The State government has given orders sanctioning additional Dearness Allowance (DA) to the State government employees, from January 1, 2012.
According to G.O.Ms. No.178 issued on Tuesday, the government has ordered revision of rate of Dearness Allowance sanctioned to the State government employees in the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pay Scales, 2010 from 35.952% of the basic pay to 41.944% of basic pay from January 1, 2012. The DA shall be payable to the employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas, Work-Charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010 and to the full time contingent employees whose remuneration has been revised from Rs 3,850 to Rs 6,700 per month; the teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions, including Aided Polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010; Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities, including the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010.
The Government also ordered the revision of rates of Dearness Allowance in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006, from 58% to 65% of the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2012.
The rate of Dearness Allowance is also applicable to the Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Government and Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006, the Teaching staff of the Universities including the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and the Teaching staff of Govt. Polytechnics who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales,2006; The Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Government and Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 1996; The Teaching staff of the Universities including the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and the Teaching staff of Govt. Polytechnics who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales,1996.
The Government has also ordered the revision of rates of Dearness Allowance in respect of Judicial Officers whose pay scales were revised as per Fifth National Judicial Pay Commission Report from 127% to 139% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2012, as Dearness Allowance equivalent to 50% of basic pay was already merged as Dearness pay .
The Government has also sanctioned an ad-hoc increase of Rs.100 per month in cash to the Part-Time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants (formerly Village Servants) from January 1, 2012.
The Dearness Allowance sanctioned shall be paid in cash from the month of May 2012. The arrears on account of payment of Dearness Allowance for the period from January 1 2012 to April 30, 2012 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees.
However, in the case of employees who are due to retire on or before December31, 2012, the arrears of Dearness Allowance shall be drawn and paid in cash as the employee due to retire on superannuation is compulsorily exempted from making any subscription to the General Provident Fund during the last four months of service. (NSS)