Dehradun, Nov. 7 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 5 Nov: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a proposal to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees by 3 per cent. With this decision, the DA payable to state employees will increase from 60 per cent to 63 per cent. The revised rate will be effective from July 1, 2026.

The decision has been taken in line with the Government of India's decision to raise the Dearness Allowance by 3 per cent for employees drawing salary under the Seventh Central Pay Commission, taking the DA rate to 63 per cent with effect from July 1, 2026. Following the Centre's decision, the CM also approved the proposal to extend the same rate of DA to eligible state government emplo...