Dearness allowance hike for UP Govt employees: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announces 46% DA for state staff
Dearness allowance hike, DA hike: In a post on X (formerly Twitter), UP CM said, Dearness allowance at the rate of 46 per cent of the basic salary will be provided to all the state employees, aided educational and technical educational institutions, urban bodies, UGC employees, work-charged employees and pensioners who are contributing to the progress of Uttar Pradesh.
Dearness allowance hike, DA hike: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced a dearness allowance (DA) hike, increasing the DA rate to 46 per cent of the basic salary to employees. UP CM also announced 30 days' emoluments with a maximum limit of Rs 7,000 to all non-gazetted employees in the state.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), UP CM said, "Dearness allowance at the rate of 46 per cent of the basic salary will be provided to all the state employees, aided educational and technical educational institutions, urban bodies, UGC employees, work-charged employees and pensioners who are contributing to the progress of Uttar Pradesh."
He further added, "Similarly, it has been decided to provide bonus equal to 30 days' emoluments (maximum limit Rs 7,000) to all state employees (non-gazetted)/work-charged employees, teachers, non-teaching staff and daily wage workers."
He also wished people of the state "Happy Diwali" in advance.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath second most popular politician on X
An Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson quoted hashtag tracking tool, Tweet Binder, to state that state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has emerged as one of the most popular figures in Indian politics on the X (formerly known as Twitter).
As per the latest report by Tweet Binder, in October after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the politician whose social media account garnered the most attention on platform X is Yogi Adityanath.
Tweet Binder compiled its report by analysing the number of posts made by users on X in India from October 1 to 31, said the spokesperson. According to this report, Prime Minister Modi's social media account received the highest level of discussion on X in October.
Following closely behind, Yogi Adityanath emerged as the second most talked-about politician, the spokesperson said, citing the report.
In terms of overall engagement, only Prime Minister Modi, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, and South actor Vijay are positioned ahead of Yogi. Yogi Adityanath has 2.65 crore followers on X.
(With Agency Inputs)
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