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Tamil Nadu State Government announces 6% increase in DA

Posted on: 22/Apr/2015 3:59:56 PM
Six per cent increase in DA was announced by Tamil Nadu State Government for its employees, a move that will incur an additional expenditure of Rs 1,222.76 crore on the state exchequer.
 
The hike would be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2015 and will apply to employees in local administration, teaching and non-teaching staff in government-aided educational institutions, village assistants, anganwadi workers, and others, an official release said.
 
The DA increase will result in a hike of Rs 366-Rs 4,620 in the monthly wages of government employees and a total of 18 lakh staff and pensioners will benefit.