Dearness Allowance (DA) for Jharkhand employees under 5th Pay Commission

Jharkhand government today announced 16 per cent Dearness Allowance to those employees, who are still covered under the Fifth Pay Commission.

The decision, which was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda here, will take the present 87 per cent DA to 103 per cent, Cabinet Secretary Amrendra Prasad Singh told newsmen here.

Despite the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission some of the employees had opted to continue with the Fifth Pay commission.

Source : PTI

DA hike for Jharkhand employees

The Jharkhand government today announced ten per cent DA hike for government employees.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda, Cabinet Secretary, Aditya Swaroop, told newsmen here.The DA of the employees rose from 35 per cent to 45 per cent which would cost the state excequer Rs 36 crore every month, he said.