Tamil NaduThursday, 3 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu orders ₹3,637 crore DA arrears for transport pensioners in 49 monthly instalments
The government issued an order to pay ₹3,637 crore in DA arrears to transport pensioners over 49 months after a 2023 Madurai Bench ruling.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Tamil Nadu issued a Government Order to pay ₹3,637 crore in dearness allowance arrears to transport corporation pensioners in 49 monthly instalments, following a March 2023 Madurai Bench judgment.
Key specifics
- The Madurai Bench of the High Court ruled in March 2023 that transport pensioners are entitled to DA on par with serving employees.
- The arrears amount is ₹3,637 crore, which the government had earlier planned to pay in 60 instalments.
- After the court direction, the payment schedule was revised to 48 instalments of ₹75 crore each and a 49th instalment of ₹37 crore.
- The Government Order was issued in September 2026, making the revised schedule official.
- This issue concerns transport corporation pensioners and dearness allowance parity with employees in service.
Exam lens
TNPSC may frame a polity-cum-labour welfare question: Madurai Bench, March 2023, ₹3,637 crore, 49 instalments, ₹75 crore. One-liner: Which court-backed pension relief for transport retirees was formalised by government order?