7th Pay Commission DA Hike: The decision to increase the dearness allowance of the employees was taken by the central government in the last week of September.Â
The Dearness Allowance (DA Hike) for the month of July was announced by the government in September. Along with this, it was also decided to give three months arrears to the employees. After the announcement by the central government, many state governments including Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have announced DA hike.
The DA hike can be stamped today,
now on Friday before Diwali, the Bhagwant Mann Government of Punjab is expected to increase the DA of the government employees of the state. It is believed that like other state governments, the Punjab government will also announce to increase the DA of employees by 4 percent. But according to the report published in the Tribune, it is expected to be approved in the Punjab cabinet meeting to be held on Friday.
Thought may be on 6 percent DA hike
According to the news published in Tribune, the Finance Department has sent a file seeking 6 percent DA approval to the Chief Minister. After the approval of the Chief Minister, the matter of DA hike will be discussed in the cabinet. After this, the dearness allowance of the state government employees will be increased. It is to be noted that 6% DA hike of employees can be considered.
Haryana government has approved to increase the dearness allowance of employees by 4 percent . In Haryana, the dearness allowance of employees has increased from 34 percent to 38 percent. According to the notification issued by the government, 38 percent dearness allowance will be applicable from July 1, 2022. The increased DA to the employees will be paid in the salary of October. Apart from this, the arrears of three months from July to September will be available in November
DA increases twice in a year
Let us tell you that under the Seventh Pay Commission (7th Pay Commission) on behalf of the Central Government, it is announced to increase DA twice a year in January and July. At present, DA to be increased in July is being announced by various state governments.
