Allowances - Dearness Allowance - Dearness Allowances for the period from 01-01- 2023-Sanctioned - Orders Issued GO.28
FINANCE (PC-TA) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.28 Dated: 15.03.2024. Read the following:-
1 G.O.Ms.No.1, Finance (PC-TA) Department, dated 17.01.2022
2 G.O.Ms.No.8, Finance (PC-TA) Department, dated 17.01.2022
3 G.O.Ms.No.36, Finance (PC-TA) Department, dated 21.03.2022.
4 G.O.Ms.No.66, Finance (PC-TA) Department, dated 01.05.2023.
5 G.O.Ms.No.113, Finance (PC-TA) Department, dated 21.10.2023
ORDER:
In the reference 1" read above, Government have issued comprehensive orders, for Revision of Pay Scales, 2022 to the employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
2. In the reference 2nd read above, Government have issued orders for release of Dearness Allowance (DA) for the period from 01.07.2019 to 31.12.2021 to the Employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
3. In the reference 3rd read above, Government have issued orders for the release of Dearness Allowance (DA) in respect of Employees of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, who are drawing their pay in the Revised UGC Pay Scales, 2006 and the Judicial Officers whose pay was revised as per Sri Padmanabhan Committee Report vide G.O. Ms. No.73, Law (LA&J, SC-F) Department, dated 01.05.2010 with effect from 01.07.2021.
4 In the reference 4th read above, Government have issued orders for release of Dearness Allowance (DA) with effect from 01.01.2022 to the Employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
5 In the reference 5th read above, Government have issued orders for release of Dearness Allowance (DA) from 22.75% to 26.39% of the Basic Pay with effect from 01.07.2022 to the Employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
6. Government, hereby orders the revision of Dearness Allowance (DA) to the employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh, from 26.39% to 30.03% of the Basic Pay with effect from 01.01.2023.
7.The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the above para shall also be payable to:
i. The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas, work charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2022. ii. Teaching & Non-Teaching staff of Aided Institutions including Aided Polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2022.
iii. Teaching & Non-Teaching staff of Universities including Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University & Dr. YSR Horticultural University who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2022.
8. Government also hereby order the revision of Dearness Allowance (DA) rates in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised UGC Pay Scales, 2006, from 212% to 221% of the Basic Pay with effect from 01.01.2023.
9. The rates of Dearness Allowance (DA) mentioned at Para 8 above are also applicable to:
i. Teaching staff of Government & Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who aredrawing pay in the Revised U.G.C. Pay Scales, 2006.
ii. Teaching staff of the Universities including the A.P. Agricultural University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and Dr. YSR Horticultural University and the Teaching staff of Govt. Polytechnics who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales, 2006.
10. Government also hereby order the revision of Dearness Allowance rates in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C. Pay Scales, 2016 from 38% to 42% of the Basic Pay with effect from 01.01.2023.
11. The rates of Dearness Allowance mentioned at Para 10 above, are also applicable to:
i. Teaching staff of Government & Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2016.
ii. Teaching staff of the Universities including the A.P. Agricultural University, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University & the Dr. YSR Horticulture University and the Teaching staff of Govt. Polytechnics who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales, 2016.
12. The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the above paras, shall be paid in cash with salary of April, 2024 payable in May, 2024 and the arrears of Dearness Allowance payable for the period from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2024 shall be paid in three equal nstallments in the months of August 2024, November 2024 and February 2025.
13. The arrears for OPS employees will be credited to General Provident Fund (GPF) account of the respective employees and in respect of employees who were appointed to Government service on or after 01.09.2004 including PTD employees who were opted CPS and governed by the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) amount will be paid in 3 cash as per the schedule mentioned in Para 12 above. 90% of the arrear amount will be credited to the employee's accounts and 10% of the arrear amount shall be credited to the PRAN accounts of the individuals along with Government share as per G.O.Ms.No.250, Finance (Pen. I) Department, dated 06-09-2012.
14. In respect of PTD employees who opted EPS-95, the arrears of Dearness Allowance payable for the period from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2024 shall be calculated as per the rules governed by the EPS-95 and arrears shall be paid in three equal installments in the months of August 2024, November 2024 and February 2025, accordingly.
15. The employees who would be retiring from the service during the period of payment of arrears for such employees the balance arrears shall be paid along with retirement benefits.
16. 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.
17. The term 'Pay' for this purpose shall be as defined in FR 9(21)(a)(i).
18. The Drawing Officers shall ensure that the Bills are supported by proper schedules in duplicate indicating details of the employee, General Provident Fund Account/PRAN Account Number and the amount to be credited to the General Provident Fund Account/ PRAN, wherever necessary, to the Pay & Accounts Officer/ Treasury Officers/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officers or Pay & Accounts Officers of the Andhra Pradesh Works Accounts Service, as the case may be.
19. The Pay & Accounts Officer/ Assistant Pay & Accounts Officer or Pay and Accounts Officer of the Andhra Pradesh Works Accounts Service/ District Treasury Officer/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.
20. In respect of the employees working in the Government Offices under his audit control, the Pay & Accounts Officer shall consolidate and furnish the information in the proforma annexed (Annexure-I) to this order to the Finance (PC-TA) Department by 31" May, 2024.
21.The Deputy Directors of District Treasuries in turn shall consolidate the information & furnish the same in the same proforma to the Director of Treasuries & Accounts by 30th June, 2024 and who in turn shall furnish the information to the Government by 31" July, 2024.
22. In respect of employees of the Local Bodies, the Drawing Officers shall furnish the above information in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-I to the Audit Officer of the District concerned before 31 May, 2024 & who will in turn furnish the consolidated information to the Director of State Audit by 30th June, 2024. The Director of State Audit in turn shall furnish the consolidated information tothe Finance (PC-TA) Department by 31" July, 2024.
23. In regard to the Project Staff, the Joint Director of Works & Accounts of each Project shall furnish the information in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-I to Director of Works Accounts by 30th June, 2024 and who in turn shall furnish the information to the Finance (PC-TA) Department by 31" July, 2024.
24. The expenditure on the Dearness Allowance to the employees of Agricultural Market Committees shall be met from their own funds.
25. All the Drawing & Disbursing Officers and the Audit Officers are requested to intimate to the employees working under their control the amount of arrears of Dearness Allowance being credited to the General Provident Fund Account/ PRAN Account as per the Proforma annexed (Annexure-II) 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.
26. All Heads of the Departments and Departments of Secretariat 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 State Audit/ Pay & Accounts Officer/Director of Works and Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, Mangalgiri, Guntur are requested to issue suitable instructions to their subordinate Audit Officers so that these instructions are carefully followed by them.
27. The CEO, APCFSS is directed to develop a software module to calculate the DA arrears and generate due drawn statement to facilitate generation of DA arrear bills by the Drawing & Disbursing Officers,
28. This order is available in online and can be accessed at http://apegazette.cgg.gov.in.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
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