Tamil Nadu: DA hike for govt employees advanced to January 1, 2022, says CM Stalin
India TV NewsThe hike in Dearness Allowance for government employees and pensioners in Tamil Nadu would be advanced by three months and it shall be implemented with effect from January 1, 2022, Chief Minister M K Stalin announced in the state assembly on Tuesday. However, considering representations received from associations of government employees, the DA hike would be implemented for them and pensioners from January 1, 2022 despite serious fiscal constraints, the chief minister said. The move would benefit 16 lakh government employees and pensioners and the advancement of the DA hike would entail an additional expenditure of Rs 1,620 crore for three months and for a year the expenditure shall be Rs 6,480 crore. Effective July 1, 2021, the Centre had announced an 11 per cent increase in DA and Dearness Relief to Central Government employees and pensioners respectively.