Dearness Relief to Pensioners with effect from 01.01.2015 ( 15 months arears on 1.4.2016)
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
PENSIONS – Dearness Relief to Pensioners with effect from
01.01.2015 – Revised - Orders – Issued.
FINANCE (HRM-V) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.19 Dated: 11.02.2016.
Read the following:
1.G.O.Ms.No.46, Finance (
HRM.V-PC.I) Department, dated 30.04.2015.
2.G.O.Ms.No.51, Finance
(HRM.VI-Pen) Department, dated 08.05.2015.
3.G.O.Ms.No.18,
Finance(HR.VI)Department, dated 10.02.2016
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O R D E R:
Government hereby order the revision of rates of Dearness Relief to
pensioners sanctioned in the G.O. 2nd read above from 8.908% of the basic pay to
12.052% of the basic pay from 01.01.2015 in respect of: -
(i) those who retired from
service after 01.07.2013 and drawing pension in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015;
(ii) 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 the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief from 77.896% to 83.032% with effect from 01.01.2015
to the Pensioners who are drawing their pension in Revised Pay Scales, 2010 and
not consolidated in terms of the orders issued in the reference 2nd read above.
3. Government also hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief from 191.226% to 201.588% with effect from 01.01.2015
to the Pensioners who are drawing their pension in Revised Pay Scales, 2005 and
not consolidated in terms of the orders issued in G.O.Ms. No.100, Finance
(Pen.I) Department, dated 06.04.2010.
4. Government also hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief from 196.32% to 205.318% with effect from 01.01.2015
to the Pensioners who are drawing their pension in Revised Pay Scales, 1999 and
not consolidated in terms of the orders issued in G.O.(P) No.248, Finance
(Pen.I) Department, dated 04.10.2005.
5. Government also hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief in respect of pensioners who retired after 01.01.1996 drawing
UGC Pay Scales 1996 from 212% to 223% with effect from 01.01.2015
since the Dearness Relief was regulated upto 01.01.2007 by merging 50%
Dearness Relief with basic pension through G.O (P) No.183 Finance (Pen.I)
Department dated 2.8.2007 based on the orders issued in G.O. (P) No.173 Finance
(PC.I) Department dated 23.7.2007.
6. Government also hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief to the pensioners who retired while drawing UGC Pay Scales 2006
from 01.01.2006 from 107% to 113% with effect from 01.01.2015.
7. Government also hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief to the pensioners/family pensioners whose pension was
consolidated as per orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.54, Higher Education (UE.II)
Department, dated 08.06.2011 and G.O.Ms.No.31, Higher Education (UE.II)
Department, dated 24.05.2013 from 107% to 113% with effect from 01.01.2015.
8. Government also hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief sanctioned in G.O.Ms.No.4 Law (Law & J-SC.F) Department
dated 06.01.2011 to the Pensioners who are drawing pension as per Justice
E.Padmanabhan Committee report from 107% to 113% with effect from 01.01.2015.
9. 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 Pradesh Liberalised
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.
10. These orders are not applicable to the financial
assistance grantees and others who are not entitled to Dearness Relief.
12. The arrears of the Revised
Dearness Relief to Pensioners shall be paid along with the pension of March,
2016 payable on 1st April, 2016.
13. 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.
14. 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
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. The G.O is available on Internet and can be accessed at
the address http://goir.ap.gov.in.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
Dr. P.V.RAMESH
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENTAND
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