State government hikes pending DA of public undertaking & corporations’ employees

Monday, 01 January 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN

In a New Year gift to thousands of employees, the State government has hiked the pending dearness allowance of the employees in administrative departments of public undertakings and corporations in the State.

According to the orders issued by the secretary, the benefits will be available to the employees drawing the fifth and sixth pay scales as well as the employees drawing the seventh revised pay scale. The benefit of the increased dearness allowance will be available to the employees from July 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023. As per the orders, the dearness allowance of the employees drawing the seventh revised pay scale has been hiked from 38 per cent to 42 per cent.

Similarly, the dearness allowance of those drawing the fifth and sixth pay scales has been increased from 212 per cent to 221 per cent and from 396 per cent to 412 per cent respectively. Along with this, the dearness allowance of the employees drawing the sixth pay scale and who have been receiving the dearness allowance from July 1, 2022 has been increased from 203 per cent to 212 per cent.