Dearness Relief for RBI / Bank Pensioners 74 slabs up from February 2022 to July 2022
Labour Bureau, M/o Labour and Employment have made available the All India Consumer Price Index numbers AICPIN for the half year ending 31st December 21 as below:
Index base | Jul-21 | Aug-21 | Sep-21 | Oct-21 | Nov-21 | Dec-21 |
2016 = 100 | 122.8 | 123.0 | 123.3 | 124.9 | 125.7 | 125.4 |
2001 = 100 | 353.66 | 354.20 | 355.10 | 359.71 | 362.02 | 361.20 |
1982 = 100 | 1637.46 | 1640.13 | 1644.13 | 1665.47 | 1676.13 | 1672.13 |
1960 = 100 | 8072.70 | 8085.85 | 8105.57 | 8210.75 | 8263.34 | 8243.62 |
data for the half year ending December 21
Pensioners retired before 1.11.2017
i) Based on the quarterly average 8239, the increase in DR RATE effective for the half year February 2022 to July 2022 comes to 74 slabs (7.40% increase) and total DR works out to 94.90% of Basic Pension for the pensioners, who are getting pension on CPI=4440.
Pensioners retired after 1.11.2017
ii) RBI and Other Bank Pensioners who are getting pension on CPI=6352 will get 5.18 % rise in DR and total DR for them works out to 32.97% of Basic Pension.
iii) The Dearness Relief in respect of all family pensioners in RBI who are being paid DR based on CPI = 2836 will be 202.50% of Basic Family Pension.
iv) The in service employees will get 37 slabs more.
v) The Dearness Relief in respect of ex-gratia recipients in RBI will be 1279.03% of Amount of Ex-gratia per month.
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