New Delhi, May 14 -- Tamil Nadu has hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees and teachers by 2%, effective from 1 January 2026, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said today. This takes DA allocation from 58% of basic salary to 60%, an official government release on 14 May stated.

The Tamil Nadu state government will bear additional annual expenditure of Rs.1,230 crore for the DA hike, as per the statement, reaffirming its "commitment to the welfare of government officials, teachers, pensioners, and family pensioners".

Notably, the hike is part of a series of directives ordered by the newly elected TVK government in Tamil Nadu.

Notably, the Tamil Nadu government announcement comes after the Finance Ministry on 22 April a...