7th pay commission latest news today: Bumper Diwali gift for Government employees in this state; allowance hiked by 5 pct

7th pay commission latest news: Following the 5 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) hike announced by the Central Government, the Jharkhand Government has also decided to give the big Diwali 2019 gift to the state government employees. The Jharkhand State Government led by Chief Minister Raghubar Das has announced to give 5 per cent DA to the Jharkhand Government Employees. The DA announced by the Jharkhand Government would be applicable from 1st July 2019.

The decision to give DA hike to the Jharkhand State Government employees was taken in the recent sate cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Raghuvar Das. As per the announcement, Jharkhand State Government employees will get the DA hike from 1st July 2019, which means they will get three months arrears (July, August and September) when their October Salary gets credited in their salary account. For information of the readers, the Jharkhand Government implemented the 7th Pay Commission recommendations that have been cleared by the Centre for the central government employees. The Jharkhand Government employees are getting the 7th CPC benefits since 1st January 2016.

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With the hike in 7th pay commission linked DA, Travel Allowance (TA) of the Jharkhand State Government employees will automatically get inflated by the same percentage - means 5 per cent (as recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. Due to this TA hike, a state or central government employee will get an additional monthly pay hike from Rs 540 to Rs 4,320, depending upon their grade pay and Level. Since there is no Tier-1 city in Jharkhand, the employees will get the TA benefits as recommended and accepted under 7th CPC for tier-2 and other cities.

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