The State Government has raised 15 per cent Dearness Allowance to those employees who opted for continuing to receiving their salary as per Chhattisgarh Wage Revision Act 1998 or those whose wages and allowances could not be revised for some reason.
The hike in DA will be effective from January 1, 2013. Now, such employees' DA will go up from 151 per cent to 166 per cent, Mahanadi Bhawan located Finance Department of the State Government on Friday released a circular in this regard to all departmental heads (HoDs) and chairman of Revenue Board Bilaspur besides all divisional commissioners and district collectors. The circular said the hike in DA will be paid in cash. In any condition, this will not be considered as part of wage of the respective employee.
For the calculation of DA basic pay as defined in new revised pay 1998 and DA as per the Finance department's rejoinder dated 19 January 2007 will be taken in to consideration. This decision will also be effective for UGC, AICTE, Work charge and those who are getting salary from emergency fund, the circular added.