GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

ABSTRACT
ALLOWANCES- Dearness Allowance – Revision of Dearness Allowance to the
State Government Employees from 01.07.2022 - Sanctioned –Orders- Issued.
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FINANCE (HRM.IV) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.120 Dated: 30th October, 2024.
Read the following: -
1. G.O.Ms.No.73, Law (LA&J, SC-F) Department, dated: 01.05.2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.171, Finance (PC.III) Department, dated: 13.05.2010.
3. G.O.Ms.No.36, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 1.6.2019.
4. G.O.Ms.No.88, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 6.11.2019.
5. G.O.Ms.No.69, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 23.10.2020.
6. G.O.Ms.No.51, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 11.06.2021.
7. G.O.Ms.No.52, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 11.06.2021.
8. G.O.Ms.No.3, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 19.01.2022.
9. G.O.Ms.No.111, General Administration (J&RA) Department,
dated: 22.10.2022.
10. G.O.Ms.No.9, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 23.1.2023.
11. G.O.Ms.No.50, Finance (HRM.IV) Department, dated: 19.06.2023.
12. O.M. No.1/3/2022-E. II(B), dated: 03.10.2022 of Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

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O R D E R:
Government hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance (DA),
sanctioned vide reference 12th read above to the employees of Government of
Telangana from 22.75% of basic pay to 26.39% of basic pay from 1st July, 2022.

02. The above revision of Dearness Allowance shall also be applicable to;
a) 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,
2020.
b) Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Institutions including Aided

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 Polytechnics who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the
Revised Pay Scales, 2020.
c) Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities who are drawing pay
in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales, 2020.

03. Government also hereby order revision of the Dearness Allowance to the
State Government employees, who are drawing pay in the Revised Pay Scales,
2015 from 59.196% of the basic pay to 63.912% of the basic pay with monitor
benefit effect from 1st of July, 2022.

04. The Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the para-3 above shall also be
payable to;
a) The employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats,
Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market
Committees, Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas and Work Charged
Establishment, who are drawing pay in a regular scale of pay in the
Revised Pay Scales,2015.
b) 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, 2015.
c) Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Universities who are drawing pay
in a regular scale of pay in the Revised Pay Scales,2015.

05. The rate of Dearness Allowance to all the employees drawing UGC/ AICTE
Pay Scales, 2016 is revised from the existing 34% to 38% on the basic pay
w.e.f.01.7.2022 to the teaching staff of Universities, Government aided and
affiliated Degree Colleges, Medical Colleges who were drawing UGC Pay Scales
and teaching staff of Polytechnics, drawing AICTE Pay Scales, 2016.

06. The rate of Dearness Allowance for the employees drawing UGC/ AICTE
Pay Scales, 2006 is revised from 203% to 212% on the basic pay w.e.f.,
01.07.2022.

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07. Government also hereby order for revision of Dearness Allowance to all
the full time/contingent employees whose remuneration has been revised from
Rs.3,850/- to Rs.6,700/- per month vide Government order 2nd read above, as
per Revised Pay Scales, 2010, with effect from 1st July, 2022 @7.704% (i.e.,9 x
0.856 = 7.704%) of the pay and at cumulative rate of 155.772%.

08. Government also hereby sanction an ad-hoc increase of Rs.100/- per

month to the Part-Time Assistants and Village Revenue Assistants from 1st of
July, 2022 to till their absorption into Government Service.

09. The Dearness Allowance at the revised rate sanctioned shall be paid with
the salary of November,2024 payable on 1st of December, 2024. The
arrears on account of revision of Dearness Allowance for the period from 1st of
July, 2022 to 31st of October, 2024 shall be credited to the General Provident
Fund Account of the respective employees.

10. However, in the case of employees who are due to retire on or before
31.03.2025, the arrears of Dearness allowance shall be drawn and paid in
seventeen (17) equal installments as the employees due to retire on
Superannuation are exempted from making any subscription to the General
Provident Fund during the last 4 months of service.

11. In respective 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 July, 2022
to 31st of October, 2024 shall be claimed and credited to 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 seventeen (17)
equal monthly installments form the month of January, 2025 payable on 1 st of
February, 2025.

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12. In respect of Full Time Contingent employees, who are not eligible for
GPF accounts, the arrears may be paid in seventeen (17) equal monthly
installments from the month of January, 2025 payable on 1st of February, 2025.

13. 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 paid in
lumpsum.

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

15. 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.

16. All Departments of Secretariat and Heads of 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 Works Accounts/ Director of State Audit/
Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad, are requested to issue suitable instructions
to their subordinate officers so as to compliance these orders.

17. This Government Order is available on the internet and can be accessed
at the addresses: http://www.goir.telangana.gov.in.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

K. RAMAKRISHNA RAO,
SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to Government,
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.
All Head of Departments, Government of Telangana.
All District Collector & District Magistrates, Telangana.
All District Superintendents of Police, Telangana.

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The Registrar General (Admn),
High Court for the State of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of Works and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Director of State Audit, Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Telangana, Hyderabad.

Copy to:
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I/II/A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Secretary to Governor of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Private Secretaries to all
Ministers, Telangana, Hyderabad.
All the Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Parishads, Telangana.
All the Recognized Service Associations, Telangana.
The Registrar of all Universities, Telangana.
The General Administration (Cabinet) Department,
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.
SF/SCs.
//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//

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