Gujarat govt increases DA of employees and pensioners by 3%, gives govt equivalent salary to grantable school teachers

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to increase the dearness allowance of its over 9 lakh employees and pensioners by 3 % taking it to 12% from existing 9 percent with the retrospective effect of January 1, 2019.

The government has also decided to equate the salaries and other allowances of its around 6 to 7 thousand contract based teachers and other teaching staff of grantable schools with that of the permanent government school teachers with effect from April 1, 2019.

Addressing a press conference here DyCM cum Finance Minister of the state Nitin Patel informed this. He said that the related arrears would be paid to the employees and pensioners with July salary.

He said that by increasing the DA the state exchequer would incur an extra financial burden of Rs 1071 crore per year.

Patel said that the Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools Teachers Association was demanding the permanent status for grantable school teachers and the government has fulfilled it.

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