To recall, earlier, in many cases, even years after retirement, departments would reduce pensions or issue recovery notices citing “erroneous calculation.” This practice will now come to an end.
Published: November 5, 2025 3:06 PM IST
New Delhi: The Modi government has provided a huge relief to crores of Central government employees and pensioners. The Centre has said that once a pension or family pension is fixed, it cannot be changed/reduced unless a clear clerical or calculation error is found in it. The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has issued the order on October 30, 2025.
It is important to note that as per the latest arrangement, if any error is found in a pension or family pension after more than two years, it cannot be reduced without the approval of the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW). “Once a pension or family pension has been finally authorized or revised under Rule 66(1) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, it cannot be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner unless a clerical error is detected,” the DoPPW office memorandum said.
The department further added, “If such an error is detected more than two years after the date on which the pension or family pension was authorized or revised, no reduction shall be made without the prior approval of the DoPPW.”
To recall, earlier, in many cases, even years after retirement, departments would reduce pensions or issue recovery notices citing “erroneous calculation.” This practice will now come to an end.
If excess pension is paid by mistake, what happens?
If a pensioner receives excess payment by mistake, and it did not happen due to their own fault or because of any incorrect information given by them, then the concerned ministry must decide whether the excess amount should be recovered or waived. For this, the ministry must consult the Department of Expenditure.
If it is decided that the amount should be recovered, the pensioner will be given a notice of two months to return the excess amount. If the pensioner fails to do so, the amount may be deducted in installments from future pension payments.
The office memorandum further states: “If, after revision of pension or family pension, it is found that a pensioner has been overpaid, and this overpayment was not due to any false information provided by the pensioner, the concerned ministry must consult the Department of Expenditure to decide whether recovery should be made or waived.”
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