Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (file photo).
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s government has given a gift to government employees and pensioners in Bihar. The Bihar cabinet on Thursday approved a 3% increase in dearness allowance (DA). The state cabinet meeting was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The decision to increase subsidies was made at this meeting.
A statement issued by the Cabinet Secretariat said that due to the decision to increase family allowance, DA will be increased from 50% to 53%. This will provide better financial assistance to lakhs of regular employees and pensioners in the state.
The increase in DM for state government employees and pensioners will be effective from July 1, 2024. State government employees expressed happiness over the decision of the Nitish Kumar government.
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