Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees.

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

(RULES DIVISION)

No. F. 14(14)FD(RuleS)/2006

 Jaipur, dated: 01.03.2014

ORDER

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees.

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable, to the work-charged employees governed under the Rajasthan Public Works Department (B&R) including Gardens, Irrigation, Land Development (Programme), PHED, CAD Chambal Department, Kota, Ayurved and Forest Department Work charged Employees Service Rules, 1964 or under corresponding provisions of standing orders, where such employees are governed by specific standing orders and are drawing pay in the running pay bands and grade pays prescribed under the Rajasthan Work-charged Employees (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 shall be revised from 90% to 100% with effect from 01-01-2014.

The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the basic pay i.e. sum of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn.

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involvin fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored.

The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01-01-2014 to 28-02-2014 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01-03-2014 i.e. salary for the month of March, 2014 payable on 01-04-2014.

By order of the Governor,

Sd/-

(Siddharth Mahajan)

Special Secretary

Finance (Budget)

Source:http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F14(14)FD(Rules)2006-01-2014.pdf

Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners.

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

(RULES DIVISION)

No.F.12(3)FD(Rules)/20l3

 Jaipur, dated: 01-03-2014

ORDER

Subject: - Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners.

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Relief sanctioned vide Finance Department Order of even number dated 21-09-2013 to the State Government Pensioners who are in receipt of superannuation, retiring, invalid, compensation, family and extra ordinary pension etc. shall be revised from 90% to 100% with effect from 01-01-2014.

For the purpose of this order :-

(I) Pension/Family Pension in the case of pre-01-01-2006 retirees and where Family Pension was sanctioned prior to 01-01-2006, means the Consolidated Pension or Consolidated Family Pension, as the case may be, effective from 01-01-2006 in terms of Finance Department Memorandum No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/ 2008 dated 12-09-2008 as amended vide FD Memorandum dated 06-04-2013.

(ii) In the case of pensioners who retire from service on or after 01-01-2006 or where family pension is sanctioned for the first time on or after 01-01-2006, Pension/Family Pension means the Basic Pension/Basic Family Pension, as the case may be, in terms of Finance Department Notification No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/ 2008 dated 12-09-2008 as amended vide FD Notification dated 06-04-2013.

(iii) Dearness Relief will, also be admissible on the additional quantum of pension / family pension allowed to the pensioners who have attained the age of 80 years and above.

(iv) Payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

(v) Other provisions governing grant of dearness relief to pensioners’ such as regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged.

(vi) This order shall also be applicable in case of Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.

(vii) This order shall not be applicable in case of Old Age Pensions, Political Pensions or any other kind of similar pensions, which are not related to the service rendered under Government.

(viii) Dearness Relief at revised rates as above would also be admissible to pensioners who retired/retire from service of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad and whose Pension Payment Orders have been issued by the Director, Local Fund Audit Department or Director, Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

By order of the Governor,

Sd/-

(Siddharth Mahajan)

Special Secretary

Finance (Budget)

Source:http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F12(3)FD(Rules)2013-01-2014.pdf

Clarification regarding grant of grade pay on promotional post.

No. Fin (PR)B(7)23/2010-11

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Finance (Pay Revision) Department

From:.

The Principal Secretary (Finance) to the

Government of Himachal Pradesh.

To

1) All the Addl. Chief Secretaries/ Pr. Secretaries/Secretaries

to the Government of Himachal Pradesh

2) All the Head of the Departments in Himachal Pradesh

Dated Shimla-171002, the 1st March, 2014

Subject: - Clarification regarding grant of grade pay on promotional post.

Sir/ Madam,

I am directed to invite a reference to this Department Notification No Fin(PR)B(7)-64/2010-Loose dated 24/09/2012 vide which Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Category /Post wise Revised Pay) Rules, 2012 have been notified. Under these rules pay structure of certain categories of employees has been revised w.e.f. 01/10/2012 or thereafter as per schedule appended to these rules.

References have been received from various quarters seeking clarification as to what grade pay is to be allowed in the cases where the grade pay of feeder post is higher to the grade pay at entry level of the higher/ promotional post.

The matter has been considered by the Government and it is clarified that in all such cases where the grade pay at entry level of the promotional post has become lower than the grade pay attached to feeder post, the higher grade pay being drawn in the feeder post shall be protected.

These instructions will be applicable with immediate effect, prospectively.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(O.P. Sharma)

Under Secretary (Finance PR) to the

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Source:http://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/1_l892s/GradePay01Mar2014_A1b-80267427.pdf