7% DA for Tamilnadu State Government Employees from July 2016

Tamil Nadu CM announces seven per cent DA hike for govt employees

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today announced a Dearness Allowance hike of seven percent for government employees and pensioners effective July one this year.

Increasing the DA to 132 per cent from the present 125 per cent would benefit 18 lakh government employees, pensioners and family pensioners and it would entail an approximate additional annual burden of Rs.1,833.33 crore to the state, he said in release here.

The increase in DA for the July 1 to November 30 period will be remitted in lumpsum in the bank accounts of employees, he said, adding the hike from the current month will be paid together with their salaries.

Following the hike in DA for Union government employees, Panneerselvam said government employees would get a hike ranging between Rs 427 and Rs 5,390, pensioners and family pensioners would get an increase from Rs 214 to Rs.2,695.

He said the hike would also be applicable to municipal bodies, those working in State-aided educational institutions, teachers, village assistants, Anganwadi and nutritional meal programme staffers.

On the hike, he said he was following the footsteps of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in ensuring the welfare of government employees as they delivered the State’s welfare schemes to the people

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Punjab government releases 6 per cent DA for employees, pensioners

Punjab government releases 6 per cent DA for employees, pensioners

Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa today gave his nod to release 6 per cent dearness allowance (DA) with November salary or pension for the government employees and pensioners.

With the release of this DA installment, the state would touch 125 per cent from present 119 per cent of the basic pay/pension, Dhindsa, in a statement issued here, said.

In a relief to foreign settled retired employees, he said DA would continue with their pensions.

The government has decided to take back a letter stopping DA of pensioners who have acquired foreign citizenship, he added.

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Jharkhand government increased the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees by six per cent.

Jharkhand government increased the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees by six per cent.



The decision, which was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das, would be applied retrospectively from January 1 this year.

The cabinet also approved introducing Centre’s ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yozana’ in the state.

It also gave nod to setting up dialysis centres through public private partnership in Bokaro, Chaibasa, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and Palamau districts.

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West Bengal government declares 10% DA hike from Jan 1, 2016

West Bengal government declares 10% DA hike from Jan 1, 2016

Kolkata: The West Bengal Government today announced a 10 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance for the state government employees with effect from January 1, 2016.

A notification issued by the state Finance Department today said the whole time state government employees drawing upto 80,000 salary would draw Dearness Allowances at the rate of 75 per cent with effect from January 1, 2016.

There would also be an adhoc increase in the existing wages of daily rated workers under the government with effect from January 1, 2016, the notification said.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced the hike in September this year addressing a meeting of the Trinamool Congress affiliated West Bengal State Government Employees Federation.
However, she had said no arrears would be paid.

The state government had last time hiked DA by 7% on January 9, 2015.

With this decision, nearly seven lakh state government employees would be benefited, while the ten per cent hike in DA would cost the state exchequer around Rs 2,500 crore annually, state government officials said.
The state government already have set up the sixth pay commission for its employees.

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Kerala Government Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief revised rates effective form 01.07.2015

Kerala Government Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief revised rates effective form 01.07.2015

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Abstract

Payment of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and Dearness Relief to State Service Pensioners/Family Pensioners — Revised rates effective from 01/07/2015—Orders Issued.

FINANCE (PAY RESEARCH UNIT) DEPARTMENT

G.O. (P) No.525/2015/Fin.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram,18.11.2015

Read: –
1. G.O. (P)No.85/2011/Fin, dated 26.02.2011
2. G.O. (P) No.87/2011/Fin, dated 28.02.2011
3. G.O. (P) No.614/2012/Fin, dated 08.11.2012
4. G.O. (P) No.220/2013/Fin, dated 14.05.2013
5: Letter No. PM/2/6-44/13-14/163039/694 dated 21.10.2013 of Accountant General (A&E), Kerala.
6. 0.M. No. 01/03/2015 – E-1I (B) dated 23/09/2015 of the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
7. 0.M. No. F—No.42/10/2014 P&P’ (G) dated 28.09.2015 of the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
8.G.0 (P) No.629/2013/Fin dated 23/12/2013.
9.G.0 (P) No.335/2015/Fin dated 07/08/2015.

ORDER

In the Office Memoranda cited above, Government of India sanctioned revised rate of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief to Central Government employees, Pensioners and family pensioners with effect from 01/07/2015. On the basis of the above, following orders are issued:

2.(i) The rate of Dearness Allowance payable in respect of State Government Employees, Teachers, Staff of Aided Schools, Private Colleges and Polytechnics, Full time Employees borne on the contingent and work charged establishments and employees of Local Bodies will be enhanced from the existing rate of 86% to 92% w.e.f 01.07. 2015.

(ii) The Dearness Allowance payable in respect of those employees continuing in the pre-revised scale of G.O (P) No.145/2006/Fin dated 25.03.2006 will be enhanced from the existing rate of 214% to 225% w.e.f 01.07.2015.

(iii) The Dearness Allowance payable in respect of teachers coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Scheme (in whose case DA up to 50% has been converted as Dearness Pay) will be enhanced from the existing rate of 223% to 234% w.e.f. 01.07.2015.

(iv) The Dearness Allowance payable in respect of the teaching staff coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Schemes who have changed over to revised UGC/AICTE scale from 01.01.2006 or thereafter and Judicial Officers will be enhanced from the existing rate of 113% to 119% w.e.f. 01.07.2015.

(v) The Dearness Allowance payable to those employees who are continuing in the 1997 pay scales even after 01.01.2015 will be enhanced from the existing rate of 273% to 284% w.e.f. 01.07.2015 (up to the date of effect of option under Pay Revision 2009).

(vi) The Dearness Allowance payable to those employees in Public sector Undertakings who were getting pay and allowances based on the scales of pay admissible under 1992 Pay Revision will be enhanced as follows with effect from 01.07.2015.

Date of effect	Pay Range	Rate of DA per month
01.07.2015	Basic Pay up to Rs. 3,500 p.m Basic Pay above Rs.3,500 up to Rs. 6,000 p.m Basic Pay above Rs. 6000	850% of Pay 753% of Pay subject to a minimum of Rs. 29750 714% of Pay Subject to a minimum of Rs. 45180

(vii) The Dearness Allowance at the enhanced rates will be paid in cash with the salary for the month of December 2015 onwards. The arrears for the period from 01.07.2015 to 30.11.2015 will be drawn and credited to the Provident Fund Account of the employees along with the salary bill for any of the months from December 2015 to June 2016. This procedure is applicable to those employees continuing in the Pre-revised scale even after 2009 Pay Revision and even after 1996 UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Scheme. No withdrawal other than final withdrawal of arrears of Dearness Allowance credited to Provident Fund Account shall be made before 31.07.2020 or retirement, whichever is earlier and is applicable Mutatis Mutandis to Provident Funds other than General Provident Fund also.

(viii) The enhanced rate of Dearness Allowance will also be applicable to Part-time and Part-time contingent employees on the basis of pay drawn by them
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(ix) The Dearness Relief Payable to State Service Pensioners and Family Pensioners (Whose Pension /Family Pension has been revised as per G.O. (P) No.87/2011/Fin, dated 28.02.2011) will be enhanced from the existing rate of 86% to 92% with effect from 01.07.2015.

(x) The Dearness Relief Payable to State Service Pensioners and Family Pensioners whose pension/family Pension has not undergone revision as per G.O.(P) No.87/2011/Fin dated 28.02.2011, and also to the Pensioners/Family Pensioners coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Schemes (who retired prior to 01.07.2004 and whose family pension has been revised as per G.O.(P) No.81/2007/Fin. Dated 28.02.2007 and whose pension has not undergone revision as per G.O.(P) No.211/2011/Fin dated 07/05/2011), will be enhanced from the existing rate of 214% to 225% with effect from 01.07.2015.

(xi) The Dearness Relief payable to retired state judicial Officers (Who are drawing Dearness Relief at central rates and whose pension or family pension has not been revised as per G.O. (Ms) No.236/10/Home dated 02.11.2010) and the Pensioners/Family Pensioners, coming under the category UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Schemes (Who retired after 01.07.2004 and whose pension/family pension has been revised as per G.O.(P) No.84/2007/Fin dated 01.03.2007 and has not undergone revision as per GO (P) No.211/2011/Fin dated 7/5/2011) will be enhanced from the existing rate of 223% to 234% w.e.f. 01.07.2015.

(xii) The Dearness Relief payable in respect of Ex-Chairman and Member of Kerala Public Service Commission, whose pension structure was modified as per G.O.(Ms) No.339/2013/GAD dated 30.11.2013 will be enhanced as follows w.e.f. 01.07.2015.

Category	Date of termination of service	Rate of DR
Chairman and Members who were appointed from outside Government service	Prior to or after 01.01.2006	92%
Chairman and Members having prior service in Government and opted benefits of combined service	Prior to 01.01.2006	92%
Chairman and Members having prior service in Government and opted benefits of combined service	On or after 01.01.2006	92%

(Xii) (a) The Dearness Relief payable in respect of Ex-chairmen/other Members of Kerala Public Service Commission, whose pension has not undergone revision as per G.O.(Ms.) No.339/2013/GAD dated 30.11.2013, will be enhanced as follows with effect from 01.07.2015.

Category	Date of termination of service	Rate of DR
Chairman and Members who were appointed from outside Government service	Prior to or after 01.01.2006	225%
Chairman and Members having prior service in Government and opted benefits of combined service	Prior to 01.07.2004	225%
Chairman and Members having prior service in Government and opted benefits of combined service	On or after 01.07.2004	234%

(Xiii) The rate of Dearness Relief payable to the teaching staff coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Streams who have changes over to revised UGC/AICTE scale from 1.1.2006 and those who retired after 1.1.2006 and that to the State Judicial Officers whose pension has been revised as per G.O. (Ms) No.236/2010/Home dated 02.11.2010, will be enhanced from the existing rate of 113% to 119% w.e.f 01.07.2015. This rate will be adopted only after the formal sanctioning of revision of their pension in terms of G.O.(P) No.211/2011/Fin dated 07.05.2011. The teaching staff coming under the UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Streams who have retired prior to 01.01.2006 and whose pension has been revised in terms of G.O.(P) No.211/2011/Fin dated 07.05.2011 will also be eligible for Dearness Relief at the above rate.

(Xiv) The Dearness Relief payable in respect of the state service Pensioners/Family Pensioners whose pension has not undergone revision as per G.O.(P) No.180/2006/Fin. dated 18.04.2006 and who are drawing Pension/family pension as per pension revision 1997, and in respect of Pensioners/Family Pensioners coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Schemes whose pension has not undergone revision as per G.O.(P) No.81/2007/Fin, dated 28.02.2007 or G.O.(P) No.84/2007/Fin. Dated 1.3.2007 will be enhanced from the existing rate of 273% to 284% w.e.f. 01.07.2015. This will be applicable only till such date of effect of option for pension Revision 2004, after which the Dearness Relief payable will be as indicated in para 2(x) above and after the date of effect of option for pension Revision 2009, Dearness Relief will be payable as indicated in para 2 (ix) above.

3. The enhanced rate of Dearness Relief due from 01.07.2015 will be paid along with the pension for December 2015 and arrears from July 2015 to November 2015 will be released in cash along with the pension for December 2015.
4. The conditions laid down in the the G.O. read as 8th above shall be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief under these orders.

(By Order of the Governor)

Dr.K.M.ABRAHAM
Additional Chief Secretary to Government (Finance).

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