Uttarakhand Raises DA for State Staff to 63%
Uttarakhand has raised dearness allowance, a payment that offsets rising prices, for its state government employees from 60% to 63%. The state's decision follows the Centre's recent announcement of a 3 per cent increase in DA for central government staff. The move raises the allowance paid to state workers.
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Context: DA is a periodic payment that governments revise to offset inflation, and the central government's rate is often a benchmark that states follow. Several states, including Tamil Nadu, have recently made similar revisions.
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