On acceptance of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission contained in para 5.1.44 of its Report, orders were issued vide para 10.1 of this office letter No. F[E]III/ 2008/PN1/13 dated 15.09.2008 that:
1. “In the case of pensioners who retired on disability pension under the Railway Services [Extraordinary Pension] Rules, 1993 for 100% disability [where the individual is completely dependent on somebody else for day to day functions] a Constant Attendant Allowance of Rs.3000/- p.m. shall be allowed in addition to the disability pension, on the lines existing in Defence Forces.”
2. The modalities governing grant of this allowance have been under consideration in consultation with the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare and the Ministry of Finance [Department of Expenditure] and it has been decided that the payment of Constant Attendant Allowance shall be governed by the provisions as under:
[i] Constant Attendant Allowance will be applicable to cases where the disability for which Constant Attendant Allowance is payable is attributable to or aggravated by service.
[ii] Constant Attendant Allowance may be granted to a Railway servant who is awarded a disability pension for 100 percent disablement, if in the opinion of the medical board, he needs the services of a constant attendant for at least a period of three months, and the necessity arises solely from the condition of the accepted disability or disabilities.
[iii] Constant Attendant Allowance shall not be payable for any period during which the pension is an inmate or an in-patient of a Government institution or hospital.
[iv] Payment of Constant Attendant Allowance shall be made along with disability pension. Payment shall be made on the basis of declaration as in Annexure which shall be submitted to the Pension Disbursing Authority in May & November each year.
3. Formal amendment to the Railway Services [Extraordinary Pension] Rules, 1993, will be issued separately.
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Annexure to letter No. F[E]III/2009/PN1/6 dated 29.04.2009
Declaration for drawal of Constant Attendant Allowance by a Railway Pensioner along with disability pension
1. PPO No.
2. Name of the Railway Pensioner
3. [a] Post
[b] Grade
[c] Rank last held
4. Name of the Deptt./Office from which he/she retired
5. Scale of pay/Pay Band & Grade Pay at the time of retirement
6. Pay last drawn
7. Date of Birth
8. Rate of Constant Attendant Allowance
9. Particulars of any period spent as an inmate or an in-patient of a Railway /Government Hospital or institution since the allowance was last drawn
[a] Date of admission to the hospital /institution
[b] Date of discharge from the hospital / institution
10. I hereby declare that I am the pensioner described above, that the particulars given on this form are true and that during the period from …………to……. for which I now claim Constant Attendant Allowance:
[a] I was not an inmate or an in-patient of a Railway /Government hospital/institution;
[b] I actually employed Shri…………. Son of Shri ………… as a paid attendant to look after me, such attendance having been necessitated by the disability /disabilities for which I am drawing the disability pension; and
[c] Shri…………… is not related to me in any way.
Place:
Date:
[Pensioner’s Signature]
Full Address
I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the above declaration is correct.
Place
Date
[Signature of a responsible officer or well known person]
Full Name & Designation