Har govt doubles DA for pensioners
The Haryana government has doubled the rate of the Dearness Allowance (DA) on revised basic and family pensions from two to four per cent.
This would put an additional monthly financial burden of about Rs 10.99 crore on the state, Finance Minister Abhimanyu said in an official release here today.
He said there would be an additional liability of Rs 153.91 crore for 14 months, that is, from January 2017 to February 2018.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content
Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel
First Published: May 22 2017 | 8:57 PM IST