7th Pay Commission Latest Update: After the Centre, different state governments have started increasing DA. In this series, the governments of Jharkhand and Karnataka have also given gifts to their employees.
7th Pay Commission Latest Update: After the Centre, different state governments have started increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA). In this series, the governments of Jharkhand and Karnataka have also given gifts to their employees. Jharkhand government has increased the dearness allowance (DA) of state government employees to 50 percent of the basic salary. Till now it was 46 percent. The increase in dearness allowance will be effective from January 1 this year.
1.90 lakh employees benefited
The cabinet meeting chaired by Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren approved the proposal to increase the dearness allowance of state government employees and dearness relief for pensioners. Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel said that dearness allowance and dearness relief have been increased by four percent to 50 percent. This increase will benefit 1.90 lakh employees and pensioners of the state.
Karnataka government also gave a gift
The Karnataka government has approved increasing the dearness allowance (DA) of state government employees from 38.75 percent to 42.5 percent. The state government gave this relief to the employees a few weeks before the announcement of Lok Sabha elections. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in a post on ‘X’ that this amendment will cost the state Rs 1,792.71 crore every year. This reflects our commitment to our employees.
Arunachal Pradesh also announced
Similarly, the Arunachal Pradesh government has also announced a 4% increase in the dearness allowance for state employees and dearness relief allowance for pensioners. With this, dearness allowance and dearness relief of government employees in the state will increase to 50%. This increase will benefit 68,818 state government employees and 33,200 pensioners. At the same time, the state will have to spend an additional Rs 124.20 crore per year for this.
