The Chhattisgarh government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the state government employees by five percent.Â
Amendment in DA of government employees in Chhattisgarh is applicable from May 1. DA was increased on Sunday (May 1) on the occasion of International Labor Day 2022.
The Chhattisgarh government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the state government employees by five percent. Amendment in DA of government employees in Chhattisgarh is applicable from May 1. DA was increased on Sunday (May 1) on the occasion of International Labor Day 2022.
The decision of the state government was announced by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Twitter. Bhupesh Baghel tweeted, “A big decision has been taken today in the interest of employees. I announce a five percent hike in dearness allowance of government employees. The new rate will be applicable from May 1.”
The dearness allowance of state government employees, which was 17 percent so far, has reached 22 percent after this increase. This step of the Chhattisgarh government has come after a long standing demand of the officers and employees of the state. They were demanding that their DA should be made at par with the employees of the Central Government.
Mahendra Singh Rajput, president of the Chhattisgarh Ministerial Employees Union, had said that the DA in Chhattisgarh is 17 percent, while the central government employees are getting 34 percent dearness allowance. Last month, state government employees also demonstrated and protested against the low DA.
Let us inform that on March 30, the central government had increased the dearness allowance for central employees by 3 percent, with which it increased to 34 percent. The government had implemented the increased dearness allowance from January 01, 2022. The government had said that this increase is as per the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
In such a situation, the DA has not increased as much as the officers and employees of Chhattisgarh were demanding to increase the DA. However, the government has taken cognizance of their demand.
