6% DA hiked for pensioners and family pensioners by Tamil Nadu Government
Posted on: 29/Apr/2015 10:17:46 AM
Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Tamil Nadu Government has now decided to sanction one additional installment of Dearness Allowance at the rate of 6 % to the Pensioners / Family Pensioners of the State with effect from 1-1-2015. Accordingly, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners as indicated below:-
Date from which payable | Revised rate of Dearness Allowance (per month) |
1st January,2015
| 113% of Pension / Family Pension |
The Government also direct that the increase in Dearness Allowance shall be paid in cash to the Pensioners / Family Pensioners with effect from 1-1-2015.
This order will apply to the following categories of pensioners:-
(i)Government Pensioners, Teacher Pensioners of aided and local body educational institutions and other pensioners of local bodies.
(ii)The State Government employees who had drawn lump sum payment on absorption in Public Sector Undertaking / Autonomous Body / Local Body / Co-operative institution and have become entitled to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount.
(iii)Present and future family pensioners; In the case of divisible family pensioners, Dearness Allowance &n shall be divided proportionately.
(iv)Former Travancore-Cochin State pensioners drawing their pension on 1st November, 1956 in the Treasuries situated in the areas transferred to Tamil Nadu State on that date, i.e. Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli District.
(v)Pensioners who are in receipt of special pensions under Extra-ordinary Pension Rules, Tamil Nadu and Compassionate Allowance.
