No orders on Freezing of IDA (Industrial Dearness Allowance) and IDR (Industrial Dearness Relief)

Freezing of IDA and IDR: DoT clarifies that no orders on freezing of IDA (Industrial Dearness Allowance) and IDR (Industrial Dearness Relief)

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) already approved the Dearness Relief on 3rd April 2020 to BSNL pensioners at the rate of 160.7% with effect from 1.4.2020. Now, the DPE issued orders on IDR for pension and pension related benefits.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20, ASHOKA ROAD, SANCHAR BHAWAN
NEW DELHI-110001

No. 1/Misc/Pen/Issue/BSNL/DDG(Accounts)/2019-Part-11585-1615

Date 26.05.2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Ref: O. M. No. 1/Misc/Pen/Issue/BSNL/DDG(Accounts)/2019-Part-1/1407-1439 dated 28.04.2020 (copy enclosed)

Kindly refer to this office O. M. No. 1/ Misc/ Pen/ Issue/ BSNL/ DDG(Accounts)/ 2019-Part-1/ 1407-1439 dated 28.04.2020 on the subject of Industrial Dearness Relief for Central Government pensioners.

The matter has been reviewed and on account of no orders on freezing of IDA/ IDR, it has been decided that in partial modification of previous order under reference all pension related benefits be released as per rate of Dearness Relief as per latest extant order from DPE i.e. @ 160.7%.

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(S. N. Mishra)
Director (DFU)
E-Mail: div.dfu-dot@gov.in

Freezing of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief – DoT issued order dated 28.04.2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
20, ASHOKA ROAD, SANCHAR BHAWAN
NEW DELHI-110001

No. 1/Misc/Pen/Issue/BSNL/DDG(Accounts)/2019-Part-1/1407-1439

Date 28.04.2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

The decision to freeze dearness relief for central government pensioners at current rates (prior to 1.1.2020) vide OM dated 23.4.202 has been taken. Instruction on similar lines has not been issued by DPE which shall be applicable to BSNL and MTNL pensioners drawing pensioner from Govt of India. In view of the current status it has been decided that:

(1) Pension for the month of April 2020 be disbursed at dearness relief @ 160.7% till further guidelines from DPL for pensioners retiring prior to 1.4.2020.

(ii) For those retiring in April 2020, retirement benefits (paid by CCAs) be paid at old Dearness relief as on 1.4.2020 till further guidelines from DPE.

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Director (DFU)

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