GRANT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND FURTHER AD-HOC INCREASE IN THE WAGES OF DAILY RATEED WORKERS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 01, 2013.

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
AUDIT BRANCH
WRITERS’ BUILDINGS, KOLKATA.

NO. 10615-F(P)

DATED, THE 31ST DECEMBER, 2012.

MEMORANDUM

SUB: GRANT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND FURTHER AD-HOC INCREASE IN THE WAGES OF DAILY RATEED WORKERS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 01, 2013.

   The Governor is pleased to decide that the whole time State Government Employees drawing basic pay (i.e. Band Pay + Grade Pay, NPA, if any) upto ` 80,000/- shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 52% with effect from January 01, 2013. The calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be made taking into account the revised Band Pay, Grade Pay & NPA, if any, but shall not include any other types of pay.

   2. The Dearness Allowance sanctioned hereinabove shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee in each case.

   3. The Governor has also been pleased to decide that there will be a further ad-hoc increase in the existing daily rate of wages by ` 15/- (Rupees Fifteen) only with effect from January 01, 2013 for the daily rated workers under the Government whose wages are not regulated by, any statutory provisions like the Minimum Wages Act, etc..

Sd/-
A. K. Das
O.S.D. & E.O. Joint Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal.

Source:http://www.wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/D.A._W.E.F%20.01.01.13__FOR_GOVT.EMPLOYEE_GO_NO.10615-F(P)_DT_31.12.12.pdf