GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)
No. F. 6(1)FD(Rules)/2008 Jaipur,
dated: 25.3.2012
ORDER
Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees.
The Governor is pleased to order that the...
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR)...
The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 115% to 127% w.e.f. 01.07.2011. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M.of even number dated 3rd October, 2008 will continue to apply.
The Government of India, in its Office Memorandum fourth read above has enhanced the Dearness Allowance payable to its pensioners / family pensioners from 51% to 58% with effect from 1st July, 2011
The Government of India in its Office Memorandum second read above has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance to its employees from 51% to 58% with effect from 1st July, 2011.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 1 (2)/2011-E-II(B) dated 24th March,2011 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 51% to 58% with effect from 1stJuly, 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 installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.
4 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.
5 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.
This Department’s O.M No.4/6/2008-Estt.(Pay II) dated 1st October,2008 states that the rates of Special Allowance and Cash Handling Allowance will be automatically increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.
The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees, drawing pay in Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, under Finance Department Order No. F.6(1)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 23.03.2011 shall be revised from 51% to 58% with effect from 01.07.2011.
Ahead of the festival season, the government on Thursday announced a 7 per cent hike in the dearness allowance of its employees which will give them some relief from near double digit inflation.
Besides the five million central government employees, about four million pensioners will stand to benefit from the decision, taken by the Union Cabinet.
However, employees, especially in the junior scales, do not seem to be happy with the quantum of pay hike.
The pay hike would be applicable from July 1. The DA for the government employees would increase from 51 per cent of the basic salary to 58 per cent.
"The inflation index, which is the basis of calculating the DA, is not actually reflecting the cost of living and erosion in employees remuneration due to price rise,"
Secretary General of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, K K N Kutty said.
The general inflation for August was at near one-year high of 9.78 per cent. The hike in DA and DR would cost the exchequer annually Rs 7,229 crore (Rs 72.29 billion), while for the remaining period of the current fiscal the implication would be Rs 4,819 crore (Rs 48.19 billion), Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said.
