Officials of various teachers’ associations on Tuesday (Oct 21, 2025) strongly opposed the GO 60 and 61 issued by the state government on Monday (Oct 20) relating to the payment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to employees and retired employees. Citing glaring anomalies, the associations demanded adjustments.
Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation (APUTF) state president N. Venkateswarlu and general secretary KSS Prasad said in a statement that the issues that did not come up for discussion during the talks between the teachers’ associations and ministers and ministry officials were added to the OC. They also took strong exception to the government’s decision to pay DA arrears notified to employees after their retirement.
“There is no mention of employees who fall under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS),” they stressed, adding that the decision to pay arrears to retired employees in 12 installments in the financial year 2027-28 is unacceptable. They said that instead of paying four DAs, the government announced only one DA, which was not acceptable to the employees
Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation (APTF) state president K. Bhanu Murthy and general secretary Chennupati Manjula said the government order is adversely affecting employees, especially teachers, by reducing their salaries and creating anomalies in services. They demanded withdrawal of GO and demanded immediate rectification of salary anomalies.
Leaders of the Navya Andhra Teachers Association (NATA) said that contrary to the government’s claim that the news had created joy among the employees, the GO had only created serious discontent.
The association’s state president K. Harikrishna and general secretary M. Srinivasa Rao said the new IOC declares that arrears will be paid only on the date of retirement or death of the employee.
The leaders urged the government to pay 90% of the arrears in cash to the accounts of employees under the CPS and amend the new GO. They questioned the logic of detaining four DAs and dismissing only one and denying arrears due to employees.
Published – 21 Oct 2025 20:32 IST
