Gujarat govt hikes DA for GSRTC employees

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to hike the dearness allowance (DA) for employees of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) by 4%. This will bring the DA for GSRTC staff to 50%, Minister of State for Home and Transport Harsh Sanghavi announced today.

“The state’s considerate Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has made a positive decision to increase the dearness allowance (DA) for ST Corporation employees by 4%, raising it to 50% from now on. Additionally, it has been decided to pay the arrears of this increased DA. This decision will provide a total benefit of over ₹125 crore to the employees of ST Corporation. Detailed orders will be issued soon,” Sanghavi said in a tweet.

Notably, Last month, the Gujarat government announced an increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners. The DA rate was raised from 50% to 53% of the basic pay as per the Gujarat State Services (Pay Revision) Rules, 2016. DeshGujarat