The Finance department has announced payment of Dearness Relief to Nagaland Government pensioners and family pensioners and another, Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance to the state government employees to compensate them for rise in cost of living.
The sanction for the Dearness Relief to Nagaland government pensioners and family pensioners is with effect from 01.07.2010 from the existing rate of 35% to 45% of Revised Basic Pension (BP)/Family Pension (FP) per month. The Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance is with effect from 01.01.2010 and 01.07.2010 to the State Government employees at the following revised rates and subject to the following conditions.
The notifications for both were received from Additional Chief Secretary & Finance Commissioner Toshi Aier. The department said the sanction for dearness relief to the Nagaland Government pensioners and family pensioners to compensate them for rise in cost of living. The relief is at a number of revised rates, in “supersession” of the rates sanctioned earlier. The dearness relief is from the existing rate of 35% to 45% of Revised Basic Pension (BP)/Family Pension (FP) per month.
DR for Pensioners
The Payment of the Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. “Other provision governing Dearness Relief to the pensioners such as regulation of Dearness Relief on re-employment, regulation of Dearness Relief where more than one pension is drawn, etc. will remain unchanged,” the Finance department said. The Authorized Public Sector Banks, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries are requested to arrange payment of Dearness Relief to the pensioners on the basis of instructions. The Accountant General of Nagaland is requested to circulate this office memorandum to all state accountants general so that the Nagaland Government pensioners drawing pension under their jurisdiction may be authorized payment of this relief at the earliest.
The government also authorized the Public Sector Bank, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries to release payment of Dearness Relief to the Nagaland State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners in future at par the Central Government rates based on orders issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions revising the rates of Dearness Relief for Central Government Pensioners without any separate order from the state government or authorization from the Accountant General, Nagaland till further order.
Dearness Allowance to the state employees
Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance with effect from 01.01.2010 and 01.07.2010 is granted for payment to state government employees at a number of revised rates and subject to conditions. Dearness Allowance for employees drawing pay under ROP Rules of 2010, the grant is with effect from 1.4.2010 to 30.6.2010 from the existing rate of 27% to 35% and with effect from 1.7.2010 from 35% to 45% of pay in the Pay Band including Grade Pay.
Dearness Allowance for employees drawing: pay under ROP Rules of 1999, the grant is with effect from 1.1.2010 to 30.6.2010 from the existing rate of 73% to 87% and with effect from 1.7.2010 from 87% to 103% of pay including Dearness Pay.
Additional Dearness Allowance for employees drawing pay under ROP Rules of 1993 is with effect from 1.1.2010 to 30.6.2010 from the existing rate of 333% to 371% and with effect from 1.7.2010 from 371% to 415% of pay. The department said the term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance shall be the pay drawn in the prescribed scale of pay (including Dearness Pay in respect of employees drawing pay in the pay scale under ROP’99), stagnation increment (s) if any, and non-practicing allowance. But it shall not include any other types of pay such as special pay or personal pay etc.
The Dearness Allowance /Additional Dearness Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay within the ambit of FR 9(21).
The amount of Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance shall be rounded-off to the nearest rupee. Fraction of 50 paisa and above shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa shall be ignored.
These orders shall also apply to the employees appointed on contract against sanctioned posts, and drawing pay in identical scale applicable to the regular employees of the corresponding categories. But these orders shall not apply to the work-charged employees (whether on time scale of pay or on fixed daily/monthly wages) nor shall these orders apply to any other categories of employees on fixed monthly pay or on daily wages.
The whole of the arrears from 01.01.2010 to 31.10.2010 shall be credited to the respective GPF/CPF accounts of the employees concerned. Cash payment shall be made from November, 2010 salary onwards (that is, from the salaries of November, 2010 payable in December, 2010). No part of the arrears up to 31.10.2010 is to be paid in cash except in respect of those employees who have already retired from service, or have died or are due to Retire on Superannuation on or before 28.02.2011. The government servant who has not yet opened Provident Fund Account can be allowed to draw the arrears only after the Provident Fund Accounts are opened so that the arrears can be credited to their Provident Fund Accounts. Arrears of DA/ADA may have to be paid in cash in respect of those employees who are not required to subscribe to Provident Fund under the Rules applicable to them.
All heads of offices/DDOs are instructed to carefully scrutinize all arrears D AI AD A bills to ensure that no cash payments are allowed except in respect of those who have already retired or died or are due to retire on superannuation on or before 28.02.2011. All such bills must be clearly certified, to that effect, by the head of office/DDO concerned. In case of Government servant due to retire on superannuation, the exact date of retirement shall be recorded in each case. In case of gazetted officers claiming cash payment on account of being due for retirement on superannuation certificate to that effect indicating the exact date of retirement shall be recorded on the body of the bill. Treasury Officer shall personally ensure that no cash payment of arrears in respect of serving gazetted officers is allowed in the absence of such certificate.
In regard to the credit of arrear to the Contributory Provident Fund, there is to be “no matching contribution by the government.” The amount of arrears credited to the Provident Funds shall not be treated as accumulation for the purpose of temporary or Non-refundable withdrawals till 29.02.2012. While sanctioning temporary or Non-refundable withdrawals from Provident Funds, the sanctioning authority shall take care to exclude this lump sum credit till 29.02.2012. However, this condition shall not apply in case of final withdrawal form Provident Funds in respect of employees who have retired, died or have ceased to be in service otherwise. The amount of arrear credited to Provident Funds under these orders shall earn interest at normal rate, the finance department said.
The sanction for the Dearness Relief to Nagaland government pensioners and family pensioners is with effect from 01.07.2010 from the existing rate of 35% to 45% of Revised Basic Pension (BP)/Family Pension (FP) per month. The Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance is with effect from 01.01.2010 and 01.07.2010 to the State Government employees at the following revised rates and subject to the following conditions.
The notifications for both were received from Additional Chief Secretary & Finance Commissioner Toshi Aier. The department said the sanction for dearness relief to the Nagaland Government pensioners and family pensioners to compensate them for rise in cost of living. The relief is at a number of revised rates, in “supersession” of the rates sanctioned earlier. The dearness relief is from the existing rate of 35% to 45% of Revised Basic Pension (BP)/Family Pension (FP) per month.
DR for Pensioners
The Payment of the Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. “Other provision governing Dearness Relief to the pensioners such as regulation of Dearness Relief on re-employment, regulation of Dearness Relief where more than one pension is drawn, etc. will remain unchanged,” the Finance department said. The Authorized Public Sector Banks, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries are requested to arrange payment of Dearness Relief to the pensioners on the basis of instructions. The Accountant General of Nagaland is requested to circulate this office memorandum to all state accountants general so that the Nagaland Government pensioners drawing pension under their jurisdiction may be authorized payment of this relief at the earliest.
The government also authorized the Public Sector Bank, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries to release payment of Dearness Relief to the Nagaland State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners in future at par the Central Government rates based on orders issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions revising the rates of Dearness Relief for Central Government Pensioners without any separate order from the state government or authorization from the Accountant General, Nagaland till further order.
Dearness Allowance to the state employees
Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance with effect from 01.01.2010 and 01.07.2010 is granted for payment to state government employees at a number of revised rates and subject to conditions. Dearness Allowance for employees drawing pay under ROP Rules of 2010, the grant is with effect from 1.4.2010 to 30.6.2010 from the existing rate of 27% to 35% and with effect from 1.7.2010 from 35% to 45% of pay in the Pay Band including Grade Pay.
Dearness Allowance for employees drawing: pay under ROP Rules of 1999, the grant is with effect from 1.1.2010 to 30.6.2010 from the existing rate of 73% to 87% and with effect from 1.7.2010 from 87% to 103% of pay including Dearness Pay.
Additional Dearness Allowance for employees drawing pay under ROP Rules of 1993 is with effect from 1.1.2010 to 30.6.2010 from the existing rate of 333% to 371% and with effect from 1.7.2010 from 371% to 415% of pay. The department said the term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance shall be the pay drawn in the prescribed scale of pay (including Dearness Pay in respect of employees drawing pay in the pay scale under ROP’99), stagnation increment (s) if any, and non-practicing allowance. But it shall not include any other types of pay such as special pay or personal pay etc.
The Dearness Allowance /Additional Dearness Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay within the ambit of FR 9(21).
The amount of Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance shall be rounded-off to the nearest rupee. Fraction of 50 paisa and above shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa shall be ignored.
These orders shall also apply to the employees appointed on contract against sanctioned posts, and drawing pay in identical scale applicable to the regular employees of the corresponding categories. But these orders shall not apply to the work-charged employees (whether on time scale of pay or on fixed daily/monthly wages) nor shall these orders apply to any other categories of employees on fixed monthly pay or on daily wages.
The whole of the arrears from 01.01.2010 to 31.10.2010 shall be credited to the respective GPF/CPF accounts of the employees concerned. Cash payment shall be made from November, 2010 salary onwards (that is, from the salaries of November, 2010 payable in December, 2010). No part of the arrears up to 31.10.2010 is to be paid in cash except in respect of those employees who have already retired from service, or have died or are due to Retire on Superannuation on or before 28.02.2011. The government servant who has not yet opened Provident Fund Account can be allowed to draw the arrears only after the Provident Fund Accounts are opened so that the arrears can be credited to their Provident Fund Accounts. Arrears of DA/ADA may have to be paid in cash in respect of those employees who are not required to subscribe to Provident Fund under the Rules applicable to them.
All heads of offices/DDOs are instructed to carefully scrutinize all arrears D AI AD A bills to ensure that no cash payments are allowed except in respect of those who have already retired or died or are due to retire on superannuation on or before 28.02.2011. All such bills must be clearly certified, to that effect, by the head of office/DDO concerned. In case of Government servant due to retire on superannuation, the exact date of retirement shall be recorded in each case. In case of gazetted officers claiming cash payment on account of being due for retirement on superannuation certificate to that effect indicating the exact date of retirement shall be recorded on the body of the bill. Treasury Officer shall personally ensure that no cash payment of arrears in respect of serving gazetted officers is allowed in the absence of such certificate.
In regard to the credit of arrear to the Contributory Provident Fund, there is to be “no matching contribution by the government.” The amount of arrears credited to the Provident Funds shall not be treated as accumulation for the purpose of temporary or Non-refundable withdrawals till 29.02.2012. While sanctioning temporary or Non-refundable withdrawals from Provident Funds, the sanctioning authority shall take care to exclude this lump sum credit till 29.02.2012. However, this condition shall not apply in case of final withdrawal form Provident Funds in respect of employees who have retired, died or have ceased to be in service otherwise. The amount of arrear credited to Provident Funds under these orders shall earn interest at normal rate, the finance department said.
Source : The Morung Express
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