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
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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
pension is sanctioned for the first time after 1st January 2016 the pension/ family pension
means the basic pension/ basic family pension, as the case may be sanctioned on retirement/
death.