Bengal govt staff to get 10% DA arrears

The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced the payment of a fresh instalment of 10 per cent of dearness allowance (DA) arrears for its employees. DA payouts, which will begin in January 2012, are likely to cause the cash-strapped State exchequer to fork out an additional Rs 250 crore every month.

“Keeping in mind the long-standing demand of the employees and the rise in prices of essentials, we have decided to pay a DA of 10 per cent from January 2012,” the Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, told reporters at Writers' Buildings today. The 10 per cent DA is a part of the arrears pending since 2010.

The State government had in August this year put on hold payment of DA arrears to its employees citing financial crunch. Only those retiring by December this year would get their dues.

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Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners

Ministry of Finance

Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners

The Union Cabinet today approved release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners as due from 01.07.2011 at the rate of 7 per cent over the existing rate of 51 per cent.
The total financial implications on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.7228.76 crore per annum and Rs.4819.22 crore in the current financial year.

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Tamilnadu Govt Announced 6 % DA increased from January 2011

© GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 2011

Manuscript Series

FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.98, Dated 28th March 2011
(Panguni 14, ThiruvalluvarAandu 2042)

ALLOWANCES — Dearness Allowance — Enhanced Rate of Dearness Allowance from 1st January 2011 — Orders — Issued.

READ - the following papers:
1. G.O.Ms.No.371, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 24th September 2010.

2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi, Office Memorandum No. 1(2)/20 1 1-E-II(B), dated 24.03.2011.

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ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning revised rate of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees as detailed below:-

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance (per month)
1st July 2010	45 per cent of Pay plus Grade Pay

2. The Government of India in its Office Memorandum second read above has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance to its employees from 45% to 51% with effect from 1st January, 2011.

3. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees as indicated below

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance (per_month)
1st January, 2011	51 per cent of Pay   plus Grade Pay

4. The Government also direct that the above increase in Dearness Allowance shall be paid in cash with effect from 01.01.2011.

5. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January and February, 2011 shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary of March, 2011. While working out the
revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.

6. The Government also direct that the revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned above, shall be admissible to full time employees who are at present getting Dearness Allowance and paid from
contingencies at fixed monthly rates. The revised rates of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall not be admissible to part time employees.

7. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions, employees under local bodies, employees governed by the University Grants Commission/All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers/Physical Directors/Librarians in Government and Aided Polytechnics and Special Diploma Institutions, Village Assistants in Revenue Department, Noon Meal Organisers, Child Welfare Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Helpers, Makhal Nala Paniyalar, Panchayat Assistants/Clerks in Village Panchayat under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.

8. The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account 03. Dearness Allowance’ under the relevant sub-minor, sub-major and major heads of account.

9. The Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers shall make payment of the revised Dearness Allowance when bills are presented without waiting for the authorization from the Principal Accountant General (A&E) Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

DA ORDER

Central Govt. employees are likely to get 6% D.A. from January 2011

Central Govt. employees are likely to get 6% D.A. from January 2011

Whatever the price of onion is, the D.A will not be as sweet as July last year.

As per the All India Index published by Labour Bureau, Govt. of India the Dearness Allowance payable to the Central Govt.staff with effect from January 2011 may not be more than 6 percent.

The figure for Nov'10 has just released and it stands at 182. The December figure is expected in the end of January. Even if the figure touches 185 in December, which is very unlikely, the D.A. hike will be limited to 6%.

Only thing to cheer is the fixed allowances such as Children Education Allowance, Conveyance Allowance for some category of staff will be 25% more as the D.A. will certainly cross the 50% mark. It may be remembered that D.A. linked allwances such as Transport Allowances will be unchanged.


Source: Pay Commission Update

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of November, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of November, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of November, 2010 increased by 1 point and stood at 182 (one hundred and eighty two).

During November, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 6 points each in Siliguri, Jamshedpur, Tiruchirapally and Bhilai centres, 5 points each in Giridih, Coimbatore, Mariani Jorhat, Rourkela and Selam centres, 4 points in 4 centres, 3 points in 6 centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 17 centres. The index decreased by 4 points in Ghaziabad centre, 2 points in Agra centre, 1 point in 11 centres, while in the remaining 16 centres the index remained stationary.

The maximum increase of 6 points each in Siliguri, Jamshedpur, Tiruchirapally and Bhilai centres is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Rice, Goat Meat, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Firewood, etc. The increase of 5 points each in Giridih, Coimbatore, Mariani Jorhat, Rourkela and Selam centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Mustard Oil, Goat Meat, Eggs (Hen), Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items etc. However, the decrease of 4 points in Ghaziabad centre is due to decrease in the prices of Arhar Dal, Vegetable items, etc. and the decrease of 2 points in Agra centre is due to decrease in the prices of Urd Dal, Moong Dal, Vegetable items, etc.

The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :

1. Ahmedabad - 180

2. Bangalore - 183

3. Chennai - 165

4. Delhi - 168

5. Kolkata - 177

6. Mumbai - 182

The All-India (General) point to point rate of inflation for the month of November, 2010 is 8.33% as compared to 9.70% in October, 2010. Inflation based on Food Index is 5.35% in November, 2010 as compared to 7.73% in October, 2010.


Source: PIB

16 per cent DA for employees under 5th Pay Commission

16 per cent DA for employees under 5th Pay Commission

Ranchi, Dec 24 (PTI) Jharkhand government today announced 16 per cent Dearness Allowance to those employees, who are still covered under the Fifth Pay Commission.

The decision, which was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda here, will take the present 87 per cent DA to 103 per cent, Cabinet Secretary Amrendra Prasad Singh told newsmen here.

Despite the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission some of the employees had opted to continue with the Fifth Pay commission.

Source: PTI

Cabinet approves 10% hike in DA for central govt employees

Cabinet approves 10% hike in DA for central govt employees

Ahead of the festive season, the central government on Thursday raised Dearness Allowance by 10 percentage points to 45 per cent of basic pay, benefiting about 88 lakh employees and pensioners.


The decision to provide higher DA to employees will cost the exchequer an additional Rs 9,303.2 crore per annum, an official spokesperson said after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, where it was decided to raise the allowance.

The new DA will be paid to central government employees and pensioners with effect from 1st July, 2010, and the burden during the current fiscal has been estimated at Rs 6,202.1 crore.

"Increase in DA is in accordance with the formula based on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission," the spokesperson added.

The existing rate of DA, which is paid as percentage of basic pay to compensate employees for the rising cost of living, is 35 per cent.

The increase in DA comes ahead of the Dussehra and Diwali festivals in October and November, respectively.

The decision will benefit about 50 lakh central government employees and about 38 lakh pensioners.

Central Government employees to get 10% DA hike from July this year

Central Government employees to get 10% DA hike from July this year

The Union Cabinet today decided to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.7.2010 representing an increase of 10% over the existing rate of 35% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief will be of the order of Rs. 9303.2 crore per annum and Rs. 6202.1 crore in the financial year 2010-2011 (for a period of 8 months from July,2010 to February, 2011).

JK govt increases DA to employees

Jammu and Kashmir Government has increased dearness allowance (DA) to its employees with effect from January this year.

"The decision to this effect was taken yesterday at a meeting of the state cabinet. The employees, including work charges and whole time contingent paid employees working on regular time scale, will get DA with effect from January at the rate of 35 per cent instead of 27 per cent," an official spokesman said today.

The DA accumulation with effect from January to June shall be credited into the respective GP fund accounts of the employees, he said, adding that the enhanced DA instalment shall be payable in cash along with the salary of the July.