G.O.Ms.No.9 FINANCE (HRM.IV) DEPARTMENT Dated:23rd January, 2023

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GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA ABSTRACT

ALLOWANCES– Dearness Allowance – Revision of Dearness Allowance to the State Government Employees from 01.07.2021 – Sanctioned –Order- Issued.

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ORDER:

Government hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance (DA) sanctioned vide reference9thread above to the employees of Government 17.29% of basic pay to 20.02% of basic pay from 1stJuly’2021. of Telangana from

The above revision of Dearness Allowance shall also be applicable to;

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.

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. 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 51.876% of the basic pay to 55.536% of the basic pay with effect from 01st of July, 2021.

The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the para-3 above shall also be payable to;

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.

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.

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 / SNJPC Pay Scales, 2016 is revised from the existing 28% to 31% on the basic pay w.e.f. 1.7.2021 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 and Judicial Officers drawing SNJPC Pay Scales, 2016.

The rate of Dearness Allowance for the employees drawing UGC/AICTE/FNJPC Pay Scales, 2006 is revised from 189% to 196% on the basic pay w.e.f., 01.07.2021.

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 2ndread above, as per Revised Pay Scales, 2010, with effect from 1st July, 2021 @5.992% (i.e.,7 x 0.856 = 5.992%) of the pay and at cumulative rate of 142.076%.

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 July,2021.

The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the paras 1-8 above shall be paid along with the salary of January, 2023 payable on 1stof February, 2023.

The arrears on account of payment of Dearness Allowance for the period from 1stJuly, 2021 to 31st December, 2022 shall be credited into the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees. However, in the case of employees who are due to retire on or before 31st May, 2023, the arrears of Dearness Allowance shall be drawn and paid directly as the employees are due to retire on superannuation are exempted from making any subscription to the General Provident Fund during the last four 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 1st July, 2021 to 31st December, 2022, 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 eight (08) equated monthly installments starting from February, 2023 payable on March, 2023.

In respect of Full Time Contingent Employees, who are not eligible for GPF Accounts, the arrears may be paid along with the salary for the month of April, 2023, payable on May, 2023.

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 in lump sum.

The term ‘Pay’ for this purpose shall be as defined in F.R.9 (21) (a) (i).

All the Drawing Officers shall prefer the bill to the Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad or to the Pay & Accounts Officer/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officer of the Telangana Works Accounts Service or to the District/Assistant/Sub Treasury Officer, as the case may be, for the amount of arrears for the period from 1stJuly, 2021 to 31st December, 2022 to be adjusted to the General Provident Fund Account in the case of an employee who has opened a General Provident Fund Account.

The Drawing Officers shall ensure that the bills are supported by proper schedules in duplicate indicating details of the employee, the General Provident Fund Account Number and the 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/Assistant/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.

In respect of employees working in Government Offices in the Twin Cities, the Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad and in respect of employees working in other Government Offices, the Director of Treasuries and Accounts and the Director of Works Accounts, concerned shall consolidated and furnish the information in the proforma prescribed at Annexure-I, appended to this order to the Finance (HRM.IV) Department. In respect of employees of Local Bodies, the Director of State Audit, shall furnish the consolidated information to the Finance (HRM.IV) Department.

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 in Annexure-II, appended 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.

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.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to Government, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

All Head of Departments, Government of Telangana.

All District Collectors/Superintendents of Police of Telangana. The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad.

The Pay & Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.

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.

The Registrar General (Admn), High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

Copy to:

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, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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