7th Pay Commission: DA hike approved for Uttarakhand government employees; details inside

7th Pay Commission: Uttarakhand government has given its nod to increase the dearness allowance (DA) of state government employees and pensioners by 4%. More than 3 lakh government employees and pensioners will benefit from the decision, according to a government statement. As of now, Uttarakhand government employees are getting a 38% dearness allowance. But after the 4% hike, their DA has now raised to 42%.

Approval has been given by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to increase the dearness allowance in the interest of state employees and pensioners, the statement added. How much DA will increase? Now the total annual dearness allowance on the basic salary of Rs 18,000 will be Rs 90,720 (annually).

Currently, at 38%, employees with Rs 18,000 basic pay get Rs 6,840 dearness allowance monthly. After the hike, the employees will get Rs 7,560 per month. If the basic salary of the employee is Rs 18,000 per month then 18000 x 42 / 100 = 7560

Meanwhile, CM Dhami Sunday said that the BJP will win all five Lok Sabha seats in the state in the next year's general elections. "PM Modi has done unprecedented work in the last nine years. We will win all the five Lok Sabha seats from here and send them with more votes," said Dhami after the BJP State Working Committee meeting held on Saturday.

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