Employees DA Hike: Thousands and lakhs of employees and pensioners of the state will now get a new dearness allowance from January 1. That is, their salary and pension will increase.
Good news for the government employees and pensioners of Assam. The state government has increased the dearness allowance for them by more than 2 percent. The new dearness allowance will come into effect from January 1, 2025. According to the news of ANI, the Assam Cabinet approved it. Giving information, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that we will add 2% more DA with the salary before Bihu and the arrears will be given in the months of April and May. Lakhs of employees and pensioners of the state are going to get the benefit of this.
Dearness allowance will increase to 55%
Earlier, the state government had increased the dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners by 3% in October 2024. After the increase made on Friday, the dearness allowance of state government employees and pensioners will increase from 53% to 55%. The hike in dearness allowance comes after the Union Cabinet on March 28 hiked dearness allowance by 2% for central government employees and pensioners. The DA of central government employees and pensioners has also increased from the current 53% to 55%.
Keep in mind, the increase in your salary due to the increase in dearness allowance will depend on your basic salary. The higher the basic salary, the more proportionately your salary will increase.
Loan Guarantee Fund Scheme launched
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also said that we have launched the Loan Guarantee Fund Scheme for Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to empower farmers by providing them better financial support. Strengthening FPOs is important to build a more sustainable and prosperous future for our food providers. The Chief Minister said that the Kamarbandha Rail Overbridge, which has recently been opened to the public, is the fourth such overbridge built by our double engine government in Jorhat. Do hear from our people how this bridge will make the lives of local people easier.
