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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT

(ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE AND SCHEDULED TRIBES WELFARE)

[G.O. Ms. No. 14/2025-Wel(SCW), Puducherry, dated 24th November 2025]

NOTIFICATION

In pursuance of the powers conferred under the Scheduled Castes

and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 and Rules, 1995

and Amended Rules, 2016 and in continuation of the Office

Memorandums at the O.M. of the Deputy Secretary to GoI, dated

02-04-2025 of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure,

New Delhi and I.D. Note/Office Memorandum of the U.S. to Government

(Finance), Government of Puducherry, dated 10-04-2025, issued from time

to time, the Government of Puducherry hereby orders the following:

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2. As per the Amended Rules of 2016, the basic pension to the

widow or other dependents of deceased persons belonging to Scheduled

Castes or Scheduled Tribes is fixed at

5,000 per month, with admissible

Dearness Allowance, employment to one member of the family, and

provision of agricultural land and a house, if necessary.

3. The Government of India has enhanced the rate of Dearness

Allowance (DA) from 246% to 252% of Basic Pay with effect from

01-01-2025, for Central Government employees and Central Autonomous

Bodies who are continuing to draw their pay in the prerevised Pay Scale/

Grade Pay as per 6th Central Pay Commission.

4. The enhanced rate of DA is applicable to Government

Employees/Pensioners/Family Pensioners/FTCLRs and equivalent

categories of staff who have been duly engaged with the approval of

the Competent Authority, who are continuing to draw their pay/pension/

wages as per 6th CPC recommendations. This is also applicable to

pensioners under the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 and Rules, 1995

and Amended Rules, 2016.

5. In view of the enhancement of DA, the Government hereby

orders to pay pension to the victims of atrocities by fixing the basic

pension at 5,000 + 12,600 (252% of DA applicable to Government

employees), making a total of 17,600 per month.

6. This order shall come into force from the date of its publication.

7. The orders issued by the Government regarding the payment

of Dearness Allowance to employees from time to time shall also be

applicable to the pensioners under the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989

and its Amended Rules.

8. The Government hereby directs all concerned authorities to

implement this order and ensure that the revised pension is disbursed

to the victims of atrocities and their dependents forthwith.

9. This issues with the approval of the Finance Department,

Puducherry vide I.D.Note.E-35700/FC/FD/F3/A3/2025-26, dated 18-08-2025.

(By order of the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Governor)

K. CANDANE @ SIVARADJANE,

Under Secretary to Government

(Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare).