Hyderabad, June 18 -- The government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the employees working in the power sector by 1.62 percent. The decision is set to benefit approximately 70,804 employees across the state, according to Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.

The electricity officials clarified that the periodic revision of DA for power utility staff was part of the standard administrative process.

Bhatti Vikramarka stated that the state government has recognized the dedication of employees who work tirelessly to ensure uninterrupted power supply without any outages, even as the state recorded its peak levels of electricity consumption.

He noted that the hike in DA applies to employees work...