7th Pay Commission: DA of Government Employees Hiked in These States Ahead of Diwali

With effect from October 1 of this year, the AAP-led Punjab government planned to increase employees' and pensioners' dearness allowances (DA) by 6%. The cabinet accepted the decision that is likely to help tens of thousands of employees and pensioners. For its employees, the central government increased dearness allowances in September.

The states that recently announced DA hikes are listed below.

Haryana

The Haryana government announced earlier this week a 4% increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for state employees who have been receiving their pay according to the 7th Pay Commission framework. Starting on July 1, 2022, the DA will increase from the current 34% to 38% of the basic pay. While the three months amount of back pay from July on will be due in November, the enhanced DA will be paid with the October payment.

Delhi

The Delhi government issued an order to increase the dearness allowance of its employees by 4% in accordance with the Centre's decision.

Uttar Pradesh

With effect from July 1, the Uttar Pradesh government increased the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief for state government employees and pensioners to 38%. The state government also decided to provide each employee a bonus of Rs 6,908 for the fiscal year 2021–2022, as a Diwali gift.

Jharkhand

With effect starting on July 1 of this year, the Jharkhand government has decided to raise the dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and the dearness relief (DR) for its pensioners by 4%, bringing it from 34% to 38%. Around two lakh state government employees and 1.35 lakh pensioners are likely to benefit from the decision.

Odisha

The Odisha government announced a 3% increase in dearness allowance for its employees and pensioners in September. Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister, gave his approval to the proposal to raise the DA from 31% to 34% beginning on January 1, 2022. The increase will benefit about 3.5 lakh pensioners and 4 lakh, employees.

Chhattisgarh

In Chhattisgarh, the dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees has increased by 5%, bringing it to 33%. About 3.80 lakh state government employees will benefit from the most recent increase. The increase will take effect in October 2022.

Rajasthan

Soon after the announcement by the Union government, the Rajasthan government approved a 4% rise in the dearness allowance for state employees and pensioners. With effect from July 1, the most recent hike raised the dearness allowance for state government employees and pensioners to 38%.