01 Feb, 2023 9:29p.m.

Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period Feb - July 2023

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & Industrial Relations
HR&IR/MBR/76/D/2022-23/11592
November 1, 2022

All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period February 2023 to July 2023

The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended December 2022 are as follows:-

October 2022 8710.36
November 2022 8710.36
December 2022 8697.22

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.

Pending amendments to Pension Regulations, Banks may pay on ad hoc basis, the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period February 2023 to July 2023 as per Annexure.

Yours faithfully,

Brajeshwar Sharma
Senior Advisor (HIR&IR)

PART-I

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of January, 1986, but before the 1^st day of November, 1992/1^st July, 1993
*BASIC PENSION*		Dearness relief for the months February 2023 to July 2023 Average Index	Slabs 2026 8705
(i)	Upto Rs.1250	1357. 42 per cent.
(ii)	Rs.1251 to Rs.2000	Rs. 16967.75 plus 114.30 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.1250.00
(iii)	Rs.2001 to Rs.2130	Rs. 25325.00 plus 668.58 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.2000.00
(iv)	Above Rs.2130	Rs. 26194.15 plus 344.42 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.2130.00

PART-II

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of November, 1992/1^st July, 1993
*BASIC PENSION*		Dearness relief for the months February 2023 to July 2023 Average Index	Slabs 1889 8705
(i)	Upto Rs.2400	661.15 per cent.
(ii)	Rs.2401 to Rs.3850	Rs. 15867.60 plus 547.81 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.2400.00
(iii)	Rs.3851 to Rs.4100	Rs. 15867.60 plus 547.81 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.3850.00
(iv)	Above Rs.4100	Rs. 24613.66 plus 170.01 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.4100.00

PART-III

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of April, 1998.
*BASIC PENSION*		Dearness relief for the months February, 2023 to July 2023 Average Index	Slabs 1755 8705
(i)	Upto Rs.3550	421.2 per cent.
(ii)	Rs.3551 to Rs.5650	Rs. 14952.60 plus 351.00 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.3550.00
(iii)	Rs.5651 to Rs.6010	Rs. 22323.60 plus 210.6 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.5650.00
(iv)	Above Rs.6010	Rs. 23081.76 plus 105.3 percent of basic pension in excess of Rs.6010.00

PART-IV

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of November, 2002.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended December 2022	8705
No. of Slabs	1604
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months January 2023 to July 2023	288.72 % of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3^rd place onwards)

PART-V

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of November, 2007.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended December 2022	8705
No. of Slabs	1467
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months February 2023 to July 2023	220.05 % of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3^rd place onwards)

PART-VI

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of November, 2012.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended December 2022	8705
No. of Slabs	1066
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months February 2023 to July 2023	106.60% of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3^rd place onwards)

PART-VII

Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1^st day of November, 2017.
Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended December 2022	8705
No. of Slabs	588
Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months February 2023 to July 2023	41.16% of basic pension
(ignore decimals from 3^rd place onwards)