DA to Suspended Employee

PAYMENT OF D.A. TO SUSPENDED EMPLOYEES

Circular Memo no.13262/507/FR.II/2009

Sub: Public Services – T.A. Department – Clarification on F.R.53 – Executive instruction (7) – Admissibility of Dearness Allowance in respect of suspended employees – Regarding.

Ref:   1.From DTA, Lr.no.B2/7328/209, Dt.11-05-2009.

          2.From PAO, Lr.no. PAO/Admn/U.I/2009-10/271, Dt.16-07-2009.

The attention of the DTA & PAO is invited to the references cited and they are informed that according to FR 53 (1) (ii) (a), a Government servant under suspension by an order of the appointing authority shall be entitled to a subsistence allowance at an amount equal to the leave salary which the Government servant would have drawn if he had been on leave on half average pay or on half pay and in addition, dearness allowance, if admissible on the basis of such leave salary.

2. It is clear from above rule position that Government servant under suspension shall be paid subsistence allowance equal to the leave salary he would have drawn had he been on leave in half average pay or on half pay and in addition, dearness allowance, if admissible on the basis of such salary.

3. Hence, i follows that in case that there is any change in dearness allowance which has effect on the half average pay or on half pay, then such change has to be taken into consideration for the calculation of subsistence allowance and may be allowed accordingly.

4. This shall be implement form prospective effect if not already followed.

Sd/- Shamsher Singh Rawat

Secretary to Government (FP)