DA Hike: Arunachal Pradesh government has given a gift to the government employees. Following the decision of the Central Government, the state government has approved a 3% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for its employees and pensioners. This revision will be effective from July 1, 2025, after which the DA of state employees has increased from 55% to 58%.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu informed that this decision will benefit thousands of state government employees, pensioners and All India Service (AIS) officers. He said that this increase has been made with the aim of providing relief to the employees and pensioners from rising inflation.
Why was DA increased
Dearness Allowance is given by the government to its employees and pensioners so that they can maintain a balance with the rising inflation and standard of living cost. When the prices of essential commodities increase in the market, DA is increased so that the income of the employees can be managed with inflation. With this 3% increase this time, there will be some increase in the income of both government employees and pensioners of Arunachal Pradesh, which will provide them financial relief.
Who will benefit?
This decision will be beneficial for thousands of state government employees, pensioners and AIS officers. This will increase both their monthly salary and pension, which will give them additional money before the festive season.
How will the arrears be paid?
The state government has said that the outstanding DA or DR of July, August and September 2025 will be given in cash. At the same time, new increased DA or DR will be added to the salary and pension of October 2025.
The decision of the Central Government is also similar
A few days before this, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also approved 3% DA or DR increase for central government employees and pensioners. This revision of the Central Government has also come into effect from July 1, 2025, due to which the DA of central employees has also increased from 55% to 58%. The Central Government revises DA and DR twice a year on January 1 and July 1 so that the balance in salary and pension is maintained as per the inflation rate.
Increase ends after 7th Pay Commission
In March 2025, the Central Government had increased DA from 53% to 55%. But now according to the information, the 7th Pay Commission will end on 31 December 2025, after which no new DA increase will be made under its recommendations.