09 Aug, 2024 10:03 AM

Bank Dearness Relief payable to for the period Aug 2024 to Jan 2025

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,
enior 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
(iqnore 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
(iqnore 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)