An official of the state finance department said that around 17 lakh employees are expected to benefit from the DA hike. The order said that the expenditure on the revised dearness allowance will be met from the budgetary provisions allocated under the respective heads of pay and allowances for government employees.
Just before Holi, a big good news has come for government employees. The Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra has announced a 12 percent increase in the dearness allowance of employees. The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued an order increasing the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees by 12 percent under the unchanged pay scale of the 5th Pay Commission, which is effective from July 1, 2024. According to the Government Resolution (GR), DA has been revised from 443 percent to 455 percent. It will be paid in cash along with the salary of February 2025. This also includes arrears from July 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025.
17 lakh employees will get benefit
An official of the state finance department said that about 17 lakh employees are expected to benefit from the DA hike. The order said that the expenditure on the revised dearness allowance will be met from the budgetary provisions allocated under the respective salary and allowance head for government employees. The expenditure for grant-in-aid institutions and Zila Parishad employees will be recorded under the specified sub-heads for their financial assistance.
Employees welcomed the decision
Let us tell you that the government employees of the state were demanding an increase in dearness allowance for a long time. In view of the demand of the employees and the current inflation, the government considered increasing the allowance and finally announced a direct increase of 12 percent DA. Lakhs of government employees of the state have welcomed this decision of the government and expressed happiness.
Central government in preparations to implement the 8th Pay Commission
On the other hand, the central government is also busy preparing to implement the 8th Pay Commission for its employees. The 8th Pay Commission is to be implemented from January 1, 2026. However, some experts believe that it may be delayed. After the implementation of the 8th Pay Commission, the salary of central government employees will increase significantly.
