Maximum 2500 Allowance for Pensioners

 

Elimination of anomalies in pension in the government service.

Certain groups of pensioners have experienced anomalies due to various policy decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers as well as the salary revisions carried out from time to time by the government. Accordingly, it has been observed that the government officers retired from 01.01.2016 to 01.01.2020 has confront unjust and relief can be bestowed for around 83,000 retired government officials by eliminating that salary anomaly. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Hon. President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies to revise the pension salary of those retired officers so that an increase of Rs. 2,500/- to the maximum is received based on the total salary as per schedule No. I of Public Administration Circular No. 03/ 2016 dated 25.02.2016.