Haryana government employees, pensioners get 11% DA hike, check how to calculate revised salary

An official spokesperson said that the move will benefit about 2.85 lakh employees and 2.62 lakh pensioners. 

New Delhi: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday (July 24) announced the increase in the rate of dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners from 17 per cent to 28 per cent, on the lines of the Centre. Recently, the the Cabinet Committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension.  In an office memorandum, the Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry said the DA payable to central government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 17 per cent to 28 per cent of basic pay. The increase subsumes the additional instalments arising on January 1, 2020; July 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021.