In Assam, all the
State Government employees will get a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance or DA,
announced Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
With this
increase, the total DA for the State Government employees in Assam now stands
at 46 per cent.
In a post on X, CM
Himanta wrote, “As a Deepawali gift, the State cabinet has approved a 4 per
cent dearness allowance for our state government employees. With this increase,
the total DA for the State Government employees in Assam now stands at 46 per
cent.”
Ahead of Diwali,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also announced a DA hike for all the
State employees.
In a post on X, he
also announced that all State employees will get a bonus equal to 30 days’ of
salary with a maximum limit of Rs 7,000.
“Dearness
allowance at the rate of 46 per cent of the basic salary will be provided to
all the State employees, aided educational and technical educational
institutions, urban bodies, UGC employees, work charged employees and
pensioners who are contributing to the progress of Uttar Pradesh,” the Chief
Minister wrote.
He added, “Similarly,
it has been decided to provide bonus equal to 30 days’ emoluments (maximum
limit Rs 7,000) to all State employees (non-gazetted) or work charged
employees, teachers, non-teaching staff and daily wage employees. Happy Diwali
to all of you in advance!”
It’s worth noting
that the Central Government has recently raised the Dearness Allowance for its
employees from 42 per cent to 46 per cent.
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