Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees - Revised rates effective from 01.07.2010

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE.No. 139/2010
New Delhi, dated 22.9.2010.

S.No.PC-VI/227
No.PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1

The GMs/CAO (R),
All Indian Railways/Production Units
(as per Mailing List)

Subject : Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees - Revised rates effective from 01.07.2010.

Please refer to this ministry"s letter to even number dated 26.03.2010 (S.No PC-VI/194, RBE No 45/2010) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 35% to 45% with effect from 1^st July 2010.

2.The provisions contained in paras 3,4 & 5 of this Ministry"s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No. PC -VI/3. RBE No 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3.The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees.The arrears may be charged to the salary bill for September 2010 and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4.The issues with the concurrence of the finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

s/d
(Hari Krishan)
Director Pay Commission II
Railway Board

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Centrel Government employees - Revised rates effective from 1-7-2010

No. 1(6)/2010-E-II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi,the 22^nd September,2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:   Payment of Dearness Allowance to Centrel Government employees - Revised rates effective from 1-7-2010.------------------

      The undersigned is directed to refer to this ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1(3)/2009-E-II(B) dated 26^th March.2010 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 35% to 45% with effect from 1^st July 2010.

2 .     The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Office Memorandum No.1(3)/2008 29^th August,2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3.     The additional instalment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash ro all Central Government employees.

4.    These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates.In regard to Armed Forces Personnel and railway employees separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

5.     In so far the persons serving in the Indian Audit an Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditot General of India.

s/d
(Anil Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Cabinet approves 10% hike in DA for central govt employees

Cabinet approves 10% hike in DA for central govt employees

Ahead of the festive season, the central government on Thursday raised Dearness Allowance by 10 percentage points to 45 per cent of basic pay, benefiting about 88 lakh employees and pensioners.


The decision to provide higher DA to employees will cost the exchequer an additional Rs 9,303.2 crore per annum, an official spokesperson said after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, where it was decided to raise the allowance.

The new DA will be paid to central government employees and pensioners with effect from 1st July, 2010, and the burden during the current fiscal has been estimated at Rs 6,202.1 crore.

"Increase in DA is in accordance with the formula based on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission," the spokesperson added.

The existing rate of DA, which is paid as percentage of basic pay to compensate employees for the rising cost of living, is 35 per cent.

The increase in DA comes ahead of the Dussehra and Diwali festivals in October and November, respectively.

The decision will benefit about 50 lakh central government employees and about 38 lakh pensioners.

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