Dearness Allowance (DA or D.A) 7% hiked Now 45% G.O (P) 38/09 fin dated 17/1/2009 announced on 14/1/2009 for Kerala Government Employees G.O (P) 38/09

Dearness Allowance (DA or D.A) 7% hiked Now 45% G.O (P) 38/2009 fin dated 17/1/2009 announced on 14/1/2009 for Kerala Government Employees.


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Government ordered 7% increase of DA & DR to State Govt. Employees and Pensioners

In Government have ordered 7% increase in Dearness Allowance to the State Government Employees and to the Teachers coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Schemes and 7% increase in Dearness Relief to the State Government Pensioners and Family Pensioners including those coming under UGC/AICTE/Medical Education Schemes with effect from 01/07/2008.

The revised DA (additional 7%) will be paid in cash with the salary due for the month of January 2009 onwards. The arrear for the period from 01/07/2008 to 31/12/2008 will be drawn and credited to the PF account of the employee along with the salary bill for the month of January 2009 to July 2009.

The revised Dearness Relief due from 01/07/2008 @ 7% along with the arrears up to January 2009 will be released in cash along with the pension of February 2009 (due on 1st February).

In Circular No.4/2009/Fin dated 20/01/2009, Government have also communicated the authorization of the Accountant General, Kerala for the payment of Dearness Relief to the Pensioners.

Download Pay revision Order (G.O.(P)125/2006) Fin 17-3-2006

The Govt. in their order read as 1st paper above appointed a Pay
Revision Commission with the following terms of reference:
(i) To examine and suggest necessary modifications of pay
and allowances of:
(a) posts under Kerala Government Service, including
part-time contingent service;
(b) posts, including part-time posts, under educational
institutions of the Government, aided schools and
colleges, institutions covered by direct payment
scheme and autonomous institutions under the State
Government (excluding those covered by U.G.C/AICTE
etc., scheme of scales of pay and also posts for which
Central scales of pay have already been allowed, such
as teaching staff in Medical Colleges, etc;) and
(c) posts under local bodies
(ii) To examine the present structure of pay and allowances,
other emoluments and service conditions, including
promotion avenues and fringe benefits, available to the
above categories of employees and recommend necessary
changes on these items, indicating the dates from which
each such change shall be applicable. Also to consider
the extension of fringe benefits which are available to
Central Government employees at present and not
available to State Government employees. Further, to
examine whether other service benefits enjoyed by State
Government employees but which are not available to the
Central Government employees, shall be continued and if
so to what extent and to what period.
(iii) To examine the present Civil service set up as a whole
and make suggestions to increase its efficiency and social
accountability.
(iv) To examine the need to give interim relief to employees
and submit the Commission’s views in this regard within
three months.