Uttarakhand Government Approves 3% Increase in Dearness Allowance for State Employees

There is news of relief for the government employees of Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved the proposal to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the state employees by 3 percent. After this decision, the Dearness Allowance of the employees will increase from 60 percent to 63 percent. The increased DA will be considered effective from 1 July 2026. This decision will benefit thousands of employees of the state. In fact, the central government had also increased the Dearness Allowance of the employees receiving salary under the 7th Central Pay Commission by 3 percent. After this, the DA of the central employees was increased from 60 percent to 63 percent. This decision of the center is also effective from 1 July 2026. Now Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has also approved the proposal to give the same Dearness Allowance to the state employees as the central government. This will give some financial relief to the state employees amid rising inflation. The benefit of this decision of the Dhami government will not be limited to the regular employees of the state government. The eligible employees working in the local bodies will also get the benefit of increased Dearness Allowance under this decision.