"All the pensioners and family pensioners will be given revised pension and other pensionary benefits with effect from January 1, 2016," HP CM added.
A total of 32 people died in the state after consuming spurious liquor, the recent death being reported from Muzaffarpur.
The hike would benefit 33,000 employees and cost Rs 100 crore for the state exchequer annually, a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said. Besides, they were also granted 12 days of leave per year, it added.
The Haryana government Monday withdrew two orders, issued in 1967 and 1980, that restrained its employees from taking part in RSS activities.
With this, the DA of the employees and pensioners has been increased from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. The hiked DA will be credited in the October salary, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement.
DDMA said that government employees who have not been taken Covid vaccine will not be allowed to attend offices.
The six employees were dismissed from government service for having terror links and working as Over Ground Workers (OGW).
This strong measure was announced on Friday by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh as a preventive measure against the disease, and to ensure that those who are vaccinated do not have to pay the price.
The move would benefit 16 lakh government employees and pensioners and the advancement of the DA hike would entail an additional expenditure of Rs 1,620 crore for three months and for a year the expenditure shall be Rs 6,480 crore.
The Chief Minister appreciated the efforts of Cabinet Minister Brahm Mahindra and others in resolving the grievances of the 2.85 lakh employees and 3.07 lakh pensioners
7th Pay Commission DA hike: Uttarakhand on Wednesday announced a 28 per cent hike of dearness allowance (DA) to state government employees with effect from September.
“The finance department will soon issue a notification for the increase in dearness allowance for state government employees and pensioners," Nitish Kumar said.
The Jharkhand government has announced a hike in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees.
The Haryana government has announced a hike in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has acted tough against people found associated in anti-national and terror activities and have sacked at least 11 government employees including two sons of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen's chief Sayed Salahuddin.
"In case of active hospitalisation of any of the family members/parents even after 15 days of the expiry of SCL, the government servants may be granted leave of any kind due and admissible beyond 15 days of SCL till their discharge from hospital," it said.
Firozabad district administration has ordered that government employees will not receive their salaries unless they are vaccinated.
The average increment in salaries and pensions of employees is expected in the range of 20 per cent, with salaries in for a 2.59 times increase over the 5th Pay Commission recommendations.``
All major allowances are proposed to be revised upward, with rationalisation in certain allowances, as per the recommendations of the sixth pay commission.
The Central Government has asked all its employees aged 45 years and above to get themselves vaccinated to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19.
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