Finance Department – Disaster Management Act, 2005 - COVID-19 Pandemic -Payment of deferred Salaries / Wages / Remuneration / Honorarium / Pensions–Orders-Issued G.O.Ms.No.97 Dated 30.11.2020
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.26, Finance (HR-V-TFR-AL-EWF) Department, Dt:31-03-2020
2. G.O.Ms.No.27, Finance (HR-V-TFR-AL-EWF) Department, Dt:04-04-2020.
3. G.O.Ms.No.37, Finance (HR-V-TFR-AL-EWF) Department, Dt:26-04-2020
4. G.O.Ms.No.44, Fin(HR.V.TFR.AL.EWF) dept., dt:22.5.2020. 5. Council of Ministers Resolution C.R.No.209-2/2020, Dt.27.11.2020
In the reference 1st read above, the Government have deferred the payment of Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/Honorarium/Pensions for the month of March 2020 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic & the circumstances as explained in detail in the said order.
Subsequently, orders were issued vide the reference 2nd cited, exempting the employees of Medical & Health Department, Police Department & Sanitation workers from the purview of the deferment in view of the high risk prone nature of their services.
In the reference 3rd read above, the Government have issued orders for the payment of full pension to all the pensioners from the month of April 2020 onwards & for continuation of the deferred payment of the Salaries/Wages/ Remuneration/ Honorarium for the month of April 2020 in respect of the other categories.
In the reference 4th cited, the Government had taken the decision to pay the Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/Honorarium in full from the month of May 2020 onwards, duly effecting the recoveries/deductions as applicable pending payment of deferred salaries/pensions for the months of March & April, 2020.
The Government, after duly considering the hardships being faced by the persons drawing the salaries/wages/Remuneration/Honorarium/Pensions from the Government / Universities / Corporations / PSUs / State Autonomous Bodies / Boards, etc. hereby order to pay the deferred Salaries / Wages / Remuneration / Honorarium / Pensions for the month of March, 2020 in the month of December, 2020 & the deferred Salaries / Wages / Remuneration / Honorarium for the month of April, 2020 in the month of January 2021, subject to adjustment and recovery of all the applicable deductions and recoveries.
All the DDOs shall take necessary action as per the above orders & submit supplementary bills duly effecting the deductions and recoveries in respect of each employee/person for the deferred Salaries/Wages/Remuneration/Honorarium/ Pensions for the month of March 2020 in the month of December 2020 and the deferred Salaries/Wages/ Remuneration/ Honorarium for the month of April 2020 in the month of January 2021, so as to credit/adjust the same to the relevant head of account.
The Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to Government, DTA/ PAO/ DWA/ Registrars of Universities/Heads of Corporations/PSUs/ State Autonomous Bodies, all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers of HODs/ Secretariat Heads are requested to take suitable action in this regard.
The CEO, CFMS, A.P. Ibrahimpatnam is requested to take further course of action in the matter.
