Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced a 4% increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees receiving the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission, effective from Jan 1.
This DA hike will benefit a total of 4.71 lakh employees, including state government, panchayat service, and other employees, as well as an estimated 4.73 lakh retired employees or pensioners.
The state government will pay a total of ₹1,129.51 crore to the employees on account of these arrears.
The six-month DA difference, i.e., up to June 30, will be paid in three instalments along with the salary.
Accordingly, the DA difference for January and February will be paid along with the July salary, the DA difference for March and April will be paid along with the August salary, and the DA amount for May and June will be paid along with the September salary to the employees.
Instructions have also been given to the finance department to issue the necessary orders for the implementation of this decision.