Diwali gift: Yogi govt announces 4pc increase in dearness allowance

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 6 : The Uttar Pradesh government announced a four percent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) of state government employees and pensioners as a Diwali gift for them, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) informed through a press release on Monday.
The DA was increased from 42 to 46 per cent, according to the official statement.
Sharing this information on his official X handle, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also extended Diwali greetings to the employees in advance.
Taking to the X (formerly Twitter), CM Yogi said, "Dearness allowance at the rate of 46% of the basic salary will be provided to all state government employees, aided educational and technical educational institutions, urban bodies, UGC employees, work-charged employees and pensioners who are contributing to the progress of Uttar Pradesh."
"Similarly, it has been decided to provide a bonus equal to 30 days' emoluments (maximum limit Rs 7,000) to all state employees (non-gazetted) and work-charged employees, teachers, non-teaching staff and daily wage workers. Happy Diwali to all in advance," the CM added.