Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for the period August 2024 to January 2025 after DR Neutralization

Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for the period August 2024 to January 2025 after DR Neutralization

Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for the period August 2024 to January 2025 after DR Neutralization

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2024-25/1320
August 7, 2024

Designated Officers of all Member Banks
which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement on Pension

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period August 2024 to January 2025

The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers for the quarter ended June 2024 are as follows:-

Month & Year 1960 = 100 series 2016 = 100 series
April 2024 9163.96 139.4
May 2024 9196.83 139.9
June 2024 9295.44 14 1.4
CPI Average 92 18.74 140.23

In terms of Regulation 37 of Bank Employees’ Pension Regulations, 1995 Dearness Relief is payable to pensioners at rates specified in Appendix II to the Regulations.

Further, we draw your attention to our circular HR&IR/MBR/G2/0533 dated 16.10.2023, wherein we have communicated about DR neutralization for pre 01.11.2002 retirees and family pensioners. The amount of ex-gratia to be paid, to a group of pensioners, was also mentioned therein.

Pending amendments to Pension Regulations, Banks may pay on ad hoc basis, the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period August 2024 to January 2025 as per Annexure.

Yours faithfully,
Brajeshwar Sharma
Senior Advisor (HR&IR)

Annexure

PART-I
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of January,1986, but before the 1st day of November,1992/1st July, 1993
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 2154
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2024 to January 2025 1443.18% of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)
PART-II
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November,1992/1st July, 1993
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 2017
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2024 to January 2025 705.95% of basic pension
 (ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)
PART-III
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of April,1998.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 1883
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2024 to January 2025 451.92% of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)
PART-IV
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2002.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 1732
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2024 to January 2025 311.76% of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)

PART-V
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November,2007 .
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 1595
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August  2024 to Januarv 2025 239.25% of basic pension
(iqnore decimals from 3rd place onwards)
PART-VI
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November,2012 .
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 1194
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2024 to January 2025 119.40 % of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)
PART-VII
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2017.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 9218.74
No. of Slabs 716
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August   2024 to January 2025 50.12 % of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)
PART-VIII
Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2022
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2024 140.23
No.of Points 17.20
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August   2024 to January 2025 17.20% of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards)

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