Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 5: Government today accorded sanction to the implementation of recommendations of Second National Judicial Pay Commission (NJPC) with respect to revision of pension/family pension, additional pension and gratuity and other retirement benefits in respect of Judicial Officers of Jammu & Kashmir with effect from January 1, 2016.
As per the order issued by the Finance Department, the Judicial Officers, who retire/have retired/died in harness on or after January 1, 2016 shall be allowed pension/family pension at the rate of 50% and 30% respectively of the last pay drawn at the time of retirement/death in harness.
Similarly, with effect from January 1, 2016, the revised pension/family pension of existing pensioners/family pensioners will be calculated by following two formulations and then fixed under the formulation whichever is beneficial to the pensioner/family pensioner.
As per formulation-1, the existing pension/family pension will be multiplied by factor 2.82 to arrive at the value of revised pension/revised family pension. As per formulation-2, in respect of existing pensioner/family pensioner, pension may be revised by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix at which they retired or expired.
Moreover, 50% of notional pay shall be revised pension and 30% of this notional pay shall be the revised family pension. In respect of family pensioners, who were entitled to family pension at enhanced rate, the revised family pension at enhanced rate shall be payable till the period up to which family pension at enhanced rate is admissible under rules.
The benefit of number of years of practice at bar subject to maximum of weightage of 10 years shall be given while calculating pension and other retiral benefits to the direct recruits of Higher Judicial Service who have retired prior to January 1, 2016. The additional quantum of pension shall be made available to the Judicial Officers on completion of age at the specified rates. This benefit of additional pension shall be available to all eligible pensioners/family pensioners with effect from January 1, 2016.
As far as payment of arrear at revised rate of pension/family pension is concerned, the arrears shall be computed with effect from January 1, 2016 and after adjustment of interim relief at the rate of 30%, already paid vide Government Order No. 233-F of 2018 dated 25.04.2018, the balance amount shall be paid immediately.
With effect from January 1, 2016, the maximum limit of the Death Cum Retirement Gratuity shall be revised to Rs 20 lakh as per Note 8 below Article 240-BB of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service Regulations.
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