Overview
- Opposition members protested during question hour and exited the House after receiving no date for releasing the pending dearness allowance.
- BJP MLA Satpal Singh Satti pressed for the overdue 11 percent installment as colleagues accused the government of reneging on a budget pledge to pay from May.
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said payment is a government responsibility but cannot proceed until the fiscal position improves.
- He attributed the delay to financial restrictions linked to the Old Pension Scheme and a drop in revenue deficit grants, citing a roughly Rs 4,800 crore hit over three years and grants falling from about Rs 11,000 crore to Rs 3,200 crore.
- Sukhu said some arrears are being cleared, including payments to pensioners over 70, as BJP leaders also alleged long-pending medical reimbursements for employees.