Salary Hike: Before Diwali, Haryana government employees and pensioners have got a tough time. Haryana’s Nayab Singh Saini government on Wednesday announced a three percent increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) of government employees and pensioners from July 1. This information was given in an order. The salary of employees will increase due to increase in DA and DR.
According to the order, “Dearness allowance and dearness relief payable to Haryana government employees and pensioners or family pensioners have been increased from 50 percent to 53 percent of the basic pay with effect from July 1, 2024.” According to the order, the increased DA And DR will be given along with the salary and pension of October and the balance for the months of July to September will be given in December.
Apart from Haryana, the Left government in Kerala on Wednesday approved an installment of dearness allowance (DA) to state service employees and teachers, which will result in an increase of about Rs 2,000 crore in the state’s annual expenditure. Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal also announced approval of one installment of Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners.
In a statement, the minister said the benefit of increased DA and DR will be extended to all sectors including UGC, AICTE and medical services. Balagopal said that the sanctioned DA and DR will be distributed along with salary and pension in the upcoming month. “As a result, the annual expenditure of the state is likely to increase by about Rs 2,000 crore,” the minister said. One installment of DA and DR has already been given in April this year.
According to the statement, the government aims to provide two installments of DA and DR annually to employees and pensioners from this financial year, as clarified by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the Assembly. Balagopal said that despite facing financial challenges during the Covid-19 period, better wage revisions were implemented in Kerala.
