DA Increase: The Maharashtra government has given a great gift to its employees before Holi. It has approved a 12 percent increase in DA. State finance department officials say that about 17 lakh employees are expected to benefit from the DA increase.
DA Increase: The Maharashtra government has given a big gift to its government employees before Holi. The state government has issued an order to increase the dearness allowance (DA) of employees by 12 percent under the unchanged pay scale of the 5th Pay Commission, which will be effective from July 1, 2024. This decision of the government will directly benefit lakhs of employees.
According to the Government Resolution (GR), the dearness allowance has been revised from 443 per cent to 455 per cent. The revised DA will be paid in cash along with the salary of February 2025, including arrears for the period from July 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025. State Finance Department officials say that about 17 lakh employees are expected to benefit from the DA hike.
What is special in GR
The GR also mentions that the existing procedures and provisions related to DA distribution will remain unchanged. The additional expenditure caused by the revised DA will be covered under the budgetary provisions allocated for the salaries and allowances of government employees. For grant-in-aid institutions and Zila Parishad employees, the expenditure will be recorded under the specified sub-heads for their financial assistance.
Last week, Jharkhand government had increased DA
At the same time, last week, the Jharkhand government had given great news to the government employees. Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s government had approved a 7 percent increase in the DA of the employees. The new rates will be effective from July 1 last year. An official had said that under the Sixth Central Pay Commission, employees will get DA from the current 239 percent to 246 percent (of basic pay). The proposal was approved during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The dearness relief given to pensioners under the Sixth Pay Commission was also increased by 7 percent to 246 percent.
