The dearness allowance (DA) for the around 4,45,000 employees of the Gujarat government and the dearness relief (DR) for about 4,63,000 pensioners have been increased by four per cent. That means, instead of 42 per cent, DA and DR will now be 46 per cent. The Government of Gujarat will also be contributing more to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) for employees. That is not all; it will now calculate LTC cash conversion for 10 cumulated leaves based on the revised pay scale of the 7th Pay Commission. Earlier, this calculation was based on the 6th Pay Commission pay scale.
Till now, the state government was contributing 10 per cent towards NPS. Henceforth, it will contribute 14 per cent. The employees will have to put in 10 per cent.
The four per cent increment in DA and DR will come into effect from 1 July 2023. That means, the arrears for the July to February period will also be given to the employees.
The arrears for the eight months from July 2023, will be paid to the employees and pensioners in three instalments, along with their salaries.
Along with the salary for March 2024, the employees will get the arrear amount for the July to September 2023 period. The arrears for October to December 2023 will be paid with the April salary. The DA and DR for January and February 2023 will be paid along with the May salary.