5% DA Hike For Chhattisgarh Govt Employees; Benefitting 3.5lakh Employees

The state government's decision will benefit around 3.80 lakh staffers. "We have decided in the cabinet meeting to increase the DA by 5 per cent for state government employees. The hike will put an additional burden of Rs 1000 crore per annum on the exchequer," CM Baghel tweeted.

According to a government official's statement, the decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

The official said the DA of government employees was increased by 5 per cent in October last year, which had taken the rate to 33 per cent. "Now, they will get 38 per cent DA. The state government has also reduced eligibility criteria for full pension from 33 years of service to 30 years of service, while the qualifying service period for voluntary retirement has been reduced from 20 years to 17 years," the official said.

It is being said that the decision to increase the DA rate has been an impact of MP government's increase in 4 per cent , 2 weeks ago.