Gujarat Diwali gift has been announced for the government employees just before Diwali. The Gujarat government has announced a 3 percent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) of all its 4.62 lakh employees. Along with this, the state government has also announced a 3 percent increase in Dearness Relief (DR) for 5.07 lakh pensioners. More than 9.69 lakh people will benefit from this decision of the state government.
Increased dearness allowance will be effective from July 1, 2026
Gujarat government minister and spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said that this decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. This increase, as per the decision of the Central Government, will be effective from July 1, 2026. That means, the arrears from July 1 till now will also be paid to the government employees of Gujarat in the next salary. Let us tell you that a week ago, the Union Cabinet had approved a 3-3 percent increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for central government employees and pensioners.
4 months’ arrears will come with November salary
While talking to the media in Gandhinagar, Jitu Vaghani said that the dues of 4 months from July to October, 2026 will be paid in lump sum along with the salary and pension of November. The benefit of increase in dearness allowance will be available to the employees of state government departments, panchayat services and other organizations as well as retired employees covered under the Sixth and Seventh Pay Commission.
There will be an additional financial burden of Rs 1569 crore on the state government.
Gujarat Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said that the state government will spend Rs 523 crore on the payment of dues, while the increase in dearness allowance will impose an additional financial burden of about Rs 1569 crore every year.
Punjab government also increased dearness allowance by 3 percent
Let us tell you that today the Punjab Government also announced increase in dearness allowance for its employees and dearness relief for pensioners. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a 3% increase in dearness allowance of employees. With this increase, the total dearness allowance of state employees has increased from 50 percent to 53 percent. About 8 lakh employees and pensioners of Punjab will get direct benefits.
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