Tamil Nadu – PENSION – Dearness Allowance to the Ex-gratia beneficiaries – Sanction – Revised rate admissible from 1st January 2018 – Orders Issued on 18-06-2018
FINANCE (PENSION) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.193, Dated 18th June, 2018
(Vilambi, Aani-4, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2049)
ABSTRACT
PENSION -Dearness Allowance to the Ex-gratia beneficiaries – Sanction – Revised rate admissible from 1st January 2018 – Orders – Issued.
Read:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.53, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 19-02-2018.
2. G.O.Ms.No.126, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 11-04-2018.
3. Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, New Delhi Office Memorandum F.No.42/06/2018-P&PW(G), dated: 19-04-2018.
ORDER:
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning the enhanced rate of Dearness Allowance @ 260% with effect from 1st July, 2017 to the widows and dependent children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non-Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Board employees who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.605/- p.m. and revised to Rs.645/- p.m. w.e.f. 4th June 2013.
2. In the Government Order second read above, it was ordered among others that the Dearness Allowance to the widows and dependent children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non-Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Board employees who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment will be sanctioned separately.
3. In the Government of India Office Memorandum third read above, the Government of India has enhanced the Dearness Relief to the widows and dependent children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund beneficiaries who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.645/- p.m. @ 266% with effect from 1st January, 2018.
4. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government has now decided to sanction the enhanced rate of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1st January, 2018 to the widows and dependent children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non-Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Board beneficiaries who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.645/-p.m. Accordingly, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the widows and dependent children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non-Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Board beneficiaries who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.645/- p.m. as indicated below:-
| Date from which payable | Revised rate of Dearness Allowance (per month) |
| 1st January, 2018 | 266% |
5. The Government also direct that the arrears of Dearness Allowance at the rate ordered in para-4 above shall be paid with effect from the respective date of revision i.e. 1st January, 2018 to the widows and dependent children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non-Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Board beneficiaries who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.645/- p.m.
6. The expenditure on Dearness Allowance payable to those who are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.645/- p.m. shall be debited to the following Head of Account respectively:
”2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure – State’s Expenditure – AH. Ex-gratia payment to families of deceased – Non-Provincialised Employees – Contributory Provident Fund – 27. Pension – 09. Others (D.P. Code 2071 01 800 AH 2795)”
7. Pending formal authorisation by the Principal Accountant General, the revised Dearness Allowance shall be paid straightaway by the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai-6, Treasury Officers/Sub-Treasury Officers and Public Sector Banks concerned.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
K. SHANMU GAM
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
Source: http://cms.tn.gov.in