In a special pre Diwali bonanza, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai made a 4 % hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for the state employees and enhanced it from 46 % to 50%. This was made just a day to the cabinet meeting and has been considered a way of giving the government workers in the state a Diwali gift.
Main Facts Regarding the DA Hike
From October first, two thousand, twenty-four, a new DA rate will be implemented for all the state government employees. This rise addresses the various times that employees urged for a higher DA in order to cope up with the fast inflation rate. The new hike, therefore, should ensure that the state employees feel a much bigger buoyancy in the course of the festive season.
A comparison to Central Government Employees
Presently, civil servants in central government consume goods through 50% DA while there are rumors that the rate is set to be reviewed, and upper to 53%. Many state employees complain about the unequal balance of allowances provided by the state and the central government. The raise that CM Sai has claimed is envisaged to fill this hole as many employee and worker have a perception that inflation a boig% affects all people in the society hence a blanket DA is applicable to each governmental sector.
DA Rates In Various States
The DA rates differ from state to state; for instance, Madhya Pradesh remains at 46%, and Uttar Pradesh employees have their DA raise from 50% to 54%. However, even recently the Himachal Pradesh government has raised the DA from prior 34% to new 38% which indicates that state government also realizing the need of funding for their employees.
For the state employees in Jharkhand the DA rates as of now has been increased to 50% from a previous rate of 46% which is in line with Chhattisgarh new rate. Likewise, Maharashtra also increased its DA rate up to 50 percent which also pointed out that there is a regional strategy in improving employees’ remuneration.
