FINANCE DEPARTMENT OFFICE MEMORANDUM
No. – 30111 /F., dated 19th Jun, 2008. CS-IV-1/2008
Sub: Sanction of D.A. @ 6% to State Government employees w.e.f. 01.01.2008.
Dearness Allowance equivalent to 50% of Basic Pay for State Government employees has been merged with Basic Pay w.e.f. 01.04.2006 vide Finance Department Office Memorandum No. CS-I(P)-13/06-17491/F., dated 22.4.2006 and accordingly, D.A. at the rate of 41% is now being paid to State Government employees on Basic Pay and Dearness Pay (DP), vide Finance Department Office Memorandum No. CS-IV-01/2008-21378/F., dated 19.04.2008.
2. After considering the demand of the State Government Employees and the over-all financial resources read with fiscal targets stipulated under the Orissa Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005, the State Government have been pleased to release additional dose of D.A.@ 6% to State Government Employees on Pay and DP taken together w.e.f. 01.01.2008. With this sanction of additional dose of D.A. of 6% w.e.f.
01.01.2008, the D.A. now payable will be enhanced from 41% to 47% on Pay and DP taken together w.e.f.01.01.2008. This additional dose of 6% D.A. will be drawn in the Pay Bill of June, 2008 to be paid in July, 2008 and onwards. Arrears from the month of January, 2008 to May, 2008 on account of the enhanced DA will be drawn and disbursed latest by 28.02.2009.
3. The sanction of additional dose of D.A. of 6% on Pay and DP taken together w.e.f. 01.01.2008 and the manner of payment to the State Government employees as out-lined in Para-2 above, is also applicable to the following:
• All India Service Officers serving in the affairs of the State Government for which G.A. Department will issue separate order.
• The teaching and non-teaching staff of Universities who are in receipt of regular scale of pay and for whom the State Government is bearing full salary cost. These also include Teachers of Universities who enjoy AICTE/UGC scale under O.R.S.P. (College Teacher's Rule, 2001). • Medical College Teachers under O.R.S.P. (Medical College Teacher's
Rule, 2001),
• Sub-ordinate Judicial Officers drawing their pay in accordance with Finance Department Resolution No. 23598/F., dated 03.06.2003,
• Work Charged employees drawing pay in regular scales of pay under O.R.S.P. Rules, 1998.
• Job Contact workers of Consolidation and Settlement Organisation who are in receipt of fixed pay in regular scale of pay and D.A. sanctioned thereon from time to time.
4. D.A. in accordance with this Memorandum will also be admissible to the State Government employees who were in service on the 1st January,
2008 but have ceased to be in service at the time of sanction of this enhanced D.A.
5. The bills for drawal of enhanced of DA @ 6% w.e.f. 01.01.2008
would be submitted to the Treasuries / Special Treasuries / Sub- Treasuries along with the Pay Bill for the month of June, 2008 payable in July, 2008 and onwards. Similarly, arrear bills from the month of January, 2008 to May, 2008 will be submitted to the Treasuries / Special Treasuries / Sub-Treasuries on account of the enhanced DA will be drawn and disbursed latest by 28.02.2009.
Sd/- (D.P.Das)
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
No. 5 5 8 0 5 /F., dated, the 29th December,2008. CS-IV-1/2008
Sub : Sanction of D.A. to the State Government employees etc. from 01.01.2006, 01.07.2006, 01.01.2007, 01.07.2007, 01.01.2008 & 01.07.2008 on the Revised Scales of Pay, 2008.
Ministry of Finance, Government of India in their O.M.No.113/2008-E-II(B), dated 29th August, 2008 have effected revision of the scale of pay as well as the rate of Dearness Allowance of Central Government employees with effect from 01.01.2006. The Fitment Committee constituted by the State Government has also recommended similar doses of revised DA to State Government employees on the revised scales of pay and grade pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006. Having regard to the recommendation of the Fitment Committee, the State Government after careful consideration, have decided that the rate of Dearness Allowance to Government employees shall be admissible from the dates mentioned in Table-I on the pay and grade pay in the revised pay structure.
Table – I
Date from which Payable Rate of D.A. per mensem on the revised
pay.
01.01.2006 No D.A. is payable.
01.07.2006 2% of the Basic Pay plus Grade Pay
01.01.2007 6% of the Basic Pay plus Grade Pay
01.07.2007 9% of the Basic Pay plus Grade Pay
01.01.2008 12% of the Basic Pay plus Grade Pay
01.07.2008 16% of the Basic Pay plus Grade Pay
Consequent on revision of the Scale of Pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006 followed by sanction of the revised dose of DA as indicated in Table-I, the Dearness Pay (DP) sanctioned, vide FD OM No.17491/F., dated 22.04.2006 stands adjusted with the emoluments in the revised scale.
Payment of DA from the dates mentioned above shall be made after adjusting the installment of dearness allowance sanctioned and paid to the State Government employees as
Table – II FD OM No. &
Date. Effective Date increase(%)Rate of Remarks
(1) (2) (3) (4)
17491 dt.22.04.2006 01.04.2006 - DA equivalent to 50% of pay merged with basic pay as Dearness Pay.
12220 dt.19.3.2007 01.01.2006 3% From 71% to74% on Basic Pay w.e.f. 01.01.06 and 21% to 24% on Pay and DP taken together w.e.f. 01.04.06.
26150 dt.11.6.2007 01.07.2006 5% From 24% to 29% on
Basic Pay and DP taken together.
40878 dt.9.10.2007 01.01.2007 6 % From 29% to 35% on
Basic Pay and DP taken together.
21378 dt.19.4.2008 01.07.2007 6% From 35% to 41% on pay and DP taken together. 30111 dt.19.6.2008 01.01.2008 6% From 41% to 47% on pay
and DP taken together.
The term of ‘Basic Pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed pay band plus the applicable Grade Pay but does not include Special Pay etc.
D.A. on the revised pay is applicable to the State Government employees who are covered under ORSP Rules, 2008 at the rate mentioned in Table-I. However, D.A. at the rate circulated in F.D. Resolution No.30111/F dt.19.06.2008 will be admissible to other employees who are not covered under ORSP Rules, 2008.
D.A. in accordance with this Memorandum will also be admissible to the State Government employees who were in service on 01.01.2006, but have ceased to be in service at the time of sanction of D.A. as per the revised scale of pay.
The bills for drawal of D.A. as per the revised scales of pay as indicated in Table- I will be submitted to the concerned Treasuries / Special Treasuries / Sub-Treasuries along with the Pay Bill for the month of December 2008 payable in January,2009 and onwards.
Sd/- D.P.Das