Revised DA To Railway Employees - CGWN

Revised DA To Railway Employees - CGWN

Karnataka - DA Orders For Govt Employees And Pensioners

Karnataka State Govt Employees DA Orders w.e.f. 1.1.2018

“State Government of Karnataka has issued orders for Dearness Allowance for existing employees and pensioners with effect from 1.1.2018”

GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. FD 12 SRP 2018,

BANGALORE, DATED 18th JUNE 2018.

Government are pleased to sanction Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees at the rate of 1.75% of Basic Pay in the 2018 Revised Pay Scales w.e.f. 01-01-2018.

These orders will apply to the full time Government employees, employees of Zilla Panchayats, work charged employees on regular time scales of pay, full

time employees of aided educational Institutions and Universities who are on regular time scales of pay.

For the purpose of this order, the term ‘Basic Pay’ means, pay drawn by a Government Employee in the scale of pay applicable to the post held by him and includes:

• a. Stagnation increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.
• b. Personal Pay, if any, granted to him under sub-rule (3) of Rule 7 read with Rule 3(c) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2018.
• c. Additional increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay. 

Basic Pay shall not include any emoluments other than those specified above.

Government are also pleased to sanction Dearness Allowance at the rate of 1.75% of Revised Basic Pension/ Family Pension w.e.f. 01-01-2018 to State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners as well as to Pensioners/Family Pensioners of Aided Educational Institutions whose Pension/Family Pension is paid out of the consolidate fund of the State.

The payment of Dearness Allowance admissible under this order is payable in cash until further orders.

Separate orders will be issued in respect of employees on UGC/AICTE/ICAR/NJPC scales of pay and also in respect of Pensioners in the said pay scales.

The Dearness Allowance will be shown as a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay for any purpose.

2% Hike DA For CG Employees By Cabinet

Cabinet approved 2% DA to CG Employees

Cabinet approves two percent Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensionersw.e.f. 01.01.2018 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 5% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

This will benefit about 48.41 lakh Central Government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.6077.72 crore per annum and Rs.7090.68 crore in the financial year 2018-19 (for a period of 14 months from January, 2018 to February, 2019).

This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

DA Arrears Ready Reckoner Tabels for all Levels:

7th CPC Dearness Allowance For TN Govt Employees

7th CPC Dearness Allowance For TN Govt Employees

TN 7th CPC Dearness Allowance

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE: In the revised pay structure, dearness allowance shall be sanctioned to State Government employees whenever granted by the Central Government to its employees at the same rates and from the same dates. Accordingly, the dearness allowance under the revised pay structure shall be as indicated below:

The Recommendations of 7th Pay Commission have come into force notionally with effect from 1st day of January, 2016 and with monetary benefit from 1st October, 2017.

Grant Of Dearness Allowance To Central Government Railway Employees - Railway Board

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2017

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALA Y A)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

S.No. 60/PC-VII

File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/1

RBE No.: 137 /2017

New Delhi, dated: 06.10.2017

The General Manager/CAOs(R),

All India Railways & Production Units,

(As per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2017.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter RBE No 30/2017 dated 31.03.2017 (F. No. PC-VII/2016/I/7/2/1) on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 4% to 5% of the basic pay with effect from 1st July, 2017.

2.The term 'basic pay' in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC recommendations accepted by the Government, but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc.

3.The Dearness Allowance will continue to be distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay within the ambit of Rule 1303 (FR 9(21 )), Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume -II (Sixth Edition- 1987)- Second Reprint 2005.

4.The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.

5.The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance shall not be made before the date of disbursement of salary of September, 2017.

6.This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

S/d,

(Jaya Kumar G)

Deputy Director, Pay Commission - VII

Railway Board

Source: Indian Railways

15% DA For WB State Govt Employees w.e.f. 1.1.2018

15% DA for WB State Govt Employees w.e.f. 1.1.2018

15% Dearness Allowance for West Bank State Government Employees w.e.f. 1.1.2018

The Chief Minister of West Bengal has announed today 15% of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and Pensioners from 1.1.2018.

Chief Minister also assured to make all efforts to clear remaining pending Dearness Allowance to State Employees and Pensioners within 2019 in the State Government Employees Federation meeting. The difference of DA percentage between Centre and State is 54%, now the percentage reduced and stands at 39%.

She said that extra 4500 crores will be needed to meet the expense of 15% Dearness Allowance. She also assured the hearing of pay commission to continue as usual.

Formal orders will be issued by the Finance Department soon!

KV Retired Teachers Demand Pending DA

Retired Kendriya Vidyalaya teachers demand payment of pending DA

An association of retired Kendriya Vidyalaya teachers has written to the Centre over the delay in payment of dearness allowance (DA) to them.

The Retired Teachers Welfare Society, which shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the DA dues are pending since July 2016.

"We wrote to the prime minister in March and again in April drawing his attention to the issue of non-payment of 7 per cent DA to retired teachers of KVS. The PMO forwarded the letter to the Ministry of Human Resources Development in mid- April, but no action has been taken yet," the society's general secretary, C M Dubey, said today.

The letter was sent by the Bhopal chapter of the society.

On recommendations of the Union Cabinet, 7% DA was payable from July 2016 and subsequently 4% from January 2017 to the regular as well as retired employees of the Central government, including KVS teachers, Dubey said.

"The DA is being paid to regular employees, but not to retired ones. This is causing hardship to a large number of retired personnel," he said.

PTI

Dearness Allowances To Haryana Government Employees

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Haryana Government Employees on revised scales of pay i.e. 2% to 4% effective from 01.01.2017

No.4/3/2016-5FR/11964

GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Dated, chandigarh, the 18th April, 2017

To

1. All the Heads of Department and Commissioners of Divisions
2. All the Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers (civil) in Haryana.
3. The Registrar, General Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Haryana Government Employees on revised scales of pay i.e. 2% to 4% effective from 01.01.2017

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to invite a reference to Finance Department circular letter No.4/3/2016-5FR/35222 dated 25th November,2016 on the subject noted above and to say that the Governor of Haryana is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Haryana Government Employees on revised scales of pay shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 2% to 4% of the pay w.e.f. 1st January, 2017.

2. The instalment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Haryana Government Employees with the salary for the month of April, 2017 to be paid in May, 2017.

3. The payment of arrears of enhanced Dearness Allowance for the month from January 2017 to March 2017 shall be made in the month of may, 2017.

4. The provision contained in para 3,4,5 & 7 in FD’s instruction dated 25th November,2016 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these instructions.

5. Copy of these orders may also be downloaded from the web site www.finhry.gov.in.

Yours faithfully,

(Omwati)

Under Secretary Finance

for Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,

Finance Department.

Click Here To View Signed Copy

Dearness Allowance order from July 2016 & Jan 2017 to Autonomous Bodies

Dearness Allowance order from July 2016 & Jan 2017 to Autonomous Bodies Pre-revised pay scales as per 5th CPC

No.1/3/2008-E.II(B)

Government Of India

Ministry Of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, dated the 7th April, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Rate of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f 1.7.2016 and w.e.f 1.1.2017 to employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scales as per 5th Central Pay commission

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M.of even No.dated 22nd April, 2016 revising the rates of Dearness Allowance w.e.f 01.01.2016 in respect of employees of the Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scales as per 5th Central Pay Commission.

2. The rate of DA admissible to above categories of employees of the Central Government and central Autonomous Bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 245% to the revised rates as under:-

Date from which payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance admissible per month

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance admissible per month
1.7.2016	256% of Basic Pay
1.1.2017	264% of Basic Pay

3. The provisions contained in paras 3,4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M.No.1(13)/97-E.II(B) dated 3rd October, 1997 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

4. The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of all organisations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government Scales of Pay.

(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Signed Copy

Most of the Central Government employees feel that the enhancement of DA/DR is meager

Most of the Central Government employees feel that the enhancement of DA/DR is meager

Calculation of DA/DR based on AICPIN only

"Calculation of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government Employees and Pensioners based on the methodology prescribed by the recommendations of Central Pay Commission"

Dearness Allowance is issued twice a year and the Seventh Pay Commission has adopted the same calculation methods that were prescribed by the Sixth Pay Commission.

The same series of the All-India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 2001=100) are used for the calculation of DA/DR to be continued. The 7th CPC recommendations are implemented from 1.1.2017 and no DA from 1.1.2017 to 1.7.2017. And from 1.7.2017, 2% DA calculated as per the same formula recommended by 6th CPC. And then now, same calculation with the Consumer Price Index, the figure of two percent was arrived.

Most of the Central Government employees feel that the enhancement of DA/DR is meager.

The Central Government had nothing to do with the Dearness Allowance issued to the Central Government employees in the past, which were as high as 10 percent. Similarly, the government is in no way connected with the current announcement of two percent DA/DR.

The same AICPIN (CPI IW BY2001=100) adopted for the calculation of Dearness Allowance to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale of 5th and 6th CPC. For 6th CPC, 4% Dearness Allowance was calculated on the basis of the same method. In other words, it will be expected to increase from 132 percent to 136.

The Dearness Allowance is calculated based on the changes in the prices of essential commodities in 75 cities and towns in India, over a period of six months. The monthly data, called the AICPIN, are released each month, by the Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Central Government employees and Pensioners are not only getting the DA and DR, also employees working under Bank, CPSE etc,. The CPI(I-W) series are used for the calculation of DA for Bank Staff and IDA for CPSE employees. Almost the same enhancement of DA will adopt for the employees working in State Governments. Consumer Price Index will impact on the salaries and pension of more than 2 crore employees and pensioners directly.

Just watch the difference of DA amount between 6th and 7th CPC:

	As on 1.1.2016	As on 1.7.2016	DA from 1.1.2017
6th CPC Basic Pay	10,000 (2400GP)	10,300	412 (4%)
7th CPC Matrix Pay	26,300	27,100	542 (2%)

Source: www.govtenews.com

Frequently Observed Shortcomings In TA/DA Claims

PCDA Circular on Frequently observed shortcomings in TA and DA Claims for Officers - Issued by Transportation Wing

Principal Controller Of Defence Accounts (Officers) has issued a Circular on Frequently observed shortcomings in TA and DA Claims

Frequently observed shortcomings in TA/DA claims

Principal Controller Of Defence Accounts (Officers)

TRANSPORTATION WING

FREQUENTLY OBSERVED SHORTCOMINGS IN TA/DA CLAIMS

     

I.TEMP DUTY CLAIMS:

1 Hotel bills without Regn No, TIN No, VAT No etc.

2 Package Hotel bills are submitted showing combined amount of Room-rent & Food charges. As per extant orders, bifurcation is audit requirement for admittance.

3  Non-drawl of Ration certificate is not found if ration not drawn

4 Mess/Hotel bill as well as DA is claimed which unnecessarily leads to disallowance in claims

5  NAC for stay in Hotel is obtained at the fag end of the duty without following the principle of preferring Govt Guest houses, Mess, Circuit houses etc

6 Nominal Roll for detailment of course/duty indicating name of officer not attached 

7 Advance drawn is not indicated/deducted by the officer on submission of Adjustment claim

8  Detention certificate is silent about the provision of free boarding & lodging    

9 e-tickets if booked through Defence Travel System PCDA Travels Portal, airfare is neither claimed nor deducted as advance by the officer, As per accounting procedure and audit requirement airfare needs to be added in the claim as well as deducted as advance of TA by the officer in the claim.

10  Ink-signed copy of Min of Civ Avn relaxation sanction is not enclosed    

11 RMA is claimed with the sanction under Rule 47 (iii) TR instead of sanction under Rule 40 Note 2 TR issued by the Competent Authority

12 Air-tickets are purchased from unauthorised private travel agents/portals instead of concerned airlines website or M/s Balmer Lawrie & CO and M/s Ashok Tours & Travels. 

I. PMT DUTY:

1 Posting order and movement order is not enclosed, instead intranet/internet copy is enclosed, which is not acceptable in audit as mov auth

2 Car/ motorcycle/ scooter Regn Certificate book/ copy is not enclosed leading to disallowance of conveyance charges

3 Allotment of Govt built accommodation letter at new duty station is not enclosed in support of claim for full baggage & conveyance increasing all round correspondence and delay

4  Lien on conveyance of family, personal effects and personal vehicle sanction from the competent auth is not enclosed even  if the stipulated lien period is over and conveyed after that period. Hence, sanction to that effect is an audit requirement to admit the conveyance charges.

5  Family details are not mentioned in the claims 

6 Ink-signed copy of Min of Civ Avn/ Ministry of Defence(Finance) relaxation sanction is not enclosed

7 RMA charges for local journey to station/ airports and Daily Allowance for expenditure during transit/ journey is claimed; the same is subsumed in Composite Transfer Grant w.e.f. 09/09/2008

8 Distance for cartage at both new and old duty stations is not mentioned claiming random amounts

9 Air-tickets are purchased from unauthorised private travel agents/ portals instead of concerned airlines website or M/s Balmer Lawrie & CO and M/s Ashok Tours & Travels

III. LTC Claims

1. Officers prefer LTC claims for journey by unauthorised modes viz own car, private buses/ own arrangement, which is not admissible.

2. Air-tickets are purchased for fare-basis other than LTC-80, which is on the higher side of entitlement of LTC-80 fare

3. DO II to the effect of change of Home Town is not published

4. Lack of knowledge of LTC Block-year. Block-year starts with odd year.

5. Boarding passes are not enclosed with the claims

6. Local journey charges for visiting local site of the station are claimed. LTC is admissible on Station to Station basis.

7. LTC for parents is claimed for Clause of LTC in lieu of Home Town

8. LTC on Sick Leave Concession is not clearly mentioned

9. Air-tickets are purchased from unauthorised private travel agents/portals instead of concerned airlines website or M/s Balmer Lawrie & CO and M/s Ashok Tours & Travels.

10. Ink-signed copy of Min of Civ Avn relaxation sanction is not enclosed

11. Non–availability of Air-ticket is quoted as reason for travel by Private Airline