TN CM Stalin hikes DA for govt employees to 31 per cent announces Pongal cash gift
Chennai Dec 28 PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday ordered a 14 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance for government employees teachers pensioners and family pensioners with effect from January 1 2022 Also Stalin ordered harvest festival Pongal gift of Rs 3000 for C and D category employees Rs 1000 for those drawing salary in the special pay matrix and Rs 500 for pensioners which includes those receiving special pension Pongal festival falls on January 14 2022 The hike in DA from 17 to 31 per cent would entail an additional expenditure of about Rs 8724 crore and for festival cash gift approximately Rs 16956 crore an official release here said Despite the fiscal burden the Chief Minister directed the DA raise and festival gift considering the welfare of all government employees teachers and pensioners the government said On September 7 2021 Stalin had announced in the Assembly that enhanced Dearness Allowance to government employees and pensioners would be advanced by three months and it shall be implemented with effect from January 1 2022 However the government had not specified then the percentage of increase that was being contemplated Employees had demanded and expected a raise of 11 per cent The present DA hike would benefit about 16 lakh government employees and pensioners Previously in the revised budget 2021-22 the increase in DA for employees and pensioners was announced with effect from April 1 2022 which was advanced subsequently by three months PTI VGN BN BN
Chennai Dec 28 PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday ordered a 14 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance for government employees teachers pensioners and family pensioners with effect from January 1 2022 Also Stalin ordered harvest festival Pongal gift of Rs 3000 for C and D category employees Rs 1000 for those drawing salary in the special pay matrix and Rs 500 for pensioners which includes those receiving special pension Pongal festival falls on January 14 2022 The hike in DA from 17 to 31 per cent would entail an additional expenditure of about Rs 8724 crore and for festival cash gift approximately Rs 16956 crore an official release here said Despite the fiscal burden the Chief Minister directed the DA raise and festival gift considering the welfare of all government employees teachers and pensioners the government said On September 7 2021 Stalin had announced in the Assembly that enhanced Dearness Allowance to government employees and pensioners would be advanced by three months and it shall be implemented with effect from January 1 2022 However the government had not specified then the percentage of increase that was being contemplated Employees had demanded and expected a raise of 11 per cent The present DA hike would benefit about 16 lakh government employees and pensioners Previously in the revised budget 2021-22 the increase in DA for employees and pensioners was announced with effect from April 1 2022 which was advanced subsequently by three months PTI VGN BN BN
