Tamilnadu Government Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa
announced to increase of 7 per cent Dearness
Allowance to TN State Government employees
& Teachers with effect from 1.7.2012, similar to the recent Central
Government Announcement. Also Chief Minister extended
the benefit to pensioners & family pensioners.
This hike will be paid in
cash with effect from July 1, 2012.
The additional expenditure
would be Rs 1,443.50 crore annually on the exchequer, she said.
The move will benefit 18
lakh State Government Employees, Teachers, Pensioners & Family Pensioners
This DA hike will encourage
the government staff to more effectively involve themselves in public service,
she added
