The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday ordered a hike of 6 percent and 15 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees and officials.
The order states that the government employees state will get increased DA of the Seventh Pay Scale by 6 percent and the Sixth Pay Scale by 15 percent from August 1.
The DA being given from May 2022 is at the rate of 22 percent in the Seventh Pay Scale and 174 percent in the Sixth Pay Scale.
The order said the hiked DA will be paid in cash from August 1.
DA will be calculated on the basis of basic pay. It will not include special pay and personal pay. No part of DA shall be deemed to be paid under principal rule 9(21).
Unions and associations of employees and officers were planning an indefinite strike from August 22 in which one point was a hike in DA to be given equivalent to the Central government’s 34 percent.