Dearness allowance to the state government employees from 1st of July 2019 sanctioned orders
GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
ALLOWANCES – Dearness allowance to the state government employees from 1st of July 2019 sanctioned orders-issued
FINANCE (HRM.IV) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.69
Dated: 23-10-2020
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.35,Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 01-10-2014.
2. G.O.Ms.No.26, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 18-03-2015.
3. G.O.Ms.No.129, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 09-09-2015.
4. G.O.Ms.No.25, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 08-03-2016.
5. G.O.Ms.No.103, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 01-09-2016.
6. G.O.Ms.No.58, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 20-04-2017.
7. G.O.Ms.No.135, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 22-09-2017.
8. G.O.Ms.No.55, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 17.05.2018.
9. G.O.Ms.No.143, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 05.09.2018.
10. G.O.Ms.No.36, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 01.06.2019.
11. G.O.Ms.No.15 Higher Education (UE) Department, dated: 29-06-2019.
12. Memo.No.3670/UE/2019 Higher Education (UE) Dept. dated: 3.09.2019.
13.G.O.Ms.No.88, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 06.11.2019.
ORDER:
Government hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance (DA) sanctioned vide reference 13th read above to all the employees of Government of Telangana from 33.536% of basic pay to 38.776% of basis pay from 1st or july, 2019
2. The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the above para shall also be payable to:
i. The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees, Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas and Work charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales,2015.
ii. Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions including Aided polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scalles,2015.
iii. Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of all Universities, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales,2015.
3. Government also hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance sanctioned vide reference 13th read above to the State Government employees, who are drawing pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010 from 118.128% of the basic pay to 126.688% of the basic pay with effect from 1st of July,2019.
4.The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the para 3 above shall also be payable to:
i. The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees, Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas and Work Charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010 and to the full time contingent employees whose remuneration has been revised from Rs.3850/- to Rs.6700/- per month vide G.O.Ms.No.171, Finance (P.C.III) Department, dated 13.05.2010.
ii. Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions including Aided Polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010
iii. Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010.
5. Government hereby order revision of Dearness Allowance from 12% to 17% with effect from 1st of July,2019 in respect of the following categories of employees:
i. The Teaching staff of Government and Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2016.
ii. The Teaching staff of the Universities and the Teaching staff of Government Polytechnics, who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales, 2016.
6. Government also hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance from 154% to 164% of the basic pay with effect from 1st of July, 2019, in respect of the following categories of employees:
i. The Teaching staff of Government and Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who are drawing pay in the U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006.
ii. The Teaching staff of the Universities and the Teaching staff of Government Polytechnics, who are drawing pay in the UGC/AICTE Pay Scales, 2006.
7. Government also hereby order revision of Dearness Allowance in respect of Judicial Officers whose pay scales were revised as per Government orders issued vide G.O.Ms.No.73, Law (LA&J, SC-F) Department, dated: 01.05.2010 from 154% to 164% of the basic pay with effect from 1st of July, 2019.
8. Government hereby sanction an ad-hoc increase of Rs.100/- per month to the Part-Time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants from 1st of July, 2019.
9. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in paras 1-8 above shall be paid with the salary of November, 2020 payable on 1st of December, 2020.
9.1 The arrears on account of payment of Dearness Allowance for the period from 1st July, 2019 to 31st October,2020 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees during December, 2020.
9.2 In the case of employees who are due to retire on or before 31st March, 2021,the arrears of Dearness Allowance shall be drawn and paid, as the employees due to retire on superannuation are exempted from making any subscription to the General Provident Fund during the last four months of service.
9.3 In respect of the employees who were appointed to Government service on or after 01.09.2004 and are governed by the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), 10% of the Dearness Allowance arrears from 1st of July, 2019 to 31st October, 2020 shall be claimed and credited to the PRAN accounts of the individuals along with the Government share as per the existing orders. The remaining 90% of Dearness Allowance arrears shall be paid in four (04) equated installments starting from December 2020.
9.4 In respect of Full Time Contingent Employees, who are not eligible for GPF Accounts, the arrears shall be paid during the month of December, 2020.
9.5 In the event of death of any employee before the issue of these orders, the arrears of Dearness Allowance shall be drawn and paid to the legal heir(s).
10. The term ‘Pay’ for this purpose shall be as defined inF.R.9 (21) (a) (i).
11. All the Drawing Officers shall prefer the bill to the Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad or the Pay & Accounts Officer/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officer of the Telangana Works Accounts Service or the District Treasury Officer, as the case may be, for the amount of arrears for the period from 1st of July, 2019 to 31st October, 2020 to be adjusted to the General Provident Fund Account in the case of an employee who has opened a General Provident Fund Account.
12. The Drawing Officers shall ensure that the Bills are supported by proper schedules in duplicate indicating the details of the employee, General Provident Fund Account Number and amount to be credited to the General Provident Fund Account, to be submitted to the Pay & Accounts Officer/District Treasury Officers/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officers or Pay & Accounts Officers of the Telangana Works Accounts Service, as the case may be. The Pay & Accounts Officer/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officer or Pay and Accounts Officer of the Telangana Works Accounts Service/District Treasury Officer/Sub-Treasury Officer shall follow the usual procedure of furnishing one copy of the schedules along with bills to the Accountant General based on which the Accountant General shall credit the amounts to the General Provident Fund Accounts of the individuals concerned. The second copy of the schedules shall be furnished to the Drawing Officers with Voucher Numbers.
13. In respect of employees working in Government Offices the Director of Treasuries , Director of Works Accounts an Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad shall consolidate and furnish information in the proforma annexed (Annexure-I) to this order to the Finance (HRM.IV) Department to reach on or before 15th of April, 2021. In respect of employees of Local Bodies, the Director of State Audit shall furnish the consolidated information to the Finance (HRM.IV) Department by 15th April, 2021.
14. All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers and Audit Officers are requested to intimate to the employees working under their control as to how much amount of arrears of Dearness Allowance is credited to the General Provident Fund Account/Compulsory Savings Account as per the Proforma annexed (Annexure-II) to this order. They are further requested to adhere to the above instructions and any deviation or non-compliance of these instructions will be viewed seriously.
15. The expenditure on the Dearness Allowance to the employees of Agricultural Market Committees and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation shall be met from their own funds in view of the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.9, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated: 18.01.2010
16. All Departments of Secretariat and Heads of the Departments are requested to issue suitable instructions to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers under their control and to see that these instructions are followed scrupulously. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts/ Director of Works Accounts/Director of State Audit/Pay & Accounts Officer/, Telangana, Hyderabad, are requested to issue suitable instructions to their subordinate Audit Officers so that these instructions are carefully followed by them.
17. This G.O. is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address http://goir.telangana.gov.in.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
K.RAMAKRISHNA RAO,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT