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2. Subject: Admissibility of House Rent Allowance at IDA Basic Pay with 78.2% fitment in respect of Executives and Non-executives of BSNL. In continuation of this Office letter of even no. dated 05.04.2016, it is intimated that it has been decided with the approval of competent authority to pay House Rent Allowance to Executives and Non-executives of BSNL at IDA Basic Pay with 78.2% fitment w.e.f. 1.10.2016. (Copy endorsed to : PPS to CMD, BSNL, New Delhi. /PPS to All Directors BSNL Board./PS to CVO, BSNL, Eastern Court Complex, Janpath, New Delhi./PS to All EDs, BSNL CO, New Delhi /All PGMs / Sr. GMs / GMs / Addl. GMs / DGMs in BSNL C.O., New Delhi /DM (Estt. IV)/(Pay Bill)/(Cash)/(L&A)/(Pension)/(Admin.), BSNL C.O./BSNL Intranet) No. 11-04/2015-PAT (BSNL) Dated: 11.08.2016 (Addressed to All Heads of Telecom Circles & All Heads of Other Administrative Units) 3. Sub: Revision of pension of BSNL pensioners/ family pensioners, who retired prior to 10.06.2013 by allowing the benefit of merger of 50% DA/ DR with Basic Pay/ Pension, effectively amounting to 78.2% DA/ DR for the purpose of fitment The pension to combined service optee absorbed employees in BSNL is paid by Government as per sub- rules 21 to 23 of Rule 37-A of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972. 2. Consequent to the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) orders dated 26.11.2008, revision of pay of employees of BSNL was allowed with effect from 1.1.2007 vide Letter No. 61-01/2009-SU dated 27.02.2009. Subsequently, pension/family pension of employees retired from BSNL who retired between 01.10.2000 and 1.1.2007, was revised vide this office O.M. No. 40-17/2008-Pen (T) Vo1.111 dated 15.3.2011. 3. Further to Department of Public Enterprises O.M. No. 2(70)/08-DPE (WC)-GL VII/09 dated 02.04.2009, the benefit of merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay effectively amounting to 78.2% IDA as on 1.1.2007 for the purpose of fitment, was granted to the BSNL serving employees w.e.f. 10.6.2013 vide Order No. 61-01/2012-SU dated 10.6.2013. 4. The issue regarding revision of pension/ family pension of BSNL IDA pensioners/family pensioners, who retired prior to 10.06.2013 has been considered by the Government, and the following has been decided: (a) The pension/ family pension of BSNL IDA pensioners/ family pensioners, who retired prior to 01.01.2007, may be revised as on 01.01.2007 notionally with actual benefit w.e.f. 10.06.2013 by adding together (i) Existing basic pension/ family pension including commuted portion of pension, if any (ii) Dearness relief (IDA) @ 78.2% (iii) Fitment weightage @ 30% of the existing pension/ family pension and dearness relief (IDA) thereon. The amount so arrived will be regarded as consolidated pension/ family pension with effect from 10.06.2013. (b) The pension/ family pension of BSNL IDA pensioners/ family pensioners, who retired between 01.01.2007 and 09.06.2013, their pay may be revised notionally with effect from 01.01.2007 by allowing the benefit of merger of 50% DA/DR with Basic Pay/ Pension effectively amounting to 78.2% IDA for the purpose of fitment, and consequential revision of pension on notional pay with actual benefit w.e.f. 10.06.2013, at par with the serving employees of BSNL. However, these pensioners do not get actual benefit of increase in pay/ pension during the period between TELEWAVE 32 JULY-2016