7th Pay Commission: Bihar announces 11% DA hike for govt employees, pensioners
India TV NewsThe Bihar government has announced an 11 per cent hike in dearness allowance for its employees and pensioners. The increase in DA will be applicable from July 1 “The finance department will soon issue a notification for the increase in dearness allowance for state government employees and pensioners," Nitish Kumar said after hoisting the Tricolour at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The chief minister also said the state government’s incentive scheme for other backward classes and economically backward classes for examinations of Bihar Public Service Commission and Union Public Service Commission would now be extended to girls of all sections of the society. Stressing on the need for an efficient and effective leadership to ensure the quality of education in the state, Kumar said the annual income slab of Rs 2.5 lakh for students' families belonging to SC,ST, OBC and EBC categories to avail the Centre’s post-matric scholarship will be increased to Rs 3 lakh. ALSO READ | 7th Pay Commission: Jharkhand announces 11% DA hike for state govt employees