DA: The salary of employees increased before the Lok Sabha elections, now they will get this benefit
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Before the start of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, good news has come for the employees. After the Centre, now Chhattisgarh government has given a big gift to its employees. According to reports, the Chhattisgarh government has given a big gift to its employees and pensioners by increasing the dearness allowance.
Chhattisgarh government has increased the dearness allowance of state employees by 4 percent. This step of the Chhattisgarh government will benefit 3.90 lakh employees and 1.20 lakh pensioners. Giving this information, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh said that this increase will be effective from March 1.
With this step of the Chhattisgarh government, the dearness allowance of government employees will increase to 46 percent under the Seventh Pay Commission. This decision of the government will lead to an additional expenditure of Rs 816 crore annually on the government exchequer. This is being considered an important step of the Chhattisgarh government before the Lok Sabha elections.
PC: fortune India