Interim Relief (IR) arrears claims of Government employees drawing pay under RPS-2015. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued important instructions regarding the admission and processing of Interim Relief (IR) arrears claims of Government employees drawing pay under RPS-2015. The Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts (DTA), Andhra Pradesh, has instructed all District Treasuries and Accounts Officers (DTAOs) to facilitate the processing of eligible Interim Relief arrears bills under the prescribed Head of Account. The instructions are relevant to AP Government Employees, Interim Relief Arrears, IR Arrears Bills, RPS-2015, SDH-015, DDO-HOA Mapping, AP CFMS, Treasury Bills and Government Employee Salary Arrears.
Overview of DTA Interim Relief Arrears Instructions
The Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, Andhra Pradesh, issued Memo No. FIN02-18046/2/2022-H SEC-DTA dated 22-09-2026 concerning instructions for admission of bills relating to Interim Relief (IR) under DH-SDH:100-105. The memo refers to the Finance Department's Circular Memo No.3105894/5/PC-TA/2026 dated 15-06-2026.
The Finance Department had earlier issued instructions regarding the mapping and processing of Interim Relief claims. The DTA has now instructed all DTAOs in the State to maintain proper DDO-HOA mapping and WFC wherever required and to admit eligible Interim Relief claims into audit and process them according to the prescribed Government procedure and the usual audit parameters.
DTA Memo No. FIN02-18046/2/2022-H SEC-DTA
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
DIRECTORATE OF TREASURIES AND ACCOUNTS, AMARAVATI AT MANGALAGIRI
Memo No: FIN02-18046/2/2022-H SEC-DTA
Date: 22-09-2026
Sub: PS - T&A Department - Instructions for admission of Bills pertaining to Interim Relief (IR) under DH-SDH:100-105 - Reg.
Ref:
1. Circular Memo No.3105894/5/PC-TA/2026 Dt:15-06-2026 of Finance (HR.VI-PC&TA) Department.
2. e-office File No.177_1579.
Attention of all the DTAOs in the State is invited to the reference 1st cited. The Government have issued orders on admission of arrear claims of Interim Relief and the procedure to be followed for processing bills. The Government vide reference 2nd cited have further instructed to draw the arrear IR claims under D.H. 100-105 and informed that token budget provision is also made in BE:2026-27 under 138 HOAs.
Therefore, all the DTAOs in the State are requested to maintain DDO-HOA mapping and WFC wherever required, and also admit the claims pertaining to Interim Relief into audit and process them duly following the procedure prescribed by the Government vide reference 1st cited along with other usual audit parameters.
Finance Department Circular Memo on Interim Relief
FINANCE (HR.VI-PC&TA) DEPARTMENT
Circular Memo No.3105894/5/PC-TA/2026
Dated: 15-06-2026
Sub: Public Services - Revision of Pay Scales, 2022 - Instructions for mapping of Interim Relief - Instructions - Issued.
Ref:
1. G.O.Ms.No.60, Finance (PC&TA) Department, Dated: 06.07.2019.
2. G.O.Ms.No.1, Finance (PC-TA) Department, Dated: 17.01.2022.
1. In the reference 1st read above, Orders have been issued for sanction of Interim Relief at the rate of 27% of basic pay to the employees who are drawing pay in RPS, 2015, with monetary benefit from 01.07.2019.
2. In the reference 2nd read above, Government have issued comprehensive orders for implementation of Revised Pay Scales 2022 to all the Government employees.
3. The Interim Relief has been drawn by the employees w.e.f. 01.07.2019 to 31.12.2021 under the SDH-015. However, instances have come to the notice of the Government that some employees have not drawn IR at that time due to various reasons like court cases, deputation, leave etc., and also employees who are drawing arrears in RPS-2015 are not able to draw I.R. due to reasons such as delay in release of increments, delayed sanction of AAS and release of increments which were withheld etc., due to non-availability of SDH-015 on continuous basis in the payroll portal of AP CFMS.
4. In all such cases, the Heads of the Department are forwarding files to the Finance Department through their concerned administrative departments for concurrence and activation of HOA SDH-015. Further, the employee associations time and again requesting the Finance Department to ease the process, as the I.R. arrears are their legitimate claims which are unnecessarily delayed due to lengthy procedure.
5. Government after careful consideration of the matter, hereby instruct the DTA to enable the SDH-015 - Interim Relief (IR) under Detailed Head 010 - Salaries to facilitate manual drawl of Interim Relief for employees drawing arrears in RPS-2015 for the above period.
The Director, Treasuries and Accounts, shall strictly ensure that all validations are effectively incorporated in the system to ensure that fraudulent claims are identified and summarily rejected immediately.
6. Government also hereby instruct all the HoDs to follow the procedure while processing the claims of Interim Relief.
i. HoD should take a decision as per rules in force, whether IR is to be allowed or not. It is needless to say that the HoD shall ensure all particulars are verified scrupulously before arriving at such a decision.
ii. HoD shall verify the arrears claim and take necessary action as per G.O.Ms.No.161, Finance & Planning (FW.TFR) Department, Dated: 27.04.1991.
iii. No file is to be sent to the Finance Department for verification and concurrence of the proposals.
iv. Any deviations noticed at a later date, through audit or other ways, the HoD and the DDO concerned shall be made responsible for the loss.
Key Points of the Interim Relief Instructions
- Interim Relief was sanctioned at 27% of basic pay to employees drawing pay in RPS-2015, with monetary benefit from 01.07.2019.
- IR was drawn for the period from 01.07.2019 to 31.12.2021 under SDH-015.
- Certain employees could not draw IR during the relevant period because of reasons including court cases, deputation, leave, delay in release of increments, delayed sanction of AAS and withheld increments.
- The DTA has been instructed to enable SDH-015 - Interim Relief (IR) under Detailed Head 010 - Salaries for facilitating manual drawl of IR arrears for eligible employees drawing arrears in RPS-2015.
- DDO-HOA mapping and WFC are to be maintained wherever required.
- Eligible claims are to be admitted into audit and processed according to the prescribed procedure and usual audit parameters.
- HoDs are responsible for verifying the claims and determining whether IR is admissible as per the rules.
- The HoD must verify the arrears claim and take necessary action as prescribed.
- There is no requirement to send the proposals to the Finance Department for verification and concurrence.
- The system is required to incorporate validations to identify and summarily reject fraudulent claims.
- Any deviations subsequently noticed through audit or other means will make the concerned HoD and DDO responsible for the loss.
Important Dates and References
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| DTA Memo | FIN02-18046/2/2022-H SEC-DTA |
| DTA Memo Date | 22-09-2026 |
| Finance Circular Memo | 3105894/5/PC-TA/2026 |
| Finance Circular Date | 15-06-2026 |
| Interim Relief Rate | 27% of Basic Pay |
| IR Monetary Benefit | 01-07-2019 |
| IR Period Mentioned | 01-07-2019 to 31-12-2021 |
| SDH | SDH-015 - Interim Relief |
| Detailed Head | 010 - Salaries |
Final Words
The DTA Memo dated 22-09-2026 communicates the Finance Department's instructions for processing pending Interim Relief arrears claims. The instructions specifically provide for the enabling of SDH-015 under Detailed Head 010 - Salaries to facilitate manual drawl of eligible Interim Relief arrears for employees drawing arrears under RPS-2015. HoDs and DDOs are required to verify claims carefully and follow the prescribed procedure before processing the bills.
Government of Andhra Pradesh, Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, Memo No. FIN02-18046/2/2022-H SEC-DTA dated 22-09-2026 and Finance (HR.VI-PC&TA) Department Circular Memo No.3105894/5/PC-TA/2026 dated 15-06-2026.
