7th Pay Commission: After Central Government Employees, over 2 lakh others get DA hike

ZeeBiz WebTeam | Mar 04, 2019, 06:16 PM IST

7th Pay Commission: The year 2019 has been springing surprise for the Central as well as state government employees. Right from the beginning of the new year, the employees have been getting good news related to pay hike. While the Central staff are still waiting for an increase in the fitment factor recommended by 7th pay commission, the Centre has announced a hike in the Dearness Allowance by 3 per cent, putting more money into the hands of the employees. Now, the Central staffers are getting DA at the rate of 12 per.  After Central government, many states have also announced DA hike. Uttarakhand is the latest.

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7th Pay Commission: DA hike for Uttarakhand employees

7th Pay Commission: DA hike for Uttarakhand employees

7th Pay Commission: Following the Centre's move, the Uttarakhand government has also increased Dearness Allowance to 12 per cent from 9 per cent for the state employees. This will benefit over two lakh state government employees and pensioners.

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7th Pay Commission: DA arrear

7th Pay Commission: DA arrear

7th Pay Commission: The Uttarakhand government has decided to implement the hike retrospectively with effect from January 1, 2019. This means the employees will also get arrears for two months.

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7th Pay Commission: DA for Rajasthan

7th Pay Commission: DA for Rajasthan

7th Pay Commission: It's notable that Rajasthan was the first state to announce the DA hike after the Centre's announcement. It has also hiked DA  to 12 per cent for over 11 lakh employees and pensioners.

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7th Pay Commission: Pay hike for Odisha staffers

7th Pay Commission: Pay hike for Odisha staffers

7th Pay Commission: Odisha has also announced a hike in DA for its employees and pensioners. Now, the DA rate stands at 12 per cent, at par with Central government employees. The last DA increase was approved by the state government in October, 2018.

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7th Pay Commission: DA hike for over 6 lakh Jammu and Kashmir employees

7th Pay Commission: DA hike for over 6 lakh Jammu and Kashmir employees

7th Pay Commission: Jammu and Kashmir has also increased the Dearness Allowance to 12 per cent for its staffers. According to reports, the decision will benefit about 4.50 lakh state government employees and 1.60 lakh pensioners.

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