The employees had been demanding implementation of the old pension scheme, release of pending 12 per cent DA and regularisation of contractual employees. The PSMSU on Sunday suspended their over a month long pen-down strike, which began on November 8. They suspended their strike ahead of the meeting with the CM.
Chandigarah: Good news for Punjab government employees! Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann just announced a 4% boost in their dearness allowance (DA), effective immediately. This translates to a total DA increase of 38%, according to the Punjab State Ministerial Services Union (PSMSU) President. A decision in this regard was taken following a meeting with the representatives of the PSMSU here. During the meeting, Mann discussed various demands of the employees.
“Had a meeting with the representatives of the Punjab State Ministerial Service Union today and discussed their issues in detail… Sharing the good news that we are going to give a new year gift to the employees… DA is increased by 4% which will be effective from 1st December 2023,” Mann said in a post on X.
After the meeting, the PSMSU president said the CM announced a 4 per cent DA hike for state government employees. He further said the CM assured that the remaining 8 per cent DA would also be given.The employees had been demanding implementation of the old pension scheme, release of pending 12 per cent DA and regularisation of contractual employees. The PSMSU on Sunday suspended their over a month long pen-down strike, which began on November 8. They suspended their strike ahead of the meeting with the CM.
CM Yogi Announced 4% Hike In DA For State Staff
The Uttar Pradesh government had announced a 4 per cent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for all employees, teachers, and pensioners before Diwali.
Additionally, non-gazetted employees will receive a bonus equivalent to 30-day emoluments, with a maximum limit of Rs 7,000. The report said that this increase in DA, with arrears, and the bonus will place an additional financial burden of approximately Rs 2,091 crore on the state exchequer (Rs 1,069 crore on DA and Rs 1,022 crore on bonus).
However, the state government is prepared to incur an additional recurring expenditure of Rs 314 crore to ensure the increased bonus reaches employees and pensioners. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared this news in a post on X. With the 4 per cent DA increase, employees will now receive 46 per cent of their basic salary as DA. In his post, he wrote,
“Dearness allowance, announced at the rate of 46 per cent of the basic salary, will be disbursed to all state employees, aided educational and technical educational institutions, urban bodies, UGC employees, work-charged employees, and pensioners who are contributing to the progress of Uttar Pradesh.”
“Similarly, it has been decided to provide a bonus equal to 30 days’ emoluments (with a maximum limit of Rs 7,000) to all state employees (non-gazetted)/work-charged employees, teachers, non-teaching staff, and daily wage workers,” Yogi added.
The Chief Minister also extended his warm Diwali wishes to the people of the state.
(With inputs from agencies)