Cabinet approves Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), here are the key features of the scheme

The salient features of the UPS are:

  1. Assured pension: 50% of the average basic pay drawn over the last 12 months prior to superannuation for a minimum qualifying service of 25 years. This pay is to be proportionate for lesser service period upto a minimum of 10 years of service.
  2. Assured family pension: @60% of pension of the employee immediately before her/his demise.
  3. Assured minimum pension: @10,000 per month on superannuation after minimum 10 years of service.
  4. Inflation indexation: on assured pension, on assured family pension and assured minimum pension

Dearness Relief based on All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) as in case of service employees

  1. lump sum payment at superannuation in addition to gratuity

          1/10th of monthly emoluments (pay + DA) as on the date of superannuation for every completed six months of              service

            this payment will not reduce the quantum of assured pension

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