After 8-month wait, govt employees to receive 3% increased DA and arrears

Maharashtra government to pay 1.4 million employees a 3% DA increase with arrears after protests threatened during budget session.

MUMBAI:

Around 1.4 million government employees, waiting from July 2024 for their increased dearness allowance (DA) of 3%, had threatened on Monday to stage a protest on March 6 during the budget session. But after warning letters from several employee associations, the state government on Tuesday finally issued an order to pay the dues totalling more than ₹1,200 crore in the employees’ February salary. ‘Approval has been given to pay the increased 3% DA with arrears from the month of July 2024 to government employees in the state,’ it said.