GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
Finance Department
(Rules Division)
ORDER

  Jaipur, dated 6.6.2000

Subject : Grant of minimum pension to the pensioner of Covenanting States other than service pensioners.

There are certain pensioners who were granted various kinds of pension, stipend and allowances by the Government of the pre-covenanting  States prior to formation of Rajasthan viz maintenance allowance, Compensatory allowance, Khanpan allowance, Guzara pani pardayat etc. and who were  drawing  such pension under a Pension Payment Order issued by the Accountant General. The amount of this pension was revised to Rs.40/- per month with effect from 1.4.1979 vide Finance Department Order No. F1(44)FD(Gr.2)76 dated 3.4.1979 and again to Rs. 100/-per month with effect from 1.12.1992 vide F.D. Order No. F.1(22)FD (Gr.2)92 dated 24.12.1992. The temporary increase in pension, Dearness Relief on pension and enhancement in the minimum pension sanctioned by the Government from time to time applies only to service pensioners (Civil. The pensioners of the aforesaid category were neither entitled to the temporary increase in pension nor for dearness relief on pension and nor for the minimum pension        by the Government from time to time to the pensioners (Civil).

The matter has further been considered sympathetically and the Governor is pleased in order that the minimum pension admissible to the pensioner of Containing States other than senior pensioners under Finance Department Order No.F.1 (22) FD (Gr.2) 92 dated 24.12.1992 may be revised from Rs. 100/- per month to Rs.200/- per month with effect form 1^st June 2000.

These orders shall also apply to the retired employees of the ex-State Banks of pre covenanting States viz., Shri Krishna Bank, Bharatpur, Shri Ram Laxman Bank, Dungarpur, Bundi State Bank, Bundi, Jhalawar State Bank, Jhalawar, Shahpura State bank, Shahpura, Dholpur State bank, Dholpur etc. who were granted pension by Government as a result of their liquidation or abolition.

This order shall not apply to (i) Political pensioners (ii) Devasthan pensioners and (iii) the persons who are in receipt of  Khanpan  allowance under the Tonk State Khandan Rules. 1944.

                        (M.P.Dixit)

                        Officer on Special Duty