Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners of Bank for the period August 2025 to January 2026 on Ad-hoc basis (Banks, who are yet to implement DR neutralization for pre-November 2002 retirees / family pensioners)
Indian Banks’ Association
HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2025-26/2388
August 01, 2025
Designated Officers of all Member Banks
which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement on Pension
Dear Sir / Madam,
Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period August 2025 to January 2026
Please refer to our Circular No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2025-26/2387 dated August 01, 2025, wherein we had provided the rates at which Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners / family pensioners, for the period of August 2025 to January 2026, after implementation of DR neutralization for pre-November 2002 retirees / family pensioners.
2. To facilitate those who are yet to implement our letter HR&IR/MBR/G2/0533 dated 16.10.2023, in addition to the contents of our above mentioned circular dated 01.08.2025, they may pay on ad hoc basis (Pending amendments to Pension Regulations), the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period August 2025 to January 2026 as per Annexure.
Yours faithfully,
Brajeshwar Sharma
Senior Advisor (HR&IR)
Annexure I
| PART I | |||
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of January,1986, but before the 1st day of November,1992/1st July, 1993 | |||
| BASIC PENSION | Dearness relief for the months August 2025 to January 2026 Average Index | Slabs 2220 9480.00 |
|
| (i) | Upto Rs.1250 | 1487.40 per cent | |
| (ii) | Rs.1251 to Rs.2000 | Rs. 18592.50 plus 1221.00 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.1250/- | |
| (iii) | Rs.2001 to Rs.2130 | Rs. 27750.00 plus 732.60 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.2000/- | |
| (iv) | Above Rs.2130 | Rs. 28702.38 plus 377.40 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.2130/- | |
| PART-II | |||
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November,1992/1st July, 1993 | |||
| BASIC PENSION | Dearness relief for the months August 2025 to January 2026 Average Index | Slabs 2083 9480.00 |
|
| (i) | Upto Rs.2400 | 729.05 per cent | |
| (ii) | Rs.2401 to Rs.3850 | Rs. 17497.20 plus 604.07 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.2400/- | |
| (iii) | Rs.3851 to Rs.4100 | Rs. 26256.22 plus 354.11 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.3850/- | |
| (iv) | Above Rs.4100 | Rs. 27141.49 plus 187.47 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.4100/- | |
| PART III | |||
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of April,1998. | |||
| BASIC PENSION | Dearness relief for the months August 2025 to January 2026 Average Index | Slabs 1949 9480.00 |
|
| (i) | Upto Rs.3550 | 467.76 per cent | |
| (ii) | Rs.3551 to Rs.5650 | Rs. 16605.48 plus 389.80 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.3550/- | |
| (iii) | Rs.5651 to Rs.6010 | Rs. 24791.28 plus 233.88 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.5650/- | |
| (iv) | Above Rs.6010 | Rs. 25633.25 plus 116.94 per cent of Basic Pension in excess of Rs.6010/- | |
| PART-IV | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2002. | |
| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2025 | 9480.00 |
| No. of Slabs | 1798 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2025 to January 2026 | 323.64 % of basic pension |
| (ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards) | |
| PART-V | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2007. | |
| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2025 | 9480.00 |
| No. of Slabs | 1661 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2025 to January 2026 | 249.15 % of basic pension |
| (ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards) | |
| PART-VI | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2012. | |
| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2025 | 9480.00 |
| No. of Slabs | 1260 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2025 to January 2026 | 126.00 % of basic pension |
| (ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards) | |
| PART-VII | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2017 | |
| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2025 | 9480.00 |
| No. of Slabs | 782 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2025 to January 2026 | 54.74 % of basic pension |
| (ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards) | |
| PART-VIII | |
| Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November, 2022 | |
| Average Index (CPI) for quarter ended June 2025 | 144.16 |
| No. of Slabs | 21.13 |
| Rate of dearness relief on pension for the months August 2025 to January 2026 | 21.13 % of basic pension |
| (ignore decimals from 3rd place onwards) | |
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