GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

ABSTRACT
ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Dearness Allowance to the State Government
Employees from 1st of January, 2018 – Sanctioned – Orders – Issued.
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FINANCE (HRM.IV) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 143 Dated:0505-09-2018.
Read the following:-
following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.35, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated 01

01-10-2014.
2014.
2. G.O.Ms.No.26, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated 18
18-03-2015.
2015.
3. G.O.Ms.No.129, Finance (HRM.IV) De
Department, dated 09-09-2015.
2015.
4. G.O.Ms.No.25, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated 08
08-03-2016.
2016.
5. G.O.Ms.No.103, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated 01
01-09-2016.
2016.
6. G.O.Ms.No.58, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated 20
20-04-2017.
2017.
7. G.O.Ms.No.135, Finance (HRM.IV
(HRM.IV) Department, dated 22-09-2017.
2017.
8. G.O.Ms.No.55, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated:17.05.2018.
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O R D E R:
Government hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance (DA) sanctioned in
the Government Order 8th read above to the employees of Government of Telangana from
27.248% of basic pay from 1st of January, 2018.
25.676% of the basic pay to 27.248

2. The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the above para shall also be payable to:
i) The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats,
Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and
Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas, Work Charged Establishment, who are drawing
pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015.

ii) Teaching and Non

Non-Teaching
Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions including Aided
Polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay
Scales, 2015.

iii) Teaching and Non Non-Teaching

Teaching Staff of Universities including Professor
K. Jayashankar
shankar 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.

3. Government also hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance rates

rates in respect of
State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006, from 139% to
142% of the basic pay with effect from 1st of January, 2018.
3.1. The above rate of Dearness Allowance is also applicable to:
(i) The Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Government and
AidedAffiliatedDegreeColleges who are drawing pay in the Revised U.G.C
Pay Scales, 2006.
(ii) 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.
4. Government also hereby order revision of rate of the Dearness Allowance in respect
of Judicial Officers whose pay scales were revised as per Shri E. Padmanabhan Committee
Report vide G.O.Ms.No.73, Law (LA&J, SC-F) Department, dated: 01.05.2010 from 139%
to 142% with effect from 1st of January, 2018.

5. Government hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance rate sanctioned in the
th
G.O. 5 read above to the State Government employees in the Revised Pay Scales 2010 from
105.288% of the basic pay to 107.856% of the basic pay with effect from 1st of January,
2018in the Revised Pay Scales of 2010.

5.1 The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the above para shall also be payable to:
i) The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities,
Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and Zilla Grandhalaya
Samasthas, Work Charged Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of
pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010 and to the full time contingent employees whose
remuneration has been revised from Rs.3850/- to Rs.6700/- per month vide
G.O.Ms.No.171, Finance (P.C.III) Department, dated 13.05.2010.

ii) Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions including Aided Polytechnics
who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2010.

iii) 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, 2010.

6. Government also hereby sanction an ad-hoc increase of Rs.100/- per month in cash
to the Part-Time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants from 1st of January, 2018.

7. The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the paras 1-5 above shall be paid in cash
with the salary of September, 2018payable on 1st of October, 2018. The arrears on account
of payment of Dearness Allowance for the period from 1st of January, 2018to 31st August,
2018 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees.
7.1. However, in the case of employees who are due to retire on or before 30th of
November, 2018, the arrears of Dearness Allowance shall be drawn and paid in cash as the
employees due to retire on superannuation are exempted from making any subscription to the
General Provident Fund during the last four months of service.

7.2. In respect of the employees who were appointed to Government service on or

after 01.09.2004 and are governed by the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), 10% of the
Dearness Allowance arrears from 1st of January, 2018to 31st August, 2018 may be claimed
in the month of October, 2018 andshall be credited to the PRAN accounts of the individuals
along with the Government share as per the existing orders. The remaining 90% of Dearness
Allowance arrears shall be paid in cash, with the salary for the month of September, 2018,
payable on 1st October, 2018.

7.3. In respect of Full Time Contingent Employees, who are not eligible for GPF Accounts,
the arrears may be paid in cash, with the salary for the month of September, 2018, payable
on 1st of October, 2018.

7.4. In the event of death of any employee before the issue of these orders, the legal heir(s)
shall be entitled to the arrears of Dearness Allowance in cash.

8. The term ‘Pay’ for this purpose shall be as defined inF.R.9 (21) (a) (i).

9. The Drawing Officer shall prefer the bill on the Pay & Accounts Officer,
Hyderabad, or the Pay & Accounts Officer/ the Assistant Pay & Accounts Officer of the
Telangana Works Accounts Service or the Treasury Officer, as the case may be, for the
amount of arrears for the period from 1st of January, 2018to 31st August, 2018 to be
adjusted to the General Provident Fund Account in the case of an employee who has opened a
General Provident Fund Account.

10. The Drawing Officers shall ensure that the Bills are supported by proper schedules
in duplicate indicating details of the employee, the General Provident Fund Account Number
and the amount to be credited to the General Provident Fund Account, to the Pay & Accounts
Officer/Treasury Officers/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officers or Pay & Accounts Officers of
the Telangana Works Accounts Service, as the case may be. The Pay & Accounts
Officer/Assistant Pay & Accounts Officer or Pay and Accounts Officer of the Telangana
Works Accounts Service/District Treasury Officer/Sub-Treasury Officer shall follow the
usual procedure of furnishing one copy of the schedules along with bills to the Accountant
General based on which the Accountant General shall credit the amounts to the General
Provident Fund Accounts of the individuals concerned. The second copy of the schedules
shall be furnished to the Drawing Officers with Voucher Numbers.

11. All Drawing Officers are requested to ensure that the bills as per the above orders
are drawn and the amounts credited to General Provident Fund Account by 30th November,
2018 at the latest. The Audit Officers (Pay & Accounts Officer, Deputy Directors of District
Treasuries and Pay & Accounts Officer of Telangana Works Accounts Service, etc.) are
requested not to admit the pay bills of the Office concerned for the month of December,
2018 unless a certificate is enclosed to the bills to the effect that the arrears of difference
in Dearness Allowance for the period from 1st of January, 2018to 31st of August, 2018,
are drawn and credited to the General Provident Fund Account before 30th of
November, 2018.

12. In respect of employees working in Government Offices in the Twin Cities, the Pay
and Accounts Officer shall consolidate and furnish information in the proforma annexed
(Annexure-I) to this order to the Finance (HRM.IV) Department to reach on or before 15th of
December, 2018.

13. All the Audit Officers (Sub-Treasury Officers) are requested to furnish the figures
of the amount credited to the General Provident Fund Account and the amounts credited to
Compulsory Savings Account in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-I) enclosed, to the
District Treasury by the end of15th of December, 2018.

14. The Deputy Directors of District Treasuries, in turn, shall consolidate the
information and furnish the same in the same proforma to the Director of Treasuries and
Accounts by31st of December, 2018, and who in turn, shall furnish the consolidated
information to Government by 15th of January, 2019.

15. In respect of employees of Local Bodies, the Drawing Officers shall furnish the
above information in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-II to the Audit Officer of
the District concerned before15th of December, 2018 and who will, in turn furnish the
consolidated information to the Director of State Audit by 31st, December, 2018. The
Director of State Audit in turn shall furnish the consolidated information to the Secretary to
Government, Finance (HRM.IV) Department by 15th of January, 2019.

16. In regard to the Project Staff, the Joint Director of Accounts of each Project shall
furnish the information in the prescribed proforma as per Annexure-II to the Director of
Works Accounts by15th of December, 2018, and who, in turn, shall furnish the information
to the Finance (HRM.IV) Department by 15th of January, 2019.

17. All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers and Audit Officers are requested to
intimate to the employees working under their control as to how much amount of arrears of
Dearness Allowance is credited to the General Provident Fund Account/Compulsory Savings
Account as per the Proforma annexed (Annexure-II) to this order. They are further requested
to adhere to the above instructions and any deviation or non-compliance of these instructions
will be viewed seriously.

18. All Departments of Secretariat and Heads of the Departments are requested to issue
suitable instructions to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers under their control and to see
that these instructions are followed scrupulously. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts/
Director of State Audit/Pay & Accounts Officer/Director of Works Accounts, Telangana,
Hyderabad, are requested to issue suitable instructions to their subordinate Audit Officers so
that these instructions are carefully followed by them.
19. The expenditure on the Dearness Allowance to the employees of Agricultural
Market Committees and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation shall be met from their
own funds in view of the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.9, Finance (PC-I) Department, dated:
18.01.2010.
20. This G.O. is available on Internet and can be accessed at the address
http://goir.telangana.gov.in.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
K. RAMAKRISHNA RAO
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ) TELANGANA

To
The Principal Accountant General (Audit – I), Telangana, Hyderabad. (20 copies)
The Principal Accountant General (Audit – II), Telangana, Hyderabad (20 copies)
The Accountant General (A & E), Telangana, Hyderabad. (by name)
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Principal Secretary to Governor of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all Ministers.
All Special Chief Secretaries / Principal Secretaries / Secretaries to Government with a
request to communicate to all concerned.
All Departments of Secretariat.
All Heads of Departments including District Collectors, Superintendents of Police and District
Judges of all districts.
The Registrar, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and State of
AP, Hyderabad. (with a covering letter)
The Secretary, Telangana TRANSCO/Telangana GENCO, Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad (with
a covering letter).
The Secretary, T.S. Public Service Commission, Hyderabad (with a covering letter).
The VC & MD, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad (with a covering letter).
All the Joint Directors of Works Projects.
All the District Treasury Officers.
All the Chief Executive Officers of all Zilla Parishads.
All the District Educational Officers.
All the Secretaries to Agricultural Market Committees through the Commissioner and
Director of Agricultural Marketing, Telangana, Hyderabad.
All the Secretaries of Zilla Grandhalaya Samasthas through the Director of Public Libraries,
Telangana, Hyderabad.
All the Commissioners/Special Officers of the Municipalities/Municipal Corporations.
All the Recognized Service Associations.
The Registrar of all the Universities.
Copy to Finance (BG) Department, for obtaining Supplementary Grant, if necessary.
Copy to the General Administration (Cabinet) Department.
Copy to SF/SCs.

//FORWARDED BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
 ANNEXURE-I

(As per the paras 12 to 14 of G.O.Ms.No.143 Finance (HRM.IV) Department dated:05.09.2018 )

1. Name of the Sub-Treasury/

District Treasury/Audit Officer. ::

2. The amount of arrears of D.A.

credited to G.P.F. Accounts ::

3. The amount of arrears of D.A.

credited to Compulsory savings
Account. ::

4. Total amount of arrears of D.A.

credited to the G.P.F. Accounts
And credited to Compulsory
Savings Account. ::

Date:
Office Seal Signature of the Audit Authority

ANNEXURE-II

(As per the paras 12 to 14 of G.O.Ms.No. 143 Finance (HRM.IV) Department dated.05.09.2018 )

1. Name of Office ::

2. Designation of the Drawing and

Disbursing Officer, ::

3. Name and Designation of the employee. ::

4. Whether the amount of arrears credited

to the General Provident Fund Account/
Compulsory Savings Accounts. ::

5. The amount of arrears of D.A.

so credited to G.P.F. Account/
Compulsory Savings Account. ::

Date:
Office Seal Signature of the Drawing and
Disbursing Officer