The arrears of dearness allowance will be paid in cash from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. According to the official statement, this allowance will be added to the regular salary from October 1, 2024.
The Uttarakhand government has made a big announcement for the employees. The salary of government employees has been increased from the month of July. Which means that the arrears will also be added to the salary of the month of October. The government has increased the dearness allowance for the employees by 3 percent. In such a situation, the dearness allowance has now increased to 53 percent. It will be effective from July 1, 2024.
The arrears of dearness allowance will be paid in cash from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. According to the official statement, this allowance will be added to the regular salary from October 1, 2024. According to the government statement, this order will not automatically apply to the judges of the High Court, the chairman and members of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission and some other categories of employees. Separate orders will be issued for these groups.
These people will get bonus
For the financial year 2023-24, non-gazetted employees and daily wage employees of educational institutions aided by the state government, local bodies, district panchayats will be considered eligible for bonus. As per the order of the Government of India, a bonus of 30 days, with a maximum limit of ₹ 7,000, will be provided.
How much bonus will be given?
This bonus applies to employees who were in service till March 31, 2024 and whose service period was at least six months. Employees with service from six months to one year will be given a bonus based on their employment period. The bonus amount will be calculated based on the average annual income, with a maximum limit of ₹ 7,000. For example, for a 30-day period, this amount will be ₹ 6,908.
Casual and daily wage employees who have worked a minimum of 240 days per annum in the last three years (for offices working six days a week) will also be eligible for this bonus equal to ₹ 1,184. Employees found guilty of departmental misconduct or involved in criminal cases will not be eligible for the bonus. However, according to the statement, employees reinstated after suspension will be eligible for the bonus.
