Saturday, December 25, 2010

Dearness Allowance (DA) for Jharkhand employees under 5th Pay Commission

Jharkhand government today announced 16 per cent Dearness Allowance to those employees, who are still covered under the Fifth Pay Commission.

The decision, which was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda here, will take the present 87 per cent DA to 103 per cent, Cabinet Secretary Amrendra Prasad Singh told newsmen here.

Despite the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission some of the employees had opted to continue with the Fifth Pay commission.

Source : PTI