Finance (PC) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

Letter No: 68136 / Pay Cell / 2010--1,

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Dated: 30 -- 11 2010.

Thiru. M. Padmanabhan, B.Com., Additional Secretary to Government. To The Sub Pay and Accounts Officer, Chennai Corporation, Chennai 3. Sir, Sub: Grant of Special Allowance of Rs. 500/- to the Secondary Grade Teachers clarification Regarding. Ref: G.O.Ms.No: 270, Finance(Pay Cell) Department, Dated: 2608--2010. ****** I am to invite your attention to the reference cited. 2. In the Government Order cited, among others, orders have been issued to grant special allowance of Rs.500/- per month to the Secondary Grade Teachers and other teaching posts in the grade of Secondary Grade Teacher / Head Masters of High Schools with effect from 0108--2010. 3. It has now been brought to the notice of Government that the Selection Grade / Special Grade Secondary Grade Teachers are denied the benefit of Special Allowance sanctioned in the Government Order cited stating that the Selection Grade / Special Grade holders are drawing higher scales of pay. In this connection, I am to state that in the revised pay structure implemented with effect from 01--01--2006, there is no separate Selection Grade / Special Grade scales of pay and only 3% benefit is awarded on awarding Selection Grade / Special Grade and therefore the special allowance is entitled to the category of Secondary Grade Teachers as a whole. Hence, I am directed to clarify that the // p.t.o. //

-2Special Allowance sanctioned in the Government Order cited is also applicable to the Selection Grade / Special Grade holders in the post of Secondary Grade Teacher / Head Master, High School. Yours faithfully,

for Additional Secretary to Government.

Copy to:The Commissioner, Chennai Corporation, Chennai 3. The Director of School Education, Chennai 6. The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai 6. The School Education Department, Chennai 9. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Chennai 15. All Treasury Officers / Sub Treasury Officers. Finance (Education) Department, Chennai 9. Stock file / Spare copy.