Bonus and DA together! Yogi government opened its treasury for employees on Diwali

There is a shower of happiness for lakhs of government employees of Uttar Pradesh even before the festivals. Yogi government has made full preparations to give double benefit of bonus and increased dearness allowance (DA) to the employees as a Diwali gift. The government has announced the bonus, and now the increased DA is also going to be announced soon. This decision is sure to bring smiles on the faces of about 14.82 lakh employees and pensioners of the state.

Got the bonus gift, now it’s DA’s turn

The government has announced to give bonus to its 14.82 lakh employees, which will put an additional burden of about Rs 1000 crore on the government exchequer. This bonus is a big relief for the employees before Diwali. Along with this, the government is also going to announce increase in dearness allowance soon. The increased DA will be given to the employees along with arrears, which means that a substantial lump sum amount will come into the account.

How much will your dearness allowance increase?

Uttar Pradesh government also increases dearness allowance on the lines of the central government. Since the Central Government has already announced to increase DA by 3%, it is considered certain that there will be an increase of 3% in UP also.

• Example: If the minimum basic salary of an employee is ₹ 18,000 per month, then his salary will increase by ₹ 540 every month. This increase will be considered applicable from July, hence the employees will also get arrears.

This is the last increase under the 7th Pay Commission!

This increase in dearness allowance 7th pay commission This will be the last time under. After this, the process of implementing the new i.e. 8th Pay Commission for the employees will start. When the new pay commission is implemented, the dearness allowance is reduced to zero by adding it to the basic salary and then the calculation of DA on the new salary starts again every 6 months. However, employee organizations are also demanding that DA should be revised every 3 months instead of every 6 months.

Overall, both the gifts like bonus and increased dearness allowance have brought great relief to the employees in this festive season.