16. G.O.Ms.No.298, Finance (Pen.I) Department,
dated 15.11.2012.
17. G.O.Ms.No.136, Finance (PC.I) Department,
dated 11.06.2013.
18. G.O.Ms.No.138, Finance (Pen.I) Department,
dated 13.06.2013.
19. G.O.Ms.No.294, Finance (PC.I) Department,
dated 26.10.2013.
20. G.O.Ms.No.296, Finance (Pen.I) Department,
dated 28.10.2013.
21. G.O.Ms.No.102, Finance (PC.I) Department,
dated 14.05.2014.
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ORDER:
Government hereby order the revision of rates of
Dearness Relief to pensioners sanctioned in the G.O. 20th
read above from 63.344% to 71.904% from 01.01.2014 in
respect of: (i) those who retired from service after 01.07.2008 and
drawing pension in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010;
(ii) those who retired prior to 01.7.2008 and whose pension
was consolidated in the light of orders issued in the
G.O. 2nd read above.
2. Government also hereby order the revision of
rates of Dearness Relief from 163.908% to 179.922% with
effect from 01.01.2014 to the Pensioners who are drawing
their pension in Revised Pay Scales, 2005 and not
consolidated in terms of the orders issued in the reference
2nd read above.
3. Government also hereby order the revision of
rates of Dearness Relief from 172.598% to 186.504% with
effect from 01.01.2014 to the Pensioners who are drawing
their pension in Revised Pay Scales, 1999 and not
consolidated in terms of the orders issued in G.O.(P)
No.248, Finance (Pen.I) Department, dated 04.10.2005.
4. Government also hereby order the revision of
rates of Dearness Relief in respect of pensioners who retired
after 01.01.1996 drawing UGC Pay Scales 1996 from 183%
to 200% with effect from 01.01.2014 since the Dearness
Relief was regulated upto 01.01.2007 by merging 50%
Dearness Relief with basic pension through G.O (P) No.183
Finance (Pen.I) Department dated 2.8.2007 based on the
orders issued in G.O. (P) No.173 Finance (PC.I) Department
dated 23.7.2007.
5. Government also hereby order the revision of
rates of Dearness Relief to the pensioners who retired while
drawing UGC Pay Scales 2006 from 01.01.2006 from 90%
to 100% with effect from 01.01.2014.
6. Government also hereby order the revision of
rates of Dearness Relief to the pensioners/family
pensioners whose pension was consolidated as per orders
issued in G.O.Ms.No.54, Higher Education (UE.II)
Department, dated 08.06.2011 and G.O.Ms.No.31, Higher
Education (UE.II) Department, dated 24.05.2013 from 90%
to 100% with effect from 01.01.2014.
7. Government also hereby order the revision of
rates of Dearness Relief sanctioned in G.O.Ms.No.4 Law
(Law & J-SC.F) Department dated 06.01.2011 to the
Pensioners who drawing pension as per Justice
E.Padmanabhan Committee report from 90% to 100% with
effect from 01.01.2014.
8. These orders are applicable to :
(1)(a) All Government Pensioners in receipt of Service
Pensions, Family Pensions under Revised Pension
Rules, 1951, Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension
Rules, 1961 and Andhra Pradesh Government
Servants (Family Pension) Rules, 1964.
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(b) Teaching and Non-Teaching pensioners of
Municipalities, Panchayat Raj Institutions and Aided
Educational Institutions, in receipt of pensions under
the Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules, 1961
and Andhra Pradesh Government Servants (Family
Pension) Rules, 1964.
(c) Teaching and Non-Teaching staff in Aided
Educational Institutions in receipt of pensions under
the Contributory Provident Fund-cum-Pension and
Gratuity Rules, 1961 and Andhra Pradesh Liberalised
Pension Rules, 1961.
(d) Those drawing family pensions under G.O.Ms.
No.22, Finance & Planning (FW: Pen.I) Department,
dated 16.1.1971, G.O.Ms.No.104, Finance &
Planning (FW: Pen.I) Department, dated 13.4.1973
and G.O.Ms.No.25, Finance & Planning (FW: Pen.I)
Department, dated 2.2.1974.
(e) Pensioners in receipt of Compassionate Pension
under the rules for Compassionate Pensions and
Gratuities in the Hyderabad Civil Services Rules;
and
(f) Those in receipt of Pensions under the Wound and
Extraordinary Pension Rules.
(2) Jagir and Estate Pensioners and
(3) Pensioners governed by Andhra Pradesh Revised
Pension Rules, 1980.
9. These orders are not applicable to the financial
assistance grantees and others who are not entitled to
Dearness Relief.
10. Ready Reckoner showing the Dearness Relief
payable to the State Pensioners in terms of these orders
is annexed.
11. The amount of Dearness Relief shall be
rounded off to the next rupee.
12. The arrears of the Revised Dearness Relief to
Pensioners shall be paid along
with the pension of May, 2014 payable on 24th May, 2014.
13. All the Treasury Officers/ Pension Payment
Officers shall work out and make payments of the Dearness
Relief on Pension sanctioned in this order without waiting
for further authorization/ instructions from the Accountant
General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, in terms of
the orders issued in the G.O.Ms.No.270, Finance &
Planning (FW: PSC.I) Department, dated 7.10.1986.
14. The expenditure is allocable among the various
States in accordance with provisions of Rule 24 of the
incidence of pension rules in Appendix III-B of the Andhra
Pradesh Accounts Code, Volume-I.
15. The categories of employees who are not
covered for payment through the Treasuries, the
expenditure shall be debited to the Pension Funds of Zilla
Parishads and Pension funds of the respective Municipal
Councils in so far as the Non-Teaching, Non-Government
Pensioners of the Municipalities are concerned and the
relevant Head of Account of Government in so far as the
teachers are concerned.
16. In respect of the Pensioners of the Universities
the expenditure on account of the Dearness Relief now
sanctioned above shall be met from the Block Grants
allotted to them.
17. The G.O is available on Internet and can be
accessed at the address http://goir.ap.gov.in.
[BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF
ANDHRA PRADESH]
AJEYA KALLAM,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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