20% Interim Relief from 01.04.2019 payable in the month of June 2019

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Public Services – Revision of Pay Scales -Interim Relief Pending Revision of Scales of Pay - Sanctioned - Orders-Issued.

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FINANCE (PC and TA) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.21 Dated: 18-02-2019.
Read the following:
G.O.Ms.No.75, GA (SC.A) Department, dated 28.05.2018.

O R D E R:

In the reference read above, the State Government has constituted the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC), which is currently seized of the matters relating to the pay and allied matters of the state government employees. Subsequently, the Service Associations have requested for sanction of Interim Relief (IR) pending final action on the recommendations of PRC.

2. The Government has considered the request of Service Associations and after careful examination decided to sanction Interim Relief pending recommendations of the PRC to all Government Employees, including the employees of the Local Bodies (PR and ULBs) and the Government Institutions
receiving Grants-in-Aid from the Government, and Work Charged Employees and Full-Time Contingent Employees who are currently drawing pay in the Revised Scales of Pay 2015. Accordingly, the following orders are issued:

a. Interim Relief will be paid at the rate of 20% of the basic pay. It is sanctioned notionally w.e.f 01.07.2018. Monetary benefit will be w.e.f. 01.04.2019 and payable in the month of June 2019. The Interim Relief is admissible on Basic Pay as defined under FR 9(21) (a)(i).

b. The Interim Relief sanctioned above shall be shown as a distinct
element of remuneration which shall be adjusted against any
benefit that may accrue to the employees on account of revision
of scales of pay and other allowances as a result of Government’s
decision on the Report of the Pay Revision Commissioner.

c. The Interim Relief shall be applicable to all Government
Employees, including the Employees of the Local Bodies (PR and
ULBs) and the Government institutions receiving Grants-in-Aid
and Work Charged Employees and Full-Time Contingent
Employees who are currently drawing pay in the Revised Scales
of Pay 2015.

d. The Interim Relief will not be admissible to the Officers of the
Andhra Pradesh State Higher Judicial Service, the Andhra
Pradesh State Judicial Service, All India Service Officers (AIS),
and those drawing salaries on UGC / AICTE / ICAR /
Government of India Scales, contract staff, and staff of Societies,
Autonomous Institutions, Public Sector Undertakings and all
those not covered under categories mentioned at ‘Para-2 c’ above.
The Interim Relief will also not be admissible to the Part Time
Contingent Establishment.

e. The payment on account of Interim Relief involving fractions of
fifty paisa and above shall be rounded off on the next rupee and
fraction of less than fifty paisa shall be ignored.

f. The Interim Relief sanctioned above shall not count for
computation of Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance,
City Compensatory Allowance or any other Allowances,
Encashment of leave, Pay Fixation, Pension or Gratuity etc., and

g. The expenditure on sanction of Interim Relief shall be debited to
the detailed Head “010.Salaries – 015. Interim Relief” under
respective Major, Minor and Sub heads of Account.

2. All the Departments of Secretariat and Heads of Departments are requested to take prompt steps to provide additional funds under the relevant Heads of Accounts.

3. The G.O. is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address http://goir@ap.gov.in & http://www.apfinance.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
MUDDADA RAVI CHANDRA
PRL. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
(FAC)