DA and DR Hike News: On Dhanteras, the government employees and pensioners of Arunachal Pradesh have been blessed by Goddess Lakshmi. Actually, as a Diwali gift, the Arunachal government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for the state government employees and pensioners by 3 percent. Now the amount of dearness allowance and dearness relief in the state has increased from 60 percent to 63 percent of the basic salary.
The benefit of increased DA-DR will be given along with salary and pension for the month of November. With this decision, the salary of employees and pension of pensioners will increase by 3 percent.
You will get benefits by joining from July itself.
These new rates will be considered applicable from July 1 this year. Chief Minister Pema Khandu gave information about this decision through a post on social media on Friday. In his post on With this, this rate has increased from 60 percent to 63 percent, which will be effective from July 1, 2024.
I am pleased to announce that the Government of Arunachal Pradesh has approved a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for State Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners and family pensioners, increasing the rate from 60% to 63%, with effect from 1st July 2026. The enhanced DA/DR will also benefit All India Service (AIS) officers serving under the State Government and Central Government employees on deputation to Arunachal Pradesh. Payment Details: ✅ Arrears for the period from July to October 2026 will be paid in cash. ✅ The arrears will be credited to the respective salary accounts of employees and pension accounts of pensioners/family pensioners. ✅ The enhanced DA/DR will be credited along with the salary and pension for November 2026. #ArunachalPradesh #DAHike #DearnessAllowance #DearnessRelief #EmployeeWelfare #Pensioners
— Pema Khandu Padma Mkha’ ‘gro (@PemaKhanduBJP) November 6, 2026
Which employees will get the benefit?
The Chief Minister said that the benefit of increased DA and DR will also be available to ‘All India Services’ (AIS) officers working under the state government and central government employees posted on deputation in Arunachal Pradesh.
You will also get the balance of 4 months
According to Khandu, the arrears for four months from July to October will be given in cash. This amount will be deposited directly into the salary accounts of working employees and pension accounts of pensioners and family pensioners.
He said that the increased DA and DR will be paid along with the salary and pension for the month of November. The Chief Minister further said that this decision will benefit a large number of working government employees and pensioners of the state, which will provide them additional financial help during the festive season.
Source: ndtv.in
