Dearness Allowance
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved two per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for the State Government employees.

This would be effective from July 1, 2018.

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The State Government will incur additional 50 crore per month for this increase in DA.

This will take the DA of State Government employees from existing 7 per cent to 9 per cent.

last year, the Assam Government had increased the Dearness Allowance of its employees at the rate of one per cent with effect from July 1.

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