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Assam Cabinet approves 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance for state government employees

The Chief Minister said that Cabinet also decided to celebrate Bhasha Gaurav Saptah (language pride week) from November 3 to November 9, 2024, to honour the Assamese language and its recent status as a classical language approved by the Union Cabinet.

Edited By: Sheenu Sharma @20sheenu Guwahati Published : Oct 27, 2024 16:02 IST, Updated : Oct 27, 2024 16:02 IST
Assam Cabinet approves 3 percent hike in dearness allowance, Assam cabinet DA hike for state governm
Image Source : PTI (FILE) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Assam Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today (October 27) approved the proposal to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) for the state government employees by three per cent from the current 50 per cent to 53 per cent of their basic salary. The increase in the DA will be retroactively effective from July this year, Chief Minister Sarma announced in the press conference.

The employees will receive their DA arrears starting from December to March, with the government providing 25 per cent of the amount each month. The Chief Minister said the DA increase is a Diwali gift of the government to the employees.

This is the second time this year that the Assam Government increased the DA for its employees. In March, the state government implemented a four per cent increase in the Dearness Allowance, raising it from 46 per cent to 50 per cent.

The Chief Minister also said in the last two months 138 infiltrators had been detected in the state, adding that all of them were Rohingya Muslims.

"In the last two months, we have detected 138 infiltrators and we have pushed back them. We are only finding Rohingya Muslims," said Sarma. 

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