The State cabinet has decided to increase the rate of dearness allowance payable to government servants and pensioners in the seventh pay scale by four percent from July 1, 2024.
This will increase the dearness allowance to 46 percent. The government has approved the increase in dearness allowance on a proportionate basis in the fourth and fifth pay scales of government servants working in the sixth pay scale of the state government, government undertakings, corporations, boards and grant-in-aid institutions working on deputation in the state government.
At the same time, the Finance Department has been authorized to issue an order after obtaining consent from the Chhattisgarh government for increasing the dearness relief payable to the pensioners of the state. After getting permission from the Chhattisgarh government, the government will have an additional burden of Rs 222 crore in the financial year.
