Assam 2% DA/DR Revised Rates Effective from 01-07-2016

Assam 2% DA/DR Revised Rates Effective from 01-07-2016

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
FINANCE (ESTT-A) DEPARTMENT
DISPUR, GUWAHATI – 6.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

No.Feg.08/2017/8

dated Dispur, the 29th March, 2017

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief to the Serving Government Employees/State Government Pensioners/Family Pension Holders/Extra Ordinary Pension Holders in Revised rates effective from 01-04-2016 applicable for revised pay scale as per A.S.(ROP) Rules, 2017.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Finance Department’s O.M.No.FPC.9/2017/1 dated 27-03-2017 and to say that Governor of Assam is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relieff (DA/DR) to the State Government employees and the pensioners who are entitled to draw pay & pension as per A.S.(ROP) Rules, 2017 shall be admissible as per rate shown below:

Period from which payable	Rate of DA/DR Per mensem	Remarks
From 01-04-2016 to 30-06-2016	0 (Zero)	This has been fixed after taking into consideration of the DA which was already granted during this period is duly adjusted.
From 01-07-2016	2%

Note: The payment on account of DA/DR involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and fraction of less than 50 paise may be ignored.

2. The order shall apply to Government employees who are brought over to the revised scale of pay w.e.f. 01-04-2016 and to those who elected to retain the scale of pay that prevailed prior to 01-04-2016. In case of the former, pay for the purpose of DA will be as defined in F.R.9(21) (a) (i) including stagnation increment. Those Govt. Employees who exercised option to retain the scale of pay that existed prior to 01-04-2016 shall continue to draw the DA as is appropriate to the pay scales in force on 31-03-2016.

3. The orders shall also be applicable to work charged employees and to those paid from contingencies and holding posts carrying identical pay scales as applicable to the employees of the regular establishments of corresponding categories.

4. The amount sanctioned shall be classified as DA/DR and the expenditure for the purpose will be debitable to the detailed head of salary, wages or pension under respective head of account from which Govt.employees draw their pay and the Pensioners draw their pension.

5. The arrear DA/DR for 1st 6(six) months w.e.f 01-04-2016 shall be paid after adjustment of the DA/DR already drawn w.e.f 01-04-2016 through Bank Account of the Employees/Pensioners in a single installment immediately in the first regular pay bill of the employees/pensioners for 2017-18.

6. The Treasuries and Sub-Treasuries in Assam/Authorized Public Sector Banks are requested to arrange for the payment of Dearness relief to the Pensioners/Family Pension Holders/Extra Ordinary Pension Holders on the basis of the O.M.

Sd/-
Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam,
Finance (Estt.-A) Department.

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