In G.O. Ms. No. 42, Finance (Pension), dated 07.02.2011, the Tamil Nadu government was compassionate enough to sanction revised basic pension for seniors aged from 80 years to 100 years and above, from 20 per cent to 100 per cent with effect from 01.01.2011.
These orders follow those issued by the Government of India for Central government employees, with retrospective effect from 01.01.2006. The State order has been issued after a gap of five years. The date of effect is just about a one month earlier. The plight of elders among senior pensioners is such that they look forward to the orders being given effect from at least 01.01.2007 when orders on the Pay Commission recommendations were issued, if not earlier. After all, the number of such elders will not be too many.
Gopal,
Chennai
