The Odisha G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2000 CUTTACK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024/KARTIKA 6, 1946
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The 22nd October 2024
SUBJECT— Sanction of Dearness Relief (T.I.) @ 3% enhancing the existing rate from 50% to 53% in favour of the State Government pensioners/family pensioners with effect from the 1st July 2024.
No. 29351—FIN-CS3-PEN-0002/2020-F.—Government of India have enhanced Dearness Relief admissible to the Central Government pensioners/family pensioners from existing rate of 50% to 53% of the basic pension family pension (including additional pension/ family pension) with effect from the 1st July 2024 vide Cabinet decision on 16th October 2024.
2. In the meantime, one dose of Dearness Allowance @ 3% has been sanctioned in favour of the State Government employees enhancing Dearness Allowance from 50% to 53% effect from the 1st July 2024 vide Finance Department Office Memorandum No. 29310/F. dated the 22nd October 2024.
3. After careful consideration of the matter, State Government have been pleased to release, the additional dose of Dearness Relief (T.I.) @ 3% enhancing the same from the existing rate of 50% to 53% on the revised basic pension/family pension and provisional pension with effect from the 1st July 2024 in favour of State Government pensioners/ family pensioners.
4. The additional dose of Dearness Relief shall also be admissible on additional basic pension/ additional family pension available to the old pensioners/family pensioners based on their age as indicated in this Department O. M. No. 28300/F. dated the 23rd September 2017.
For the purpose of this Office Memorandum.
i. Pension/ family pension in the case of the pre-1st January 2016 retirees and where family pension was due prior to 1st January 2016 means the revised basic pension/ revised basic family pension as the case may be in terms of Finance Department Office Memorandum No. 28300/F. dated 23rd September 2017.
ii. Also, in the case of pensioners who have retired after 1st January 2016 or where family 2 5. The additional dose of Dearness relief shall also be admissible to the pensioners/family pensioners of Non-Government Aided Educational Institutions including Primary Schools under School & Mass Education Department and Non-Government Aided Educational Institutions under Higher Education Department.
6. Payment of Dearness Relief (T.I.) involving fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
7. Other provision governing grant of Dearness Relief (T.I.) to Pensioners such as regulation of Dearness Relief during employment/ re-employment and regulation of Dearness Relief where more than one pension is drawn will remain unchanged.
By order of the Governor
SASWAT MISHRA
Principal Secretary to Government