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Odisha announces 10% hike in DA for govt staff stuck with 6th pay commission salaries
The DA hike will come into effect retrospectively from July 1, 2019, official sources said.
The Odisha government has raised the dearness allowance by 10% for state government employees who are stuck with 6th pay commission salaries.
A letter of the finance department said considering the overall financial resources and fiscal target stipulated under the Odisha Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005, the state government has released the additional dose of DA of 10% enhancing the same from the existing rate of 154% to 164% on the basic pay and grade pay taken together with effect from 01.07.2019 in respect of state government employees, who are drawing pay in pre-revised scales under the ORSP Rules, 2008.
The DA hike will come into effect retrospectively from July 1, 2019, official sources said.
Odisha has already implemented the 7th pay commission for its employees and they are getting 17% DA currently.
However, a few employees are yet to get the 7th pay commission and are continuing with 6th pay commission equivalent pay known as ORSP Rules 2008. These employees for various reasons, such as non approval in case of added institutions and disciplinary cases, cannot get the new pay scale.
The hike is applicable for state government employees and those of aided educational institutions drawing pay under ORSP Rules, 2008.
Teaching and non-teaching staff of state universities, medical college teachers, subordinate judicial officers, work-charged employees drawing regular scale of pay and job contract workers will also be eligible for payment of increased DA.
The increased DA will be paid in cash and can be drawn in the pay bill of May 2020 and onwards. The payment of DA arrears from July 2019 to April 2020 will be drawn and disbursed after payment of salary of May 2020.
Last month, the Odisha government had announced deferment of 50% in gross salary in respect of all India service officers—the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service.
Similarly, it also announced deferment of 70% in the gross salary in respect of the chief minister, ministers, MLAs, chairperson of all corporations and elected representatives of all urban local bodies.
