Additional Pension / Family Pension

                      

Additional Pension / Family pension

1. Pension/Family pension is increased by 20% on reaching 80 years of age. 

2. This is called Additional pension.

3. The additional pension is as under: 

On reaching	Additional Pension as percentage of  Pension / Family Pension
80 years	20 %
85 years	30 %
90 years	40 %
95 years	50 %
100 years	100 %

4. Dearness Relief is paid on Additional Pension.

5. The additional pension/family pension is paid from the first day of the month in which the pensioner/family pensioner reaches 80,85,90,95 & 100 years of age.

6. Additional pension/family pension is shown separately in PPO (Pension Payment Order) 

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Compendium 2020 on Pension related orders

 

Click here for Compendium on Pension related Orders - 2020

ARPAN - Pension

ARPAN

Note: Since the ARPAN in Indian Railways is in progressive stage, candidates may usually ask the short notes question (5 marks)on it.

·        Full form is “Advanced Railway Pension Access Network”

·        In devanagari language, Arpan means “offering”

·        Online virtual platform exclusively for Railway Pensioners.

·        Website is www.arpan.railnet.gov.in . Developed by CMC ltd and nodal agency is FA&CAO/Western Railway.

·        Won the second place in the e-governance award by Computer Society of India in the year 2015.

·        The website is having access of information on pensioners account, DA rates, Codes, manuals, rules and regulations in connection with Pension.

·        Each pensioner is given login id facility along with self-created password.

·        Ultimately, this website is designed as ONE STOP SOLUTION for all the complaints/grievances for Railway Pensioners (approximately 15 lakh pensioners )

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