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The Centre has clarified that a pension or family pension can’t be reduced to the disadvantage of the pensioner once it has been authorised or revised under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, unless a clerical error is detected later.

According to the department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) latest office memorandum (OM), any such revision to the detriment of a pensioner or family pensioner can only be made if the error identified is clerical in nature. Even in such cases, if the mistake is found more than two years after the pension was authorised or revised, it cannot be corrected without the concurrence of the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare.

The OM further stated that concerned ministry and department have the discret

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