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असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

भाग I

Part I

केन्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशािन

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Phone No: 01982-255819 e-mail: - [email protected]

Subject: Revised rates of Dearness Allowance to Pensioners and Family Pensioners of Union Territory of

Ladakh w.e.f. 01.07.2021.

Order No:12F (UTL) of 2021

Dated: 28.10.2021

In pursuance to the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public

Grievances & Pensions Govt. of India, OM No. 42/07/2021-P&PW(D)e-7330 dated: 27.10.2021,and Ministry of

Finance, Department of Expenditure’s OM Mo. 1/4/2021-E-II (B) dated: 25.10.2021. It is hereby ordered that the

Dearness Allowance payable to the employees of UT Ladakh and Dearness Relief admissible to the Pensioners and

Family Pensioners of UT Ladakh /all India Services pensioners/family pensioners/pensioners who are in receipt of

लद्दाख, 02 नवंबर, 2021

LADAKH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 02, 2021

भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-03112021-31

SG-LD-E-03112021-31

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2

provisional pension shall be enhanced from existing rate of 28% to 31% of the basic pension/ family pension

(including additional pension/ family pension) with effect from 01.07.2021.

i.

The Payment of Dearness Allowance involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher

rupee.

ii.

Other provisions governing the grant of Dearness relief in respect of employed family pension/ re-

employed pensioner and pensioners who is on receipt of more than one pension etc will be regulated in

accordance with the existing provisions.

iii.

It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to

calculate the quantum of Dearness Relief payable in each individual case.

iv.

The offices of PAOs and authorize Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to

pensioners etc on the basis of these instruction without waiting for any further instructions from the

Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No.528-TA,

II/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981, of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant

Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No.2958/GA-64(ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st of

May 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all National Banks.

In respect of Dearness Allowances to employees of UT Ladakh the following shall also be adhered to:

i.

The Term “Basic Pay” in the revised pay structure means the pay in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix

as per 7th Pay Commission recommendations accepted by the Government, but does not include any other

type of pay likes special pay, etc.

ii.

The Dearness Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as

pay within the ambit of FR9 (21).

iii.

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paisa and above may be rounded

to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paisa may be ignored.

iv.

These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the

expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Service Estimates. In respect of Armed

Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and

Ministry of Railways, respectively.

v.

In their application to the persons belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are

issued under Article 148(5) of the Constitution and after consultation and after consultation with the

Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

By the order of the Lt. Governor UT Ladakh.

Sd/-

Advisor and Secretary

Finance Department,

No: Adsecy-F/2021-22/A320/188-195

Dated: 28 .10.2021

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Copy to:

1. All Administrative Secretaries, UT Ladakh for information and necessary circulation to their respective line

departments.

2. CMD, J&K Bank Ltd.

3. Director Accounts and Treasuries, UT Ladakh for information and necessary action.

4. OSD to Hon’ble Lt. Governor, UT Ladakh for information of Hon’ble Lt. Governor.

5. OSD to Advisor to Lt. Governor, UT Ladakh for information of Advisor.

6. Pay and Accounts Officer, Leh/ Kargil for information and necessary action.

7. Convener, UTLBC Ladakh for information.

8. Incharge, Website NIC Ladakh for uploading the same on official website www.ladakh.nic.in.

D.C. Rajathkumar, IDAS

Additional Secretary,

Finance Department.

“No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The

Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

RAJATH KUMAR

CHANDRAKANT

DHONGADE

Digitally signed by RAJATH

KUMAR CHANDRAKANT

DHONGADE

Date: 2021.11.02 17:28:47 +05'30'

AJEET

KUMAR

SAHU

Digitally signed by

AJEET KUMAR

SAHU

Date: 2021.11.03

11:59:12 +05'30'