Hyderabad: The State government has revised Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees from 27.248% of basic pay to 30.392% of basic pay from July 1, last year. The DA shall also be payable to the employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas, work-charged establishments, who were drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the revised pay scales of 2015.
Teaching and Non-teaching staff of Aided Institutions, including Aided Polytechnics, who are drawing pay in a regular scale in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015. Teaching and Non-teaching Staff of Universities, including Professor K. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015.
The Government also revised DA in respect of State Government employees drawing Revised UGC Pay Scales, 2006 from 142% to 148% of the basic pay with effect from July 1, 2018. The DA is also applicable to the Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Government and Aided Affiliated Degree Colleges, who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006. The Teaching staff of the Universities, including the Professor K. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and the Teaching staff of Govt Polytechnics, who are drawing pay in the Revised UGC/AICTE Pay Scales, 2006.
The State government also revised Dearness Allowance to Judicial Officers, whose pay scales were revised as per E. Padmanabhan Committee Report from 142% to 148% from July 1, 2018. The DA at the revised rate shall be paid with the salary of June, 2019 payable on July 1, 2019. The arrears on account of revision of Dearness Allowance for the period from July 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees. However, in the case of employees who are due to retire on or before September 30, 2019, the arrears of DA shall be paid in cash as they are due to retire on superannuation are exempted from making any subscription to the General Provident Fund during the last four months of service. (NSS)
