Big increase in DA, arrears to be paid in 28 installments, order issued by Finance Department

DA Hike: Good news for government workers. It is known that the Telangana government has finally released a famine allowance recently, while a maximum of five DAs are pending. It has recently issued orders increasing the DA by 3.4 percent. This will be of great benefit to lakhs of employees and pensioners in the state.

This will increase their current monthly salary and pension. The complete details of the DA, which will come into effect from 1 January 2023, are as follows. The government has increased the dearness allowance (DA) for Telangana government employees by 3.4 percent. This is not a normal increase. The DA increase will come into effect from January 1, 2023. Employees will also get huge dues from 2023 to 2025. The Finance Department has also issued orders regarding DA.

Huge increase

As per the orders of the Finance Ministry, DA has been increased from 26.39 percent to 30.03 percent of the basic salary from January 1, 2023. This increase will have a direct and positive impact on the wallet of the employees. This increase will benefit not only the employees but also the pensioners. Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners has also been increased from 26.39 percent to 30.03 percent of the basic pension from January 1, 2023. Special orders will be issued after six months regarding DA and DR pending from July 1, 2023.

How to pay arrears?

This DA hike is not only for the future but also has a provision for arrears. This will be a big financial help to the employees. Retired employees will have their DA arrears paid in 28 installments. Due to this, they will get their arrears regularly. For employees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), 10 percent of their DA arrears will be added to their PRAN accounts. The remaining 90 percent will be paid in installments along with the June salary. Here, some amount is saved for the future. The rest will be available immediately.

The benefit of the Dharavi Allowance (DA) hike for these employees is not limited to the main employees of the state government. Employees of Zilla Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and District Headquarters Institutions who are regularly drawing pay scales in the revised pay scale of 2020 will also get the benefit of this DA hike. Teaching and non-teaching staff of aided institutions including aided polytechnics who are regularly drawing pay scales in the revised pay scale of 2020 will also come under the ambit of this scheme.