Maharashtra State DA Hike, Salary Increase: The Maharashtra government has increased the DA by 3 per cent for its employees.
Maharashtra DA Hike News, Salary Increase: The Maharashtra government has announced to hike the dearness allowance (DA) for employees by 3%. According to a Tweet shared by the Directorate General of Information and Public Relations, the new DA will take effect in August itself.
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Accordingly, the dearness allowance of Maharashtra government employees will now be increased to 34% of the basic pay. The hike in inflation-linked allowance will result in an increase in salary for government employees.
The decision to hike the DA was taken at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
DA is a part of the salary. It is calculated as a specific percentage of the basic salary which is then added to the basic salary.
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The hike in DA will come as a major relief to government employees amid skyrocketing inflation.
Earlier this week, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh announced to hike DA for employees by 3 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively.
