Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved to hike the dearness allowance for state government employees and pensioners, ANI reported. The state government hiked DA and dearness relief by 3%.
Employees and pensioners will receive the revised DA and dearness relief along with their October salary, which will be credited on Nov 1.
The increase in DA and DR will be applicable to state government and local body employees, Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.
The hike in DA came ahead of Diwali. The state followed such a move after Uttar Pradesh and several other states. Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh Government has announced a set of benefits for state government employees as part of Diwali Bonanza.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandraprabhu Naidu announced the benefits and release of increased dearness allowance from Nov 1. The state government will incur expenditure of Rs 160 crore per months because of the DA hike.
Andhra Pradesh Government will also settle a portion of earned leave payments, and splitting the amount into two equal installments of Rs 105 crore. Health insurance scheme for employees will be streamlined within 60 days. Employees can also avail childcare leave for 180 days before retirement, the Chief Minister announced.
Andhra Pradesh Government also waived off property tax for buildings of government employees' association offices and promotions to Road Transport Corp employees have been cleared as part of Diwali gift.
The Government of Uttar Pradesh announced a 3% hike in DA and DR as Diwali gift, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a post on X and extended congratulations to state government employees and pensioners.
The decision would uplift the standard of living for 28 lakh dedicated workers and pensioners.
CM Yogi said that this move will serve as a catalyst for improving the standard of living while lighting the lamp of the satisfaction, security, and prosperity in lives of 28 lakh people.
On Oct 16, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a 3% hike in DA and DR for state government employees and pensioners. The DA rate has increased from 55% to 58%, according to a statement.
On Oct 15, the Karnataka Government hiked DA and DR rate by 2% as well as for its state government employees and pensioners.
Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh have also raised DA recently.
What Is Dearness Allowance?
Dearness allowance is a component of salary paid to employees of public sector undertakings to offset the impact of inflation and rising living costs. It is calculated as a percentage of basic salary.
Dearness allowance gets revised twice a year based on the consumer price index. It is taxable and varies depending on factors like basic pay and inflation rate.
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