GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

FINANCE (AUDIT) DEPARTMENT

No. 850 – F(P2) Dated 24/02/2023

MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and the employees
of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government
Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations /
Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners / Family
Pensioners.

The question of enhancement of (i) Dearness Allowance in the revised pay structure
implemented as per recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission in respect of Government
employees, the teaching and non-teaching employees of Government aided Educational
Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including
Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations / Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and (ii) Dearness
Relief on the pension / family pension since revised as per recommendation of the said Pay
Commission has been under consideration of the Government for some time past.

2. After careful consideration, the Governor has been pleased to decide the following:

I. The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @6% of
basic pay w.e.f. 01/03/2023. The calculation of Dearness Allowances shall be made taking
into account the revised basic pay and NPA, if any, but it shall not include any other type
of pay.

II. The Dearness Allowance as sanctioned at (I) above in respect of State Government
employees shall be admissible to the teaching and non-teaching employees of Government
aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings,
Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations / Municipalities, Local
Bodies etc. The respective Administrative Department may sanction the benefit of
Dearness Allowance @6% of revised basic pay w.e.f. 01/03/2023 to the employees under
their control without making any further reference to Group P2 of this Department.

III. (a) The State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief
@ 6% of revised basic pension / revised family pension w.e.f. 01/03/2023.

(b) It will be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority to calculate the
quantum of Dearness Relief on revised Pension / revised Family Pension payable to each
individual case.
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(c) For the purpose of payment of Dearness Relief sanctioned herein, the Principal
Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, will issue authority to the Public Sector Banks
in Kolkata and the Accountant General of other States.

(d) The Treasury or Sub-treasury Officers in this State will give effect to this order without
the authority of the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal.

IV. The Dearness Relief as sanctioned at (III) (a) above for the State Government Pensioners /
Family Pensioners shall also be admissible to the Pensioners / Family Pensioners of State
aided Non-Government Educational Institutions, Statutory Bodies / Government
Undertakings/ Panchayats, Municipal Corporations / Municipalities, Local Bodies etc.,
who are in receipt of revised Pension / revised Family Pension as per recommendations of
6th Pay Commission. The respective Administrative Department may sanction the benefit
of Dearness Relief @6% of revised Pension / revised Family Pension w.e.f. 01/03/2023 to
the Pensioners / Family Pensioners concerned under their control without making any
further reference to Pension Branch of this Department.

V. (a) The rate of Dearness Allowance in respect of the employees mentioned in para (1)
above who are drawing pay in the pre-revised pay structure as per recommendation of the
5th Pay Commission shall be enhanced from 133% to 141% w.e.f. 01/03/2023.

(b) The pensioners / family pensioners still drawing pre-revised pension / family pension
(As per ROPA 2009) will get Dearness Relief @ 141% with effect from 01/03/2023 till
their pension / family pension is revised.

VI. The Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief sanctioned herein shall be rounded off to the
nearest rupee in each case.

VII. In the case of Public Undertakings / Statutory Bodies, the additional expenditure for
sanction of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief should be borne by such
Undertakings / Bodies themselves out of their own resources or out of financial assistance
provided to them in the budget and no additional financial assistance will be given to them
on that account.

VIII. There will be a further ad-hoc increase in the Daily Rate of Wages by Rs. 17/- (Rupees
Seventeen) only w.e.f. 01/03/2023 for the daily rated workers under the Government
whose wages are not regulated by any Statutory provisions like the Minimum Wages Act,
etc.

Sd/-Dr. Manoj Pant

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No. 850/1(400)-F(P2) Dated 24/02/2023

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:

1) The Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata --1.
2) The Principal Accountant General (Audit) West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata --1.
3) The Accountant General (Receipts, Works and Local Bodies Audit), West Bengal,
C.G.O. Complex, 3" M.S.O. Buildings, 5" Floor, Block-DF, Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata
– 700 064.
4) The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-I, 81/2/2, Phears Lane,
Kolkata - 700 012.
5) The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-II, P-1, Hyde Lane,
Jawahar Buildings, Kolkata - 700 073.
6) The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-III, lB. Market, Sector-III,
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 106.
7) The Dy. Secy. & D.D.O., Finance (Accounts) Department, Nabanna, Howrah-711 102.
8) The Department/Directorate, ...............................................................................................
9) The District Magistrate/District Judge, ..............................................................................
10) The Sub-Divisional Officer, ..................................................................................................
11) The Treasury Officer, ............................................................................................................
12) The Commissioner, ...............................................................................................................
13) The Superintendent of Police, ...............................................................................................
14) The Superintendent Engineer/Ex. Engineer, ........................................................................
15) The Principal Industrial Training Institute, ..........................................................................
16) Shri Sumit Mitra, Network Administrator, Finance Department for uploading in the
Finance Department’s Website.

Secretary to the
Govt. of West Bengal