G.O.M s.No.154 Dated: 20-09-2018 Dearness Relief to Pensioners - DA Tables
G.O.M s.No.154 Dated: 20-09-2018 Dearness Relief to Pensioners - DA Tables
O R D E R:
Government hereby order the revision of rates of Dearness Relief to
pensioners sanctioned in the G.O. 10th read above, raising it by
1.572% from 24.104% of the basic pension to 25.676% of the basic pension
from 01.07.2017 in respect of: -
a. those who retired from service after 01.07.2013 and drawing pension in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015;
b. those who retired prior to 01.7.2013 and whose pension was
consolidated in the light of orders issued in the G.O. 2nd read above.
2. Government also hereby order to revise the rates of Dearness Relief
w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to various categories of pensioners
as indicated below:
Category
|
Existing rate (%)
|
Revised rate (%)
|
State Pensioners - (a) RPS 2010
|
102.720
|
105.288
|
(b) RPS 2005
|
240.210
|
243.978
|
(c) RPS 1999
|
238.856
|
242.128
|
UGC Pensioners - (a) UGC Pay Scales 2006
|
136
|
139
|
(b) UGC Pay Scales 1996
|
264
|
268
|
(c) As per GO Ms No.54 & 34,
Higher Education (UE.II) Department, dated 08.06.2011&24.05.2013 respectively
|
136
|
139
|
Judicial Pensioners as per Justice E. Padmanabhan
Committee report
|
136
|
139
|
3. These orders are applicable to:
(1)
|
(a)
|
All Government Pensioners in receipt of Service Pensions, Family
Pensions under Revised Pension Rules, 1951, Andhra Pradesh Liberalised
Pension Rules, 1961 and Andhra Pradesh Government Servants (Family
Pension) Rules, 1964.
|
(b)
|
Teaching and Non-Teaching pensioners of Municipalities, Panchayat
Raj Institutions and Aided Educational Institutions, in receipt of
pensions under the Andhra Pradeshliberalised Pension Rules, 1961 and
Andhra Pradesh Government Servants (Family Pension) Rules, 1964.
| |
(c)
|
Teaching and Non-Teaching staff in Aided Educational Institutions in
receipt of pensions under the Contributory Provident Fund-cum- Pension
and Gratuity Rules, 1961 and Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules,
1961.
| |
(d)
|
Those drawing family pensions under G.O.Ms.No.22, Finance & Planning
(FW: Pen.I) Department, dated 16.1.1971, G.O.Ms.No.104, Finance &
Planning (FW: Pen.I) Department, dated 13.4.1973 and G.O.Ms.No.25,
Finance & Planning (FW: Pen.I) Department, dated 2.2.1974.
| |
(e)
|
Pensioners in receipt of Compassionate Pension
under the rules for Compassionate Pensions and Gratuities in the
Hyderabad Civil Services Rules; and
| |
(f)
|
Those in receipt of Pensions under the Wound and Extraordinary Pension Rules.
| |
(2) |
Pensioners governed by Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980.
|
4. These orders are not applicable to the financial assistance grantees and others who are not entitled to Dearness Relief.
5. Ready Reckoner showing the Dearness Relief payable to the State Pensioners in terms of these orders is annexed.
6. The arrears of the Revised Dearness Relief to Pensioners from
1st July 2017 to August 2018 shall be paid along with the pension of
September 2018 payable in the month of October, 2018.
7. All the Treasury Officers/ Pension Payment Officers shall work out
and make payments of the Dearness Relief on Pension sanctioned in this
order without waiting for further authorization/ instructions from the
Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, in terms of
the orders issued in the G.O.Ms.No.270, Finance & Planning (FW:
PSC.I) Department, dated 7.10.1986.
8. All the Treasury Officers/Pension Payment Officers shall work out and
make payments of the dearness relief on pension sanctioned in this
order in terms of orders issued in
G.O.Ms.No.122, Finance(Pen.I)Department, Dt: 22.05.2014
9. The expenditure is allocable among the various States in accordance
with provisions of Rule 24 of the incidence of pension rules in Appendix
III-B of the Andhra Pradesh Accounts Code, Volume-I.
10. In respect of the categories of employees who are not covered for
payment through the Treasuries, the expenditure shall be debited to the
Pension Funds of Zilla Parishads and Pension funds of the respective
Municipal Councils.
11. In respect of the Pensioners of the Universities the expenditure on
account of the Dearness Relief now sanctioned above shall be met from
the Block Grants allotted to them.
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