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Himachal Pradesh power board staff to get OPS benefits: CM Sukhu

Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) employees are to be included in the Old Pension Scheme, according to the state government. The move will benefit around 6,500 employees. The chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, said the welfare of government employees was of utmost importance and that the government was committed to maintaining the pace of development.

Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) employees stage a protest demanding restoration of the old pension scheme, in Shimla on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on May 25, 2023 11:02 PM IST
By, Dharamshala

4% DA hike for Uttar Pradesh govt employees, pensioners

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted the decision on Tuesday and said it would benefit 16.35 lakh employees and 11 lakh pensioners in the state.

4% DA hike for Uttar Pradesh govt employees, pensioners (File photo)
Updated on May 16, 2023 08:36 PM IST
By, Lucknow

New pay scale for 1.78 lakh teachers to be hired through BPSC finalised

Though the pay scale is significantly higher than what over 3.5 lakh teachers appointed through the panchayatI raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) since 2006 are currently getting, it is lower than the old prescribed pay scale for teachers, under which around 60,000 still remain in service.

Bihar Public Service Commission office in Patna. (HT archive)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 09:03 PM IST
By, Patna

Himachal govt releases 3% DA instalment

Himachal Pradesh government said the state government employees will get an additional three percentage point dearness allowance

The Himachal Pradesh government said the state government employees will get an additional three percentage point dearness allowance (DA).
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 11:50 PM IST
ByPress Trust of India, Shimla

Centre hikes DA by 4% to 42% for central govt employees

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday announced that the government has extended subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for another year.

The government has increased the dearness allowance for central government employees by 4 per cent with effect from January 1, 2023.
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 09:55 PM IST
By, New Delhi

7th Pay Commission: Centre likely to announce DA hike today

Last revision in DA was done on September 28, 2022, which was effective from July 1, 2022.

The government last raised the DA upto 38% from 34 %, in September 2022.(Reuters)
Published on Mar 15, 2023 04:07 PM IST

Bengal budget: Trinamool govt to hike DA by three per cent

Dearness allowance hike: The centre may hike DA for its employees and pensioners by four per cent to 42 per cent.

West Bengal finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya during the Budget Session 2022-23 of the legislative assembly in Kolkata on Friday. (ANI PHOTO.)
Updated on Feb 15, 2023 03:39 PM IST

Centre likely to hike dearness allowance for govt employees by 4 per cent

DA hike: Presently over one crore central government employees and pensioners are getting 38 per cent dearness allowance.

The dearness allowance for employees and pensioners are worked out on the basis of the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.
Published on Feb 05, 2023 12:03 PM IST
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‘Festive fervour’: Assam joins states hiking dearness allowance ahead of Diwali

Dearness Allowance: UP, Punjab, and Haryana are among other states that announced a hike in DA.

In September, the central government had hiked the dearness allowance. (Representational) (REUTERS FILE PHOTO.)
Published on Oct 23, 2022 09:39 AM IST
By, New Delhi

7th Pay Commission: These states announced DA hike for employees ahead of Diwali

7th Pay Commission: Several states have announced a Dearness Allowance (DA) hike for its employees and pensioners ahead of Diwali.

7th Pay Commission: The Punjab government announced restoration of old pension scheme for its government employees and a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA).
Published on Oct 22, 2022 07:15 AM IST
By | Edited by Kunal Gaurav

Haryana announces DA hike for govt employees to be effective from July 1

7th pay commission latest news: The hike in the dearness allowance will be applicable for employees drawing their salaries as per the 7th Pay Commission structure.

DA hike: The Haryana government, in a release, said the increased DA will be paid to the employees with the pay of October 2022, and arrears for the July-September period will be paid in November.
Published on Oct 18, 2022 10:02 PM IST

UP govt's Diwali gift for its employees and pensioners, hikes DA by 4%

Uttar Pradesh joins states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and the national capital territory of Delhi to hike dearness allowances of their state government employees.

Dearness allowance is a component of the monthly salary of government employees which is paid to compensate for the increase in cost of living due to inflation.(AFP Photo)
Published on Oct 18, 2022 10:20 AM IST

Centre hikes dearness allowance for govt employees by 4 per cent

DA Hike: In March this year, the Centre had hiked the dearness allowance by three per cent to 34 per cent in accordance with 7th Pay Commission.

In March this year, the Centre had increased the dearness allowance by three per cent to 34 per cent
Updated on Sep 28, 2022 03:11 PM IST

Ahead of Durga Puja, Odisha announces DA hike for employees, pensioners

7th Pay Commission: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the proposal for a DA hike from 31 per cent to 34 per cent, an official release said.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik (ANI)
Published on Sep 20, 2022 07:59 AM IST

DA hiked by 4%? Centre says viral WhatsApp letter is ‘fake’

The letter claimed that the DA for the central government staff has been raised from the current 34% to 38%. The annual second and final DA hike for the year is due.

Image used only for representation
Updated on Aug 25, 2022 09:16 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Gujarat CM announces 3% hike in Dearness Allowance for state govt employees

Chief minister Bhupendra Patel said that the dearness allowance hike will benefit some 9.38 lakh employees of the Gujarat government, panchayat service and pensioners.

The dearness allowance hike will benefit some 9.38 lakh employees of the Gujarat government, panchayat service and pensioners.(Representative image)
Published on Aug 15, 2022 05:18 PM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Aryan Prakash, New Delhi

No 8th pay commission to revise central govt employees' salaries? Centre replies

The central pay commissioners are constituted to go into various issues of pay structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of the central government employees. The seventh Central Pay Commission was reportedly set up by the government of India on February 28, 2014.

The Centre has told Lok Sabha that there is no proposal to set up the 8th pay commission(File Photo / Representational Image)
Published on Aug 08, 2022 07:05 PM IST
By | Written by Aryan Prakash

Dearness allowance for govt staff, pensioners: All you need to know

Dearness allowance news: The current DA rate for central government employees is 34%, a revision of 3% over the previous rate.

Representative Image
Published on Aug 04, 2022 09:28 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Tripura govt clears proposal for 5% DA hike ahead of 2023 polls

The decision came ahead of the assembly election in Tripura, due in March next year.

(Representational Image)(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Aug 03, 2022 11:54 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Bengal told by HC: Clear DA of nearly 1 million govt employees in 3 months

Dearness Allowance: The state government has been told by the court yet again the DA is “a legal right” for the employees. 

TET Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2014 was conducted on October 11, 2015, with over 2.3 million candidates. The matter is likely to be heard by the Calcutta high court this week.
Published on May 20, 2022 12:36 PM IST

Centre turns down appeal to release 3 dearness relief installments

It is estimated that total amount of DR (for pensioners) and dearness allowance (DA) meant for central government employees thus held back was approximately ₹34,000 crore, they added on condition of anonymity.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It is estimated that total amount of DR (for pensioners) and dearness allowance (DA) meant for central government employees thus held back was approximately <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>34,000 crore. (HT file)
Updated on Apr 15, 2022 07:17 AM IST
ByDeeksha Bhardwaj & Rajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi

Karnataka government announces hike in Dearness Allowance by 2.75%

Dearness Allowance is one of the components of the monthly salary paid to public sector employees in order to compensate them for the increase in the cost of living due to inflation.

Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA)(REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 05, 2022 03:10 PM IST
Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan

Centre approves hike in DA for central govt staff

The dearness allowance has been raised to 34%--a rise of 3%--for the total 4.77 million central employees.

The DA is up to 34% for 4.77 million central employees. (Representational image)
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 05:42 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Evening brief: AAP claims BJP wants to kill Kejriwal after violence at his home

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. (ANI)
Published on Mar 30, 2022 05:00 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Dearness Allowance hiked for central govt staff - Everything you need to know

The DA for central government employees was earlier calculated based on the consumer price index with the base year 2001. The government replaced it with a new consumer price index with the base year 2016. Here’s everything you need to know about Dearness Allowance.

This percentage is increased twice a year, in the months of January and July.(File photo: iStock)
Published on Mar 30, 2022 03:04 PM IST

7th pay commission: 3% hike in Dearness Allowance for central govt employees

The hike is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay commission

The Centre on Wednesday approved a three per cent hike in the dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners
Updated on Mar 30, 2022 03:04 PM IST
By | Written by Aryan Prakash

Veterans voice relief as government fixes glitch in the new pension system

The development came two days after Hindustan Times highlighted that several veterans, including three-star officers, were not paid dearness relief (DR) for January 2022 due to the glitch in the system. a7

The CGDA, which comes under the defence ministry, said DR has been credited into their accounts. It attributed the problem to “errors in banking data.” (File/Representative use)
Published on Feb 06, 2022 11:31 PM IST
By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

How much increase in DA for govt employees, pensioners from Jan 2022. Calculated

7th pay commission: A linking factor of 2.88 is required to bridge the old series of CPI and the new consumer price index for calculating the DA.

The DA for central government employees was earlier calculated based on the consumer price index with the base year 2001.(File Photo / Representational Image)
Updated on Mar 30, 2022 02:43 PM IST

Ex-Army personnel aggrieved as pension for January credited without DA component

The former servicemen are facing pension woes after the government switched to a new online pension disbursing system, controlled by the Allahabad-based Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) to ease different aspects of defence pensions including initiation, sanction, computation, revision and disbursement.

Central government employees, including pensioners, are entitled to a DA equivalent to 31% of their basic pay or pension.(AFP | Representational Image)
Published on Feb 03, 2022 11:55 PM IST
By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

4-day work-week, change in salary: India's new labour codes likely in FY 2022-23

If the new labour codes are implemented, there's a likelihood that employees in India may be able to enjoy a four-day workweek from next year, as opposed to the current five-day workweek.

There would be a reduction in the take-home pay of employees and firms will have to bear a higher provident fund liability. (File Photo / Representational Image)
Updated on Dec 20, 2021 11:19 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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