Before LS poll announcement, Andhra govt orders releasing dearness allowance to employees

Less than 24 hours before the announcement of the Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly elections schedule, the state government Friday night issued orders for releasing dearness allowance (DA) to employees pertaining to multiple time periods.

Special chief secretary (finance) Shamsher Singh Rawat issued a government order (GO) for the release of DA to government employees for the period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021.

He issued orders for the release of DA with effect from January 1, 2022 to eligible government employees.
Likewise, the special chief secretary said the government has issued orders to release DA raising it from 22.75 per cent to 26.39 per cent of the basic pay with effect from July 1, 2022.
Similarly, the state government issued orders to revise DA to government employees from 26.39 per cent to 30.03 per cent of the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2023.

The state government issued orders to revise DA rates with respect to employees drawing revised UGC Pay Scales, 2006 from 212 per cent to 221 per cent of the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2023.