Death-cum-Retirement
Gratuity is paid to Central Government employees under New Pension System (NPS) as it is paid under the
old pension scheme. The monthly annuity under the New Pension System (NPS) is
only a replacement of pension on retirement and family pension of death after
retirement. The benefits of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and
pension/family pension have been provisionally allowed, vide the Office Memorandum of Department of
Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare No. 38/41/06-P & PW(A) dated 5.5.2009 in
respect of Central Government servants covered under NPS in cases where a
Government Servant is retired on invalidation/disability and in the case of
death of a Government servant in service on the same rates as are applicable
under the old pension scheme Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. The
retirement gratuity is payable to the retiring Government servant. A minimum of
5 years’ qualifying service and eligibility to receive service gratuity/pension
is essential to get this one time lump sum benefit. Retirement gratuity is
calculated @ 1/4th of a month’s Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance
drawn before retirement for each completed six monthly period of qualifying
service. The maximum retirement gratuity payable is 16½ times the Basic Pay,
subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh. If the Government Servant dies while in
service, the death gratuity shall be paid to his family at rates furnished in
the table below:
|
Sl.
No.
|
Length
of Qualifying Service
|
Rate
of Death Gratuity
|
|
1.
|
Less than
one year
|
2 times of
emoluments
|
|
2.
|
One year or
more but less than 5 years
|
6 times of
emoluments
|
|
3.
|
5 years or
more but less than 20 years
|
12 times of
emoluments
|
|
4.
|
20 years or
more
|
Half of
emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service
subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments.
|
Maximum amount of Death
Gratuity admissible is Rs, 10 lakh with effect from 1.1.2006.
This was stated by
Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a
question in the Lok Sabha today.
Source :
PIB Release, 3 May, 2013
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