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7th Pay Commission: The fortunes of the employees have once again shone on the occasion of Diwali. The government has also opened its treasury for this biggest festival of Hindus. This is the reason why when lakhs of employees got information about the announcement of Diwali bonus, they jumped with joy. Yes, the government has announced bonus amount for the employees on the occasion of Diwali. Under this announcement, a huge amount is being deposited in the accounts of the employees. Let us know in which state the government has increased the salary under the Seventh Pay Commission.
How much did the salary increase?
On the occasion of Diwali, Tamil Nadu government has announced increase in the salaries of employees. This announcement has been made in the form of Diwali bonus amount. DMK government has given Diwali gift to 2.75 lakh employees in the financial year 2023-24.
The government has also decided to increase dearness allowance by 4 percent. In such a situation, there is an atmosphere of celebration in the homes of lakhs of employees and their families. This happiness received on the occasion of Dussehra and Diwali has doubled the fun of the festival.
Benefits given to 16 lakh employees
Let us tell you that even before this, the DMK government and Chief Minister MK Stalin had given a big gift to the state employees in the month of March. During this period, DA was increased by 4 percent for 16 lakh employees.
In this, along with government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners also got benefits. For this, an additional burden of Rs 2587.91 crore was also imposed on the government treasury. The increase in DA made by the government was also implemented from this year and under this it was also decided to give arrears to lakhs of employees.