Hyderabad, June 17 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday announced a 1.621 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees, artisans and pensioners of power utilities, benefiting 70,804 personnel.
The DA has been raised from 17.651 per cent to 19.272 per cent with retrospective effect from January 1 this year. The decision, taken during a review meeting with Energy Department officials at Vidyut Soudha, will impose an additional financial burden of about Rs 9.35 crore per month on the government.
Reviewing the power sector's performance, Bhatti commended electricity employees for ensuring uninterrupted supply despite record peak demand of 18,548 MW on March 27 and power consumption touching 341 milli...