7th Pay Commission: Central employees are awaiting Dearness Allowance (DA) in the second half of the year. A decision will be taken in this regard in the next few months. Earlier Sikkim government has given a big gift to its employees and pensioners. The state government has approved the proposal to increase the dearness allowance by 4 percent.
State government officials said that with this 4 per cent hike, the dearness allowance for government employees and pensioners has gone up to 46 per cent. This increase will increase the state exchequer in the current financial year by Rs. 174.6 crore will be affected. This increase in allowance will be effective from July 1, 2023.
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Decision in the first meeting of the Cabinet
The decision was taken during the first cabinet meeting of the Sikkim Revolutionary Front government chaired by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang. Let us tell you that recently a new government has been formed in Sikkim. Prem Singh Tamang has become the Chief Minister of the state for the second time in a row.
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Central employees are waiting
Let us tell you that the central employees in the new Narendra Modi government are waiting for an increase in the dearness allowance in the next six months. Last March, the Union Cabinet approved additional installment of dearness allowance (DA) to central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners to compensate them for dearness. Under this the rate of 46 percent of basic pay/pension has been increased by 4 percent. About 49.18 lakh central government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners are benefiting from this.