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Increase of death gratuity
September 18 , 2024
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- Tamil Nadu government has recently increased the maximum limit of death-cum-retirement gratuity (known as DCRG) from ₹20 lakh to ₹25 lakh.
- The revision is to take retrospective effect from January 1 this year.
- This is in line with the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
- The Government of India was to the effect of 25% with retrospective effect from January 1, 2024.
- However, it is applicable to only those who get a basic pay of at least ₹84,000 a month would get the retirement or death gratuity.
- The majority of employees in old pension scheme would not be eligible to receive the enhancement.
- The pension and gratuity were dealt with by two different Acts and rules – the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 and the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
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