Relief to pensioners

Sir, - Full pension is calculated for 33 years of completed service and for every year less than 33 years one per cent is deducted. But for service beyond 33 years one per cent addition is not there.

The Fifth Pay Commission has examined the case in depth and has recommended additional pension of one per cent for every completed one year of service beyond 33 years. But the Government has not accepted this so far.

Recently the Government has sanctioned additional pension of Rs.500 for Members of Parliament for every year beyond four years of service.

As the number of Central pensioners having service beyond 33 years may constitute a small percentage of the total pensioners, the quantum of financial outgo on this account may be very small. But it may bring lot of relief to all pensioners.

K.S. Srinivasan,

Ernakulam, Kerala

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