GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
ALLOWANCES- Dearness Allowance – Revision of Dearness Allowance to the State Government Employees from 01.01.2023 – Sanctioned -Orders- Issued.
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14.Ο.Μ. Νο.1/1/2023-E. II(B), dated: 03.04.2023 of Department of expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
ORDER:
Government hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance (DA), sanctioned vide reference 14th read above to the employees of Government of Telangana from 26.39% of basic pay to 30.03% of basic pay from 1st January, 2023.
- The above revision of Dearness Allowance shall also be applicable to;
a) The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas, Work Charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2020.
b) 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, 2020.
c) Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2020.
- Government also hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees, who are drawing pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 from 63.912% of the basic pay to 68.628% of the basic pay with monitory benefit effect from 1st of January, 2023.
- The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the para-3 above shall also be payable to;
a) The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees, Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas and Work Charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015.
b) 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, 2015.
c) Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015.
- The rate of Dearness Allowance to all the employees drawing UGC/ AICTE Pay Scales, 2016 is revised from the existing 38% to 42% on the basic pay w.e.f.01.01.2023 to the teaching staff of Universities, Government Aided and affiliated Degree Colleges, Medical Colleges who were drawing UGC Pay Scales and teaching staff of Polytechnics, drawing AICTE Pay Scales, 2016.
- The rate of Dearness Allowance for the employees drawing UGC/ AICTE Pay Scales, 2006 is revised from 212% to 221% on the basic pay w.e.f., 01.01.2023.
- Government also hereby order for revision of Dearness Allowance to all the full time/contingent employees whose remuneration has been revised from Rs.3,850/- to Rs.6,700/- per month vide Government order 2nd read above, as per Revised Pay Scales, 2010, with effect from 1st January, 2023 @7.704% (i.e.,9 x 0.856 = 7.704%) of the pay and at cumulative rate of 163.476%.
- Government also hereby sanction an ad-hoc increase of Rs.100/- per month to the Part-Time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants from 1st of January, 2023 to till their absorption into Government Service.
- The Dearness Allowance at the revised rate sanctioned shall be paid with the salary of June, 2025 payable on 1st of July, 2025. The arrears on account of revision of Dearness Allowance for the period from 1st of January, 2023 to 31st of May 2025 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees.
- However, in the case of employees who are due to retire on or before 31.10.2025, the arrears of Dearness allowance shall be drawn and paid in twenty-eight (28) equal monthly installments as the employees due to retire on Superannuation are exempted from making any subscription to the General Provident Fund during the last 4 months of service.
- 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 1 of January, 2023 to 31 of May, 2025 shall be claimed and credited to 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 twenty-eight (28) equal monthly installments from the month of June, 2025 payable on 1 of July, 2025.
- In respect of Full Time Contingent employees, who are not eligible for GPF accounts, the arrears may be paid in twenty-eight (28) equal monthly installments from the month of June, 2025 payable on 1 of July, 2025.
- In the event of Death of any employee before the issue of these orders, the legal-heir(s) shall be entitled to the arrears of Dearness Allowance paid in lumpsum.
- The term ‘Pay” for this purpose shall be as defined in F.R.9 (21) (a) (i).
- 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.
- All Departments of Secretariat and Heads of 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 and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad, are requested to issue suitable instructions to their subordinate officers so as to compliance these orders.
- In respect of D.A pending w.e.f. 1.7.2023, orders will be issued separately after (6) months.
- This Government Order is available on the internet and can be accessed at the addresses: http://www.goir.telangana.gov.in.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
SANDEEP KUMAR SULTANΙΑ
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to Government, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. All Head of Departments, Government of Telangana.
All District Collector & District Magistrates, Telangana.
All District Superintendents of Police, Telangana.
The Registrar General (Admn),
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.
Copy to: The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I/II/A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Secretary to Governor of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all Ministers,
Telangana, Hyderabad.
All the Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Parishads, Telangana. All the Recognized Service Associations, Telangana.
The Registrar of all Universities, Telangana.
The General Administration (Cabinet) Department, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. SF/SCs.
//FORWARDED:BY ORDER//