7th Pay Commission: Big Holi gift coming for these state govt employees? Dearness Allowance (DA) hike up to 13 pct, bulk 75% arrear too

As per the media reports, the Madhya Pradesh Government may announce 13 per cent hike in DA of the state government employees. If the state government does this, then it will be a huge relief for nearly 4 lakh state government employees ahead of Holi festival. The media reports further claim that the state finance department is working on it as well. Photo: Reuters

The state government may also choose to announce clearing 75 per cent of the DA dues to its four lakh state government employees. Last year, 25 per cent of the DA dues were cleared. Photo: Reuters

It is also reported that the Madhya Pradesh finance department has also started preparations to set things in motion to ensure that the employees get their arrears well before the festival of colours. Photo: Reuters

Earlier, the Madhya Pradesh government had suspended payment of the last installment of the arrears of the seventh pay scale in view of the COVID-19 crisis. The arrear was to be paid in May 2020. The state government had paid 25 per cent of arrears last year. Photo: Reuters

All eyes are on the state budget which will be presented on March 2. If the government makes these above-mentioned announcements, then lakhs of employees of the state could access this benefit. Photo: Reuters