Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 6: In a much awaited relief to State Government employees and pensioners, Government today ordered release of 17 per cent pending Dearness Allowance (DA).
According to order issued by BB Vyas, Principal Secretary, Finance Department, the installments of DA shall be paid to the State Government employees through GPF route upto March 2015 and thereafter in cash.
In respect of class IV employees, the arrears of both the installments upto March 31, 2015 shall be paid in cash in the month of April 2015 and thereafter enhancement installment of DA shall form part of monthly salary.
State Government employees who are governed under New Pension Scheme, the arrears of both the installments upto March 31, 2015 shall be paid in cash in the month of April and the employees share @10 per cent shall be deducted at source and credited to their respective PRAN numbers along with the matching share of the employer. From April 2015 onwards the enhanced installments of DA shall form part of monthly salary.
Meanwhile, the DA shall be paid in cash to State pensioners/ family pensioners in the month of April 2015 and shall form part of the monthly pension there onwards.
Other provisions governing the grant of DA on pension/family pension such as the regulation of DA during employment/ re-employment where more than one pension is drawn and other provisions of the existing rules/order shall continue to remain in force.
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