The state government issued instructions to all the departments to pay the approved dearness relief soon after sanctioning dearness relief on pension to the pensioners.
At present, dearness relief at the rate of 164 percent on basic pension / family pension in the sixth pay scale and at the rate of 17 percent in the seventh pay scale is approved for the pensioners / family pensioners of the state government from October 1, 2021.
According to the order issued by the state government, the rate of dearness relief payable to pensioners / family pensioners at present has been increased from May 1, 2022. At present the rate of growth of dearness relief was 10 percent on 6th pay scale and 5 percent on 7th pay scale. According to the new order, the revised dearness relief rate will be 174 percent on the 6th pay scale and 22 percent on the 7th pay scale. The increased rate will be applicable from the pension of May 1, 2022 which is payable in June 2022.
According to the order, dearness relief will also be payable on the additional pension payable to the pensioners of the age of 80 years or more.
Dearness relief will be payable on superannuation, retirement, disability and compensation pension. Employees dismissed or removed from service will also be eligible for dearness relief on the compassionate allowance accepted. Dearness relief will also be payable to the pensioners receiving family pension and extraordinary pension as per the relevant orders of the Finance Department.
If a person is placed in service on compassionate grounds due to the death of his/her spouse, dearness relief on family pension will not be eligible in such cases.
If the person is in service at the time of the death of the spouse, he/she will be entitled to dearness relief on the family pension payable on account of the death of the spouse.