Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 16, 2024, 03:41 PM
DA Hike In October: A big gift is coming for the central government employees and pensioners before Diwali. According to sources, the government may soon announce a 3 percent hike in dearness allowance (DA). This increase will benefit more than one crore government employees and pensioners. Along with the increased DA, along with the salary for the month of October, the arrears of DA for three months will also be given to the employees. Currently DA is 50 percent of the salary, and after this increase of 3 percent it can be 53 percent. This announcement is likely to be made in the press conference at 3 pm today.Tradition of DA hikeThe government increases dearness allowance twice a year in January and July. It is announced around Holi in March and Diwali in September, after which the arrears of DA are paid. This year the DA hike for July was delayed a lot, which was expected to be announced before the Haryana elections. Now, it is likely to be announced before the Maharashtra elections. According to sources, the DA hike has been approved by the Cabinet and now its formal announcement is awaited.DA hike in ChhattisgarhOn the other hand, the Chhattisgarh government has already announced a hike in dearness allowance for its employees. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai announced a 4 per cent hike in the DA of state government employees, taking the total DA to 50 per cent. In a press conference held in Raipur, CM Sai said that the state employees will now get 50 per cent DA, which was earlier 46 per cent. The state government, with the implementation of this decision, called it beneficial for all employees. The Chief Minister's Office of Chhattisgarh has also shared this announcement on the social media platform X.A big announcement can also be made on MSPApart from this, the government can also make an important announcement on the Minimum Support Price (MSP). According to sources, the Cabinet has approved the MSP of Rabi crops for 2025-26. It is reported that the MSP of wheat can be increased by Rs 150 per quintal. This decision is also likely to be announced in the press conference at 3 pm. The announcement of MSP hike is being seen as a big relief for the farmers, especially before the sowing of Rabi crops.Waiting for government decisionThe announcement of the increase in dearness allowance and big decisions on MSP by the central government will be important for government employees, pensioners and farmers across the country. Especially during the festive season, such announcements bring great relief to the general public. The increase in DA for government employees was expected for a long time, and now after this announcement they will get direct benefit in their salary.