TN - 6% Dearness allowance to Tamilnadu Government Employees - Government Order

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2011

FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.98, Dated 28th March 2011
(Panguni 14, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2042)

ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Enhanced Rate of Dearness Allowance from 1st January 2011 – Orders – Issued.

READ - the following papers:

1. G.O.Ms.No.371, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 24th September 2010.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi, Office Memorandum No.1(2)/2011-E-II(B), dated 24.03.2011.

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ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning revised rate of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees as detailed below:-

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance (per month)
1st July 2010	45 per cent of Pay plus Grade Pay

2.The Government of India in its Office Memorandum second read above has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance to its employees from 45% to 51% with effect from 1st January, 2011.

3.Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees as indicated below:-

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance (per month)
1st January, 2011	51 per cent of Pay plus Grade Pay

4. The Government also direct that the above increase in Dearness Allowance shall be paid in cash with effect from 01.01.2011.

5. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January and February, 2011 shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary of March, 2011. While working out the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.

6. The Government also direct that the revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned above, shall be admissible to full time employees who are at present getting Dearness Allowance and paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates. The revised rates of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall not be admissible to part time employees.

7. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions, employees under local bodies, employees governed by the University Grants Commission/All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers/Physical Directors/Librarians in Government and Aided Polytechnics and Special Diploma Institutions, Village Assistants in Revenue Department, Noon Meal Organisers, Child Welfare Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Helpers, Makhal Nala Paniyalar, Panchayat Assistants/Clerks in Village Panchayat under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.

8.The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account `03. Dearness Allowance' under the relevant sub-minor, submajor and major heads of account.

9.The Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers shall make payment of the revised Dearness Allowance when bills are presented without waiting for the authorization from the Principal Accountant General (A&E) Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees

Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/ 251
No. PC-VI/2008/I/7/2/1

RBE No. 40 /201
New Delhi, dated 25.3.2011

The GMs/CAO(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units
(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees - Revised rates effective from 01.01.2011.

Please refer to this Ministry's letter of even number dated 22.09.2010 (S.No PC-VI/227, RBE No.139/2010) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 45% to 51% with effect from 1st January, 2011.

2 The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry's letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No. PC-VI/3, RBE No. 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3 The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January and February, 2011 shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary for March, 2011 and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4 This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways..

(Koshy Thomas )
Joint Director, Pay Commission-II
Railway Board

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Dearness Allowance for January 2011 - Government Order

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2011.

No. 1(2)/2011-E-II (B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

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New Delhi, the 24th March, 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2011.

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The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No. 1(6)/2010-E-II(B) dated 22 September,2010 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 45% to 51% with effect from 1St January, 2011.

2 The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry's O.M. No. 1(3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while, regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3 The additional instalment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

4 The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January and February, 2011 shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary of March, 2011.

5 These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

6 In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Y.P.Sehgal)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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Cabinet approves 6% dearness allowance hike for central government employees

Nearly 50 lakh central government employees and 38 lakh pensioners can look forward to a 6% increase in their dearness allowance with the Union Cabinet approved the proposal on Tuesday.

If the move is approved, the dearness allowance, which is linked to the consumer price index, will rise from 45% currently to 51%, triggering a further change in the allowance structure. For instance, payments like conveyance allowance and children's education allowance will also increase by 25%.

Further, special compensatory allowance for those posted in remote areas such as the north-east and Jammu & Kashmir as central government employees in these areas are entitled to a Special Compensatory Allowance. Their special allowance goes up by 25% the moment the 50% trigger is breached.

While the move will provide some relief to government employees and pensioners whose salaries and pension are usually revised once a decade, the increase will cost the exchequer Rs 1,500 crore annually. Households have been combating high inflation, which in recent weeks was led by rising fruit and vegetable prices. Wholesale price index-based inflation is expected to be around 8% at the end of March.

Sources said the additional installment of DA will be released with effect from January this year. Typically, the increase takes place in two installments effective January 1 and July 1.

Source : Times of India

Govt may hike DA by 6% for employees, pensioners

The Centre is tomorrow likely to increase dearness allowance (DA) by 6% to 51%, benefiting over 50 lakh employees and 38 lakh pensioners.

The decision to hike DA is likely to be taken by the Union Cabinet at its meeting scheduled tomorrow, sources said.

The new DA, which will be effective from January 1, is provided to government staff and pensioners to compensate them for rising prices.

Presently, the DA is paid at 45% of the basic pay.

The increase in DA by 6%, sources said, would be in accordance with the formula prescribed by the Sixth Pay Commission for central government employees.

The decision will provide direct relief to around 50 lakh employees and 38 lakh pensioners.
The DA is revised twice in year with effect from January 1 and July 1. The relief comes amid high retail prices, as inflation has been ruling above 9%.

The Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers), which is the basis for revising dearness allowance, was 9.47% in December and 9.30% in January.

The headline inflation, based on movement in wholesale prices was 8.31 in February, much above the comfort level of 5-6%. The food inflation, too, was hovering above 9%.