Additional Compassionate Pension: Good news for pensioners! Government's gift to super senior citizens..

Additional Compassionate Pension for Super Senior Citizens: There is great news for super senior citizens. The central government will now give the benefit of additional pension to pensioners of 80 years of age or above. According to a recent notification of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the central government will give additional pensions to these pensioners in the name of compassionate allowance.

The Pension Ministry issued new guidelines.

The Ministry of Pension has also issued new guidelines regarding pensions for retired employees of the Central Government Civil Services who are 80 years of age. The guidelines aim to simplify the process of distributing these additional allowances. As per the provisions of sub-rule 6 of Rule 44 of CCS (Pension) Rules 2021, pension and compassionate allowance will be given as per the rules after the retired government employee completes the age of 80 years or more.

How much additional pension to people of what age?

Senior citizens aged 80 to 85 years will be eligible for 20 percent of the basic pension, while pensioners aged 85 to 90 years will get 30 percent of the basic pension. Senior citizens aged 90 to 95 years will be eligible for 40 percent of the basic pension and those aged 95 to 100 years will get 50 percent. Super seniors aged 100 years or more will be eligible for 100 percent of the basic pension. Understand by example - Pensioners born on 20 August 1942 will be eligible for additional pension at the rate of 20 percent of the basic pension from August 1, 2022. Pensioners born on August 1, 1942, will also be eligible for additional pension at the rate of twenty percent of the basic pension from August 1, 2022. When will the compassionate allowance be effective

The notification of the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare states that the additional pension or compassionate allowance will be effective from the first day of the month when the pensioner reaches the prescribed age. These additional pension payments are designed to help pensioners manage the increasing cost of living with increasing age. The notification states that all departments and banks involved in pension and pension distribution have been directed to disseminate information about the new pension guidelines so that all eligible pensioners can get proper benefits without delay.