Govt hikes employees’ DA

ITANAGAR, Nov 5: The state government has hiked the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees to 9 percent from the existing 7 percent with effective from 1 July, 2018, according to a notification issued by the finance department.
As per the notification, the revised rates of DA will be applicable to regular state government employees only, and will not apply to private and non-government institutions receiving grants-in-aid from the state government. (DIPR)