7th Pay Commission: DA hike announced for state govt employees in following states

While central government employees wait for the announcement of DA hike as per the seventh pay commission recommendations for the second-half of the fiscal year, the state government employees of Himachal Pradesh will get increased DA of 4% from October 2019.

With this hike, around 2.5 lakh employees will receive an increased salary according to the 7th Pay Commission.

After the hike, the employees will get a 148% Dearness Allowance instead of 144%.

Central Government employees meanwhile are waiting for a 5% hike in their DA and believe the government will announce it soon.

The Haryana State Electricity Board also announced a DA hike of 4% for their employees who will get arrears from January to July.

UP announced DA hikeBihar announced DA DR hikeUttarakhand announced DA and DR hike

Jammu and Kashmir announced DA and DR hike

Pay hike for Odisha employees

According to the All India Consumer Price Index figures(AICPI), the DA for June was at 17.09% in comparison to 13.39% in January.

The rise in dearness allowance by 5% comes amidst a rise in inflation.