7th Pay Commission: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday gave a Holi gift to government employees. The government increased the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees by 12 percent under the unchanged pay scale of the 5th Pay Commission.
7th Pay Commission: The 12 percent increase in dearness allowance of government employees by the Maharashtra government will be effective from July 1, 2024. According to the Government Resolution (GR), DA has been revised from 443 percent to 455 percent. It will be paid in cash along with the salary of February, 2025, which also includes arrears from July 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025.
17 lakh employees will benefit from the increase in DA
An official of the State Finance Department said that about 17 lakh employees are expected to benefit from the DA hike. It was told that the expenditure on the revised dearness allowance will be met from the budgetary provisions allocated under the respective salary and allowance head for government employees.