Formula used
Current monthly pension is current basic pension plus entered DR. The illustrative revised basic pension equals current basic pension multiplied by a user-selected scenario. Projected DR and any user-entered additional pension are then added separately.
Example calculation
For Rs 25,000 current basic pension and 60% DR, current monthly pension is Rs 40,000. A 2.57x flat-multiplier scenario gives Rs 64,250 revised basic before projected DR or additional pension.
How to use this calculator
- Enter current basic pension before DR.
- Confirm the current DR percentage applicable to you.
- Choose or enter a multiplier only as an unofficial scenario.
- Enter projected DR separately and keep it at zero unless deliberately modelling a rate.
- Enter an additional-pension percentage only after checking eligibility.
- Replace the scenario method when an official pension order is published.
Important assumptions
- The calculation is a flat-multiplier scenario, not notional pay fixation.
- Current DR applies only to the current monthly baseline.
- Projected DR and additional pension are user-entered and not official forecasts.
- Commutation, family pension, tax, arrears, minimum floors and rounding are excluded.
- The official pension revision may use a materially different method.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Applying a salary fitment-factor report to pension as though it were an approved pension formula.
- Adding current DR to basic before multiplying and then adding DR again.
- Using an age-related additional rate without checking eligibility and the calculation base.
- Treating the projected monthly amount as a PPO or government entitlement.
Pension revision is not settled yet
The 8th CPC has been constituted, but no final pension revision method has been notified. Historical revisions can involve parity or notional pay fixation, so a flat multiplier is useful only for sensitivity testing and must not be presented as entitlement.
Keep DR separate from revised basic pension
Current DR belongs to today's monthly pension. A user-selected multiplier is applied only to current basic pension in this scenario, and any future DR is a separate input. This prevents the same DR from being counted twice.
Source and Methodology
Official status comes from the 8th Central Pay Commission website and PIB terms of reference. Calculation version 2026-08-17.1 tests DR separation, zero projected DR, additional pension and monthly-to-annual reconciliation. It does not implement notional fixation.
Calculation version: 2026-08-17.1 · Facts checked: 2026-08-17
Next review trigger: Official 8th CPC report, government pension resolution, pension parity order, notional-fixation method or DR order.
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