Chandigarh Administration has gifted dearness allowance along with bonus to its employees who receive salary under the Sixth Pay Commission. The administration has informed all the departments and managers about this new order.
6th Pay Commission DA Hike: Before Diwali, on one hand, the Naib Singh Saini government has given the gift of bonus along with DA to lakhs of employees and pensioners of Haryana, on the other hand, the Chandigarh Administration has also given the gift of dearness allowance along with bonus to its employees.
According to the order, the Chandigarh Administration has increased the dearness allowance of the employees receiving salary under the Sixth Pay Commission from 50% to 53%. The new rates will be applicable from July 1, 2024, in such a situation, arrears of July to September will also be available. The administration has informed all the departments and managers about this new order. This increase is only for those employees of UT Chandigarh who are receiving dearness allowance as per the central norms. This increase in dearness allowance will be under the central pattern.
Ad-hoc bonus also announced
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to give ad-hoc bonus (non-productivity linked bonus) equivalent to 30 days’ emoluments to its employees for the financial year 2023-24. This bonus will be given under the instructions issued by the Central Government, according to the Chandigarh Administration, the Government of India has approved the non-productivity linked bonus i.e. ad-hoc bonus to the Central Government employees in Group C and all non-gazetted employees in Group B. The maximum limit for calculating the payment of ad-hoc bonus will be seven thousand rupees per month.
Salary will come before time
The Finance Department of UT Administration on Friday issued orders to the officials of all the departments and offices under the administration to release the salary to all their employees by 29 October. This includes contractual, guest, outsourcing and DC rate employees. It is written in the order that if there is any kind of deficiency in attendance, then it can be adjusted in the salary of the next month. Earlier, the Health Department had issued orders to pay salary to all its employees before Diwali. Now the administration has ordered all the departments to do the same.
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