7th Pay Commission: There is good news for the employees. An increase in their dearness allowance has been announced. The increased salary of employees will come in May. After the increase in DA by the Central Government, the DA of the employees is also being increased in the states.
New Delhi: 7th Pay Commission: There is good news for the employees. An increase in their dearness allowance has been announced. The increased salary of employees will come in May. After the increase in DA by the Central Government, the DA of the employees is also being increased in the states.
Preparation for increase in DA in UP
In Uttar Pradesh, 16 lakh employees and 12 lakh pensioners can get increased DA from May 2022. The Yogi government has started preparations to increase the DA of the employees by 3 percent. After this increase, his dearness allowance will also increase to 34 percent.
DA arrears of four months will also be available
Since the increased DA will be applicable from January 2022, the state government employees will also be given DA arrears of four months. According to media reports, this step of the state government will increase the additional burden of about Rs 1000 crore in the state’s finance fund.
Last time was implemented late, increased DA
Let us tell you that when the dearness allowance of central employees was increased in July 2021, it took time till November 2021 to implement it in the state. There was displeasure among the state employees over the delay in implementing it.
DA is getting at the rate of 31 percent in UP
At present, dearness allowance is being paid to the employees in the state at the rate of 31 percent. DA hike has been announced by the central government in March, so now Uttar Pradesh is also expected to announce an increase in DA soon.
DA is given for better living
Let us tell you that dearness allowance is given by the government to improve the standard of living of the employees. The reason for increasing the dearness allowance is that the increase in inflation should not affect the living conditions of the employees. It is part of the salary of the employees.