New Delhi, May 20 -- Maharashtra has approved payment of dearness allowance (DA) arrears for state government employees under the 5th, 6th and 7th central pay commissions (CPC), amounting to a Rs.800 crore total payout, as per reports.

The arrears, pending under the 5th, 6th and 7th CPCs for November and December 2025, and January 2026, will be disbursed along with salaries for May 2026, according to a report by the Free Press Journal.

The order was announced in three separate resolutions by the Maharashtra state Finance Department, as per the report.

Further, the state government has also approved 2% increase in dearness relief (DR) for retired All India Services officers. Individual and family pensioners will receive the revised 60% ...