Chhattisgarh hikes DA by 6%, to benefit 3.8 lakh state govt employees
India TV NewsChhattisgarh govt increases DA hike: The state government has hiked the Dearness Allowance by 6 per cent for government employees raising it to 28 per cent, in view of the financial situation, announced CM Bhupesh Baghel. The order posted by the Chief Minister Office on its official Twitter handle stated that the state government employees were getting 22 per cent DA under the 7th Pay Commission and 174 per cent under the 6th Pay Commission since May this year. On August 13, a delegation of the Chhattisgarh Karamchari Adhikari Mahasangh had met Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who had given his consent to hike the DA by 6 per cent, officials said. Unsatisfied with the 6 per cent hike, the CAKM’s regional convenor Kamal Verma said the state employees had sought 34 per cent DA and HRA as per the 7th Pay Commission scale, but both these demands have not been fulfilled.