Naib Saini government has made a big announcement for Haryana government employees and pensioners. Haryana government has increased the DA of pensioners and employees. Along with this, dearness allowance has also been increased.
Chandigarh: On the lines of central government employees and retired employees, now in Haryana too, government employees and pensioners taking salary-pension as per the fifth and sixth pay commission will get more dearness allowance (DA). The dearness allowance of employees and pensioners taking advantage of the Sixth Pay Commission has been increased by seven percent. They will now get 246 percent DA instead of 239 percent. The DA of employees and pensioners taking salary as per the Fifth Pay Commission has increased by 12 percent. They will now get 455 percent dearness allowance instead of 443 percent. Dearness allowance will be applicable from July 1, 2024
The central government had increased the DA of the employees of the fifth and sixth pay commission on November 15. Following this, in Haryana too, Additional Chief Secretary of Finance Department Anurag Rastogi issued orders to increase dearness allowance on Wednesday. The increased dearness allowance will be applicable from July 1, 2024. A total of four months’ arrears from July to October will be given along with the salary and pension received in January, while the increased DA will be included in the salary and pension received in the next month of November.
Seventh Pay Commission implemented in Haryana
The Seventh Pay Commission is implemented in Haryana, but still a large number of employees and pensioners are taking salary and pension as per the Fifth and Sixth Pay Commission. The dearness allowance of about three lakh employees and two lakh 60 thousand pensioners taking salary as per the Seventh Pay Commission has already been increased from 50 percent to 53 percent.