The State exchequer will incur an additional expenditure of ₹2,546.16 crore for the 4% DA hike. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: istock.com The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 announced a 4% increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for State government employees and teachers. According to an official release, … Read more
The State government has announced revision of dearness allowance for its employees and dearness relief to pensioners of the State government from 17.29 % of the basic salary/pension to 20.02 %. The monetary benefit of the revised dearness relief would be applicable with effect from July 1, 2021. The revised DA will be paid along … Read more
The finance ministry has asked all ministries and departments to cut controllable expenditure by a fifth and suggested as many as 18 areas where reductions can be made, such as advertisement and publicity, office expenses and overtime allowance. The government faces higher expenditure on the centralised procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and the free food ration … Read more