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The dearness allowance has been increased to 42 per cent from 38 per cent.
Uttarakhand government also announced the DA hike earlier.
On the eve of Diwali, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a hike of 4 per cent in Dearness Allowance for government employees and matching Dearness Relief to pensioners. The dearness allowance has been increased to 42 per cent from 38 per cent.
“A small gift from me to the employees on the occasion of Diwali. It has been decided to increase dearness allowance and dearness relief to 4 per cent (increased from 38 per cent to 42 per cent) for government employees and pensioners from November 1, 2024. With which more than 6.50 lakh employees and pensioners of the state will benefit. Happy Diwali to you all,” Mann said in a post on X.
ਦੀਵਾਲੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ‘ਤੇ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੇਰੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ।01 ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024 ਤੋਂ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਿੰਗਾਈ ਭੱਤੇ ਤੇ ਮਹਿੰਗਾਈ ਰਾਹਤ 4 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ (38 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਤੋਂ ਵਧਾ ਕੇ 42 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ) ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੇ 6.50 ਲੱਖ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਭ…
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) October 30, 2024
Earlier on Tuesday, the Uttarakhand government announced to increase in the dearness allowance of its employees from 50 per cent to 53 per cent. According to the official release, all regular, full-time, and UGC-affiliated officers of the state government will get the increased allowance from July 1, 2024.
The release said that the arrears of dearness allowance from July 1 to September 30 will be paid in cash, while the allowance will be added to the salary from October 1. At the same time, earlier on Monday, October 28, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said today that the state government has decided to increase the dearness allowance (DA) of government officials and employees by 50 per cent, which will be due from January 1, 2024.
Last year, the Punjab government announced a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance for state government employees, with effect from December 1, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday. With the latest hike, the DA will increase to 38 per cent, Punjab State Ministerial Services Union (PSMSU) President Amrik Singh said.
A decision in this regard was taken following a meeting with the representatives of the PSMSU here. During the meeting, Mann discussed various demands of the employees.
After the meeting, the PSMSU president said the CM announced a 4 per cent DA hike to state government employees. He further said the CM assured that the remaining 8 per cent DA will also be given. The employees had been demanding implementation of the old pension scheme, release of pending 12 per cent DA and regularisation of contractual employees.
