The government of Yogi Adityanath has given a gift to the state employees of Uttar Pradesh. The Yogi government has increased the high cost allowance for state employees by 3%. The government has decided to increase the rate of High Cost Allowance and Relief from 31% to 34% effective from January 1, 2022. More than 27 lakh employees will benefit. There are 16 lakh government employees, teachers at UP while 11.52 lakh are retirees.
After this Yogi government announcement, the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for UP government employees and retirees has been increased effective January 1, 2022, so everyone will also receive arrears. According to the order, the arrears for a total of six months from January to June will also arrive in August with the July salary and pension increase. The UP Minister of Finance had sent a dossier to CM Yogi Adityanath for approval to pay DA and DR to employees and retirees at an increased rate.
Before the Yogi government, the central government had also decided in March to give DA and DR to its employees and pensioners at the rate of 34% instead of 31 from January 1, 2022. Now, after the decision of the UP government, more of 27 lakh state employees received great relief. It is said that on payment of DA and DR to government employees at an increased rate of 3%, an additional burden of Rs 220 crore will come on Yogi government every month.
