The Chief Minister’s Office received a request from the Finance Department of the UP government to increase dearness allowance, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath subsequently approved it. Let us inform you that this rise would help somewhere between 14 and 16 million state government workers, including teachers, and between 12 and 13 million retirees.
The government of Uttar Pradesh has declared that, in time for Diwali, all of its workers would get a 4% rise in bonus (non-gazetted) and dearness allowance (DA). Pensioners will also see the benefits of the increased DA. Let us inform you that the federal government has just declared a 4 percent hike in DA and that it is now being implemented by the state government as well. The Finance Department had first proposed the rise in dearness allowance to the Chief Minister’s Office, where it was ultimately accepted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Let us inform you that this rise would help somewhere between 14 and 16 million state government workers, including teachers, and between 12 and 13 million retirees.
A rise from 42% to 46% in the allowance:
Up until recently, the Yogi administration paid DA/DR at a rate of 42%. However, with a recent bump of 4%, that figure is now at a healthy 46%. Workers will now get a total of Rs. 6908 in bonuses and dearness allowances.
The salary increase for DA will take effect on July 1. Along with this, arrears from July 1 to September will also be provided to workers and pensioners. The government typically announces DA increases twice a year. The first DA is implemented on January 1 and the second on July 1 of each year.
