UP Salary Hike: After the central government’s decision, now the Uttar Pradesh government has also opened the treasury for its employees. Giving a big gift to lakhs of state employees on the occasion of Diwali, the government has increased Dearness Allowance (DA) by 3 percent. Following this decision, the total dearness allowance to the employees has increased from 60 per cent of their basic pay to 63 per cent. This move by the government has given a huge financial relief to the employees during the festive season.
Which will benefit the employees
This decision of UP government is not limited to regular employees of government offices only. This will directly benefit the state government employees as well as the employees of aided educational institutions and technical institutes. Apart from this, municipal corporation employees, work charge employees and those working on UGC pay scale will also be paid at increased rates.
The government has clarified that this increased dearness allowance will be considered applicable from July 1, 2026. This increased money will be given to the employees along with the salary for the month of November. Notably, the November salary will not only include the increased DA for that month, but will also include the 4 months of arrears from July to October. It means that a good amount of money is going to come in the bank account of the employees in November.
How much will the salary increase every month?
After a 3 percent increase in dearness allowance, every employee wants to know how much his salary will actually increase by Rs. This entire calculation is based on the basic salary of the employee.
If an employee’s basic salary is Rs 50,000, a 3 percent increase in DA means a direct increase in salary by Rs 1,500 per month. Till now dearness allowance of Rs 30,000 at the rate of 60 per cent was available on the basic salary of Rs 50,000. With this, the total amount including basic was Rs 80,000. Now DA has increased to 63 percent. In such a situation, the total dearness allowance will increase to Rs 31,500. After this from November, the salary including basic and DA will be Rs 81,500.
How much jump in salary from 60 to 70 thousand rupees?
Employees with higher pay scales are going to get a big benefit of this increase. The employees whose basic salary is Rs. 60,000, his salary from November to Rs. 1,800 will increase. Till now dearness allowance of Rs 36,000 is being given at the rate of 60 per cent on the basic Rs 60,000. Now Rs 1,800 more will be added to it, taking the total DA to Rs 37,800.
Similarly, if an employee’s basic salary is Rs 70,000, his monthly salary will increase by Rs 2,100 from November, due to a 3 percent increase in DA. Till now dearness allowance of Rs 42,000 was given at the rate of 60 per cent on the basic of Rs 70 thousand. After the new increase, this amount will increase to Rs 44,100. That is, people with a basic salary of 70 thousand rupees will get an increase of 2,100 rupees in November. Along with this, arrears of Rs 8,400 for 4 months will also be credited to the account together.
