Yogi government increased the salary 16 lakh government employees of Uttar Pradesh
Good news has come for the government employees of Uttar Pradesh before Akshaya Tritiya. The UP government has increased the dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners by 2 percent. It is expected that the increased salary will come in the month of May.
To compensate for the arrears of the previous months, the government will make payments through the employees' provident fund accounts and national savings certificates.
According to the information, the dearness allowance in UP has now increased from 53 percent to 55 percent.
Yogi government gift to 16 lakh government employees
The special thing is that the state government has been seen following the footsteps of the central government regarding the increase in DA rates. Recently, the central government had announced a two percent increase in DA for its employees and after the decision of the central government, the UP government has also announced a similar increase for its employees.
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How many employees will benefit
About 16 lakh state employees will get the benefit of DA increase for state employees. About 12 lakh pensioners will get the benefit of two percent increase in Dearness Relief (DR). Employees will start getting increased dearness allowance from January. To compensate for the arrears of the previous months, the government will make payment through the employees' provident fund accounts and national savings certificates.
DA increase for central government employees
Recently, the central government has also announced 2 percent dearness allowance for its employees. This announcement is also important because the 8th Pay Commission will come into effect from January next year. In such a situation, this was the last increase seen under the 7th Pay Commission.
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Summary
After the change in dearness allowance, DA has increased from 53 percent to 55 percent. Now everyone is waiting for the 8th Pay Commission.
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