Announcement of increase in DA of 10 lakh employees of this state, know the details here

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given a big gift to the government employees of Gujarat. The CM of the state has announced to increase the dearness allowance of the employees. From January 2024, the dearness allowance of the state government employees will be increased by 4 percent. 4.71 lakh employees of State Service and Panchayat Service and others and 4.73 lakh pensioners will be given the benefit of this increase.

The government has announced an increase under the 7th Pay Commission. Dearness Allowance for employees will be increased by 4% and Dearness Relief for pensioners will be increased by 4%. The increased salary may be credited to the account from next month. If the increased dearness allowance is issued to these employees in August, then 6 months' dearness allowance will be sent to the employees' account, which will be issued in 3 installments.

How much of the outstanding amount will the government pay?

If we look at the DA arrears of 6 months, then the Gujarat government has to pay a total of Rs 1129.51 crore to the employees in lieu of arrears. This payment will be made in three installments. That is, money will be sent to the accounts of the employees in three installments. This will reduce the burden on the government and the dues of employees and pensioners can also be paid.

Dearness allowance was also increased for July

Just before this, in February, the Gujarat government had increased the dearness allowance by 4 percent from July 2023 to benefit the state employees. This increase benefited 4.45 lakh employees and 4.65 lakh pensioners. The increased DA from July 2023 was also released in 3 installments. The salary was paid in three installments from July 2023 to February 2024.

It is worth noting that with the presentation of the full budget for the financial year 2024-25, central employees and pensioners are expected to get DA hike in the month of July. The government increases dearness allowance for employees and pensioners twice a year, so that the employees can get relief in dealing with inflation.