7th CPC: These government employees, pensioners get DA hike

Chief Minister Nitin Patel said the increment in DA was on a par with hike given by the central government to its employees.

The increment will reflect in the September salary. The employees will get the arrears of July in October and the August arrears will be paid in January 2022.

The central government increased DA for the employees and pensioners from 17 percent to 28 percent. This benefited nearly 50 lakh employees and retired staff.

In the recent months many states have increased Dearness allowance of employees, these include Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, among others.

Central and state governments normally increase the Dearness Allowance of their employees twice a year. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governments – both central and states – stalled the increments last year. DA is increased to offset the impact of inflation in employees’ salaries.