Grant of National Increment (as due on 1st July/1st January) for pension – Enhanced pension to be paid w.e.f. 01.05.2023: Clarification by ECoR

Grant of National Increment (as due on 1st July/1st January) for pension to those employees who had retired on 30th June/31st December before drawing the same. . Enhanced pension has to be paid by taking into account one notional increment w.e.f. 01.05.2023 to the aforesaid retired/retiring employees. Enhanced pension prior to 30.04.2023 will not be paid.: Clarification by ECoR vide letter dated 07.02.2025

EAST COAST RAILWAY
Headquarters Office,
Personnel Department, Rail Sadan, South Block Bhubaneswar-751017

No. ECoR-HQ/Pers(R)/4/2024/Notional Increment

Date: 07/02/2025

To

AlL PHODs/CHODs.
DRMs/CWM/CAQ(Con),
East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar.

Sub: Grant of National Increment (as due on 1st July/1st January) for pension to those employees who had retired on 30th June/31st December before drawing the same.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter PC-VI/2020/CC/13 dated 03.12.2024.

With reference to above, it is noticed that representations have been received from the end of retired Railway employees on the above subject.

The matter was brought before the competent authority. After careful consideration it has been decided by the competent authority to allow the Notional Increment on 1st July/1st January in favour of all the railway employees who retired/are retiring a day before it became due i.e. 30th June/31st December and have rendered the requisite qualifying service as on date of their superannuation with satisfactory work and good conduct for the purpose of calculation of pension admissible to them in compliance with Para-7 of DoPT’s OM dated 14.10.2024 which has been circulated by Railway Board vide letter as under reference (corresponding PCPO’s Estt. Srl. No. 174/2024). Enhanced pension has to be paid by taking into account one notional increment w.e.f. 01.05.2023 to the aforesaid retired/retiring employees. Enhanced pension prior to 30.04.2023 will not be paid.

Necessary action may be taken accordingly.

This issues with the approval of CPO(Admn.)/E-CoR/BBS.

(Subash Chandra Hota)
Assistant Personnel Officer-I
for Principal Chief Personnel Officer