DA hike on Diwali: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given a big gift to the state government employees and pensioners on the occasion of Diwali.
The state government has announced a three percent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners. With this increase, DA has now increased to 53 percent. This will benefit about 17 lakh state employees and teachers of Uttar Pradesh. Let us tell you that recently the UP government also announced Diwali bonus.
This dearness allowance announced by the UP government will come into effect from July 1. At the same time, it will be added to the salary received on October 30, 2024. Before this, recently the central government has also increased the dearness allowance of the employees by 3 percent.
Diwali bonus to employees of Uttar Pradesh
Talking about Diwali bonus, employees will get Rs 6908 along with their salary. However, only 25 per cent of the bonus amount i.e. Rs 1727 will be given in cash, while the remaining 75 per cent will be deposited in their General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts. The increased salary and bonus payment for this month will put an additional financial burden of Rs 1022 crore on the state government.
Employees and officers get salary hike once a year and DA hike twice. Usually, DA is increased between January to July, while salary is increased in July or January.
DA hike in Arunachal Pradesh too
The Arunachal Pradesh government has approved a 3% hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for regular employees and pensioners. This will be effective from July 1, 2024. The hike will increase the existing DA and DR rates from 50% to 53%, benefiting over 68,818 state employees. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein made the announcement on October 23.
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