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No. 1/1/2019-E-II (B)
Government of
India
Ministry of
Finance
Department of
Expenditure
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North Block, New
Delhi
Dated the 27th
February, 2019.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Allowance to
Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2019.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No.
1/2/2018-E-ll (B) dated 7th September, 2018 on the subject mentioned above and
to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance
payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing
rate of 9% to 12% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2019 .
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 a distinct element of remuneration and will not
be treated as pay within the ambit of FR 9(21).
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 (from January to March) shall not be made before the date
of disbursement of salary of March, 2019.
6. These orders shall
also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates
and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence
Services Estimates. In respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees
, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of
Railways, respectively.
7. In so far as the
employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned ,
these orders are issued with the concurrence of the Comp r ler and Auditor
General of India.
Sd/-
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India
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