GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

AUDIT BRANCH

NO. 143-F (P2) Dated, the 9th January, 2015

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:GRANT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYEES AND FURTHERAD-HOC INCREASEIN THE WAGES OF DAILY

RATED WORKERS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT WITH EFFECT FROM

JANUARY 01, 2015.

The Governor is pleased to decide that the whole time State Government Employees

drawing basic pay (Le Band Pay + Grade Pay, NPA, if any) up to Rs. 80,000/- shall draw Dearness

Allowance @ 65% with effect from 1st January,2015. 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 herein above 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 Rs. 15/-(Rupees fifteen) only with effect from January 01, 2015

fot the daily rated workers under the Government whose wages are not regulated by any statuaryprovisions like the Minimum Wages Act, etc.

Sd/- A.K.Das

O.5.D & Ex-Officio Joint Secretary tothe Government of West Bengal.

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No. 143/1/(500)-F(P2) Dated- the 9th January, 2015

Copy forwarded for information and taking necessary action to :

1) Principal Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-7000012) The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office -1, 81/2/2, Fears Lane, Kolkata-

700012.3) The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office -11, Pl, Hyde Lane, Kolkata-

700073.4) The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office -Ill, Bikash Bhawan, Salt Lake,

Kolkatsa-700 091.5) The Assistant Secretary, Finance Department, Accounts Branch, Nabanna, Howrah-26) The Assistant Secretary, Finance Department, Group-'B' Bikash Bhwan, Salt Lake, Kolkata-

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15) O.S.D & Ex-Officio Joint Secretary & System Analyst for uploading in the website.

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Government of West Bengal