Jharkhand government today increased the dearness allowance of its employees by six per cent.
The decision, which was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das, would be applied retrospectively from January 1 this year.
The cabinet also approved introducing Centre's 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yozana' in the state.
It also gave nod to setting up dialysis centres through public private partnership in Bokaro, Chaibasa, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and Palamau districts.
