring  in  accordance  with  the  rules,  after  completing  a qualifying service of not less than 10 years, is entitled to a pension @ 50% of his last pay  or  50%  of  average  emoluments  for  the  last  10  months,  whichever  is  more beneficial to him/her.
- ii. After completion of 80 years of age or above, additional pension @ 20% to 100% is payable to the retired Government servant.
- iii. A retired/retiring  Government servant is entitled to,  at  his/her  option,  a  lump  sum payment, by commutation of a maximum of 40% of his/her pension.
- iv. On retirement, a Government employee is entitled to a retirement gratuity based on his/her emoluments and length of qualifying service.
- v. On  death  of  a  Central  Government  pensioner,  the  family  is  entitled  to  a  family pension the amount of which is 50% of the last pay for a period of seven years, or for a period up to the date on which the retired deceased Government servant would have  attained  the  age  of  67  years  had  he/she  survived,  whichever  is  earlier. Thereafter,  the  amount  of  family  pension  is  30%  of  his  last  pay.    The  amount  of family pension is also increased by 20% to 100% after the family pensioner attains the age of 80 years and above.
6. Vi.    The family of a Government servant, who dies while in service after having rendered not less than seven years' continuous service, is entitled to a family pension 50% of the  last  pay  for  a  period  of  ten  years.  Thereafter,  the  amount  of  family  pension  is 30% of his/her last pay.

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