The State Government on Tuesday announced to pay a 5% enhanced Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees with retrospective effect from July 1, 2019.
In an office order, Finance Secretary AKK Meena stated that the Government would release the additional dose of DA at the rate of 5% enhancing the existing rate from 12% to 17% on the basic pay with effect from July 1. 2019 in favour of the employees covered under the ORSP Rules, 2017.
“The additional dose of DA from 01.7.2019 to 31.12.2019 will be paid in cash. The last date for presentation of bill towards drawal of arrear claims in respect of DA @5% from 01.7.2019 in the Treasures, Special Treasures, Sub-Treasures in the current financial year is 26.3.2020,” the office order said.
The order further stated that for the all-India service officers serving in the State Government, the GA & PG Department would issue orders separately. The Work-Charged employees drawing regular scale of pay under the ORSP Rules, 2017 are also eligible to get the increased DA.
The teaching and nonteaching staffs of fully-aided non-Government educational institutions covered under the ORSP Rules, 2017 and the teaching and nonteaching staffs of universities who are in receipt of regular scale of pay under the ORSP Rules, 2017 and for whom the State Government is bearing full salary cost would also get the hiked DA. They also include the teachers of universities who enjoy AICTE/UGC scale under ORSP (College Teachers Rules, 2019), the order stated.
“The DA in accordance with this memorandum will also be admissible to the State Government employees who were in service on July 1, 2019 but have ceased to be in service at the time of sanction of DA as per the revised scale of pay,” the order said.