The state has withdrawn its ₹10,000 ceiling on interim monthly pensions, halted recovery proceedings and restored the payment formula issued in June.
The Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn its September 11 order that had limited interim monthly pension payments to ₹10,000 plus dearness relief, after protests from employees and college teachers forced a rethink. The reversal restores the position set out in the June 16 government order, according to a letter from the expenditure secretary to the director of treasuries and accounts.
Under the restored arrangement, retired employees who had served for more than 10 years, as well as the families of those who died in service, will receive 30% of their last drawn basic pay or ₹10,000, whichever is higher, plus dearness relief of 60%, the letter said. Any recovery action begun after the September 11 instruction is to stop immediately, and sums already paid will be taken into account later when the final entitlement under the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme is worked out, according to the government communication.
The change follows demonstrations on Friday by college teachers and government staff, who also submitted representations to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, the finance minister, the finance secretary and the higher education secretary. According to the reports, they objected both to the cap and to the demand that any excess already disbursed should be recovered. The episode reflects the sensitivity around interim pension arrangements as the state prepares the final rules for the new scheme.
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