GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
FINANCE
& PLANNING (FW. FR. I) DEPARTMENT
CIRCULAR
MEMO No. 31948/398/PC.l/l/98-1. Date
12.08.1998.
Sub: Pay Revision -
Interim Relief pending revision of scale of pay - Reckoning Interim Relief for
encashment of leave - clarification - Issued.
Ref: from the P.A.O. 's
Lr. No. PAO/Co.ordn/115/98, dt. 22.7.1998.
Government
have sanctioned an Interim Relief to the State Government Employees w.e. from
1.6.1998 at 11% of Basic pay vide G.O. (P) No. 117, Finance and Planning
(FW.PC.I) Dept., Dt. 3.7.1998. It was ordered therein that interim Relief be
shown as a distinct element and it does not count for calculation of any
allowance, encashment of leave or pensionary benefits, etc.,
2. In the reference
cited, the Pay and Accounts officer, Hyderabad has stated that during the
period of surrender of earned Leave while in Service, the employees shall
receive the cash equivalent to leave salary and hence it is presumed that the
employees are eligible to draw the Interim Relief in the encashment of
Surrender Leave.
3. The Interim Relief
is not termed as 'pay' or 'wage' or 'Allowance'. As such it does not Count for
encashment of leave including encashment of Earned Leave (Surrender Leave,
during the service. The presumption of the pay and Accounts officer is,
therefore, not correct.
A.R.JAYA
PRAKASH
SECRETARY
TO GOVERNMENT (FP)
