Overview
- Rajasthan approved a 3% hike effective July 1, with the higher DA paid in cash with October salaries due in November.
- Arrears for Rajasthan employees for July–September will be credited to General Provident Fund accounts, while pensioners will receive arrears in cash.
- The Rajasthan decision covers about 12.40 lakh beneficiaries, including 8 lakh employees and 4.40 lakh pensioners, and is estimated to cost around ₹1,230 crore annually.
- Bihar’s cabinet cleared a 3% increase to 58% effective July 1, projecting an additional ₹917.78 crore burden in the current financial year.
- Bihar officials said the hike benefits more than five lakh employees and over six lakh pensioners, and the cabinet also doubled payouts under the Chief Minister’s Boys and Girls Scholarship Scheme.