Tamil Nadu Government employees to get enhanced Dearness Allowance

Tamil Nadu government today hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees by 8%, extending the benefits to pensioners also.

The revised DA amount will be paid from January 1, 2010.

It had been hiked following the increase in DA for central government employees recently, an official release said.

A directive was issued in this regard by chief minister M Karunanidhi, the release said, adding this will cost the state exchequer an additional sum of Rs1,447.76 crore annually.