DA and arrears will also be paid to employees and pensioners, order issued by Finance Department

DA and arrears will also be paid to employees and pensioners, order issued by Finance Department

The increased DA and DR will be paid to Telangana employees and pensioners in July in the June salary. The DA arrears from January 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025 will go to the General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts of employees.

DA Hike: There is good news for the government employees of Telangana. The state government has given a big gift to the employees by increasing the dearness allowance (DA) by 3.4 percent. The new rates will be applicable from January 1, 2023, so arrears from 2023 to 2025 will also be available. The Finance Department has also issued orders in this regard.

The order of the Finance Department states that from January 1, 2023, DA has been increased from 26.39% of the basic salary to 30.03% of the basic salary. Separate orders will be issued after six months regarding the pending DA from July 1, 2023. Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners has also been increased from 26.39% of the basic pension to 30.03% from January 1, 2023. Separate orders will be issued for the pending dearness relief from July 1, 2023.

Arrears will also be paid

Retired employees will get their DA arrears in 28 installments. For those covered under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), 10% of the DA arrears will be added to their PRAN accounts, while the remaining 90% will be paid in installments along with the June salary.

These employees will get benefit

Its benefit will also be applicable to the employees of Zila Parishads, Mandal Parishads, Gram Panchayats, Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Agricultural Market Committees and District Headquarters Institutions, Workload Establishments, who are receiving salary in regular pay scale in Revised Pay Scale, 2020.

Teaching and non-teaching staff of aided institutions including aided polytechnics who are receiving salary in regular pay scale in Revised Pay Scale, 2020.