Additional Compassionate Pension for Super Senior Citizens: There is great news for super senior citizens. The central government will now provide the benefit of additional pension to pensioners aged 80 years and above.
According to a recent notification from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the central government will provide additional pension to these pensioners in the name of compassionate allowance.
Pension Ministry issued new guidelines
The Ministry of Pension has also issued new guidelines regarding pension for retired employees of Central Government Civil Services who have attained the age of 80 years. The purpose of the guidelines is to simplify the process of distributing these additional allowances. As per the provisions of sub-rule 6 of rule 44 of the CCS (Pension) Rules 2021, pension and compassionate allowance will be given under the rules after the retired government employee attains the age of 80 years or more.
How much additional pension will people of which age group get?
Senior citizens aged 80 to 85 years will be eligible for 20 percent of the basic pension, while pensioners aged 85 to 90 years will get 30 percent of the basic pension. Senior citizens aged 90 to 95 years will be eligible for 40 percent of the basic pension and those aged 95 to 100 years will get 50 percent. Super seniors aged 100 years or more will be eligible for 100 percent of the basic pension. Understand by example – Pensioners born on 20 August 1942 will be eligible for additional pension at the rate of 20 percent of the basic pension from August 1, 2022. Pensioners born on August 1, 1942 will also be eligible for additional pension at the rate of twenty percent of the basic pension from August 1, 2022.
When will the compassionate allowance become effective
The notification of the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare states that the additional pension or compassionate allowance will be effective from the first day of the month when the pensioner reaches the prescribed age. These additional pension payments are designed to help pensioners manage the increasing cost of living with increasing age.
The notification states that all departments and banks involved in pension and pension distribution have been directed to disseminate information about the new pension guidelines, so that all eligible pensioners can get proper benefits without delay.
