CM Mann’s Diwali Bonanze: Announces 4% hike in Dearness Allowance for Punjab employees and pensioners

Ludhiana: In a festive move for Punjab government employees and pensioners, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has announced a 4% increase in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) from November 1. Earlier it was 38 percent which has been now increased to 42 percent. This decision, which Mann shared on social media platform X,.

Ludhiana:

In a festive move for Punjab government employees and pensioners, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has announced a 4% increase in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) from November 1. Earlier it was 38 percent which has been now increased to 42 percent.

This decision, which Mann shared on social media platform X, is set to benefit over 6.5 lakh government employees and pensioners across the state.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”pa” dir=”ltr”>ਦੀਵਾਲੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ &#39;ਤੇ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੇਰੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ।<br><br>01 ਨਵੰਬਰ 2024 ਤੋਂ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਿੰਗਾਈ ਭੱਤੇ ਤੇ ਮਹਿੰਗਾਈ ਰਾਹਤ 4 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ (38 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ ਤੋਂ ਵਧਾ ਕੇ 42 ਫ਼ੀਸਦੀ) ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੇ 6.50 ਲੱਖ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਭ…</p>&mdash; Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) <a href=”https://twitter.com/BhagwantMann/status/1851615248572158351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>

The Diwali announcement comes as a welcome relief, aimed at easing the financial pressures faced by employees and retirees amid rising costs. With this hike, employees and pensioners will see an increase in their monthly earnings, reflecting the government’s efforts to support its workforce.