Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today raised Dearness Allowance (DA) by 7% for all Government Employees, Teachers, Pensioners, Family Pensioners from July 01-07-2012.
Anganwadi Uzhiyar, Sathunavu Paniyallarkal will also benefit by the hike in DA. The arrears will be disbursed in cash. It will benefit 18 lakh Govt employees and cost around Rs. 1443.50 crores.
The additional enhanced payment of the Dearness allowance will be paid in cash to all regular employees with back date from 1.7.2012. The existing rate of Dearness allowance is now 65%, the revised rate of Dearness allowance will become 72% with effect from 1.7.2012.
The move follows recent DA hike by Union Government for Central Govt employees. The announcement was made by Jayalalithaa.
Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr05Oct12/pr051012_358.pdf
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