Grant of Dearness Allowance in the Revised Pay Scales 2012

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Sub:- Grant of Dearness  Allowance  in the Revised  Pay Scales  2012 - Reg.

READ: (l) G.O. No. FD 23 SRP 2011,  dated:  15.06.2011
(2) G.O. No. FD 7 SRP 2012, dated: 2l.04.2012
(3) G.O. No. FD l7 SRP 2012,  dated:  14.05.2012
(4) Letter  No. GEA/2147/2012-13  dated  01.10.2012  received  from the
President,  Karnataka  State Government  Employees'  Association.

GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. FD 25 SRP 2012,
BANGALORE, DATED 17th  OCTOBER 2012

   The  Official  Pay  Committee-2011 constituted in  Government  Order  dated: 15.06.2011 read at  (1)  above had recommended revision of  pay scales of  the State Government employees with  effect from  lst  April  2012 and the revised pay structure recommended  by the Committee related to index level of 191.5 points in AIACPI (IW) 2001 series (Base 2001=100) by merger of  Dearness Allowance of  76.75% admissible on  1st January 2012. The Committee had also recommended  to sanction Dearness Allowance to State Government employees  with effect from lst July 2012 in the Revised Scale 2012 at the rate of 0.604% for every l% Dearness Allowance sanctioned  by the Government of India to its employees with effect from 01.07.2012. Accordingly orders have been issued in G.O. dated: 21.04.2012  read at  (2) above.

   2.  Government are pleased to sanction Dearness  Allowance in the Revised pay  Scales 2012 at the rate of 4% of Basic Pay to  the State Government employees  with effect from 1st July 2012.

   3.  The increase  in Dearness  Allowance admissible  under this order is payable in cash.

   4.  These orders will apply to the full time Government employees,  employees of Zilla Panchayats,  work charged employees  on regular time scales of pay, full time employees of aided educational  Institutions and Universities who are on regular time scales of pay.

   5.  For  the purpose of  this order, the  term 'Basic pay'  means, pay drawn by  a Government Employee in the scale of pay applicable  to the post held by him and includes:

   a.  Stagnation  increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.

   b.  Personal Pay, if  any, granted to  him  under sub-rule (3) of  Rule 7  of  the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2012.

   c.  Additional Increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.

   6.  Basic Pay shall not include any emoluments  other than those specified above.

   7.  The payment on account of Dearness  Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above shall be rounded off to the next rupee and fractions less than 50 paise shall be ignored.

   8.  The Dearness  Allowance  will be shown as a distinct element  of remuneration  and will not be treated as pay for any purpose.

BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE
GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

sd/-
(SUNDARA RAJA GUPTHA)
Deputy Secretary to Government
Finance Department (Services-2)

Source:http://www.kar.nic.in/finance/gos/fd25srp2012.pdf