7th Pay Commission: If you are a retired employee of the central government, then this news may be useful for you. Actually, the central government has denied the rumours of withdrawal of dearness relief (DR), pay commission revision and other retirement benefits given as allowances to pensioners. A message that went viral on social media claimed that the government has abolished all the benefits related to pensioners under the Finance Act, 2025. However, the PIB Fact Check team has rejected this claim, calling it completely false and misleading.
What is said in the fact check?
The PIB Fact Check stated that the central government has neither withdrawn dearness relief (DR) for pensioners nor abolished any Pay Commission-related benefits. According to the PIB Fact Check team, the reality is that Rule 37 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, has been amended, which states that if an employee of a government company is dismissed for misconduct, his or her retirement benefits will be forfeited.
The amended rule is solely intended to ensure that benefits can be reviewed if an employee moves from government service to a PSU and is later found guilty of serious misconduct. The government reiterated that this applies only to limited circumstances and will not impact a large segment of pensioners. The process of dearness relief for pensioners also continues as before.
It should be noted that the calculation and disbursement of dearness relief (DR) for pensioners continues as per the established cycle. Pensioners can expect adjustments in dearness relief in March and September, and calculations for the intervening months are based on the previously announced rate.